RAINBOW VISIONS

FINN

Directed by: Lydia Garnett | 3 min | 2021| United Kingdom

Finn reaches deep into the roots of a singular trans man's experience, opening up the conversation around what we all share rather than focusing on what separates us.

PAST CONTINUOUS

Directed by: Kineret Hay-Gillor | 39 min | 2022 | Australia

Beneath a wedding canopy at a synagogue in Sydney stands a 72-year-old couple. With two glasses broken, everyone shouts, "Mazal Tov!" This is an historic moment, a spectacular event: the celebration of the first same-sex marriage in a religious institution after enacting the Marriage Equality Law in Australia.

ROMARIO

Directed by: James Cooper | 5 min | 2022 | Canada

Finding his voice in the world, Romario Smith uses his art to create religious homoerotic imagery. Is it a match made in heaven, or hell?

MAN UP IN LOCKDOWN

Directed by: Ruicheng Liang | 20 min | 2021 | United kingdom

Man Up in Lockdown follows Richard Energy, a provocative digital drag king born at the pandemic's start who manages to get their job back on stage just as the second lockdown threatens. This timely and moving film examines what it means to be an artist, driven by creativity and a desperate need to perform at a time when live venues across the U.K. are on the brink of survival.

BLOOD SISTERS

Directed by: Richard E. Haywood | 5 min | 2021 | USA

Blood Sisters explores the untold contributions made by the lesbian community during the A.I.D.S epidemic.

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