LGBT: Coming of Age Shorts

Wild Beasts

In the middle of the winter in Northern-Norway and surrounded by a wild group of kids, a young boy’s impulses are affected by his attraction to his best friend.
Directed by Sverre Kvamme | 10 m | Norwegian | Norway

Hopelessly

Darren is determined to find a connection, no matter how many people he has to go through. Explore the day in the life of a queer, polyamorous relationship, in all it’s awkward beauty.
Directed by Tony Clemente Jr | 5 m | English | USA

Different

I came out as transgender to my parents months ago. Before talking to them I was hopeful. I was terrified, but I was hopeful. Too much hopeful.
Directed by Ben Lemaire | 3 m | French | France

Pop Rox

Jesse, an Iranian-American teenage girl, decides to tell her best friend, Roxanne, that she’s in love with her.
Directed by Nate Trinrud | 12 m | English | USA

Bo and Mei

A young Chinese immigrant stands up against the prejudices experiences externally and within their home.
Directed by Camille Nock | 15 m | English | United Kingdom

Femme

Rejected for being FEMME, Carson journeys toward self-acceptance by way of a manic existential crisis and a drag queen fairy godmother.
Directed by Alden Peters | 18 m | English | USA

Violet and June

Violet & June is a short film about falling in love, the terror of being alive in a cold heartless universe, and butts.
Directed by Linnea Ritland | 7 m | English | Canada

Dakota

When Jace’s cousin, Dakota, visits for the weekend, Jace is more than a little annoyed. If his group of roughhousing friends discover that Dakota is transgender, the damage to Jace’s reputation would be irreparable. When Dakota’s transgender identity is finally revealed, Jace is confronted with a decision: betray his cousin or stand up to his friends and lose face in this small community.
Directed by Brian MacNeel | 17 m | English | USA

Scheideweg

One Boy, One Girl and her Stepbrother. A date goes wrong. This movie was made for the entrance examination at the Film Academy Baden – Württemberg. The examination was to create a movie under the topic “sexual determination” in only 72 hours time.
Directed by Arkadij Khaet | 5 m | German | Germany

Louder Than Words

A budding romance blooms when a deaf dancer meets a talented musician.
Directed by Julio Dowansingh | 17 m | English | USA