Past Festival Lineups

Films from previous years

The festival’s earlier lineups featured varied stories and recurring themes in LGBTQ+ experiences and family dynamics. Titles shown below are drawn from the available program records for each year.

Browsing past festival lineups is a good way to understand how the program evolves across editions, revealing which documentary forms, narrative voices, and short film formats tend to resonate with audiences. Earlier years frequently center on LGBTQ+ lives, chosen family, and ordinary relationships told with warmth and specificity, offering a window into the kinds of stories filmmakers wanted to share with the community.

Short films remain the backbone of the program, with titles running only a handful of minutes and grouped into themed programs that screen across a single festival weekend. Families, couples, and personal journeys appear often, as do pieces that treat everyday humor and small domestic details with real affection, giving the lineup a gentle, human scale rather than a purely dramatic one.

Because many of the works are brief, festival programming emphasizes variety within each themed program, inviting attendees to sample several distinct perspectives in one sitting. Documentaries about social challenges, community life, and personal identity sit comfortably alongside narrative shorts, and the mix demonstrates how film can document both large social questions and very private moments.

Looking back at previous lineups also helps filmmakers and producers understand the tone the festival has cultivated over time: thoughtful, inclusive, and centered on honest storytelling. The recurring presence of family themes, queer experience, and heartfelt short work suggests a curatorial identity that stays consistent even as individual films and directors change from year to year.