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A performer stands onstage before a microphone with their arms outstretched bathed in pink light.

Make No Mistake: These Are the Glory Days

While on tour for their sophomore album, emo band HOME IS WHERE pulls up to venues across the country and provides moments of community, celebration, and freedom for their trans-forward audience as well as themselves. Energetic performances are the bridge between moments of vulnerability for the two trans women who lead the band and the fans lining up to see them.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 4: City & State.[…]

Shorts 5: Comedy

Laugh away the woes of the world with this eclectic collection of comedies. From the absurd anxieties of wannabe filmmakers to the ridiculous delusions of the recently dumped, these stories are insightful, unexpected, and delightfully irreverent.
A young man wearing an eyepatch stands in a doorway facing outside, with his arm reaching out and a sad expression.

Nervous Energy

Two fiercely ambitious aspiring filmmakers make a pact to break up with their boyfriends to free them up for the next phase of their careers. This hilarious take on the romanticizing of prestigious filmmakers and the desperate passion of aspiring artists is explosive, rambunctious, and delightfully surprising.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 5: Comedy.[…]

A young woman wears a pink bathing suit and an ill-fitting pink shower cap, with goggles around her neck.

Heartsick

Spiraling from a recent breakup, Jess writes a detailed email to her ex to prove how well she is doing, with a few embellishments here and there… An utterly charming and painfully relatable story of heartbreak, this quirky comedy delightfully reminds us of the healing power of humor (and a healthy dose of delusion).

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 5: Comedy.[…]

In black and white, a young man sits in the window of a Chinese restaurant at night. He is on the phone and looking outside.

Moonluck Wonton

When Jamie finds a mysterious trombone case one night—the contents of which might change his life forever—he convenes an emergency meeting with his friends. Part mystery-thriller, part hang-out comedy, this new take on the film noir is chock-full of style, wit, and intrigue.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 5: Comedy.[…]

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