COTTONMOUTH
15 min, USA
Dir. Ama Anane, Writ. Ama Anane & Prod. Jessica Barr, Alexander Spenser-Gould, Ama Anane

A Black grad student gets cold feet about bringing her white girlfriend on a research trip to visit the Cottonmouth Plantation & Wine Cellar.

PINK OZ'S
Dir. Tierra "TT" Frost, Writ. Tierra "TT" Frost & Prod. Joseph Tweedy, Josh Forman, Tierra "TT" Frost
9 Min/ USA

Khris, a shy lesbian haunted by a greek chorus of judgmental church ladies in her head, must silence her internalized shame and confront romantic rivalry at her art gallery job to finally embrace her sexuality and pursue love.

ZONA CESARINI
Dir. Maryam Rahimi
11 min/ Iran, Italy

Told with urgency and poetic restraint, Zona Cesarini unfolds in real time, capturing the tension and emotion of a final opportunity. The title refers to a famous Italian football expression used to describe decisive events that happen in the very last moments of a game—the point at which hope seems lost, but change is still possible.

THE BLACKEST RAINBOW
Dir. Mojtaba Darbandi
12 min/ Iran

It is a parallel story of two young homosexuals within a traditional and formalized society, who, in order to preserve their relationship and everything they hold dear, must face many challenges arising from the flawed cultural structure around them, and along the way, the shadow of unwanted crises weighs more heavily on them than ever before, but in the sequel...

AS THE TIME MIGHT BE NOW
Dir. Noah Mancini and Zuma Link
16 min/ Brazil

On a feverish night, Dama da Noite crosses the city carrying a deck of cards that could change her fate. Between picturesque bars, collapsing apartments, and unlikely encounters, her path crosses with Onça, a young man adrift through the night. When dawn reaches the square, the two discover that even in a world on the brink of ending, it is still possible to choose — if only for a moment — not to be alone.

THE TENT
Dir. Aunt Gore & Theoddra Monstar
7 min/ USA

“The Tent” reflects the struggles of growing up a closeted queer in a Midwest small town, and the excitement of the unknown when life seems dreary and gray.  

JAMAAL: LOVE CODED
Dir. Philip Johnson
21 min/ USA

A couple on a dating app matches with a dangerous humanoid: Jamaal. After a night of fun, the couple is taken hostage by Jamaal as he seeks his vengeance on humans.

Ripper: A Drag Oddyssey (Tauraro Resident Artist 2024/2025)

Run time 20:06

A docu-short taking us on a dragalicious journey to the center of identity with music videoesque vignettes. Can you get to the center of the real Ripper Simmore Flesh?