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Shorts 5: When Sparks Fly

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6 films in package
Una Notte
Set across one summer evening, a young Italian man has a fleeting encounter with a stranger in the English countryside.
Cooties
A game of 7 minutes in heaven unleashes the all-consuming feelings of two kids first crush through a single touch.
Not Exactly Strangers
A tipsy hookup between a Latine trans woman and a rough-edged skater boy from her past becomes a comedic, yet intimate deep-dive into post-surgical sex, lingering history, and a body she’s still learning to celebrate.
Fish & Chips
What starts as a takeaway tiff over Caribbean or pizza spirals into an identity battle, revealing deep-seated resentments.
Buffalo 10
A trans woman aching for the simplicity of her upbringing moves back to Buffalo from NYC, where she gets asked out at the local bowling alley.
In Every Single Room
Fresh off a heartbreak, 30-something Lenny returns to the beach town they used to visit as a teenager where their queer identities first unfolded.
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Brief encounters, chance reunions, discovering new feelings bubbling up from inside. Lightning can strike in so many surprising ways. This collection of short films bring us inside electric exchanges that could ignite.


TOTAL RUNTIME: 1h 19m

New York City transplant Claire returns to Buffalo after years of running away from her former life as a twink. She finds an unlikely romance at the local bowling alley in the form of a shoe boy who has appeared out of her past.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    12 min
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Minnesota Premiere
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  • Director
    Trisha Pickelhaupt - She/Her
  • Screenwriter
    Claire Orrange
  • Producer
    Trisha Pickelhaupt, Claire Orrange, Robin Lazzara
  • Executive Producer
    Claire Orrange
  • Cast
    Claire Orrange, Adam Parbhoo, Trisha Pickelhaupt
  • Cinematographer
    Sarah Westrich
  • Editor
    Trisha Pickelhaupt
  • Composer
    Daniel Robinson
  • Sound Design
    Remington Strecker
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