Heartless (10:53)


To recover his heart after a gruesome breakup, Michael must journey into his boyfriend's world -- the world of drag -- before he risks bleeding out in the closet.
Director
Jorge Jaén
Assistant Directors
Arianna Garcia
Writer
Halle Schaffer
Producer
Amy Roach, Dalyan Damascus
Cinematographer
Zane Farmer
Production Designer
Isabella Monge
Editor
Miles Meckling, Easton Foster
Sound
Eli Staub, Xiomara Neri Hidalgo

Silence = Death (16:04)


In the midst of ACT UP's heated demonstration on the NIH campus, a young gay filmmaker desperately scrambles to deliver a message to the protest's target: Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Director
Trace Pope
Assistant Directors
Jared Mayerson
Writer
Trace Pope
Producer
Kate Hanson, Tola Omilana
Cinematographer
Devon Johns
Production Designer
Lexi Randolph, Kalina Kirkbride
Editor
Eliza Loyola, Trace Pope
Sound
Eli Staub

NENA (13:31)


In 1995 Miami, a young Cuban woman moves out with her child from the home she shares with her mother and brother, seeking to build a new life and future with her first-ever girlfriend, navigating love, motherhood, and the unsaid sacrifices of starting over along the way.
Director
Joyzel Acevedo
Assistant Directors
Franco Vidal, Remi Gabriel Garfinkle, Morgan Montgomery
Writer
Joyzel Acevedo
Producer
Søren Anderson, Joshua Nicolás Prits, Adam Bloodgood
Cinematographer
Elisabetta Fox Piantoni
Production Designer
Morel Malcolm
Editor
Martín Luna
Sound
Sarah Evie Barry

Many Thousands Lost (16:33)


After believing him to be at work, an inquisitive young girl must come to terms with losing her father once she learns he has been sentenced to death.
Director
Jehan Patterson
Assistant Directors
Bita Arefnia-Johnston, Matthew Harper-Johnston
Writer
Jehan Patterson
Producer
Chirsten Vanderbilt-Ellis, Dari Kreitenberg
Cinematographer
Caileigh Gold
Production Designer
Razan Saylami
Editor
Johnna Lambert and Lisa Hu
Sound
Maya Klemens and Kevin McAuliffe

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