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shareCAAMFest’s OUT/HERE shorts program has been a staple of our festival for over a decade now. In this program, we showcase and celebrate the unique and bold stories from the LGBTQ+ diverse communities. From lesbian vampires to a gay relationship in turmoil, OUT/HERE is a real treasure of stories and storytellers.
Co-Presenters: APIENC, FRAMELINE, Moments Coop, The Queer Paulettes
In this program
DUET
Directed by Shae Xu
In this sensual and dream-like film, an unspoken romance inevitably resurfaces when a high school music teacher meets an old colleague again and decides to perform together for the first time as piano duet partners after they’ve long since drifted apart from each other.
SUMMERWINTERSUMMER
Directed by Thy Tran
Struggling to deal with Martin’s disappearance, Duy resorts to anonymous hook-ups to escape the emptiness.
THE LEAF
Directed by William J. Zang
THE LEAF is a personal, poetic, documentary film about Director Will J. Zang’s experience as both a filmmaker and a gay immigrant during this pandemic.
LOVE X BITES
Directed by M. Noe, Yupar Momo
During Covid19 outbreak, two women enter the quarantine at a hotel and share a room.
CLUB QUARANTINE
Directed by Aurora Brachman
Every night during the Covid-19 lockdown, hundreds of people from around the world gather in a massive queer dance party known as ‘Club Quarantine.’
DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN
Directed by Edward Gunawan
DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN, a touching film by filmmaker Edward Gunawan explores his family’s intergenerational trauma and intersectional struggles as a queer Chinese Indonesian in this intimately personal video essay.