Category: Short Film

Short Film Spotlight: The Blue Angel

Set in the 1990s, director René Pereyra’s 35-minute short The Blue Angel tells the story of a nightclub that is on the brink of disappearing.

Porfirio, an HIV positive man, returns home to run the night club, when he meets a fortuitously-named patron that will alter the course of his life forever.

Part drama, part dark comedy, the film takes place in a small, turbulent Mexican town full of insecure men and tells a poignant story about homophobia and machismo posturing that conceals a burgeoning homosexuality.

Inspired by director Peter Bogdonovich’s 1971 classic The Last Picture Show, Pereyra made the film to shine light on what he sees as a very real and continuing problem in Mexican society.

Watch the trailer for The Blue Angel below. The short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Never Too Old

Directed by Morgan Martini and written by Rolando Zee, the 17-minute short Never Too Old is a life affirming testament to love

Florio and Jesse (Gregory Niebel and screenwriter Rolando Zee) have lived together as lovers for over 45 years. Florio had expressed a desire to get married once same-sex marriage had been legalized, but Jesse held firm to his decision never to tie the knot.

Jesse’s mind starts to change when the law does, however, and he proposes. A small, intimate wedding follows. In their married life they will, of course, face the challenges that come with old age, but they will do so as a committed couple.

Entering marriage in their eighties, the two men offer up a testament to hope and a statement of courage and love.

Watch the trailer for Never Too Old below. The short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: The Call

At almost 15 minutes, The Call – a moving short film produced in partnership with the UK-based charity Switchboard LGBT+ – is not to your typical advertisement or PSA.

Directed by Jordan Rossi, the film is a carefully balanced work that shows the breadth of support the charity offers, while tenderly touching upon the experiences faced by many young queer people today.

Adam Ali stars in The Call as Amir, a prospective university student struggling with their sexuality. They end up calling Switchboard for advice and connection at three crucial moments.

With each phone call, we see Amir take steps on their own personal journey towards self-acceptance. The film also shows some of the vital work that helpline volunteers undertake daily while exploring contemporary themes surrounding LGBTQ+ culture and unravelling truths about the community from a wide range of topics.

Watch a short teaser for The Call below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Love’s Green Patch

Set over a few days during a particularly hot summer, Love’s Green Patch, a 15-minute student film from India, follows best friends Raja and Deva. The pair are so close to one another that they often find themselves sharing a twin bed.

Though their relationship is entirely platonic, they still catch some misunderstanding glances from their fellow housemates.

After rejecting the advances of a local girl, Raja finally feels comfortable enough to come out to his best friend. Though he’s initially supportive, Deva starts to worry what other people will think about their affection for one another.

Breaking away one night, he does some soul searching and realizes that it’s time to make some tough decisions. Most importantly: what color should they paint their room?

Packed with an equal amount of heart and sexual tension, Love’s Green Patch shows that true friendship can weather any storm.

Watch the trailer for Love’s Green Patch below. The short film is now available on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: The Venmo Vanisher

Creative comedy multi-hyphenate Greg Wolf wrote, directed and stars in the ten-minute short The Venmo Vanisher, a well-acted and incredibly funny parody of streaming-era true crime documentaries like The Tinder Swindler and Worst Roommate Ever.

Featuring reenactments with “hot actors,” the film follows Greg as he goes out for brunch with a few of his besties. While there, he strikes up an unexpected flirtation with Loine (Ian Peterson), an attractive casual acquaintance.

When Loine asks Greg to front the money for his portion of the bill, promising to Venmo him back later, the two end up in bed together.

Loine, however, disappears soon after, sending Greg on an obsessive, exhausting and deeply unhinged mission to track down this mysterious check-skirting mastermind and retrieve the two hundred dollars he’s rightfully owed.

Not only does his quest reveal delightfully absurd secrets, but it ends up altering the course of his life in ways he never could have imagined.

Watch a short teaser clip from The Venmo Vanisher below. The film is now available on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Netuser

Award-winning stage and screen veteran Denis O’Hare stars in the tense 15-minute thriller Netuser as Peter Sardovski, a writer who has become obsessed with political assassinations.

Peter can’t seem to shake this recurring nightmare that a current LGBTQ+ political candidate is at risk of being targeted. Despite warnings to the contrary, Peter decides to post a video comparing his dream to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.

The video, which ignites a media firestorm, faces fierce and brutal backlash almost immediately. With his husband and two-year-old son in protective hiding, Peter must confess the secret that has led to him being canceled – a revelation that quickly threatens his marriage and his future.

Watch a short trailer for Netuser below. The film is now available on Dekkoo.