qFLIX 2020 XL Virtual Edition

November 19-30

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME? – A mix of Male, Female and Trans Identifying or Gender Nonconforming Shorts that demonstrate that home isn't always the best place to be, 101 Minutes

AYANEH
Directed by Nicolas Greinacher | Switzerland | 2020
Set in Switzerland, our story follows Ayaneh, a young refugee from Afghanistan. One day at a public swimming pool she meets Anna and instantly feels attracted to her. As the relationship between the two women develops, Ayaneh is confronted with growing resistance from her religious family.

STROKE OF FATE
Directed by Aharon Jinjihashvili | Canada | 2020 | 12 Minutes
In a hospital waiting room, family wounds are exposed as a mother and son wait for news of their loved one's prognosis. Starring Sheila McCarthy from the Umbrella Academy.

PURGATORY
Directed by Nadyja von Ebers | USA | 2020 | 13 Minutes
When faced with the possibility of discharge, a psychiatric patient is ambivalent about returning to the real world.

EXCHANGE
Directed by Conlan Carter | USA | 2020 | 11 Minutes
Javier has become an agoraphobe following his recent HIV diagnosis. His friend, Ashley, begs for him to reenter the outside world, but strangely, Javier has already arranged for the outside world to come to him.

PARTICULAR FRIENDSHIPS
Directed by Mark Padilla, Nelson Varas-Díaz | USA | 2020 | 15 Minutes
Susan entered the convent as a naïve young woman. There she established a “particular friendship” that would send her on a path of self discovery.

GOOD MORNING
Directed by Yiannis Alexiou, 2020, 15 Minutes, UK
In an isolated village, a woman hides a terrible truth in order to protect her family.

FAMILY HISTORY, Directed by Mark J. Parker, 2020, 16 Minutes, USA
On the anniversary of his mother's mysterious death, a young man brings his new boyfriend home to meet his reclusive, conservative father.