Shorts: Family’s A Drag

Sept 19, 2025
3 PM
Location
International Village
Watch Online in BC
Sept 22, 12 AM - Sept 28, 11:59 PM

139 min
A heartwarming and playful collection of short films celebrating self-expression, big feelings, and the families who (surprisingly) show up with love. From dress-up adventures and school play dreams, to chosen family, drag magic, and daring to be yourself, these stories remind us that being true to who you are is always worth braving the spotlight.
All films in this program will also be available to watch online.
Followed by a FREE Ballroom Workshop for Youth, led by members of the Vancouver chapter of the Legendary Haus of Hua Mulan! Tickets to the screening include entry to the workshop.
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This program is a part of The Future is Queer: Youth Programs at VQFF and is FREE to attend for individual youth under 25 and school groups.
To purchase a free youth ticket, click “Get Tickets” and select the Youth option for in-person or online. Educators may register their class to attend now. Learn more.
The Reveal
Jackie Hoffart
Canada
2025
13 min
English
An upcoming gender reveal party has Stevie grappling with how to tell their family about their own gender journey. Winner: Crazy8s Film Society Top 6.



IMMATURE
Eddy Wu
Taiwan, Netherlands
2025
6 min
Mandarin Chinese
An abstract, animated documentary exploring our relationship to our bodies and what it means to feel at home in your body.



Into The Bloo
Austin Nunes
United States
2024
14 min
English, Spanish
Follow drag artist and rising pop music star Lagoona Bloo as she prepares for her biggest show yet and opens up about family, love, loss, grief, acceptance, and becoming who you were meant to be.



Grand Dandy (For Ezra)
The Campbells
United States, United Kingdom
2024
4 min
English
A tender, stop-motion short based on a poem written by a real-life nonbinary grandparent to their young grandson sharing their queer identity, and celebrating everyday joy and their love for one another.



Wait, Wait, Now!
Ramon Te Wake
New Zealand
2024
12 min
English
When best friends Alex and Sam are left home alone for the night, they do what all teenage boys do: raid mum’s wardrobe, play dress up, and create a fantasy world where they feel safe and accepted! Little do they know—the parents are on to them.


The Pleats of the Skirt (pliegues de la falda)
Blanca Muñoz Ávila
Colombia
2025
19 min
Spanish
When Linda is offered the lead “male” role in the school play “The Ugly Duckling”, her father tries to forbid it while her mother Maria decides to help her, even if it means swimming against the tide.


