Utah proud and Utah loud. These short films by local filmmakers highlight the rapidly increasing queer community of our state. Put a little jive in your beehive and celebrate your world.
Presented by the Artist Foundry‘s Utah Filmmaker Showcase program.
ABOUT THE FILMS
Be by Claire Timothy
11 min | United States
Three bisexual young adults explore how they came to terms with their sexualities. Each story highlights a different film medium (16mm, 8mm, and digital) to create a unique world and experience.
Dizzy by Sam Everrett
6 min | United States
“Dizzy” is a story about struggling to fit in, facing rejection, and finding belonging through chosen family. The film’s message is simple but powerful: acceptance and understanding can lead to healing.
Embalmed by Ryan Margetts
5 min | United States
Embalmed is a haunting, satirical anthem that examines themes of capitalism, dehumanization, exploitation, and greed.
Freedom Dreaming by Merel Noorlander
6 min | United States
A journey through fluid water, flowery, and bodily landscapes of pleasure and pain meandering through domestic and public spaces. Erotic queer energy through a political lens, being made ecological as non-normative storytelling.
Greenware: My Queer Clay Body by Rae Ann Luebbert
7 min | United States
“Greenware: My Queer Clay Body” is an experimental short film exploring the abundant queerness of clay and its relationship to the moving body. Clay is deeply malleable, a material in constant transformation that becomes both delicate and durable. Clay holds the impressive capacity to be shaped and re-shaped again and again. It is soft and fragile but astoundingly resilient.
The Mascot by Delaney Plant
16 min | United States
Charlie Bird rose to fame as Brigham Young University’s viral mascot, only to reveal a deeper truth beneath the mask—navigating life as an openly gay member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a church that both celebrates and excludes him.
The Red Book by Jack Hessler, Brian Durkee
7 min | United States
Something is missing in Dr. Graham’s life. When a patient unexpectedly shows up at his house, they have a peculiar conversation that makes Dr. Graham question his own morals.
Virtual by Alfonso Belloso
12 min | United States
A young woman (Dolly) becomes obsessed with a virtual reality video game after she discovers that her best friend (Mary) exists inside of it.
We’ve Come a Long Way by Edgar Flores
7 min | United States
A conversation with senior members of the LGBTQ+ community, exploring how the universal need to express our identity can bring us together.