Shorts Program 1
NewFest 2012
July 27 - 31, 2012
Explore the pursuit of love, lust, danger, and desire in this program featuring some of the most compelling gay and lesbian shorts of the year: It Gets Bitter (Laura Terruso), Hunting Season (Jon Marcus), Polaroid Girl (April Maxey), Hatch (Christoph Kuschnig), First Birthday / Dol (Andrew Ahn), Salas S.A.L. (Palacio Rojo), Prora (Stéphane Riethauser).
Two teens explore an abandoned German Nazi resort while a group of sexually charged friends in NYC can’t even muster up the energy to leave the house. Rounding out the program is a lesbian Godard-ian tale of a boss and a secretary, a hilarious poison pen letter to Dan Savage, and a delicate story about a young Asian man who returns home to visit his family and his past.
It Gets Bitter
Laura Terruso | 2012 | USA | 1m
A hilariously savage take on Dan Savage's online video campaign.
Hunting Season
Jon Marcus | 2012 | USA | 11m
Alex is desperate to go out and get laid, but his stoner friends want to stay in and watch TV. Will a rainy night and a sexy unexpected visitor help everyone get what they want?
Polaroid Girl
April Maxey | 2012 | USA | 17m
A timid young photographer discovers her inner strength after connecting with a woman who runs an eclectic camera shop.
Hatch
Christoph Kuschnig | 2012 | Austria | 19m | German & Serbian with English subtitles
A newborn's destiny hangs in the balance as grownups come to terms with what they cannot have.
First Birthday / Dol
Andrew Ahn | 2011 | USA | 19m | English
A gay Korean-American man yearns for a family life just out of reach.
Salas S.A.L.
Palacio Rojo | 2011 | Spain | 9m | Spanish with English subtitles
A boss finds that it is a bad idea to fall in love with an employee.
Prora
Stéphane Riethauser | 2012 | Switzerland | 23m | German with English subtitles
In a deserted former Nazi holiday camp and communist military complex, German and French teenagers Jan and Matthieu embark on an adventure that confronts their identities and puts their friendship at risk.
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