Pride Shorts
Drama, Documentary, Short, International, LGBTQ, Local |
2017 |
1hr 50min
CAST: Various DIRECTOR: Various
CAST: Various DIRECTOR: Various
1. PRONOUNS
USA | 9 min | Director Michael Paulucci
A teenager from the South Side of Chicago decides to reveal their true identity during a spoken word performance only to be interrupted by an uninvited guest.
2. OH, I GET IT
USA | 9 min | Director Sara McCaslin, Danny Tayara
Seattle-based queer comedians are changing comedy using their own brand of humor, proving that social change is best served funny.
3. THE TRICKS LIST
USA | 19 min | Director Brian Bolster
A gay man’s journey to memorialize and document every sexual encounter he has ever had.
4. JOHNNY
USA | 19 min | Director Micah Stuart
No longer able to ignore his desires, a lonely and conflicted older man hires a troubled young male sex worker to be his first sexual experience with another man.
5. THE CULPRIT
Germany | 3 min | Director Michael Rittmannsberger
A young man is accused of a crime. He confesses and doesn’t show a sign of regret. On the contrary - the young man seems to be proud and fully convinced of what he did...
6. PRIMAVERA ROSA EN EL KREMLIN (PINK SPRING IN THE KREMLIN)
Spain | 19 min | Director Mario De La Torre
1917: Homosexuality is decriminalized in Russia. 1933. Homosexuality becomes a crime again. 1993: Homosexuality is legalized again. 2013: Vladimir Putin supports new legal measures which discriminate against and harass the LGBT population.
7. HOW WE ARE NOW
UK | 33 min | Director Andrea Niada
Peter, a retired actor, lives with his partner of sixty years, Douglas. Both in their eighties, their lives have become increasingly centered around their old age, Peter having taken more of a carer’s role for Douglas. As Douglas approaches his eighty-third birthday, the couple reflect on their age and changing relationship. Along with friends and helpers, they offer an intimate view into how old age affects their lives: from getting out of bed in the morning to how they think about the future.
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