BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:190727@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260819T050908Z DTSTART:20260913T193000Z DTEND:20260913T193000Z SUMMARY:Festival Director’\\;s Choice Shorts Program DESCRIPTION:Narmook\\nDirected by Ghazal Zoghiniya\\, 2025\\, Iran\\, 19: 38 Min\\nMalalai is a teenage girl from the Baloch community in Iran\\, d ue to a traditional cultural practice\\, has been wearing boys’\\; c lothing for years. Now that she has reached puberty\\, she must return to the world of girls\\, but she is experiencing an identity crisis.\\nBalo chi with English subtitles\\nHappy Birthgay\\nDirected by Niv Manzur\\, 2 025\\, Israel\\, 16 Min\\nMom throws her son a grandiose surprise BirthGa y party\\, celebrating a year of his coming out of the closet.\\nHebrew w ith English Subtitles\\nLittle Genes\\nDirected by Amy Redford &\\; Sk ye Emerson\\, 2025\\, United States\\, 16 min\\nOn a warm summer weekend in the 1980s\\, Orson and Geneva Murphy head to the Utah mountains with t heir three children to help oldest son McKay earn merit badges.  As the weekend unfolds\\, so do everyone’s true intentions and quiet reckoning s.\\nASHA\\nDirected by Moitri Ghosh\\, 2025\\, United States\\, 11:11 Mi n\\nAmidst the chaos of her daughter’s 10th birthday party\\, Asha must face her estranged mom who shows up unannounced bearing the ultimate gif t.\\nRag Dolls\\nDirected by Amy Adler\\, 2025\\, Mexico\\, 12:17 Min\\nT wo women living with disabilities in Mexico face challenges yet find ways to love and care for each other.\\nSpanish with English Subtitles\\nFina l Frame\\nDirected by Andrew Nuno &\\; Adrian Nuno\\, 2025\\, United S tates\\, 14:12 Min\\nCarlos\\, a film editor\\, is quickly trying to fini sh editing a film when he gets a call from a friend urging him to get to the hospital where his partner\\, Ben\\, is about to have a critical surg ery. Carlos hesitates because he and Ben need the money from this job to keep them afloat financially. As the countdowns between the project deadl ine and Ben’\\;s surgery collide\\, Carlos finds himself torn betwee n turning in the film and being there for his partner.\\nPromises Promise s\\nDirected by KC Schomas\\, 2025\\, United States\\, 14:48\\nWhen a clo seted Brooke meanders into a 1980’\\;s underground party and meets w ild-card Rio\\, the duo finds themselves in a week-long whirlwind relatio nship.\\nUnicycle\\nDirected by Keith Allan\\, 2025\\, United States\\, 6 :38\\nBrian desperately tries to swipe his way to happiness when a strang e encounter reveals that he may be looking for love in all the wrong plac es.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/tampa/events/festiv al-director-8217-s-choice-shorts-program-2026-09-13 LOCATION:tiglff.com URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/tampa/events/festival-director-8217-s-choice-shorts-program-2026-09-13 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR