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Mikee's House (2014)

2014-08-05T23:28:00.000-04:00

Genre: Drama
Director: Sarah Buendia
Written by Chang Casal & Sarah Buendia
Cinematography by Bardo Wu
Produced by Sarah Buendia & Chang Casal
Runtime: 6 mins

Storyline:
Can a relationship survive when one is isn't willing to step out of the closet.

LESBI HONEST (2014)

2014-08-05T23:23:00.002-04:00

Director, Camera, Sound & Edit: Henrietta A. Darell
Music: The Shins 'Simple Song', Passenger 'Girl I Once Knew'
Cast: Stine Marie Krogh-Vennemo, Astrid Alexandersson, Nathan White & Charles Hogue
Runtime: 7 mins

Storyline:
A Short Documentary about what it's like to live as a lesbian couple.

Polaroid Song (2012)

2014-08-02T15:41:00.001-04:00

Genres: Drama | Music | Foreign
Country/Language: France/French (English Subtitles)
Runtime: 20 mins
Writers & Directors: Alphonse Giorgi, Yann Tivrier
Stars: Audrey Giacomini, Edouard Audouin, Nolwenn Auguste
Production: melting-productions.fr

Storyline:

In 1991, Lise is age 18. Gulf War ends, USSR collapses, Nirvana gives birth in a pool and three girls create the rock band Periodink. Their first concert will be, for Lise, the time to get through the age of adolescence.

KeyChain (2014)

2014-07-23T02:41:00.000-04:00

Genre: Non-verbal, Romance, Concept
Country/Language: USA/English
Duration: 9 mins
Writer/Director/Editor: Eztrella Armijo
Cast: Anneke Wisner, Kerry Ryan and Gigi & Ari Gato Armijo-Stapleton
DOP/Camera: Erica Brown
Producers: Karen Jackson-Shorb & Kisa Jones

KeyChain is a non-traditional short film: A visual and thematic metaphor which examines a closet lesbian that locks herself out of her life.

Synopsis:
Delilah Hedy just purchased her first house, she can’t wait to unpack the last of her boxes and play with her new kitten Kiki. When Delilah comes home from running errands one day, she finds that she is completely locked out. To her surprise, her knight in shining armor happens to be an unsuspecting neighbor. Clé Perry is a professional locksmith who seems to have overlooked the new girl next door. Will this coincidental meeting open the door to new beginnings? Or, will everything that matters stay locked inside forever?

As they say- A soul mate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks.

Together Forever (2014)

2014-06-10T09:10:00.002-04:00

Genre: Romance, Marriage Equality
Country/Language: Australia/English
Duration: 9 mins
Director & Writer: Kris and Lindy Boustedt (@krisandlindy)
Cast: Carollani Sandberg (@carollani) and Angela DiMarco (@TheDiMarcoActor)
DOP/Camera: Jonathan Houser
Music: The Winter Migration and Jerin Falkner.
Producer/Production Company: Kris Boustedt & Lindy Boustedt || First Sight Productions
WEBSITE: http://loveconquers.me/

Synopsis:
Together Forever is a film about marriage equality, perfect timing, and creating romance in the everyday.

When I Become Silent (2014)

2014-05-27T22:04:00.002-04:00

Genre: Drama
Country/Language: Japan/Japanese
Duration: 18 mins
Director/Writer: Hyoe Yamamoto
Cast: Ayaka Maeda, Nahana
Production: Vesuvius LLC

Synopsis:
Kyoko is an aspiring writer whose artistic vision is yet to be formed. When her girlfriend Rie asks her to move in with her, Kyoko begins to wonder about their uncertain future as a lesbian couple in Tokyo.

FILM FESTIVAL HISTORY
Tribeca Film Festival, Paris Cinema, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Tokyo Int’l Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and more.

Matted 2010 (Tv Pilot)

2014-05-01T13:20:00.000-04:00

Genre: Drama
Country/Language: USA/English
Duration: 40 mins
Director : Matt MacDonald
Cast: Mirai Booth-Ong, Saw Jones, Jung Lee
Production: University of Southern California
More Info: IMDb

Synopsis: Rose Lee is just a typical high school student trying to figure things out. Her dream is to join the boy's wrestling team, but no one is making it easy for her. Along the way, she'll discover that her most difficult opponent may be herself.

*Produced as part of the MFA in Film & Television Production program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.*

Gisëlle & Malice (2013)

2014-04-17T09:32:00.004-04:00

Gisëlle & Malice (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country/Language: Spain/Spanish
Duration: 6 mins
Director : Orió Penalver and Eric Monteagudo
Writer: [Adapted] Orson Welles
Cast: Anastasia Shevchenco, Alba Teixidó, Txema Lorente and Irene Lump
DOP: Orió Penalver
Producers: Orió Penalver and Eric Monteagudo
Music: Roger Subirana [Point of No Return]
Production: Audiovisualbox

Synopsis:
Award winning short film Orson Welles for best technical quality in Julius Festival 2011 and Special Mention at the Filming Against Violence 2012. Recorded with Canon EOS 7D and 550D (objectives 18-55 mm and 50 mm).

Found Pleasure (2013)

2014-04-02T01:52:00.001-04:00

Found Pleasure (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country/Language: Peru/Peruvian
Duration: 12 mins
Director: Sergio Guerra
Writer: Andrea Matta
Cast: Katia Karina Salazar & Jordan
Cinematography: Waldir Marquez
Screenplay: Sergio Guerra & Andrea Matta
Production: Melissa Cordero

Synopsis: Nat is secretly in love with her best friend Jimena. After a night of partying, Jimena is heartbroken and while being comforted by Nat and a moment passes between the women and they kiss. How will Jimena react?

Split Decision (2012)

2014-03-30T18:15:00.000-04:00

Split Decision (2012)
Genre: Drama | Sport
Country/Language: USA/English
Duration: 28 mins
Director & Writer: Antoine Allen
Cast: Ruby Feliciano, Margarita Luque, Gibran Malik
Producers: Antoine Allen & Natacha Perez
Links: IMDb

Synopsis: Lola is a rugged, Hispanic lesbian with a keen passion for boxing. She must break through countless obstacles of sexism, along with cultural and societal pressures, as she fights to pursue her dreams. Lola is caught in an epic battle to fully embrace her identity and live her truth.

Despite Me (A Pesar de Mí, 2013)

2014-03-30T17:56:00.003-04:00

There are silences that scream, they feel, they are silent, claiming ...

Despite Me (2013)
Original Title: A Pesar de Mí
Genre: Drama
Country/Language: Spain/Spanish
Duration: 18 mins
Director & Writer: Palmira Escobar
Cast: Ana Bercianos, Segurado Adriana, Cristina Arias & Diaz Chus
Executive Producers: Palmira Escobar
Camera: Isabel Lombardy | Sound: Juanjo Abad | Lighting: Isabel Lombardy & Palmira Escobar
Links: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Blog

Synopsis: "Despite Me" is an intense lesbian-themed short film through the conflicts of his characters immerses us in our own contradictions and desires, forces us to ask and wait patiently for the answer, to forget to remember who we are. A story that explores and discussion between the real and the fictional, in the intricacies of superficiality vulnerable as the external.

She4Me: She4MarriageEquality PSA (2014)

2014-02-22T21:35:00.000-04:00

She4Me (2014)
Genre: Drama, PSA, Activism
Country/Language: USA/English
Duration: 7 mins
Director & Writer: Nicole Conn
Cast: Nicole Pacent, Gaby Christian, Mike C. Manning & Barbara Niven
Executive Producers: Fosterchild Records (Music Partner), Melke Pty Ltd & Marriage Equality USA
Producers: Nicole Conn, Kim Rocco Shields & Agustin Cruz (A.C)
Links: IMDb | Twitter | Facebook | Website

Synopsis:
SHE4ME is set against a song called "She" by Jen Foster who makes a cameo appearance as "The Wedding Singer". The song has been a favorite within the lesbian community for over a decade and is often used in commitment ceremonies. She has been reworked specifically for this project, by renowned music producer Eve Nelson.

Source: #She4MarriageEquality PSA - MEUSA

Lesbian Western (2013)

2014-02-17T14:46:00.000-04:00

Genre: Action | Horror | Western
Country/Language: Australia/English
Duration: 20 mins
Director & Writer: Shane Borza
Cast: Amber Gokken, Alex Jewson, Sascha Raeburn
Producer/Production Company: Shane Borza & Daniel John Kay || MFSBFilm
Links: IMDb | Facebook

Nominated for "Best Western" at the Action On Film (AOF) International Film Festival 2013.

Synopsis:
A reluctant HERO stumbles upon a shack full of junkies, only to stop a VILLAIN from beating a GIRL. Tension builds as she first tries to leave, and then stay. Later, when a JUNKIE manipulates the Villain into beating and raping the Girl, the Hero takes the Girl into her care - and bed. But what happens when the Villain comes back for revenge - with a knife?

Little Mutinies (2008)

2014-01-10T21:37:00.002-04:00

Gnere: Drama
Country/Language: USA/English
Duration: 19 mins
Director & Writer: Angie Powers & Elizabeth Stark
Cast: Guinevere Turner, Natasha Matteson, Hallie Sekoff, Zehra Berkman and Jessica Tom
Music: Invisible Cities
Producer/Production Company: Sara St. Martin Lynne / StarkPowers Productions
Frameline Distribution

Synopsis:
Ruth, 17 and in love, needs money to make her post-graduation get away with Julie. Carol, 14 and in love with math, needs money to get into the school of her dreams. Only one problem - neither girl has any money. When Carol discovers their mother's secret cash stash, both girls are set on a trajectory of stealing and leaving the other behind. Only one girl can go, and only one person can stop them - their mother.

Blooming (2013)

2014-01-10T09:20:00.004-04:00

Gnere: Drama
Country/Language: Israel/Hebrew (Eng Sub)
Duration: 10 mins
Director: Harrison J. Bahe
Writer: Aeryn Moridae & Harrison J. Bahe
Cast: Shanae Styles, Sammi Pechman
Music: Rayshaun Thompson & Jacob Cadmus
Songs: "Brights Nights" by Absent Akridge - https://www.facebook.com/absentakridge
Producer/Production Company: Harrison J. Bahe / Navajo Joe Films https://www.facebook.com/NavajoJoeFilms

Synopsis:
A girl comes out to her best friend but can she deal with the consequences to her revelation?

The Other War (2008)

2013-12-30T12:27:00.000-04:00

Time: 43+ mins
Gnere: Drama
Country/Language: Israel/Hebrew (Eng Sub)
Writer, Director & Art Director: Tamar Glezerman
DOP: Aviv Kosloff
Editor: Hadas Ayalon
Sound Editor: Sharon Shama
Cast: Keren Berger, Orit Zafran, Hen Yanni, Yael Tzafrir, Rilli
Produced in Association with: Tel-Aviv University Film & TV Dept

Synopsis:
In a middle of a war, three women fight for a normal life, but can never seem to agree on the actual meaning of normal. "The other war" tells the tale of Tel-Aviv during the second Lebanon war. It's a film about Israel, Militarism and denial, but mainly about love.

ESTER (2011)

2013-12-30T11:26:00.000-04:00

Country/Language: Spain/Spanish
Time: 16 mins
Director: Rut Suso & María Pavón
Writer: Volando Vengo
Stars: Vanessa Couso, Ángeles Maeso, Rut Suso
Production: Volando Vengo Productions (volandovengo.com)

About:
We think that we know where we are going with our lives without ever having given much thought to the reaction of our own skin. A woman meets another called Ester and the reflections of this woman create a sharp, humoristic regression of untimely romantic frenzy.

Bikini (2004)

2013-12-30T11:09:00.004-04:00

Country/Language: Sweden/None
Time: 7 mins
Writer/Director/Designer: Lasse Persson
Animation: Lasse Persson and Magnus Hjerpe
Music: Magnus Borjeson
Producer: Lasse Persson [Swedish Ecstasy Film - www.swedishecstasyfilm.com]
Copyright: Swedish Ecstasy Film [www.swedishecstasyfilm.com], Film i Skane [www.filmiskane.se], Filmpol Mitt [www.filmpolmitt.se] and Sveriges Television AB [www.svt.se]

About:

An animated musical starring an young man who is afraid to come out…who is afraid to come out of the locker. The plot takes place on a beach year 1960, where a couple of happy twins and their lady friend like to spend the summer.

Awards - Silver Rabbit, best short film 2004, Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Panorama Short Film Award, 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
Best Short Film, Copenhagan Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Broadcasted by SVT, NOR, Canal+ and more

Mine (2013)

2013-12-09T18:09:00.000-04:00

Genres: Drama
Country/Language: USA/English
Run-time: 16+ mins
Writer/Director: Jesi Fitz
Producer/Editor: jesi Fitz
Cast: Lyssa Parker and Jesi Fitz

Story:
This is a story something I thought of to show the extreme side of loving someone too much... or maybe it's just twisted, maybe a bit crazy. {The film is a first for the director)

(Film Posted with the Express Permission of Filmmaker)

Cold Night (2009)

2013-12-06T14:59:00.000-04:00

Original Title: Noite Fria
Country/Language: Portugal/Portuguese (Subtitled)
Time: 15 mins
Genre: Drama, Gay
Writer/Director: Felipe Adami
Cast: Paola Oliveira, Dudu Pelizarri, Felipe C. Adami and Regis Farah
DOP: Felipe Hermini
Editor: Renata Maria
Sound/Soundtrack: Fernanda Nascimento/Vinicius Calvitti
Producer/EP: Felipe Adami/Flavia Giarolla

The night is cold. The dawn is long. Three people share an apartment, a job, a life. How much love can motivate one of them to take a desperate attitude?

'Exibit in more than 20 festival, among then Long Island Gay & Lesbian film festival, Tela-Aviv International GLBT Film Festival, Mostra Internacional de Curtas de SP 2008, Mix Brasil 2008. Won best editing in 3º Cinema Mundo and best film 1º Festival Cinema Video Pos- AIC.'

©Flavia Giarolla 2009

Embedded with the Express Permision of Filmmaker

Closet (2012)

2013-12-06T14:32:00.003-04:00

Genre: Drama, Queer
Country/Language: Finland/Finnish with English subtitles
Length: 13 minutes
Director: Vesa Kuosmanen | http://shortfilmcloset.com/
Writers: Johanna Hakanen, Eeva Putro, Paivi Kettunen and Vesa Kuosmanen
Cast: Eeva Putro, Sirja Sauros and Timo-Pekka Luoma
Producer/Production Company: Johanna Hakanen & Iris Filmi http://irisfilmi.com/

Synopsis:
NATA is a stripper, who feels real sexual lust only while performing in the scummy little titty bar.

Festival Screenings: Helsinki Short Film Festival, Vinokino, Reikäreuna, Artova Film Festival, Blue Sea Film Festival, Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Queergestreift, Tampere Film Festival

The Other Side Movie Part 2

2013-12-06T11:25:00.001-04:00

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country/Language: USA/English

Run-time: +44 mins

Writers: Mina Monshá and Siler

DOP: Mina Monshá and Darlene R. Harrison

Film Editor: Mina Monshá and Siler

Unauthorized Music Provided By: "Uncover" By Jasmine Thompson, "Boy In The Window" By Tess Henley, "Losing You" By Hashim Mills Ft. Allas & "Write For Me" By Paapa

Cast: Nina Lauren as Korine, Trei Hollywood as Marcus, Aavi Nommik as Simone, Chaz Rich as Alexus, Tameka Atkins as Natalie and Rylee Little as The baby

Production Company: PCE Entertainment

Producer: Lady Luck Films (Mina Monshá and Siler)

Links: YouTube.com/ladyluckfilms

Story:
In Part 2, Korine and Simone have consummated their relationship but where do they go from here. Should she stay with Marcus, her cheating husband or should she take her chance at happiness with Simone?

(Film Posted with the Express Permission of Producers)

Voicebox (2012)

2013-12-02T10:43:00.002-04:00

Genre: Drama
Writer/Director: Daniel Hess
DOP: Everett Glovier
Cast: Ashley Saville, Ashley Golden, Nate Nelson, John Gerner, Shannon Nelson, Geetha Stachowiak and Joe Letts
Assistant Director: Zach Myers
Music by: Brandon Lackey & Everett Glovier
Producer/Production Company: Daniel Hess/To Tony Productions

Story:
Voicebox is the story of two young women trying to find themselves in a world where no one has a voice.

Official Selection 2012 Rosebud Film and Video Festival
Official Selection 2013 Annapolis Film Festival

Othello - Desdemona's Death [2013]

2013-11-29T18:15:00.000-04:00

Love Never Dies.

Genres: Drama
Country/Language: USA/English
Run-time: 12+ mins
DOP/Director/Editor: Tate Chmielewski
Screenplay (Adaptation): Tucky Williams
Producers: Bill Bossert and Tucky Williams
Music: I Know You K (New) Me - Vanity Theft (vanitytheft.com), Virtutes Instrumenti - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Cast: Tucky Williams and Lauren Virginia Albert
Production Company: Stera Films [http://www.sterafilms.com/]

Story:
Based on Shakespeare's Othello.

(Film Posted with the Express Permission of Producer)

The Other Side (2013) Part 1

2013-11-16T21:09:00.000-04:00

Genre: Drama, Romance
Country/Language: USA/English
Run-time: 54mins
Writers: Mina Monshá and Siler
DOP: Mina Monshá and Darlene R. Harrison
Film Editor: Mina Monshá and Siler
Music Provided By: K.E.L. "THE OTHER SIDE", Freshie "Lingerie", Jasmine Thompson Cover of Ellie Goulding's "Explosions", Shamora "Deal Breaker"
Cast: Nina Lauren as Korine, Trei Hollywood as Marcus, Aavi Nommik as Simone, Chaz Rich as Alexus, Tameka Atkins as Natalie and Rylee Little as The baby
Production Company: PCE Entertainment
Producer: Lady Luck Films (Mina Monshá and Siler)
Links: YouTube.com/ladyluckfilms

Synopsis:
Korine is in a dead marriage, her husband doesn't support her completing school and doesn't respect her as a wife or mother. She does whatever to please him but it doesn't work. She meets Simone through a friend and discovers that she has gained more than a friendship. Simone is everything that she wants Marcus to be... Will Marcus step up and be the man Korine deserves or will Simone simply sweep Korine off of her feet? Is the grass always greener on the other side?