The Films: 2021
The Judges have whittled all the submissions down to just 18 films for the second Muskoka Queer Film Festival.
Queer Isolation
Queer Isolation is a short film about Noelle, a young Vietnamese-Canadian transgender woman forced back into the closet.
Roadkill
Tillie’s lonely life as a roadkill removal worker is destabilized when Wanda, a lively stranger, comes to town.
Baby Lies Truthfully
It’s 1987. David Robilliard is a young artist and writer in London.
Abomination
At midnight on 22nd October 2019, marriage equality rights were finally extended to Northern Ireland.
Christian In The Closet
The uber awkward Christian leads a double life, avoiding the confrontation of coming out as gay to his father…
Marry Me However
The film explores the lives Orthodox-Jewish LGBT members who willingly choose to marry heterosexuals and raise a heteronormative family.
Lilies
“Lilies” is a queer love story set during 2020’s COVID lockdowns.
62-84, I Didn’t Copy That, HQ
Lives that getting united and getting threatened in a night…
Brighton
A typical day in Brighton; two working-class couples are on a day trip to the beach…
First Love
A drag show in a Parisian bar. The public only has eyes for the queen of the evening…
Freed
Issa, 20 years old, is about to get out of jail…
The fly of starling
A relationship that runs through the streets of Madrid in the 80’s.
Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand
This documentary showcases the influential people in New Zealand’s turbulent Rainbow history.
The Man In The Dress
A short documentary that explores themes of identity, self-image, and masculinity.
Lines
A dysfunctional father and son, one still coping from a loss, the other with a highly-stigmatized illness…
SUNDAY
When the middle-aged Kamble makes his weekly visit to the neighborhood barbershop, it’s not just for a shave.
The tears’ thing
Florence is an actress. Preparations for her new role will challenge her…
Landing
Landing is the story of two men falling in love