The Golden Girls had it right all along, friendship really is the most important thing! Queer friendships are the backbone of our chosen families, through thick and thin and lows and highs, our friendships are always with us laughing all the way.
OCT 15| 12:15 PM | NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY OCT 13-23
BINGO QUEENS
Nicholas Finegan; 2022; United Kingdom; 16 min.
A ballet dancer and a viral video star cross paths for 24 hours in this story of inner-city loneliness and the redemptive power of platonic love.
CONTENT WARNINGS: IMPLIED VIOLENCE, DISCUSSION OR DEPICTION OF SUICIDE
SAINTMAKING
Marco Alessi; 2021; United Kingdom; 23 min.
A group of gay activist nuns from the London House of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence reunite after 20 years apart to reflect on the canonization of Derek Jarman, a prominent queer filmmaker and AIDS activist.
GOOD TIMES AND THAT’S OK
Amanda Kaye; 2022; Australia; 13 min.
A 70-year-old woman confronts her faith as she finally learns what true love is with the help of a sex worker named Destin.
A SPOT FOR FROG
Evan Bode; 2022; USA; 16 min.
Live action and animation mix as Frog grapples with the anxiety inducing task of finding somewhere to eat lunch.
ELLIOTLAND
Josh Whalen; 2021; USA; 15 min.
Eleven-year-old Elliot has found a perfect, readymade kingdom. But runaway Lucas arrives and threatens to uncover everything Elliot wants to hide.
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K
Harris Doran; 2021; USA; 12 min.
Sammy, a Baltimore rapper, and his co-worker and best friend try to find a way to outwit their terrible boss who has it in for him.