Program 03: Flower City Flicks

Shorts Program, Special Guests, Saturday, Oct. 6 / 76 mins

We are honored and proud to showcase local filmmakers and personalities in this celebration of talents from the Western New York region.

In This Program: The Long Trail Out, Don’t Define Me, My Brother Blake, Beard

Program 04: Transformer

Michael Del Monte / Documentary Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Canada / 2017 / 80 mins

Matt “Kroc” Kroczaleski is a star on the powerlifting and body-building circuits, gracing the covers of numerous magazines, posters, and sponsorship campaigns. But during the summer of 2015 a YouTube blogger outed Matt’s part-time life as Janae, and like so many other outed individuals, Janae is forced to take control of her narrative before it runs amok.

Preceded by: Let Me Dance

Program 05: Your Will Be Done (So auf Erden)

Till Endemann / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Germany / 2017 / 88 mins

Johannes (Edgar Selge) and his wife Lydia (Franziska Walser) are good, Christian people. He’s the preacher at the evangelical church they run together; she handles administrative duties and helps write his sermons. They’re genuinely decent people, preaching the gospel and doing their best to do what’s right. The couple has earned the respect of their congregation, and thanks to their efforts the parish is on the verge of an expansion, with plans to build an elaborate new community center.

Program 06: Pulse

Stevie Cruz-Martin / ASL Interpreted, ImageOut There! Series, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Australia / 2016 / 84 mins

If you had the chance to transplant your mind into a new body, would you? What if you could make yourself more desirable to the boys at school? What if you could change genders?

Program 07: Quick Licks

Shorts Program, Saturday, Oct. 6 / 97 mins

This amazing collection of stories of queer women will inspire you and make you believe in life and love.

In This Program: Life After, Marguerite, Heather Has Four Moms, Foxy Trot, Getting Started, The Inherent Traits Of Connor James

Program 08: Kiss Me! (Embrasse-moi!)

Océane Michel and Cyprien Vial / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / France / 2017 / 86 mins

There’s a bit of a stereotype around lesbians: that they stay friends with their exes. For Océanerosemarie (director Océane Michel), this is a bit of an understatement. See, Océane has many exes. Many. Many, many. And she’s friends with every last one of them.

Program 09: The Cakemaker

Ofir Raul Graizer / ASL Interpreted, Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Germany, Israel / 2017 / 113 mins

Shy Berlin baker Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) doesn’t take much notice when Oren (Roy Miller) first sets foot inside his café. But as Oren, an Israeli city planner in town on business, strikes up a conversation, the two hit it off and one thing rather quickly leads to another.

Program 10: Anchor and Hope (Tierra firme)

Carlos Marques-Marcet / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Spain, UK / 2017 / 113 mins

One of the most refreshing things about Anchor and Hope is that sexual orientation isn’t really a plot point. Nobody comes out. There are no homophobic characters or issues. It’s essentially a romantic comedy/drama that happens to feature a lesbian couple rather than a straight one. A breath of fresh air, truly.

Program 11: Mario

Marcel Gisler / Subtitled, Spotlight Feature, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Switzerland / 2018 / 124 mins

Mario (Max Hubacher) is on the verge of achieving his lifelong dream: playing in Europe’s top professional soccer league with his hometown team. Entering his final season in the top Under-21 league, all Mario has to do to earn his much-anticipated promotion to fame and fortune is keep his head down, work hard, and play well. But when his team adds a flashy new teammate, Mario’s dream season immediately seems threatened.