This selection of shorts highlights the love and connection that can be found anywhere: a lover, a stranger, a friend, the world around you. Dive into the worlds of these stories created by Black filmmakers as they challenge you to reevaluate your own approach to love, intimacy, and even the mythical.
Guests: Halen King, Ryan Walker-Edwards, Myah Jeffers, Victoria Bavister
May 29, 2024 9:00 pm TIFF Lightbox 2 350 King Street West Toronto ON
Digital Screening Available on May 30
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Adrian Gardner
Director
Computer techie Lucas invites Theo around for what he thought would be no-strings-attached fun, but things take an odd turn when his ex-girlfriend returns home early.
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2023
Duration
14 mins
Interests
Black, BOLD, Gay, Romance, Sexy
Natalie Jasmine Harris
16-year-old Grace prepares for her baptism in the 1950s rural South. When she learns she must repent before the ritual, Grace contemplates her romantic feelings toward her best friend, Louise.
United States
0
Black, BOLD, Family, Lesbian, RE:Focus
Twiggy Pucci Garçon
An exuberant portrait of chosen sisters Mermaid and Milan, two emerging runway divas in the drag ballroom community.
2024
15 mins
Black, BOLD, Non-Binary
Myah Jeffers
A widow struggling to readjust to a life of grief unexpectedly meets a woman whose presence is transformative.
13 mins
Black, BOLD, RE:Focus
Tinaye Nyathi
Lindani, a neurotic young trans man, struggles to tell his partner, Tam, that he loves them after a random encounter with a stranger shakes his self-confidence.
Australia
2022
18 mins
Black, BOLD, RE:Focus, Romance, Trans
Halen Llewellyn King
A love letter to oneself and the journey to becoming who you are.
Canada
3 mins
Asian, Black, BOLD, Family, Trans
Kevin Osepa
Rowin, a 22-year-old fisherman from Banda Abou, Curaçao has little luck catching fish until he encounters a mysterious young man who will change everything.
Netherlands
23 mins
BOLD, Family, Indigenous
After a near-death experience lights a flame within both Grandma and Grandpa, they decide to grab life by the boas and tell the world their deepest secret: they're gay. Having lived under the guise of...
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From leather daddies to cruising newbies, from bisexual friends of friends to celebrity crushes, this program delves into the vast world of queer intimacy, one hookup at a time.
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