QUEER SHORTS WATCH / APR-MAY 2025

QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema. 

WATCH brilliant queer films with us for FREE wherever you are! 

NEXT QUEER SHORTS WATCH 

APRIL-MAY  2025

We feature a new film/ filmmaker every FRIDAY.

QUEER SHORTS WATCH was launched on MONDAY 21 OCT, 2024 with Iris Prize winning short BLOOD LIKE WATER (2023), directed by Dima Hamdan.  

!!! Some of the films are available for a limited time only, so look out for our social media posts to get notified about new releases.

@GlobalQueerCinema would like to THANK all the filmmakers and collaborating partners who participate in QUEER SHORTS WATCH.

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FEATURED FILMMAKER: 

GBENGA KOMOLAFE 

Gbenga Komolafe is a Nigerian self-taught multimedia artist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. They draw inspiration from the parallels between African art traditions and the innovative craftsmanship of mid-20th-century queer and black American communities. Their work has been exhibited at The Broad, Felix Art Fair, Tribeca Film Festival, and the 2024 Whitney Biennial. They have directed several experimental shorts and video projects, including Winter Insect, Summer Flower (2022) and 100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu (2022). 

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QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema. 

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Image © @gbeng.a

100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022) 

DIR. GBENGA KOMOLAFE 

A spicy comedy about Nikki, a sassy trans girl who, in her quest to afford her breast augmentation surgery, takes a job at her estranged mother’s struggling tofu restaurant in LA’s Koreatown. But Nikki is no ordinary girl and when she sells tofu, things get spiced up. Austria Wang is nothing short of fabulous in the role of Nikki as she navigates her dreams and realities in her mom’s restaurant and beyond. An endearing story about mothers and daughters, spicy tofu and staying true to who you are. 

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QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema. 

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FEATURED FILMMAKER:

TOM CJ BROWN

Tom CJ Brown is a British artist and filmmaker who has worked in animation and film at Psyop (NY) and is the founder of the  boutique production company Temple Carrington & Brown, producing films and creating commercial content. Tom CJ Brown work has been awarded at festivals around the world including at Sundance, SXSW, Outfest, Annecy, and BIFA nominated. His shorts include t.o.m. (2007), teeth (2015), Cousin John - The Arrival (2020), and Christopher at Sea (2022). (source)

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QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema. 

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Image © @tomcjbrown

CHRISTOPHER AT SEA (2022) 

DIR. TOM CJ BROWN

A surreal journey of queer desire and fantasy, this animated short follows a young man as he navigates his emotions and fears literally and figuratively at sea. Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship where his encounter with a ship crew lures him into a dreamlike world of erotic fantasy and obsession. A visually singular work, this short animation submerges into Christopher’s inner turmoil as he slowly descends into the surreal realm of his desires and fears.

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FEATURED FILMMAKER:

HAO ZHOU

Hao Zhou is a filmmaker from southwest China whose films explore queer stories in Asia and the Asian diaspora. In 2014, Zhou directed their first feature, The Night, about queer sex workers in China, premiering at the Berlinale. Zhou's 2023 short doc Here, Hopefully won Best Short at Doc10, and is among Vimeo’s 2024 Best of Staff Picks. In 2024, Zhou's short documentary Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way premiered at SXSW. Currently Zhou is in production and postproduction on multiple projects, both narrative and nonfiction. (source)

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Image © Hao Zhou

HERE, HOPEFULLY (2023) 

DIR. HAO ZHOU

An inspiring documentary about Zee, a nonbinary nursing school student from rural China, studying and aspiring to build a gender-affirming life in Iowa City (USA). After graduation, however, they must face the difficulties of being hired as a non-citizen. Navigating exams, job hunting, and emotional ups and downs, Zee’s resilience and resolve is nothing short of extraordinary. 

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FEATURED FILMMAKER:

BEN MULLINKOSSON

Ben Mullinkosson was raised in the suburbs of Chicago and trained in observational documentary production at Chapman University. His short film, Gnarly in Pink (2013), premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and premiered online as a NYT Op-Doc. Ben’s second feature length documentary, The Last Year of Darkness was released in 2023. Many of Ben’s shorts have been selected as Vimeo Staff Picks. Ben speaks Chinese fluently and is an X Games gold medalist for halfpipe skateboard competition in China. (source)

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Image © @benmullinkosson

DOUBLE SEXY (2019) 

DIR. BEN MULLINKOSSON 

An exhilarating look at the underground party scene of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, China. This pulsating yet intimate short follows the regulars of an underground club called Funky Town over one weekend. Skaters, DJs, drag performers, and floaters get wild, fall in love, explore their sexuality, and throw up if they must, while holding on to each other through neon-lit nights and bleak mornings. This short is a prequel to Ben Mullinkosson’s feature length documentary, The Last Year of Darkness (2023). 

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FEATURED FILMMAKER:

ATEFEH KHADEMOLREZA 

Atefeh Khademolreza is an award-winning writer, director, and animator, originally from Iran and currently residing in Toronto, Canada. With over 15 years of international filmmaking experience, she honed her craft under the mentorship of the late maestro, Abbas Kiarostami, before relocating to Canada. (source)

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Image © @atefeh.khademolreza

METEOR (2023) 

DIR. ATEFEH KHADEMOLREZA 

A touching tribute to a friend, Meteor is a visually captivating short about loss and grief and the challenges of women and the queer community in Iran - those who have been (and still are) deprived to be themselves. Using rotoscoping, Meteor juxtaposes the stories of the women’s movement in Iran and the filmmaker’s relationship with a gay friend in this poetic exploration of oppression and hope. A must see. 

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QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema. 

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