Small Town Romance
These films explore romance in smaller communities where everyone knows everyone—and where love sometimes unfolds against the backdrop of tradition, expectations, and close-knit social circles. Small town romances blend charm, tension, and heartfelt connection.
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I Hate Tommy Finch
1 season
A one-act, two-women, all-queer play about two friends who find themselves together again and again, and their roller coaster friendship (and romance) from ages 8 to 35. They navigate not only run-of-the-mill coming-of age-issues (changing bodies, bullies, parent problems, losing their virginity,...
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More Beautiful For Having Been Broken
Movie
A broken female FBI agent, struggling with the loss of her mother, is suspended from her job and travels to the small mountain town in the countryside she used to visit as a child. She befriends a woman and her adorable, young, special needs son who possesses an extraordinary gift. The women's fr...
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Merry & Gay
Movie + 2 extras
After leaving her small-town home behind to pursue big dreams, actress Becca found success in a hit musical and fell in love with her life on the stage, while her high school sweetheart, Sam, stayed behind in Nashville, bar-tending and trying to med a broken heart. Now, returning home for Christm...
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Looking for Her
Movie
When her family guilt-trips her into coming home for the holidays and bringing her girlfriend along, perfectionist Taylor concedes, but there's one little problem: they broke up. Not wanting her family to know, Taylor hires an actress to pose as her girlfriend. (dir. Alexandra Swarens, US, 2022)
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Last ExMas
Movie
The film follows Maggie & Julianne, ex-girlfriends whose bitter breakup led them down different paths until they unexpectedly rekindle the spark during a visit to their hometown for the holidays. Are they meant to be or is it just the magic of the season? Maggie and Julianne will have to navigate...
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Camp Belvidere
Movie
Camp Belvidere is a lesbian romance set in the late 1950′s. The story follows Rose (Molly Way); a bold and vibrant young woman and leader at Camp Belvidere, who over the years has developed an unlikely friendship with Gin (Astrid Ovalles), the Camp Nurse. (dir. Astrid Ovalles and Oriana Oppice, U...
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Bumblefck USA
Movie
Distraught by the suicide of her gay friend Matt, Alexa travels from Amsterdam to her dead friend’s small American town, hoping to uncover the reasons that led Matt to take his own life. She arrives with a backpack, her video camera and intentions to make a film about what it must be like to be g...
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Chuck Chuck Baby
Movie
Set against the hum of a chicken factory, this tender musical romance follows Helen, a woman stuck in routine who reconnects with a long-lost love. As old feelings resurface, she’s forced to confront the life she’s built versus the one she truly wants. Blending raw emotion with unexpected music...
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Come Around
A Filipino family deals with the aftermath of her daughter Bela coming out as gay. Bela’s parents must learn to accept her sexuality before their relationship is permanently strained. Through their interactions in the kitchen, they gradually grow apart but eventually find their way to each other.
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The Night That Holds You (English Subtitles)
A young woman is obsessed by memories of her vanished lover.
Lesbian / LGBTQ+ / Queer Short Film
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Never Rob a Bank With Someone You Love
This hilarious mockumentary follows Joan (Shenika Williams) and Candy (Cherise Leana Bangs) and their attempts to get out of debt.
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One Third (English Subtitles)
The story is based on real events taking place in a seaside city on the Russian-Chinese border portraying a relationship between a mother, a daughter and her girlfriend.
Lesbian / LGBTQ+ / Queer Short Film
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How To Fold A Fitted Sheet
While packing upon being deported from the US, Bellamy calls her bank to transfer her funds back to England. But Sal, the customer service rep, puts Bellamy through every obstacle as she struggles to fold her fitted sheet.
As she fights with both Sal and her sheet, she remembers her girlfriend V...
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Sottovoce (English Subtitles)
Anna is fed up with the flatness of the city and decides to take a journey back in time. She convinces two of her colleagues to go with her to the place where she used to spend every summer when she was a child: Sibari Lakes. On this occasion, she’ll meet a girl who seems to be hiding something a...