LGBTQ Shorts: Love, Loss, and Acceptance
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Sunday August 23, 2026 12:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Douglass Theatre
TITLE: Amid the Noise and the Haste
DIRECTOR: Julie Goldstone
TRT: 19:23
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
SYNOPSIS: A trans woman seeks her true voice through vocal training while bracing to meet her boyfriend’s parents.
RATINGS: None
TITLE: Gallina
DIRECTOR: Olivia Roberts
TRT: 16:25
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain
SYNOPSIS: In rural Spain, ten-year-old Pablo loves spending time at his granny’s countryside home, playing with his younger sister Alba and his best friend Martín. But everything changes when Martín pressures him to betray his family, leaving Pablo to question where he truly belongs.
RATINGS: Violence
TITLE: Fireflies in the Dusk
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Hammond
TRT: 17:30
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
SYNOPSIS: A fantastical romance across time and space.
RATINGS: Violence
TITLE: HIM+
DIRECTOR: Creed Smith
TRT: 27:44
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
SYNOPSIS: HIM+ follows the journey of Chris, a young Black man whose life takes a drastic turn when he learns he is HIV positive. Struggling with fear, stigma, and uncertainty, Chris is forced to confront himself and the world around him in a new way. Through the support of his faith, friends, and mentor, he begins to discover strength and resilience he didn’t know he had.
RATINGS: None
TITLE: Nova
DIRECTOR: Olivia Roberts
TRT: 19:20
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
SYNOPSIS: Miriam and JoJo, exes living in the same building, reconnect with only 27 hours left before the end of the world. Accompanied by their neighbor's dog, they decide to search for an abandoned military base, all while navigating their complicated feelings about their relationship and the looming apocalypse.
RATINGS: Language, Violence