Disney Plus Hotstar is positioned to become the second highest revenue earning video platform in India by 2025, behind only YouTube, a new report says. The study, published by consultancy Media Partners Asia, presents a base case scenario under which Disney Plus Hotstar’s revenue will grow from an annual $216 million last year to $902…
via Disney Plus Hotstar Poised For Growth in India (Report) — Variety
YOU CAN KISS ME, 17min., USA, Drama/Romance
Directed by Jan Jalenak
Penelope’s search for the kind of love that’s missing in her life leads her to a motel room with another woman – only to be confronted by the realities of her marriage.
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RENOVATION, 20min., Denmark, Drama
Directed by Bjarke de Koning
Renovating the apartment was meant to be a dream come true, a new home for a new love, yet unforeseen problems heighten his anxieties to breaking point.
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BOLDLY GO, 5min., Australia, Romance
Directed by Christopher Cosgrove
A young gay man is hiding an embarrassing secret about his body. When a long-term crush begins seducing him at a party, he is forced to confront his shame and expose the truth, or risk losing the boy of his dreams.
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DESMOND IS AMAZING, 4min., Brazil, Documentary
Directed by Breno Moreira
Performer, drag kid, awarded LGBTQ advocate, outspoken gay youth, editorial model, public speaker, founder of his own drag house, fashion designer and only 11 years old. Desmond Napoles is the star behind this unapologetic short film about unconditional acceptance, pride and love.
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ENCLOUSRE, 11min, USA, Drama
Directed by Tingling Li
A quiet girl who always lives in the enclosure wants to break out of chain she had been caught within all her life.
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QUEERLY BELOVED, 14min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Kellie Etling, Caitlyn Johannes, Aditya Sudhakaran
An experimental documentary that explores queer identity and empathy
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SAMMY THE SALMON, 6min., Australia, Comedy/Fantasy
Directed by Jake Shannon
Unable to pluck up the courage to tell his girlfriend he’s gay, Spencer comes across Sammy – a talking salmon who offers to get his love-life back on track.
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FLOOD, 8min., USA, Drama
Directed by Hailey Abernathy
Allie wanders through various stages of her life struggling to choose between her sexuality and religion.
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SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING, 5min., Japan, Drama/Comedy
Directed by Sergey Vlasov
It was supposed to be a usual morning of a Tokyo married couple…
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