Reel Q 39th Annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival: His Shorts – Shorts Program & Festival Happy Hour
Join us for a laid-back happy hour at Bierport after the screening!
Enjoy an open bar, light bites, and great conversation with fellow festival-goers. It’s the perfect way to relax, mingle, and get into the festival spirit!
Sat, Oct 5th, 5:00 PM @ Row House Cinema
General Admission: $10 | Students & EBT Card Holders: $7
His Shorts Lineup
Park Life
Noah and Medhi weren’t expecting to make any real connections when they encountered one another cruising in a park. But what starts as a meaningless and transactional hookup, soon blossoms into something unexpectedly romantic and meaningful as they wander the quiet streets of London one remarkable morning.
Gilipollas
Lolo and Dick meet again after a long time in a friendly bar and they catch up. To the surprise of both, feelings that they thought were forgotten arise again.
Emerald City
Two young men cross paths on the back roads of the American Southwest and, despite their different backgrounds, find common ground along the Border. Emerald City is an LGBTQIA+ story of two young men: one who has aged out of foster care where he was placed after his parents were deported and the other on his way to join the border patrol. Each isolated in their own way, both seek a sense of community and belonging, meeting on the back roads of the American Southwest where they develop a tentative friendship that gradually becomes more.
Melange
Two estranged men reconnect in a jazz bar where they embark on a forbidden dance.
Physical Therapy
A gay Latino doctor must decide between keeping his low-income clients or taking a job at a private practice for the kids of the mega-rich.
CatBoy
Marc, after receiving several racist and plumophobic comments on a gay dating app, receives a message from his friend Cacao inviting him to a Ballroom. Marc decides to go. There, he is surprised by the freedom and diversity of the environment. Arriving at the bar, he exchanges glances with Leo, an attractive guy. After watching his friend walk, the two have an intimate conversation where Cacao encourages Marc to walk that night. Once the Catboy Sex Siren category arrives, Leo goes for a walk while Marc observes the situation with a mixture of desire and doubt.
ABOUT REEL Q:
Reel Q began in 1982 as the Pittsburgh Lesbian & Gay Film Series, a project of Pittsburgh’s GLCC (now the Pittsburgh Equality Center) and Pittsburgh Filmmakers. Our founder, Rich Cummings, launched the festival in its current form in 1985 and we hosted the first Pittsburgh Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
Now called Reel Q, our film festival in October is the sixth oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and the longest running film festival in Pittsburgh.
We also organize year-round events including our Reel Stories international film series. We facilitate meet and greets, panel discussions, parties, and partnered community events.
There is plenty of time to get involved with Reel Q! You can add your name to our volunteer list to find out how you can be part of one of the most unique cultural organizations in Pittsburgh.
Learn more at ReelQ.org.