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shareThese female-centric stories focus on the longing, heartache, and lust that so often entangle themselves when it comes to intimacy. From throuples to flirty friendships to the politics of casual f*ckbuddies, navigating queer female relationships can be tricky. What happens when you’re attracted to someone impossibly not your type, or when a roommate situation blooms into romance? The characters in these shorts don’t have all the answers, but they’re willing to put their hearts, and occasionally their bodies, on the line.
All-Girl Friday After-Party, Teddy’s @ Roosevelt Hotel, 8pm – 1am
In this program
THROUPLE
Directed by Chrissie De Guzman
Hungover from a bad breakup, a not-so-great stripper makes a house call to a progressive married couple, upending everything she thought she knew about love.
SINKED UP
Directed by Raechel Zarzynski
Elsie and Frankie feel their way from roommate to romance, out of order and out of their respective comfort zones.
SHIBARI
Directed by Robin Entreinger
When Chloé arrives in Tokyo to interview Claire about her practice of the erotic art Shibari, she gets tied up, literally and figuratively, in attraction.
MUDPOTS
Directed by Cate Smierciak
Shelby and her best friend Jess spend one last afternoon together. In a stolen moment at Shelby’s going-away party, they acknowledge something more between them.
HOMIES
Directed by Ina Espiritu
Maine can’t admit to best friend/f*ck buddy Raven that she is in love with her. A queer almost-love story.
AUTOMATE
Directed by Steve Shwartz
In the near future, dating apps guarantee a perfect match. Yet for Sam and Riley, their perfect match isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.