Lesbian

Rara  Rara  P
Pepa San Martín
Chile / Argentina / 2016 / Color / 90mins

Since their parents split up, Sara and her younger sister live with their mother, whose new partner is a woman. Everyday life for the four of them is hardly any different than it is for other families. But not everyone sees it that way – Sara's father in particular has his doubts. As Sara’s 13th birthday approaches, she feels rather overwhelmed: her first crush, a body in the midst of changes and to top it off, conflicts over loyalty with her parents.

Women Who Kill  Women Who Kill  PG15
Ingrid Jungermann
USA / 2016 / Color / 96mins

Commitment phobic Morgan and her ex-girlfriend Jean, hosts of a female serial killer-centric podcast, still show all the signs of being a couple. But everything changes when Morgan falls hard and fast for the mysterious Simone. Jean shows Morgan proof that Simone may not be who she says she is, and Morgan starts to notice red flag. As they uncover disturbing clues, Morgan has to examine all the evidence in front of her: Is she just afraid of what it means to be in a relationship or is her life actually in danger?

Barash  Barash  PG15
Michal Vinik
Israel / 2015 / Color / 83mins

17 year-old Naama Barash enjoys alcohol, drugs and hanging out with like-minded friends. Her activities are an escape from a home where her parents always fight, and a rebellious, army-enrolled sister, who, one day, disappears. As a new girl shows up at school, Barash falls deep in love for the first time, and the intensity of the experience at once confuses her and gives her life new meaning.

AWOL  AWOL  R
Deb Shoval
USA / 2016 / Color / 85mins

Joey, 18, falls hard for Rayna, 27, a sexy, married mother of two. Threatened by Rayna’s husband, fired from her job at the local dairy, and without many economic opportunities, Joey reluctantly joins the Army. Days before deployment to Afghanistan and still wildly in love, Joey returns home to rural Pennsylvania and plans to go AWOL with Rayna and her kids.

Inside the Chinese Closet  Inside the Chinese Closet  P
Sophia Luvarà
Netherlands / 2015 / Color / 72mins

Andy devotes his days and nights to looking for a lesbian wife of convenience who could possibly bear his child; from online search to underground marriage markets, he is meeting all sorts of girls. Cherry has already married a gay man, but the quest for a baby proves to be a far more complex challenge. Will Andy and Cherry deny their own happiness and sexual orientation to satisfy their parents’ wishes? Along the way, they clash with their parents’ hopes, their love partners and the partners of convenience.

The Priestess Walks Alone  The Priestess Walks Alone  P
Hui-chen Huang
Taiwan / 2016 / Color / 54mins

The Priestess Walks Alone is a journey, our journey. As a priestess, through chants and prayers during the “Soul Guiding” ceremony, my mom helps the dead achieve salvation, but she is bound to her painful past, unable to free herself. As a filmmaker, using images and sounds that unfold on the screen, I tell stories for the voiceless, yet I’m muted by a shameful secret, afraid to reveal the truth. With different mediums, caught between the living and the dead, as the past and present collide, my mom and I embark on a journey, attempting to find our salvation.

Take Your Partners  Take Your Partners  R
Siri Rødnes
UK / 2015 / Color / 11mins

Ollie is eight years old and crazy about football and the gunslingers of the Wild West. When it comes time to get ready for the traditional Easter parade at school, Ollie categorically refuses to accept conventional gender roles and finds her own very personal way of dealing with the situation in the end.

Phantom Jenny  Phantom Jenny  PG15
Makita Kazuomi
Japan / 2015 / Color / 29mins

Mito, who is MTF, has a feeling of phantom penis erection following her reassignment surgery…something she is unable to share even with her FTM lover, Shiro.

Soul Mates  Soul Mates  PG15
Lei Lei Aye
Myanmar / 2016 / Color / 12mins

Two Myanmar ladies living a normal life in central Myanmar… even though for many people in their country their life as a couple is not so normal.

The Summer of ABC Burns  The Summer of ABC Burns  PG15
Dannika Horvat
Australia / 2015 / Color / 13mins

Drew is always kindest to Gem when no one else is around. But when the torturous game of ABC burns sweeps their school, Gem starts to realize there is more to Drew than meets the eye, and learns what must be sacrificed in order to survive the cruel reality of high school.