TIGLFF — �S Queer Macabre Shorts Program

Worm Hunger
Directed by Owen Felton, 2025, United States, 6:43 Min

A young man’s fantasy of a jock he is infatuated with devolves into a blood-soaked nightmare when his repressed desires manifest as a horrific act of violence.
Wants & Needs
Directed by Shay Gish, 2025, United Staes, 12:36 Min

Wants & Needs is an experimental short film that explores queerness through the metaphor of zombification. As Chloe’s transformation intensifies, she must confront the terrifying yet liberating reality of self-acceptance.
Bee Sting
Directed by George Segress, 2025, United States, 14:39 Min
Haunted by the shadows of a repressive childhood, a gay man drifts through nights of self-destruction, until a new lover offers him a potential lifeline.
It Burns
Directed by Kate Maveau, 2025, Belgium, 11:15 min

As the boundaries between the living and the dead blur, Irène’s denial navigates through the five stages of grief, ultimately confronting her profound anguish and sorrow.
“The Last Sleep”
Directed by Federica Bertellotti, 2025, Italy, 14:56 Min

Landon, a young nobleman, fails to meet his father's expectations due to his homosexuality. The man cruelly torments him in an attempt to change him, ultimately driving him to suicide. However, Landon had concealed an intimate and profound love with a vampire, who now refuses to accept his loss and seeks revenge against his tormentor.