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Shorts: My Pronouns are Ha/Ha

Sept 22, 2024
7:30 PM

Location
International Village

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Sept 23, 7:30 PM - Sept 26, 7:30 PM

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Event Runtime
97 min
Content Notes

Mental illness and ableism, swearing and strong language

Tags
Comedy, Experimental, Romance, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Nonbinary & Genderqueer, Queer, Trans, Two Spirit & Indigiqueer
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Laughs in Queer Vancouver

Laugh along with these riotous comedy shorts which run the gamut from after-school witchcraft to woodside cruising escapades and beyond.

Featuring rising voices like Meg Stalter, Nyala Moon, and Tai Leclaire, these hilarious stories transform tense times at the workplace and and in the bedroom, and grating microaggressions into triumphant laugh-out-loud moments.

Please note: Only some films in this program will be available to watch online. Online availability is indicated below by film. Learn more.

SHORT

FORAGING

British Columbia premiere
Director
Matthew Jacobs Morgan
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2024
Runtime
11 min
Language
English
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A gay couple ventures into the woods for their first cruising experience.

Available online.

SHORT

Over Easy

International premiere
Director
Jiyeon Kim-Myung
Country
United States
Year
2023
Runtime
13 min
Language
English

Two women enjoying a fun, casual hookup are interrupted by the delivery of a giant egg, along with the news that it will hatch into their baby.

Available online.

SHORT

im in love with edgar allan poe

British Columbia premiere
Director
Andrea A Walter
Country
United States
Year
2024
Runtime
13 min
Language
English, Tagalog
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Two best friends have until midnight to resurrect a 19th-century Gothic icon. The only problem? They’re missing a crucial ingredient.

Available online.

SHORT

Goodbye Tango

Canadian premiere
Director
Jason Laurits
Country
United States
Year
2023
Runtime
14 min
Language
English
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The death of a woman’s hamster exposes the cracks in her marriage. Can the couple rekindle their romance or are they trapped in a spinning wheel of doom?

Available online.

SHORT

Headdress

Director
Tai Leclaire
Country
United States
Year
2023
Runtime
10 min
Language
English

When a queer Native person sees a white woman in a ceremonial headdress at a music festival, time stands still as they concoct the perfect comeback.

Available online.

SHORT

Dilating for Maximum Results

Vancouver premiere
Director
Nyala Moon
Country
United States
Year
2023
Runtime
14 min
Language
English

It’s been four years since Dreya’s bottom surgery and her last relationship. Now, her online boyfriend wants to meet in person, so Dreya must dilate for the first time before he arrives.

In-person only.

SHORT

ILY, BYE

British Columbia premiere
Director
Taylor James
Country
United States
Year
2024
Runtime
14 min
Language
English
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Chronically unemployed Siobhan (Meg Stalter, Hacks) leaves a series of disastrous voicemails for a potential new boss and must delete them before he’s back in office.

Content Notes: Mental illness and ableism, swearing and strong language

Available online.

POST-SCREENING Q/A
Matthew Jacobs Morgan

Director, 'FORAGING'

Matthew is a writer-director from London, recognized by Deadline as a rising scribe in 2021. He contributed to HBO’s JOHN CONSTANTINE and his feature LOCO PARENTIS is with BFI, ecev produced by Killer Films, and wrote for BBC’s DOPE GIRLS. Upcoming works include AFTERS, and a third feature, MIRAGE.

Jiyeon Kim-Myung

Director, 'Over Easy'

Jiyeon Kim-Myung (she/her) is a Korean filmmaker based in Los Angeles, dedicated to telling diverse and inclusive stories that challenge societal norms and provoke introspection. Jiyeon holds an MFA in Film & TV Production with a Directing focus from Loyola Marymount University. Her film has screened at festivals such as LAAPFF (Academy-qualifying), Honolulu Rainbow FF, and OutSouth Queer FF.

Taylor James

Director, 'ILY, BYE'

Taylor James (yes… like the singer in reverse) is a retired backup dancer turned director and writer. Originally from Vancouver, he immigrated to the US to pursue his dance career. Following a successful 15 year career sharing the screen/stage with many of the world’s top performers he decided to pursue his passion for storytelling through filmmaking. “ILY, BYE” marks Taylor’s narrative debut.

Kanoa Goo

Cast, 'ILY, BYE'

Born and raised in Hawai’i, Kanoa’s film work includes “I Was A Simple Man”, which premiered at Sundance and was later dubbed as one of the “best movies of 2022” by The New Yorker, “Chaperone” (Slamdance 2024 Breakout Award), “Other People”, “Endings Beginnings”, and more. On TV, he has had major recurring arcs on ABC’s “The Rookie” and CBS’ “Fire Country”, the NBC pilot “Someone Out There”, Showtime’s “City On A Hill”, among others. Last year, he starred on stage in “Sanctuary City”, at the Pasadena Playhouse in LA, which won the Tony award for best regional theatre that year.

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