SHORTS PROGRAM 3:
CONFRONTATIONS/ CONSEQUENCES
Evocative takes on old patterns and (possible) new potential.
Sunday, October 5 – 12:15pm – UNCSA ACE Theatre Complex | 89 minutes | Includes a post-screening Q&A
THE BEAUTIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY
Directed by Fernando Grisi | Brazil | 2025 | Portuguese | 39:53 | Narrative Short
Victor and João were in love with each other as teenagers, but didn’t really know it. Reuniting by chance six years later, they’ll spend one night together to find out what has changed and where they’ll go from now.
*Student project, Universidade de Brasília
YOUR COOKIE
Directed by Ryan Harman | USA | 2025 | English | 9:29 | Narrative Short
A young fashion stylist treats a friend to lunch with his boss’s credit card. The rest of the day does not go as planned.
*Student project, Stony Brook University
CLEMENTINE
Directed by Sally Tran | USA | 2024 | English | 14:50 | Narrative Short
A late-blooming trans woman grapples with a life-altering, assigned-male-at-birth Trans specific dilemma, and with the help of her besties, navigates the complexities of this debacle as she defines her womanhood on her own terms.
*First-time filmmaker
LAVENDER
Directed by Camryn Garrett | USA | 2025 | English | 11:37 | Narrative Short
When lesbian writer Audrey runs into her male ex, Julian, she must confront her bisexual panic or risk losing her sense of identity.
CROSSING THE DESERT
Directed by Reena Dutt | USA | 2024 | English, Bengali | 12:54 | Narrative Short
Crossing the Desert is a short film that explores the complex relationship between a South Asian immigrant woman and her queer American daughter. This tender story asks us to re-examine our expectations of our loved ones. Can we accept them for who they really are, not who we want them to be?