QUEER SHORTS WATCH / JAN/FEB 2025

QUEER SHORTS WATCH

JANUARY 12

IT'S A GRAY, GRAY WORLD! (2022)

dir. Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib

 in partnership with CHEERS CINEMA

WATCH HERE

Longlisted for the best Animated Short category at the 96th Academy Awards, this vibrant animation is set in a monochrome world where colors are a crime. It tells the story of a young man whose true colors are accidentally revealed by a mischievous child and who suddenly finds himself in a hostile environment where everyone is outraged by his transgressive behavior. Will he hide or will he fight back? Fantasy is the safe space where the restrictive arm of oppression cannot reach. This short takes you there - where anything is possible. 

MORE HERE

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

🌍🏳️‍🌈🎥

QUEER SHORTS WATCH

FEATURED FILMMAKER: 

SEYED MOHSEN POURMOHSENI SHAKIB

Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib is from Rasht, Iran. His fifth animated short film, The Boot, was the first Iranian-produced short film to be nominated for Best Animation at the 49th Student Academy Awards. In 2022, he received the WIA Diversity Award and the Premio Riflessi nel Buio Award for his sixth short animation, It's A Gray, Gray World!, awarded respectively at Spark Animation and the Lovers Film Festival. This film also won the Best Animated Short Jury Award at the 47th Cleveland Film Festival and was longlisted for the Short Film Animated category at the 96th Academy Awards. His animations have been screened at seventeen Oscar-qualified film festivals, including Out on Film, Guadalajara, St. Louis, and many more.

MORE HERE

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

🌍🏳️‍🌈🎥

NEXT QUEER SHORTS WATCH 

12 JAN-14 FEB, 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! 

We feature a new film/ filmmaker every week.

We are excited to launch the next QUEER SHORTS WATCH in partnership with CHEERS CINEMA's Queer Arabic Shorts Night 

 on SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 8 PM EST with: 

IT'S A GRAY, GRAY WORLD! (2022)

dir. Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib | Iran

WATCH IT FOR FREE for 48 HOURS starting SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 8 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time). We are going to share the link on our website & social media on January 12th.

See you at the next QUEER SHORTS WATCH!

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

🫶🌎🏳️‍🌈🎥

DO YOU WANT YOUR QUEER SHORT FEATURED in the next QUEER SHORTS WATCH?

Write us: info@globalqueercinema.com

We reserve the right to feature films that align with our mission and curatorial priorities.