THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

Suggested watch time: 10/18 @ 7:00 PM PDT

Sweetness from start to finish, this collection reminds us of the resilience, grace, and magic that stems from intergenerational queer community.

Opens with three films from Reel Queer Youth 2020, our annual filmmaking summer camp

CO-PRESENTED BY LAMBERT HOUSE

MY LGBTQ EXPERIENCE - REEL QUEER YOUTH

Alex Borden; 2020; USA; 5 min. 

Sixteen-year-old Alex investigates their own identities, which change daily.

HERITAGE - REEL QUEER YOUTH

Samantha Lai; 2020; USA; 4 min.

Samatha explores the different worlds that she has grown up between.

UNDER MY UMBRELLA: A (VERY GAY) SHORT FILM - REEL QUEER YOUTH

Celestine; 2020; USA; 5 min. 

Cel asks friends to talk about their identities and what their coming out might have been like in different circumstances.

WERE YOU GAY IN HIGH SCHOOL?

Niki Ang; 2019; USA; 13 min.

Two queer Asian-American women reminisce about the boyfriends they didn’t like kissing and the straight girls who were definitely flirting with them.

Fully subtitled

DUNGAREES

Abel Rubinstein; 2019; United Kingdom; 5 min.

Cigs, video games, and an accidental tent make for a wholesome afternoon.

BIND

Emory Chao Johnson; 2019; USA; 3 min.; in Chinese and English with English subtitles

Jules gets a surprise visit from their mother—and their chest binder.

Fully subtitled

JESSE

Vinz Feller; 2019; USA; 16 min.

Jesse is bold and authentic when she is forced to take a road trip with her distant dad.

HAUS

Joseph Amenta; 2019; USA; 15 min. 

Makai, a young homeless queer boy, and his friend Trevon wander the streets of Toronto, go to the local Kiki Ball, and try to reconnect with Makai’s brother.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNICORN

Mina Sewell Mancuso; 2019; Canada; 15 min.

When Uma clashes with her family, her transgender aunt helps her embrace her most magical self.

Fully subtitled

WONDER

Javier Molina; 2019; USA; 16 min.

Young Sammy dreams of trick-or-treating as Wonder Woman, so his father is called upon to step up to the plate.

ARE YOU HUNGRY? (Onko sulla nälkä?)

Teemu Niukkanen; 2019; Finland; 12 min.; in Finnish with English subtitles

An overprotective single mother struggles to support her adopted son, who she suspects is gay.

Fully subtitled

GO GO, BOY!

Oriana Oppice; 2019; USA; 6 min.

Bobby finds his fabulousness while dancing alone one night.

Fully subtitled

CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, MISGENDERING