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Screening Sponsor
Vancouver Frontrunners
Community Partner
Fraser Valley Youth Society, PFLAG Vancouver
Queer and trans youth approach defining moments in their lives with determination, curiosity and courage in this heartwarming collection of short films. The brilliant young people in these films carve out their own paths to discovery and self-actualization, and more importantly, we see them getting the love, support and shine they deserve.
Total runtime: 104 mins
Pine Mountain Overnight
Geena Marie Hernandez / USA / 2020 / 14 mins / English
On an eighth grade field trip into the mountains, Xo tries her best to navigate the unfamiliar landscape of puberty, but it turns out hormones aren’t the only things raging out there in the wilderness in Pine Mountain Overnight.
Cuttlefish
Alexandra Geller / USA / 2020 / 12 mins / English
Cuttlefish follows a young tomboy as they find their way through the spaces that exists between binaries and discover their own expression of play and beauty.
I am Leo
Tanja Hurrle / Germany / 2021 / 18 mins / German
In I am Leo, our young protagonist revels in the freedom of outdoor adventures on their grandmother’s farm with their big sister and cousin; but when an unexpected change enters Leo’s life, it becomes a chance for Leo to begin to define who they are.
Before the Eruption
Robero Pérez Toledo / Spain / 2020 / 9 mins / Spanish
Before the Eruption is a love letter to the transformative power of friendship and tender masculinity, as one member of a long time group of friends takes a step towards true self-expression.
Pure
Natalie Jasmine Harris / USA / 2020 / 13 mins / English
In Pure, Celeste, a young queer Black girl, is preparing for her cotillion ball and wonders if she can make this tradition work for her as she steps into the spotlight for her first dance.
Birthday Boy
Judith Corro / Panama / 2020 / 7 mins / Spanish
In Birthday Boy, César takes a risk to attend his next birthday party as himself as a young trans man.
From A to Q
Emmalie El Fadli / United Kingdom / 2021 / 19 mins / English
From A to Q take us on a journey with Alex, who wakes up shocked from a dream in which she kisses a girl- and the girl happens to be her best friend Kayla.
At Last
Lorena Gordon / USA / 2020 / 13 mins / English
Prom night nerves take centre-stage in At Last, as Sam and her bff Flash hatch a scheme to do prom their own way, with unexpected results.
