Global Shorts Vol 1
Title: Lollygag (SHORT)
Directed by: Tij Doyen
Starring: Emily DeForest, Nile Harris, Chad Knuth
Production: Cameron Morton
Year: 2022
Country: United States
Language: English, Greek
Length: 10 mins
Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Synopsis: Set in the leisured suburb of East Hampton, the short plays out a woman’s sensual yet macabre childhood memory that occurred the summer of her parents divorce. Lollygag is a bleak sun-drenched study of isolation, ennui, obsession and loss.
Title: An Avocado Pit (SHORT)
Directed by: Ary Zara
Starring: Gaya Medeiros, Ivo Canelas, Jó Bernardo
Production: Andreia Nunes, Frederico Serra
Year: 2022
Country: Portugal
Language: Portuguese
Length: 19min
Genre: Short, Drama, LGBTQ+
Synopsis: Larissa, a trans woman and Cláudio, a cis man, meet one night, in the streets of Lisbon. Two people, two realities, who dance their differences away till morning light. In challenge, in surprise, in awe and in recognition.
Title: Country Love (SHORT)
Directed by: Wapah Ezeigwe
Starring: Divine Ahiwe, Kelechi Michael, Uzoamaka Onuoha
Production: Wapah Ezeigwe
Year: 2022
Country: Nigeria
Length: 45 mins
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+,
Synopsis: Kambili returns home after fifteen years when his sister, Nneka, writes him a heartfelt letter of reconciliation. Upon his return, he is confronted by the bitter-sweet memories of his childhood, his estranged relationship with his family and his deep affection for his childhood friend, Ifediora.
Title: Complicated Order (SHORT)
Directed by: Emmie Lichtenberg
Starring: Sophia Arguelles, Midori Francis, Railey Gilliland
Production: Kristi Lugo
Year: 2023
Country: United States
Language: English
Length: 15 mins
Genre: Short, LGBTQ+
Synopsis: When Remy accidentally places a food delivery order to her estranged ex-girlfriend’s house, she sets out on a journey to retrieve it, causing her to reexamine her entire relationship—and herself—in the process.
Title: The Black Widow (SHORT)
Directed by: Fiume and Julian McKinnon
Starring: Siro Pedrozzi, Marina de Van, Ifig Brouard, Aurélien Deseez, Guilhem Chamboredon
Production: Aurelien Deseez
Executive Production : Loic Dimitch, Milena Henochsberg
Year: 2023
Country: France
Language: French / Italian
Length: 20 mins
Genre: Short, Horror, Thriller, LGBTQ+
Synopsis: While cycling through the streets of Marseille, Alfredo, a young Italian student, crashes his bike. Seeking help, he needs a strange call from a porn cinema from another time.
These films are only available via the Every Colour In Between festival.
