A young man's struggle with his sexuality overtakes his life, driving him deep into his subconscious where guilt and fears of physicality chase him still further. Cornered by an intangible terror, he realises he must either break out or break down.
Red GroomsWendel SamsonMimi GrossMargret
Floraine ConnorsBlondeMaren ThomasAlbert Salzano
Bob Cowan
George Kuchar
Donna KernessMargret (voice)
Mike KucharWendel Samson (voice)
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To emerge from anonymity, a young man assumes responsibility for a crime he did not commit.
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Two young women living in a strict, fundamentalist, polygamous society, Kaidence and Galilee, find themselves bound to one another, under the same roof, in the same marriage, as they develop scary, new, exciting feelings for each other. In a harsh, regressive, watchful community where being queer is considered a cardinal sin, they begin having thoughts of leaving the only life they have ever known behind.
When sixth-grader boy Qiu is bullied in school for having gay dads, his stepfather Howard, a flamboyant Jazz trumpet player, must confront his own nightmares of childhood bulling before he can provide his son a feeling of security.
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A boy struggles to reconcile his burgeoning queer identity with his filial duties and expectations from his Chinese immigrant mother.
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New Zealand independent drama following a young Māori man who moves to the country to rebuild his life after facing prejudices around his sexual orientation. He takes on a job on a farm where he grows attached to the farmer’s son. But when their relationship grows, the situation steers into darker territories…
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An ode to musicals past. Handsome men spend their time in a beautiful manor.