Project
Reel Her In
2017—2021An annual screening of short films directed by women of color and LGBTQ+ women, trans, and non-binary people.
Showcase Archive
2021
Pure
Natalie Jasmine Harris
On the eve of her cotillion ball, a young girl grapples with her own insecurities and fears about embracing her queer identity.
Snakeskin
Grace Zhang
Penny develops a mysterious rash and slowly realizes what her parents are hiding from her.
Lucky Fish
Emily May Jampel
Two teenage girls meet in the bathroom at a Chinese restaurant where both of their families are having dinner.
Across, Beyond and Over
Brit Fryer & Noah Schamus
A hybrid documentary about two trans men, who used to date in middle school, reconnecting 10 years later to develop a narrative film about their past.
More Happiness
Livia Huang
In a late night conversation, a young woman asks her mother how to be a person. As they talk, the woman thinks of an old lover. Seasons change and memories accumulate without relief.
Bittu
Karishma Dube
A close friendship between two girls is eclipsed by an accidental poisoning at school. Based on a true story.
Little Sky / 小天
Jess X. Snow
Little Sky follows the journey of Sky, a Chinese American pop star who returns to the city they were raised in to find their estranged immigrant father. Haunted by their childhood memories, Sky risks their non-binary identity to end the cycle of violence in their family. In the confrontation, Sky discovers something that changes how they feel about the people they love. Packed with original songs, Little Sky is a film about finding the chosen family who sees us when our blood family cannot.
2020
Slurp
ANYA MARTIN
Two brothers enter a ramen eating competition and the bowl size is not what they expected.
Inner Child
CHARLENE DEGUZMAN
A woman attempts to connect to her inner child.
Break In
ALYSSA LERNER
When Nousha accidentally texts erotic fiction to her crush, she enlists best friend Oliver to set out on a mission to delete the text.
2 Dollars
ROBIN CLOUD
Syd works at one of the worst property management firms in the city. As a black queer masculine of center artist, Syd deals with the daily slights from ignorant co-workers, an oblivious boss, and a killer workload.
Thanksgiving
VAN B. NGUYEN
Follows a Vietnamese mother who prepares for Thanksgiving and faces a situation she never expected when her son brings home a man.
War Paint
Katrelle Kindred
A young South L.A Black girl experiences a series of events that intersects racism and sexism during the 4th of July holiday.
Fran This Summer
MARY EVANGELISTA
Fran This Summer is about teenage love birds, sensitive Francis and skater girlfriend Angie, as they spend the summer shacked up at home while Fran begins their transition
2019
Black Hat
SARAH SMITH
A seemingly pious Hasidic man living a secret double life misplaces his black hat one night which causes his two separate lives to collide in a way he never imagined.
What Remains
CHIARA FLEISCHHACKER
At the end of her wedding day, the bride Elaha has locked herself in the bathroom with her two closest friends to insert an artificial hymen inside her. But now Elaha is hesitating. The clock is ticking and the bathroom seems to be getting smaller and smaller.
Framing Agnes
CHASE JOYNT
In the late 1950s, a woman named Agnes approached the UCLA Medical Center seeking sex reassignment surgery. Her story was long considered to be exceptional and singular until never-before-seen case files of other patients were found in 2017.
Boxed
WANJIRU NJENDU
Boxed is a fictionalized short film based on the true story of Henry "Box" Brown a slave who mailed himself to freedom in 1849 shot as a psychological thriller.
The Garden
NATALIA IYUDIN
When in 2089 humans become an out-of-date concept, rebellious Luc would rather die than integrate into A.I. But when she meets robot Azul, the idea of upgrading herself suddenly sounds tempting.
Momster
DREW DENNY
When notorious bank robber the MOMSTER (Amanda Plummer) catches her daughter Angel (Brianna Hildebrand) mid-gunfight, Angel thinks she's being rescued... until she realizes she's got to do the saving.
2018
Are We Good Parents?
BOLA OGUN
When Lauren and Bill’s 14-year-old daughter says she’s going to her first dance with her classmate Ryan, they question their preconceived notions of her sexuality and their openness as parents.
End of the Line
JESSICA SANDERS
Based on acclaimed writer Aimee Bender's surrealist short story about a lonely man who goes to the pet store and buys a tiny man in a cage. The film explores themes of power and abuse of power in a highly creative and unusual way. Staring Simon Helberg (Big Bang Theory), and Brett Gelman (Lemon).
Full Beat
KASE PENA
A latino transgender teen navigates her relationship with her unaccepting father
Out Again
ROBIN CLOUD
Cat visits her parents for the weekend and is confronted by her mother's inability to remember one key detail.
The Melancholy Man
SAMANTHA ALDANA
The world's saddest meets the world's saddest woman.
MA
VERA MIAO
When Mona falls for Erica, the new neighbor next door, she discovers the terrifying lengths her Ma will go to keep her “perfect” Chinese daughter at home.
Ma/ddy
DEVON KIRKPATRICK
Life after death takes on a whole new meaning for a non-binary widow.
2017
Olive and Mocha: Playing House
SUZI YOONESSI
Olive learns all about the birds and the bees when Mocha shows her how the middle school girls play with dolls. But their friendship is tested when Olive's moral code forces the dolls to do the right thing and get married.
Seventh Grade
STEFANI SAINTONGE
Everyone is growing up except Patrice. But when a raunchy rumor threatens her best friend's reputation, she's forced to join the party and embrace adolescence.
Queer Habits
DREW DENNY
Follows real life super heroes - the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a troupe of drag queen nuns who save a group of rural homophobes on the Russian River.
Initiation
BETH DE ARAUJO
When a college senior is reluctant to haze her freshman soccer teammates, she's bullied into becoming the worst culprit of them all.
The Suitcase
ABI DAMARIS CORBIN
The ordinary life of a Boston bred baggage handler is turned upside down when he steals a suitcase that contains terrorist plans. Based on the declassified true story of one man's courage on 9/II.
Hot Seat
ANNA KERRIGAN
To commemorate her eighteenth birthday, Daphne invites a handful of students, including shy Andrea, from her all-girls high school to watch a male stripper at her family home.
Love Stinks!
QUYEN NGUYEN-LE
Set in a world where people are romantically paired according to the fruit they're born with, Love Stinks! is a comedy about a young woman who struggles to find love despite being born with a durian.
