Short Film Program: RAINBOW SHORTS

Stories of queer joy and beauty, self-love and healing, curiosity, exploration, discovery, transitioning into strange times, and… post-apocalyptic love and intergalactic break-ups? A celebration of the many colourful facets of our resilient 2SLGBTQIA+ kin who have always been and will continue to be. Film viewing availability during the online Festival (June 9-15, 2025): Embers of Queer Joy (available worldwide) Wait, Wait, Now! (only in North America ) Cherries (not online; In-person only) pîķîwî (available worldwide) Dreams of Sunlight Through Trees (available worldwide) Kimotiwin: The Act of Stealing (available worldwide) Organza's Revenge (only in Ontario)


Stories of queer joy and beauty, self-love and healing, curiosity, exploration, discovery, transitioning into strange times, and… post-apocalyptic love and intergalactic break-ups? A celebration of the many colourful facets of our resilient 2SLGBTQIA+ kin who have always been and will continue to be. Film viewing availability during the online Festival (June 9-15, 2025): Embers of Queer Joy (available worldwide)Wait, Wait, Now! (only in North America )Cherries (not online; In-person only)pîķîwî (available worldwide)Dreams of Sunlight Through Trees (available worldwide)Kimotiwin: The Act of Stealing (available worldwide)Organza’s Revenge (only in Ontario)


In-Person

TIFF Lightbox - Cinema 1

Jun 07

Virtual

Virtual

Jun 09

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Presented in Multiple Parts

Embers of Queer Joy

Shot on 35mm, Embers of Queer Joy captures vignettes of authentic queer joy....
4 min | Mary Galloway | World Premiere | English
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Wait, Wait, Now!

When best friends are left home alone, they do what all teenage boys do: raid Mum’s wardrobe and create a fa...
13 min | Ramon Te Wake | North American Premiere | English
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Cherries

When two single ladies attend an orgy for the first time, they end up exposing more than they ever could have ...
9 min | Jaimee Poipoi | International Premiere | English
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pîķîwî

In the quiet, haunting landscapes where memory and reality intertwine, pîķîwî follows a Two-Spirit Métis ...
4 min | Olivia Marie Golosky | Ontario Premiere | English
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Dreams of Sunlight Through Trees

A middle-aged trans man starts taking hormones and observes his physical and mental changes over a year and ni...
16 min | Theo Jean Cuthand | N/A | English
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Kimotiwin: The Act of Stealing

To steal back a flower that is special to her lover, Tiska embarks on a dangerous journey across an overgrown ...
6 min | Caeleigh Lightning, Keara Lightning, Sean Janisse | Ontario Premiere | English
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Organza’s Revenge

The galaxy's favourite broke artist travels across the stars to seek revenge on her ex-lover in an attempt to ...
20 min | Walter Scott | Ontario Premiere | English
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