Lucky Us Shorts Program
A selection of Indigiqueer shorts from Canada curated by Jason Ryle. Jason is an independent producer, curator and story editor, and the International Programmer for Australia, New Zealand, and Global Indigenous Cinema at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Through his mother, he is Anishinaabe and a member of Obushkudayang/Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba, and has spent his career working within the Indigenous media arts community.
Braided Together
Two new friends find that their friendship means more to each other than they realize. One is supported through loneliness while the other is supported through deep grief.
Dreams of Sunlight Through Trees
Middle-aged Theo documents life after starting hormones, as ongoing news headlines continue to underline and undermine ongoing trans rights.
Once Upon a Time in the Bay
Two LGBTQ+ Indigenous friends in a straight-ass NZ beach-town search desperately for the missing pot of gold at the end of the rainbow – gay people.
Positions
An unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one's own body.
The Sound of You Collapsing
An audio sensory experience that follows a restless Noah and his internal monologue as he navigates a dreamscape and revisits old memories that reflect his current relationship with Connor. Someone who he cannot fix.
CONTENT WARNINGS: EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, DEPICTION OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE