Sensual, sexy, fun, and fiery! These women take beautiful and heartbreaking risks as they address old relationships and build new ones within their queer identity.
OCT 15 | 1:00 PM | MOPOP
AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY OCT 13-23
WORK
April Maxey; 2022; USA; 13 min.
Struggling to get over her ex, Garbriela impulsively decides to drop by an old workplace and unexpectedly runs into a friend from her past.
CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS
A SUMMER PLACE
Alexandra Matheou; 2021; Greece; 21 min.; Arabic, English, modern Greek with English subtitles
Tina feels conflicted as she benefits from the fast-rising popularity of her city while being victim to its gentrification, until she has an extraordinary encounter.
CONTENT WARNINGS: IMPLIED DRUG USE
the birth of a beautiful butch
Gia-Rayne Harris; 2021; 3 min.; no dialogue
Alex recreates her classic school picture day look to reflect the person she knows she is inside.
FIRECRACKER
Caroline Guo; 2021; USA; 14 min.; English and Mandarin Chinese, with English subtitles
As Chinese New Year approaches, Annie must choose: either keep her girlfriend a secret from her traditional family, or finally live as her true self.
parting out
Susan Buster Thomas; 2022; USA; 20 min.
Opposites attract with butch mechanic Hayle and femme Grace, until revelations at the wrecking yard put their love to the test.
CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE, DISCUSSION OF SELF-HARM, DEPICTIONS OF SELF HARM.
ENCORE MARTHA
Natasha K. Sung; 2021; Taiwan; 25 min.; Mandarin Chinese, with English subtitles
When dashing lounge singer Uncle Martha reconnects with her long-lost love after 30 years, she sets her sight on a second chance. Is it too late for an encore?
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