Short films appropriate for the whole family! Each film featuring a character that is 18 or younger discovering what it means to be them.About this Event
Fairy Tales Queer Art & Film Festival celebrates the courage it takes to grow into who you are. This all-ages shorts package brings together heartfelt, funny, and moving stories of young people navigating identity, first love, and self-discovery—perfect for families and audiences of all generations.
I Hate Helen
Directed by: Katie Lambert
Runtime: 7m Country: United Kingdom Languages: English
FIRST LOVE IS HARD.I hate Helen. I hate the way her fat ass jiggles when she’s excited. I hate the way she looks at the boys with gooey sex eyes. I hate her wet spitty mouth. She is a slag and I hate her. “I hate Helen” is a snapshot of teenage life, a short film about the tidal wave of gay lust some girls feel in school and letting those feelings just wash over you. But our protagonist Priya isn’t going without a fight. She hates Helen, and she hates the way she is feeling.
Shaping A Dress
Directed by: Aaren Rackett
Runtime: 4m Country: Canada Languages: English
An early 19th century tailor going through the process of making a dress for themselves as a way of coming out to their family.
My Dear Watson
Directed by: Timothy Lenko
Runtime: 11m Country: United States Languages: English
When he receives a mysterious love note, a teenage Sherlock Holmes must step outside of his comfort zone in order to uncover the identity of his secret admirer.
Part of the Band
Directed by: Jacinta Gaspar
Runtime: 10m Country: Canada Languages: English
When insecure and lonely Charlie stumbles upon a local band’s show in Toronto, he becomes obsessed with the lead singer. What is perceived as a crush turns Charlie’s life upside down when he comes to realize he’s trans instead.
Needle Tips
Directed by: Cassidy Civiero & Alanna Schwartz
Runtime: 13m Country: Canada Languages: English
Needle Tips is a documentary examining the intersection between trans health care and reproductive health care, as a transgender man helps his friend undergo IVF injections. Information on navigating the health system in Canada is interwoven with intimate interviews based on the filmmakers' lived experience. Rooted in friendship and care for one another, Needle Tips gives a behind-the-curtain look at how to strive for bodily autonomy in the current sociopolitical context.
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Directed by: Mila Aquilia
Runtime: 18m Country: Argentina Languages: Spanish
Summer of 2005 in Mar del Plata. The ‘Bikini Open’ and the ‘Ladies Night’ heat up the season. Pilar (14) and her family spend their afternoons at an upscale health resort in the city. There, she meets Camila (14). They fall in love amid photologs, ringtones, love letters, and plenty of ‘punchy, punchy’ noise. The spa starts to spread rumors that they are girlfriends. The teenage girls experience their first love secretly from a society that doesn’t accept them.
A Friend of Dorothy
Directed by: Lee Knight
Runtime: 21m Country: United Kingdom Languages: English
A lonely widow's quiet life is upended when a teenage boy accidentally kicks his football into her garden.
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Recommended if you plan to attend 6+ films.
Event Venue
Contemporary Calgary, 701 11 Street Southwest, Calgary, Canada
CAD 0.00 to CAD 17.31
