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SEARCHShorts: The Coast is Queer
Sept 18, 2026
7 PM
Location
Emily Carr University - Reliance Theatre
Partially Online In BC
Sept 21, 12 AM - Sept 27, 11:59 PM
112 min
A VQFF fan favourite returns: Enter the multiverse of British Columbia’s queer filmmaking talent. From absurd comedies, dark experimentations, and powerhouse performances, the sky is the limit for our showcase of local storytellers.
Followed by Q&A with special guests Eva Grant, Yasmeen Grant, Brendan Prost, Matt Dejanovic, Céline Ribard, Johnny Wu, Kimberly Ho, Marilyne Lamontagne, Frank Paige, Eva Tavares, Jess McLeod, Erin Purghart and Krit Komkrichwarakool
Followed by The Coast is Queer Reception, included with tickets to Shorts: The Coast is Queer
The Coast is Queer Reception
FRIDAY | SEPT 18 | 9:00 PM | Emily Carr University – Integrated Motion Studio (IMS)
The credits may roll, but the conversations are just beginning. Join filmmakers and fellow festival-goers for drinks, conversation and celebration as we honour BC’s incredible 2SLGBTQIA+ film community. Around every table is a story. Around every story is a community. We’d love for you to be part of both.
Summer Fling
Krit Komkrichwarakool
Canada
2025
13 min
English
Two men reunite once again for the annual summer festival, but the nature of their breezy hook-ups comes into question.
Content notes: Swearing and strong language
Egg Yolk Custard Bun (奶黃包)
Soya Wu
Canada
2025
2 min
Cantonese
Sticky. Steamy. Sweet. Prepare for a generous helping of pleasures at the dim sum table.
MIRTH CONTROL aka "Faking It"
Eva Grant, Yasmeen Grant
Canada
2026
5 min
English
A surreal feminist take on how patriarchy weaponizes laughter into a performance of pleasure.
Content notes: Miscarriage/abortion
Mascott
Marilyne Lamontagne, Shane Savage
Canada
2026
14 min
English
A transmasculine actor finally gets their shot to be on live television, but only if they don a bear costume.
Content notes: Transphobia and trans misogyny
She's Nonbinary
Jess McLeod
Canada
2026
11 min
English
Nonbinary Max finally gets off the top surgery waitlist, prompting an identity crisis from Jake, their cis straight boyfriend.
Content notes: Self-harm and suicide, Sexually explicit content, Swearing and strong language
Fadeaway
Brendan Prost
Canada
2025
14 min
English
A closeted bisexual man grieves a lifeline connection after a fatal overdose. A performance-driven drama on loneliness starring Riley Davis and Matt Dejanovic.
Content notes: Death or dying, Nudity, Psychological or verbal abuse, Self-harm and suicide, Sexually explicit content, Smoking, drinking, and substance use, Swearing and strong language
Galatea
Céline Ribard
Canada
2025
8 min
No Dialogue
A modern-day adaptation of a Greek myth, where the artist Pygmalion (Mya Lowe, Yellowjackets) falls in love with her beautiful statue.
I Do (願憶)
Kimberly Ho, Cynthia Zhou
Canada
2026
14 min
English, Mandarin Chinese
Lifelong dreams manifest for Jacob, a queer Taiwanese man, on the day of his wedding. While every seat is filled, the presence of a family member points him to the space between them.
Content notes: Death or dying
