Under Construction: Shorts Program
Sunday September 27 at 3:00PM | UNCSA ACE Theatre Complex | 85 min.
Searching, striving, and persevering as they live their truth.
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
ANIMATED SHORT | DIRECTED BY CONOR LARSEN AND ZACHARY KOMBLUM | CANADA | ENGLISH | 2026 | 2 MINS
In a dark movie theater, a young boy’s anxiety swells as he debates making the first move—until a small act of courage speaks louder than words.
Rainbow Rider
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTED BY GEORGIA KRAUSE | USA | ENGLISH | 2025 | 25 MINS
Rainbow Rider follows Shelle Lichti, an outspoken lesbian truck driver hauling freight across the country in her eponymous and iconic rainbow semi-truck. With her chihuahua sidekick in tow, Shelle encounters the joys of the open road, grumpy dispatchers, and lots of middle fingers sent in her direction.
Jacob in Texas
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTED BY REBECCA ADLER | USA | ENGLISH | 2025 | 9 MINS
After undergoing conversion therapy as a teen, Jacob must flee Texas’ anti-trans climate.
Game Over
NARRATIVE SHORT | DIRECTED BY CLEO-SAMOLES-LITTLE | UK | ENGLISH | 2026 | 13 MINS
Game Over looks at how it feels to be a lesbian couple constantly sexualised and threatened by men.
Boy
NARRATIVE SHORT | DIRECTED BY BEN RUSNAK AND RUTH RUSNAK | UK | ENGLISH | 2025 | 13 MINS
While housesitting alone, Danny invites an older stranger over for a casual hookup. The charged encounter pushes Danny out of his comfort zone and into a world of confusion, forcing him to face the mismatch between who he is and who he appears to be.
