A cross section of some of the best gay shorts culled from top film festivals. 103.5 minutes total. AFTER (13 mins, Color, 2009) — A film by Mark Pariselli — Three teenage boys idolize and long for the same older hunk. In... more »spired by Dennis Cooper's poem "After School, Street Football, Eighth Grade."
Bobby meets Jonathan at the bar where he got his heart broken, will his one-night stand end up a nightmare or a fairy tale?
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Iris Prize
WINNER - Qfest, Best Short Film CURIOUS THING (9 mins, Color, 2009)
A film by Alain Hain
Interviews with several New York gay men provide the backdrop as two men - one gay, the other straight - explore their relationships' past, present and future.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Outfest, Frameline
WINNER - NewFest, Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
WINNER - Atlanta Film Festival, Pink Peach Jury Award
WINNER - Palm Beach International Film Festival, Best Short Film
GAYBY (12 mins, Color, 2010)
A film by Jonathan Lisecki
College friends Matt (gay) and Jenn (straight) decide to have a baby the old fashion way.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Hamptons, Outfest GAYSHARKTANK.COM (15 mins, Color, 2010)
A film by Guy Shalem
Twenty-five strangers seek love, lust, and the other things you might find on a random gay video chat.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Outfest, Sydney MY NAME IS LOVE (20.5 mins, Color, 2008, Swedish with English subtitles)
A film by David Färdmar
Love and Sebastian share a secret. After a chance meeting in the street, their innocent flirt soon turns into a dangerous liaison.
WINNER - Qfest Best Short Film
WINNER - Image+Nation Film Festival, Best Short Film/Audience Award MOUSE'S BIRTHDAY (3.5 mins, Color & b/w, 2010)
A film by Barry Morse
A visual poem with abstract and symbolic imagery of fantasy, whimsy and terror about a mouse, a cockroach and a 'gay' man.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Outfest, Frameline STEAM (15.5 mins, Color, 2009)
A film by Eldar Rapaport
After a brief encounter, two strangers find themselves stuck in a steam room and only their pasts to discover.