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We Belong Together (Except When We Don’t)

From awkward first encounters to loves that last beyond a lifetime, these shorts are perfect for sparking date night conversations. 

This shorts program includes an interactive "pen pals" element that will be hosted by Ms. Sweet Nothing. Ms. Sweet Nothing's attendance is sponsored by MonkeyBrains.

Short films showing in this program:

First Death

27 mins

When Soul #659 returns to Sky Headquarters after a short and messy first life as Margot, she plots to kill the woman she loved on Earth to force them into the next life together.

Kiloran Bay

13 mins

Starring Alan Cumming and Jack Wolfe, Kiloran Bay is a musical set amid the wild beauty of the Scottish Hebrides and the fierce joy of a wedding cèilidh. A moving story of queer joy and self-acceptance, it follows a man returning to his hometown, where he faces the forces that drove him away.

The Long Con

14 mins

The Long Con is a desert-set crime romance about a runaway bride and her grifter lover reunited at a roadside motel after a con goes sideways. With stolen cash, sirens on the horizon, and betrayal simmering between them, their love plays out as foreplay, power struggle, and survival tactic.

Method Cowboy

14 mins

When a struggling actor feigns being gay to land the role of a lifetime in an Oscar-bait Cowboy Western, he decides to transform himself for the role, blurring the lines between reality and performance.

Never Never Never

19 mins

In a quaint Welsh fishing village, a young Shirley Bassey impersonator and a fisherman are swept into a secret romance, battling the tides of family and tradition as they search for the courage to claim their own happiness.

Notice Me

19 mins

Two lesbian neighbors in London's East End navigate romance and connection through messy, heartfelt situations, going to ridiculous lengths to get closer to each other.

Static

5 mins

Two soldiers in a small unit stranded in the field await a signal from their radio. The first soldier tests the others’ attentiveness with furtive glances, using a mirror to reflect sunlight onto the second’s face, eventually revealing their relationship as reciprocal, not just imagined.

Expected Guests

Alyssa Lerner
Director (First Death)
Tracy Smith
Producer (First Death)
Michael Bruce
Director (Kiloran Bay)
Carlos Valdivia
Director (Method Cowboy)
Julia Kennelly
Producer (Method Cowboy)
Grant Vidgen
Producer (Never Never Never)
Amy Leonard
Director (Notice Me)
Daisy Bevan
Actor (Notice Me)
Jody Wiltshire
Screenwriter (Notice Me)
Emily Sky Hickin
Producer (Notice Me)
Attila Tayefeh Ghalehbegi
Director (Static)
Leo Zhang
Actor (Static)
Nyssa Glück
Producer (Static)

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Please Note: Films are listed alphabetically and not in program play order.

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Running Time
107 mins
Language
English
Section
Shorts Programs
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