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SEARCHShorts: True To Yourself
Sept 18, 2025
10 AM
Location
The Cinematheque
Watch Online in BC
Sept 22, 12 AM - Sept 28, 11:59 PM
93 min
The in-person screening is for school groups only. Get tickets to watch online September 22-28!
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A vibrant collection of stories about being bold, brave, and beautifully you. Whether it’s sneaking a twirl in a sparkly dress, dreaming up glittery worlds, surviving prom, or finding love in unexpected places, these shorts celebrate self expression, queer joy, and the magic of becoming who you really are—with a little help from friends (and maybe a fox)!
Specially curated for Grades 5-12, this program explores themes of identity, family, culture and expression. Followed by a post-screening Q&A with special guests and facilitators from The Cinematheque and Out In Schools.
Followed by a post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers and Out In Schools.
All films in this program will also be available to watch online.
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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.
Dragfox
Lisa Ott
United Kingdom
2024
8 min
English
Under the cover of night, a young child steals their sister’s dress to try on—only to be caught in the act by a fox (voiced by Sir Ian McKellan). A colourful stop-motion fable with a jazzy score and foot-tapping musical numbers!
Becoming Ruby
Quan Luong
Canada
2025
10 min
English, Vietnamese
Canada’s first drag artist-in-residence Ruby Chopstix blazes a trail in Winnipeg, uplifting queer BIPOC performers and taking up space.
Loud and Cleo! (Cléo se fait des films)
Tallulah Farquhar
Belgium
2024
17 min
French
12-year-old Cleo escapes from a hostile school environment into a glittery make-believe world…in the boys’ bathroom. Little does she know, someone else is hiding there too.
Content notes: Homophobia and heterosexism, swearing and strong language.
Embers of Queer Joy
Mary Galloway
Canada
2025
3 min
English
An endearing spoken word poem overlays 16mm vignettes of authentic queer joy.
Content notes: Swearing and strong language.
With Love, Lottie
Lily Drummond
Australia
2024
13 min
English
When Lottie, a disabled teen, worries that love isn’t in the cards, she turns to her friends for dating advice—only to discover that love doesn’t always follow the rules.
LEO
Julian LeBlanc, Athena Russell
Canada
2025
6 min
English
In this genre-bending short, Leo Walker charges headfirst into prom night, the supposed pinnacle of teenage life. Emotions peak and expectations spiral in this portrait of teenhood teetering on the edge.
Content notes: Mental illness and ableism, swearing and strong language.
