Queerness, culture, disability, and the ongoing work of finding language for who you actually are. The films range from a few minutes of pure feeling to full character portraits, all circling the same question of what it costs, and what it gives back, to become fully yourself.
Under The Light
In front of her mirror, a woman gets ready under the lights, inhabited by the echo of a moment in the spotlight.
2 minutes
It's Not Gay for a Man to Love Another Man if the Other Man is Jesus
An all American, macho country and western duo are in denial about their sexuality but the truth comes out in their songs.
2 minutes
The Three Stages of Loneliness
"Follow Dingdang to Learn Chinese Poems" is a series of AIGC-animated short videos dedicated to disseminating the essence of traditional Chinese culture. It employs elements such as ink wash animation, traditional opera music, and Chinese calligraphy-all featuring distinctive ethnic characteristics-to spread classical Chinese poetry and historical stories. Created collaboratively by Dingdang and her father, the production integrates various AI tools including Kuaishou Kling, DeepSeek, and MuseAI. Since its release both domestically and internationally, the series has garnered high view counts and positive social feedback. "Follow Dingdang to Learn Chinese Poems-The Three Stages of Loneliness " is based on 3 different works of ancient China.
2 minutes
Patterns
Patterns is an experimental meditation on the patterns imposed upon us—and those we choose to create. Through symbolic images of sewing, children’s clothing, urban structures, food, and nature, a Thai American artist traces a journey from childhood and cultural identity through psychiatric diagnosis, hospitalization, and the clinical gaze. Moving between conformity and resistance, the film explores memory, embodiment, interdependence, and reclaiming the freedom to create one’s own patterns.
5 minutes
Tainted Eyelids
A young woman is lost between her dreams and reality, searching for meaning amidst the distorted visions she has of her own reflection.
10 minutes
Sad Bathtub Girl
Triggered by a livestream of South Korea at a graduation party, Kate, a Korean American adoptee, embarks on an emotional journey to reconcile longing for a place she cannot remember with the life she has built.
13 minutes
XIBALBA
Ant—nio Aleixo built his identity around the need for recognition. But when his body failed and his insecurities forced him to stop, he entered what he calls a ТSilent WinterУ. A period in which everything that once seemed solid begins to collapse, leading him to descend into Xibalba, on a journey through Yucat‡n.
14 minutes
(un)withered
After returning from a trip to her home country, Myanmar, Pann struggles to readjust to her routine in Singapore, weighed down by an unknown pain.
When the white lily, which her mother left in her care, begins to wither, she becomes fixated on saving it.
As her obsession grows, suppressed emotions emerge, and lost memories resurface, forcing her to confront the root of the pain she has been carrying.
When the white lily, which her mother left in her care, begins to wither, she becomes fixated on saving it.
As her obsession grows, suppressed emotions emerge, and lost memories resurface, forcing her to confront the root of the pain she has been carrying.
15 minutes
Where We Are Headed
Rosa, a wheelchair user, has just started a new job. Nevertheless, her inexperience irritates not only her workmates but also her boss. This makes her suffer because Rosa does not know whether this rejection comes from her inexperience or her condition. One night Rosa meets Puri who, by lending her a sympathetic ear, reveals something inside her that will change her life.
17 minutes
Uniformed
A gay military police officer, Gustavo lives two irreconcilable realities. In a world where the uniform condemns him to hiding, he feels his true nature being crushed by fear. But for how long is silence a shield, and when does it become a weapon?
25 minutes
