Sylvia (United States) by Hannah Zipperman, Ezekiel Goodman

A newly divorced woman decides to go after what she's always wanted.

Running time: 00:07:06

Sio Roho Yangu - Not My Soul (United States) by Joe LoBianco (Out of Competition)

In 1807, a young slave is condemned to a sweltering hot box for her defiance, facing torment and uncertainty. Trapped in the oppressive heat, she struggles to survive, oscillating between fleeting hope and crushing despair. She draws strength from distant memories and spirituals. As her spirit is tested, the journey transforms from a desperate victim into a determined fighter, in a powerful testament to resilience and the unbreakable human will.

Running time: 00:14:29

Brain Freeze (United States) by Kelsey Comeau

A snapshot of life long friends Carrie (Sofia Hublitz, Ozark) and Rae, Madison Hu (Brother's Sun, Boogeyman) as their relationship crumbles at the seams. In their safe bubble of Northern New Jersey, the friends have hit their breaking point on Rae’s eighteenth birthday. Crossing paths years later, in the queer paradise that is Fire Island Pines, the friends are no longer. Dealing with themes of adulthood, queer identity, female friendship and mortality, Brain Freeze tackles two formative moments in adolescence otherwise overlooked: the friends who fade away.

Running time: 00:14:36

Before Marriage (United States) by Matt Spade

Marriage wasn't always an option, especially in gay and lesbian relationships. Diane Marini, one of the seven plaintiff couples who fought for the right to marry in the state of New Jersey, tells her tale of the road to equal marriage as we hear from seven other couples about what they went through to get married and why it is important.

Running time: 00:49:00