short film
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World Premiere of DADDY ISSUES : a young dominatrix encounters an unexpected client.
The upcoming Tribeca Film Festival is a great launch pad for a diverse program of short films that mounts their world premieres. One such film is Daddy Issues a hilarious short film starring Matt Campanella and David Kelsey. Co-directed by Campanella and Stephanie Hepner, Campanella plays a young dominatrix who needs to demonstrate his…
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Cherry Pop : The Story of The World’s Most Fanciest Cat
Before queer filmmaker (and cat fancier) Kareem Tabsch picked up an Emmy Nomination for co-directing Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado which is still in Netflix’s Top Ten, he introduced the world to Cherry Pop. Cherry Pop was a cat but no ordinary feline. Beloved by her wealthy socialite owners, she lived…
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Die Surely : just another queer Thanksgiving-from-hell story
If you have just been to one of those never-again family Thanksgivings from hell, then you will so relate to this rather wacky short film Die Surely It’s the story of when gender-nonconforming Shirley Sadstone, crashes Thanksgiving dinner to the chagrin of the holier-than-thou family members. Pleasantries are quickly pushed aside when Shirley arrives…
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The Typist : a short film about the hypocrisy of being gay in the Navy during the 1950’s
Having just previewed Kristine Stolakis debut feature film PRAY AWAY that Netflix is releasing in August I am simply fuming with anger. Not with the documentary itself which is totally excellent, but the subject matter. It is a profile of the “pray the gay away” movement which damaged so many lives, and even ending…
