Schedule of Events:
4:30 pm: Where The Men Are: GAY SHORTS
Genre: Gay
I laughed, I cried, I bought the T-Shirt, the ever popular and sought after shorts program is a staple of OUTshine.
Total Run Time: 124 minutes
Muscat
Philippe Grenier, 16 minutes, Canada, In French and Moroccan with English subtitles
Samir, a 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets Louis, a tourist traveling with his wife. When Louis faces the worst, Samir is the only one who can help him.
Some Kind of Paradise
Nicholas Finegan, 21 minutes, USA
In a chance encounter on Grindr, a reclusive barman at an Arkansas line-dancing bar connects with a charismatic Hollywood actor. The sheer force of their chemistry pushes him to question the isolated life he has built for himself- and embrace the transformative power of intimacy and vulnerability.
The White Crows (Les corneilles blanches)
Denis Liakhov, 16 minutes, France, In Russian with English subtitles
Vlad, a young Russian homosexual in the closet, returns from Moscow to his small hometown. His brother Liokha has arranged a surprise for him: a night in the sauna with a prostitute.
Dream Burger
Sami Kali, 9 minutes, Switzerland, In English
Luke and Simon always go for burgers together after tennis. But this time, Luke wants to tell Simon how he really feels about him. How will Simon react Luke's vivid imagination leads us into some intense scenarios, only to reveal a surprising truth.
The Last Take
Brian Foyster, 14 minutes, USA
Facing the end, a movie star from the golden age of Hollywood must reconcile with the only man he ever loved.
The Pansy of Pickadee
Gus George, Paddy Morahan, 8 minutes, Australia
The Pansy of Pickadee tells the story of a queer young man and a town on the verge of destruction. When all else fails, the young man uses his special skills to save his friends and family and becomes the hero he was born to be.
Car Wash
Lucas Sogas, 30 minutes, Spain, In Spanish with English subtitles
Two boys from a soccer team disguise their love relationship as sheer friendship so as not to be discovered. One night of passion inside a car wash could trigger a different path in their lives.
Location: Regal South Beach - 1120 Lincoln Rd Mall, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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5:15 pm: Lesvia
Runtime: 77 Minutes
Language: In English, Greek, French and Italian with English subtitles
Director: Tzeli Hadjidimitriou
Country: Greece, 2023
Genre: Documentary, Foreign , Historical, Lesbian
Since the 1970s, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou, a native and lesbian herself, is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted. Lesvia is a sun-soaked, blissfully nostalgic yet impressively complex insight into the stories of Lesbos that you have never heard.
Location: Regal South Beach - 1120 Lincoln Rd Mall, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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7:00 pm: MEN'S SPOTLIGHT FILM: F.L.Y.
Runtime: 105 Minutes
Language: English
Director: Rafael Albarran and Trent Kendrick
Country: USA, 2023
Genre: Drag Queen, Gay, Narrative, Slice of Life
When two ex-boyfriends (Max and Rafael), who haven't seen each other in five years, reunite -- the covid pandemic hits, and they're forced to quarantine together. In the years that have passed since they last saw each other in New York, Max has built a new life in Los Angeles working as a freelance editor. Max has spent most of his free time with his new boyfriend Hunter, who's a fitness instructor, while Rafael has been rebuilding his identity as a non-binary human who's excited to explore the art of drag with hopes of becoming a drag superstar. F.L.Y. celebrates living your truth, and trusting the journey it takes you on.
Location: Regal South Beach - 1120 Lincoln Rd Mall, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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7:15 pm: LADIES SPOTLIGHT FILM: Backspot
Runtime: 93 Minutes
Language: English
Director: D.W. Waterson
Country: Canada, 2023
Genre: Drama, Lesbian, Narrative, Sports
Riley is the formidable backspot on her mid-level cheerleading squad until professional coach Eileen McNamara gives her an opportunity to join the Thunderhawks, a high-performance All-Star team. Young, ambitious, and fiercely in love with her girlfriend Amanda, Riley would be on top of the world if only she could get her crippling anxiety under control. Desperate to be heard and appreciated, two qualities her home life severely lacks, Riley will do anything to ingratiate herself to her new coach. Overwhelmed, obsessive and with a competition looming, this young, queer athlete must decipher her own voice from the women around her and form a healthier relationship to the sport that she loves.
Location: Silverspot Cinema - 300 SE 3rd St #100, Miami, FL 33131
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9:30 pm: Mamántula
Runtime: 48 Minutes
Language: In Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Ion de Sosa
Country: Spain, 2023
Genre: Gay, Horror, Narrative
Preceded By: Amoeba
Ian Fallon, 16 minutes, Ireland
After surviving a brain eating parasite, Levi, a young queer man, is invited to his secondary school crush Roan's house for the weekend. Waking from an intoxicated night of reconnecting, Levi becomes convinced Roan kissed him. As Levi seeks the truth of what happened that night, his grip on reality loosens. Amoeba is a story about the destructive power of unrequited love.
Dreadful and gory killings create panic in the queer community: a semen thirsty killer is on the loose and nobody is safe. In this humorous and provocative gem, Ion de Sosa creates an alternative present in which the surreal takes the lead to narrate yet another threat that the LGBTQIA+ community needs to face. In an alternative present of brutalist saunas, endless metro corridors and trench-coated hat-wearing detectives, each of Mamántula's lovers falls victim to his insatiable lust for blood and semen; a thread in the stellar web he's weaving to return to the dimension where he belongs. Savvily playing with genres from noir through to sci-fi, Mamántula explores cinematic queerness at its most compelling.
Location: Regal South Beach - 1120 Lincoln Rd Mall, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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