The Pool (USA, 9 min) Writer/Director: Kate Gleason On its final day before being shut down to make way for a fancy new aquatic center, a shabby community pool reflects on its life while going through the five stages of grief.
Broad Strokes (USA, 17 min) Writer: Richie DeBiase Director: Phillip Vernon In the final moments of a dying New Year’s Eve Party, queer best friends Annie and Austin pursue ill-advised romantic temptations that effectively destroy their resolutions mere hours after making them.
The Immaculate Conception Photography Gallery (Canada, 14 min) Writer/Director: Jeffrey Zablotny A wedding photographer in the 1980’s rewrites the past to suit the present by laboriously hand-altering his clients’ photographs.
Fear of Flying (Germany, 12 min) Writer: Ricarda Schemann Director: Katja Straub When two high school friends accidentally get locked in a swimming facility late at night, old injuries surface and unstable emotions lead to actions taken too far.
Positive (USA, 14 min) Writer/Director: Ty Minton-Small A surprise herpes diagnosis sends a lonely man on a quest for connection.
Anonymous (UK, 13 min) Writer: Mario Theodorou Director: Markus Meedt The story follows a day in the life of an aging transvestite as she attempts to navigate her way through a once familiar Soho that is becoming increasingly alien to her.
Gloria Talks Funny (USA, 18 min) Writer/Director: Kendall Goldberg When a struggling voice actress discovers that her claim-to-fame cartoon is being remade, she sets her sights on reprising her role as the famous BioBoy.
