Out & About Shorts

Follow stories of self-discovery, acceptance, love, and gender expression, led by eclectic characters that show the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and the vulnerable situations that we get ourselves into.

Featured Films

Amos, Vogel

Jumping through his memories, Amos relives the conversations he had with his passed friend, Vogel. Inside the reunions he’ll see the spark within their relationship. (Dir. Iñaki S. G. Miranda/Mexico/22min)

Arlo

Arlo, a trans teenager who’s been living on his own for two years, comes face to face with a missing poster of himself that uses his deadname and a school picture taken years before he transitioned. (Dir. Logan Thomason/USA/13min)

Good Boy

Out of money and out of luck, Danny is determined to turn his life around, but the interventions of his anarchic mum and the reappearance of figures from his past threaten to derail him at every turn. (Dir. Tom Stuart/United Kingdom/16min)

RAT!

When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer’s devoted fans seek retribution. (Dir. Neal Suresh Mulani/USA/17min)

Saturday Ritual

High School soccer players Cammie, Em, and Kara have a tradition of visiting a new psychic after every Saturday match. Cammie soon finds herself in over her head the psychic unveils a secret in front of her two best friends. (Dir. Sydne Horton/USA/13min)

Sweet Talkin' Guy

A trans woman goes on three consecutive dates with straight men. As the men grapple with their fragile masculinity, their sexual identities unravel in frantic monologues ironically delivered to the object of their desires. (Dir. Spencer Wardwell, Dylan Wardwell/USA/5min)