Program 37: Safe Space (Shorts)

Next Generation Series, October 20, Shorts Program
96 mins

Our 2019 Shorts Programs are made possible through the gererosity of longtime ImageOut supporters David D. Emert and Jon P. Templin.

From these LGBTQ youth stories of hope, bravery, and resilience, you have got to believe that the kids will be alright.

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In this program

Listen

Directed by Jake Graf

Featuring young trans actors in trans roles, Listen honestly and frankly depicts some of the myriad struggles experienced daily by trans children and teenagers, giving a much needed voice to this often maligned segment of the community.

Sweetheart Dancers

Directed by Ben-Alex Dupris

Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the “Sweetheart Dance.” This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for heterosexual couples … until now.

Involuntary Activist

Directed by Mikael Bundsen

An openly gay teacher must choose a course of action when his sister asks him to step back into the closet for her wedding in Turkey.

Sequins

Directed by Michael Beddoes

Seventeen-year-old Paul Bigsby has only one dream at the moment: to be a proper drag queen.

Bubble

Directed by Alyssa Lerner

In this comedic coming-of-age story set during the 2008 financial crisis, a Filipina teenager struggles with her parents avoiding the reality of their home foreclosure and her growing realization that she’s in love with her female best friend.