18th Annual Fargo Moorhead LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Saturday, October 10th
These short films are scheduled at the NDSU Anishinaabe Theater and will run alongside other ND LGBTIA2S+ Summit breakouts.
10:30 AM Best in shorts from the WQFF part 1:
Coyotes
Directed by Said Zagha 20min 2025 Palestine/France/Jordan Arabic/Hebrew
A Palestinian surgeon drives home after a long night shift, but little does she know that a commute through a desolate West Bank road will change her forever.
Heavy Metal Dream Police
Directed by Neel Shah 15min 2026 USA English
A surreal sci-fi love story about two queer physics students who bond over a love of an action movie franchise - and how badly they want the two main characters to kiss.
Ronita Rambo
Directed by Michael Doshier 12min 2025 USA English
Ronita Rambo, the sharp-tongued waitress of a rural Missouri diner, has everyone's order memorized - but not a clue how to text her new crush. Enlisting the help of two gay teens, she takes an unexpected leap toward love and authenticity.
Silence = Death
Directed by Trace Pope 16min 2025 USA English
On May 21, 1990, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) storms the DC campus of the National Institutes of Health to protest the lack of available drugs to treat AIDS. From his office, Dr. Anthony Fauci watches as the activists march around his building, chanting and shouting for his resignation. Meanwhile, a young gay filmmaker captures the events of the protest while attempting to deliver an important package to Fauci. As tensions rise and the demonstrations threaten to upend the scientists' work, Dr. Fauci is forced to reckon with his power and privilege.
Linger
Directed by Thiago Kistenmacker 18min 2024 Brazil Portuguese
João and Vitor used to be paramours but haven't spoken to each other for 30 years. At 70, they reunite and reconcile past, present, and a possible future after the passing of Vitor's wife, at a moment when so much of their lives seem to have reached an end.
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Directed by Chheangkea 19min 2025 Cambodia,France,USA Central Khmer
During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
The Pink Funeral
Directed by Iven Tu 13min 2025 Canada/UK English/Chinese
A transgender Chinese girl on the brink of crossing over to the afterlife embarks on a comedic struggle back on Earth to ensure the proper burial of her body, ultimately leading to a profound reconciliation with her mother and acceptance of her true identity.
1:00 PM Best in shorts from the WQFF part 2:
Living in Pryde
Directed by Rob Tokanel, Emily Judem, Jack Doyle 38min 2025 USA English
Living in Pryde is a short documentary that follows residents of The Pryde - New England’s first LGBTQ+ welcoming, affordable senior housing community. At a time when LGBTQ+ rights face renewed attack, the film explores the experiences of a generation that came of age with few legal protections against harassment or discrimination. Residents tap into a lifetime of resilience to meet the current political moment as they reflect on surviving the AIDS crisis, fighting for same-sex marriage and coming out as transgender.
Leather Graves
Directed by Malic Amalya 12min 2025 United States English "Leather Graves" is an experimental 16mm film that explores the permeable boundaries between exile and ecstasy. Cruising amongst gravestones engraved with references to queer culture and sexuality, queers defy death by devouring candy-coated blossoms.
Tião Personal Dancer
Directed by Aristótelis Tothi 24min 2025 Brazil Portuguese TGIF! There is forro all over the city. Tiao, a professional dancer, works in ballrooms around the city. While Reginaldo and Cida hit the dance floor waiting for the night to bring a little something extra.
In the Valley: A Cosmic Queer Abduction
Directed by Adam Van Dyke 28min 2025 USA English Lost in the vast Southern California desert, Josh wakes alone after a night with a mysterious Cowboy. As the landscape twists into a waking nightmare, Josh must uncover the truth about the Cowboy, the cloaked figures watching him, and his own forgotten past—before the desert claims him forever.
Princess Sparkles
Directed by Marlena Lerner 15min 2025 USA English
When her girlfriend dumps her for being an unreliable mess, Lucie accidentally signs up to pet-sit a “Princess”–only to discover she’s actually a nippy, Fox News-watching pig. What starts as an inconvenience turns into an unhinged crash course in responsibility, as Lucie learns that sometimes the only thing standing between you and self-improvement… is 200 pounds of attitude on a leash.
3:15PM: Summit feature presentation
Roommate
Directed by Jessica Hayes 89min 2026 USA English
A small-town teen must survive a sudden disaster event at an elite CDC summer camp while navigating emotional stakes with her assigned camp roommate during a mysterious lockdown. Like an after-school special gone wrong.
FARGO THEATRE: 7:30PM (Summit Ticket does not include this showing)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch directed by John Cameron Mitchell 95 min 2001 Canada, USA English, German
Hedwig, born male as Hansel in East Berlin, fell in love with an American G.I. and underwent a Gender Reassignment Surgery in order to marry him and flee to the West. Unfortunately, nothing worked out quite as it was supposed to - years later, Hedwig is leading her rock band on a tour of the U.S., telling her life story through a series of concerts at Bilgewater Inn seafood restaurants. Her tour dates coincide with those of arena-rock star Tommy Gnosis, a wide-eyed boy who once loved Hedwig - but then left with all her songs.
Dress Creatively and feel free to sing-along!!
