Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2008

By turns silly, serious, and sensuous, these six short films distill the emotional potency of encountering one’s true self. LLOYD NECK Something is up with Taylor, and his little sister know it. (USA, 2007, 16 mins, dir: Benedict Campbell) DOLLS When a garage sale turns violent, a mother is forced to come to terms with her teenage son’s sexuality. (USA, 2008, 10 mins, dir: Randy Caspersen) PAT’S FIRST KISS The true story of the filmmaker’s first kiss with a stranger he met overseas. (Canada, 2007, 4 mins, dir: Pat Mills) THIRTEEN OR SO MINUTES Two attractive guys, both secure in their heterosexuality, discover surprising chemistry and share “thirteen or so minutes” that challenge their ideas about who they are. (USA, 2008, 14 mins, dir: Branden Blinn) THE AWAKENING 16-year-old Carsten just started dating Melissa. He is introduced to her sweet and likable parents, who kindly welcome their first son in law. On a weekend in their summerhouse it turns out that Carsten and Melissa’s dad might have more in common than they first thought. (Denmark, 2008, 39 mins, dir: Jakob Balslev) SILVER ROAD Two childhood friends say goodbye in this ode to growing up and letting go. (Canada, 2007, 13 mins, dir:Bill Taylor)