Streaming only combo: 3 of 7 shorts from the 🪟“Come to My Window: Date Night” program, plus 4 of 8 shorts in ⚙️“Love Lies Scheming,” will be combined into the “Come to My Window + Love Lies” streaming program. The other short films in the two in-person screening programs are not available as part of the streaming encore.
- ⚙️After Hours, dir. Star Amerasu, 2024 USA, 6 min., streaming, World premiere 👏
- ⚙️Burrow, dir. Leaf Lieber, 2023 USA, 14 min., streaming 👍
- 🪟Euphoric, dir. Cam Killion, 2024 USA, 16 min., World Premiere, streaming 💖💗❣️
- 🪟Halfway, dir. Kumar Chheda, 2023 India, 9 min., in English, US premiere, streaming 👏
- ⚙️Kai Hali‘a (Sea of Memory), dir. Angelique Kalani Axelrode, 2024 USA, 9 min., in English and Hawai‘ian with English subtitles, streaming 😐
- ⚙️Kasbi (کسبی), dir. Farah Jabir, 2024 USA, 12 min., in English and Urdu with English subtitles, streaming 💖
- 🪟T-Minus, dir. Emily Lerer, 2023 USA, 12 min., streaming 👏
After Hours, dir. Star Amerasu, 2024 USA, 6 min., streaming, World premiere 👏
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| After Hours |
I can’t quote you the dedication from the end of the film (spoilers), but definitely watch for it at the very, very end of the credits.
• IMDb [director] • Official website • Filmmaker • Twitter • Instagram • Facebook • preview • profile of Star Amerasu on KQED •
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| Burrow |
Euphoric, dir. Cam Killion, 2024 USA, 16 min., World Premiere, streaming 💖💗❣️
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| Euphoric |
• IMDb • Official website • Filmmaker • Twitter • Instagram • Facebook • preview • other •
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| Halfway |
Saarth and Nakul have been dating for two turbulent years and are meeting up on the beach, but get their wires crossed, ending up at opposite ends of the beach. They eventually have to, both literally and figuratively, meet in the middle. Very well done, highly recommended.
• IMDb • Official website • Filmmaker • Twitter • Instagram • Facebook • preview • other •
Kai Hali‘a (Sea of Memory), dir. Angelique Kalani Axelrode, 2024 USA, 9 min., in English and Hawai‘ian with English subtitles, streaming 😐
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| Kai Hali‘a |
A kanaka (native Hawai‘ian) woman does some rituals to reconnect to the land and the people. Much of the imagery is beautiful — except for several bits with flashes of light and what is meant to look like scratches on an actual analog film — with pleasant music and a soft voiceover that kind of gets lost in the mix. It’s not a bad way to spend 8 minutes, but not recommended unless you’re into ethereal visual poems or Hawai‘ian culture.
• IMDb [director] • Official website • Filmmaker • Twitter • Instagram • Facebook • preview • YouTube video explaining the chant • my review of the filmmaker’s previous short, L’apprenante •
Kasbi (کسبی), dir. Farah Jabir, 2024 USA, 12 min., in English and Urdu with English subtitles, streaming 💖
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| Kasbi (کسبی) |
Maryam, a Pakistani housewife in New Jersey, has known all her life that she’s attracted to women but never acted on it. She finds “Aisha,” a Muslim woman sex worker, on an app and meets her at a motel. Maryam is still wrestling with her conscience, finding it difficult to set aside a lifetime of inhibition, but she and Aisha begin talking. Very well done, created two complex and interesting characters in a short time. Must see, especially for Muslim lesbians, but really for anyone.
The title, Kasbi (کسبی) is Urdu for “whore” — not “prostitute” or “sex worker” — as an act of subverting and reclaiming a label of oppression. “If you need this film, it is for you.”
T-Minus, dir. Emily Lerer, 2023 USA, 12 min., streaming, West Coast premiere 👏
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| T-Minus |
Andrew is a trans man who works as a mechanic, somewhere in Ohio. To his dismay, he finds himself pregnant, which means crossing state lines to get an abortion. A drag queen named Lex goes on the road trip, which has some twists and turns. Intriguing storyline, well done, highly recommended
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