Frameline49: Fun in Shorts

Laugh out loud with the classic Fun in Shorts program as this collection of films finds humor in dating, birthing alien babies, scamming your business to success, and cheesy baby gender reveal parties.

Short films showing in this program:

Gender Reveal
13 mins
Mo Matton

Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realize that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question.

Girlfriend Girlfriend
5 mins
Sara Werner

A queer woman’s mind is blown by her new coworker’s bold question in this experimental short film.

Homolita
8 mins
Jude Dry

Set at an idyllic summer literary retreat, Homolita is an erotic comedy about the pratfalls and pitfalls of modern queer dating and the enduring legacy of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita.

Poreless
13 mins
Harris Doran

A fabulous, queer, Muslim beauty entrepreneur competes in a Shark Tank-like contest after suffering an untimely allergic reaction.

Sister!
13 mins
John Onieal

Two sperm donor siblings reconnect amidst one chaotic evening.

Space Daddy
10 mins
Stephen Carruthers

Space Daddy is a comedy about a hookup between twentysomething twink Andy and a mysterious hunk he meets on the dating app Strangr – with some… out-of-this-world consequences.

Sweet Talkin’ Guy
4 mins
Spencer Wardwell & Dylan Wardwell

A trans woman goes on three consecutive dates with straight men. As the men grapple with their fragile masculinity, their sexual identity unravels in a frantic monologue – ironically delivered to the object of their desire.

Teth
13 mins
Peter Darney

Following surgery, loan and his father adapt to their new relationship as father and son, that is until the dog mistakes a nipple for a chew toy.

Expected Guests

Sara Werner
Director (Girlfriend Girlfriend)

Jude Dry
Director (Homolita)

Harris Doran
Director (Poreless)

Akbar Hamid
Actor (Poreless)

Stephen Carruthers
Director (Space Daddy)

Elinor Coleman
Producer (Space Daddy)

Peter Darney
Director (Teth)