Like Breathing | Directed by Liz Cooper | 13 min. | Australia, 2014. New England premiere. Max lives in the country and works for her father as a mechanic in his workshop. At home she helps her mother take care of her disabled sister. Max feels like she will never be able to find the courage to voice want she really wants but then she meets Bel.
The Beginning | Directed by Melanie McGraw | 5 min. | USA, 2015. US premiere. It's Casey's prom night, but he has an important confession to make to his father before he leaves.
The Future Perfect | Directed by Nicholas Citton | 11 min. | Canada, 2014. The Future Perfect is a minimalist time travel story that centers on the relationship between a hired gun, Hardesty, and his boss, Greenwood. As the film unfolds, we come to understand that a major crisis in the future has its origins in a minor moment from the past. The location: a train platform in 1968. The target: A 10 year-old boy who is destined to be patient zero of a horrible virus. The moral dilemma Hardesty faces plays out, somewhere between then and now, as he defends the boy’s life, against Greenwood’s wishes. But when his longtime partner reveals a secret about who Hardesty will become, the argument takes a turn...
Gayby | Directed by Anya Beyersdorf | 7 min. | Australia, 2014. East Coast premiere. Roy decides karate is the answer to his bully problem, but his Dad can see that what his son needs right now is a champion Boxer.
Hallway | Directed by Leah Shore | 4 min. | USA, 2015. Shot exclusively in a secret sex club in New York City, a drug-induced queer couple unleash upon each other an existential barrage of delusion and broken dreams.
Write With Me | Directed by Hannah Leshaw | 9 min. | USA, 2014. New England premiere. A woman longs for a songwriting partner but, terrified of the vulnerability inherent in the act of creating, retreats into the safety of her mind.
