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shareFrom LA to South Korea, these 7 shorts celebrate emotionally fraught and fearless journeys—and unlikely encounters—when living authentically ain’t easy.
Co-Presented by Friends of Dave Weir, and PFLAG of San Diego County.
In this program
Money Cat
Directed by Connor Kurth, Thomas Ireton
A couple turns to a mysterious Money Cat to help solve their financial problems, but their actions come with a price.
Swingin’
Directed by Guo Shang-Sing
After a young boy is bullied for having gay dads, his stepfather is forced to confront his own childhood trauma.
The Leaf
Directed by William J. Zang
With the film industry decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a San Francisco filmmaker weighs an emotional decision to return to China.
Dancing On My Own
Directed by Alexandra Cuerdo
In this autobiographical mix of documentary and fiction, queer Asians find belonging and inspiration at New York’s radical dance party Bubble_T.
SummerWinterSummer
Directed by Thy Tran
Struggling to deal with his lover’s disappearance, Duy’s string of online hookups takes him to darker places than he could ever imagine.
How to Die Young in Manila
Directed by Petersen Vargas
A teenage boy follows a group of young hustlers—believing one of them to be his anonymous hookup—only to come upon a trail of dead bodies.
God’s Daughter Dances
Directed by Sungbin Byun
A dancer struggles to get an exemption from military service, discovering movement’s liberatory power.
