Montana’s premier LGBTQ+ film festival, QWFF celebrates films on queer life, collecting stories of adventure, struggles, joy, and love from across the globe and bringing them to the heart of the American West.


Shorts Block 1: Where Do We Go from Here?

This block is an exploration of doing, of being, of figuring out your shit. From the first moments of discovery that presage the possible sparks of a new relationship to the journey of discovery of what it means to love in a strange land, love in a different shape, love in a modern era. You may find yourself asking, am I more of a naval captain kind of a person or more of a cat kind of a person. Literally. Am I a cat in human form?


Contact
Directed by Annabelle Miller
Produced by Annabelle Miller and Chloe Sale

In a heartfelt night of vulnerability and laughter, two mismatched young women navigate through "The 36 Questions That Lead to Love" experiment, where they must engage in an intimate four-minute gaze of uninterrupted eye contact, challenging their perceptions of connection and the possibility of falling in love.


Labyrinthine
Directed by Davis Finn, Jules Mortensen, Sarah Helgerud, and Megan Wilbert

Jesse finds herself in a strange, dream-like Labyrinth after a relationship ending argument with her girlfriend. In order to escape, she must confront her own faults.


bird's nest (the mourning dove and the cardinal)
Directed by Leo Pickard

An animated retelling of the directors personal journey with his body as a transgender man from Texas.


Amish County Queer
Directed by Colleen C. Brady
Produced by Mariam Bakashvili

'Amish Country Queer' follows Brady Pappas, a trans non-binary photographer, capturing the vibrant LGBTQ+ and drag culture in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For Brady, photography is a way to reclaim parts of their life that carried rejection and isolation, turning them into pride and connection, and ultimately creating a living portrait of the evolving possibilities of queer life in small-town America.


Where are you? (¿Dónde estás?)
Directed by María Moreno Novoa
Produced by Hugo López Sarasa, Kevin Rodrigo Pérez, and Marina González Fortuño

The last days of summer. Nahia and Laura, 25, drive along the roads of Navarra. They are both about to fulfill their teenage dreams, even though it may lead them down different paths.


Cris
Directed by Jonay García
Produced by Domingo J. González, Jonay García, and Nayra Rodríguez

Far from the party crowd, somewhere in the house, they kiss passionately. Everything seems to go well until it doesn’t.


Blue Ball

Directed by Gigi Servant
Produced by Gigi Servant and Veronica Contreras
In the heart of a ship bound for the new world, Patience faces the consequences of her actions, until the Captain's punishment is suddenly interrupted.


MascLooking
Directed by Jonathan Hammond
Produced by Regina Pigsley

After two friends banter over the pros and cons of using Grindr, one is left chatting with a mysterious stranger. And he's getting closer...


A Beach (Una playa)
Directed by Juanqui Soto and Luis Paredes

Two best friends visit the north of Spain and one day they woke up at a nudist beach. Pablo feels some strong sexual attraction for one of the naked men but his friend Dani doesn't even know he is gay.

Not Exactly Strangers
Directed by Ryan Rox
Produced by Nick Check and Ryan Rox

A tipsy hookup between a Latine trans woman and a rough-edged skater boy from her past becomes a vulnerable deep-dive into identity, intimacy, and the messy beauty of post-surgical sex, forgiveness, and self-worth.


Followed by a Q&A with director Gigi Servant, producer Veronica Contreras, and production designer Jess Green of Blue Ball!