Vision for 2021
Our goal is to honor the legacy of Gilbert Baker by connecting communities and reaching marginalized, isolated, rural LGBTQIIA+, Sapphic, Achillean, or Diamoric attendees worldwide. With this common goal in mind, the Gilbert Baker Film Festival Team have teamed up with Lesflicks to deliver this year’s festival virtually and on a global platform!
2021 Festival Information
The Festival will launch on Wednesday November 24, 2021 and closes on Sunday December 12, 2021.
Films will be available for viewing throughout the festival period on the Lesflicks Video-On-Demand platform for ticket-holders.
We will also be hosting live Watch Parties of festival content during the festival with possible introductions and Question & Answer sessions with the filmmakers.
Each week of live programming will accommodate for different global regions/time zones to extend the reach and accessibility of this festival.
Week 1: The Americas
Week 2: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Week 3: Asia and Oceania
Award Winners
God’s Daughter Dances (Director: Sungbin Byun)
Winner: Best in Festival
Winner: Best Short Film
Winner: Best Direction
Winner: Best Cinematography
Winner: Best Performances/ Acting
Winner: Best Production Value
Winner: Best Sound/ Music
Winner: Best Costume Design
Winner: Best Editing
Winner: Most Evocative
Winner: Best Character Development
Runner Up: Best Writing
My Aunties (Director: Richard O’Connor)
Winner: Best Animation, Best Writing
Runner Up: Best in Festival
Runner Up: Most Evocative
Runner Up: Best Sound/ Music
Spring (Director: Alexandra Swarens)
Winner: Best Feature Film
Nelly Queen: The Life and Times of Jose Sarria (Director: Joseph Castel)
Winner: Best Documentary
Runner Up: Best Costume Design
Modern Queer Heroes (Director: Kate Jessop)
Runner Up: Best Animation
Runner Up: Best Cinematography
Runner Up: Best Production Value
Runner Up: Best Editing
In Orbit (Director: Katie McNeice)
Runner Up: Best Short Film
Runner Up: Best Performance/ Acting
Love Is The Series (Director: Ambo Jacinto)
Winner: Best Web Series
Older Than What? (Director: Steen Starr)
Runner Up: Best Documentary
Runner Up: Best Direction
Along Came Wanda (Director: Jan Miller Corran)
Runner Up: Best Feature Film
The Fortnight (Director: Cory Xenos)
Runner Up: Best Web Series
Out! (Director: Ben Hull)
Runner Up: Best Character Development
Official Selection
Films in this strand:
KAPANA (Philippe Talavera)
NELLY QUEEN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSE SARRIA (Joseph Castel)
5 MINUTES TOO LATE (Dan Chisu)
Films in this strand:
SOMETHING IN THE CLOSET (Nosa Eke)
SPINACH AND EGGS (Lee Campbell)
CAMILLE (Jade Winters)
AND WE COLLIDE (Lanca Li)
THE CORNER (Ida Hansen Eldøen)
SUNDOWN TOWN (Mylo Butler)
HANDS AND WINGS (Sungbin Byun)
Films in this strand:
GIRL, SWEETVOICED (Rebecca Shoptaw)
TWO MEN BY THE SEA (Gabriel Motta)
MY AUNT MAME (Krissy Mahan)
MY CRAZY BOXERS (Krissy Mahan)
FROM A TO Q (Emmalie El Fadli)
Films in this strand:
CREME BRULEE THE MOVIE (Dawn Spinella)
NOT YOUR ORDINARY SISTER (Maša Zia Lenárdič & Anja Wutej)
THE HALF WALL (Ida Hansen Eldøen)
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME (Lesley Powers)
OUT! (Ben Hull)
2 DOLLARS (Robin Cloud)
HOPE (Jade Winters)
Films in this strand:
MY BROTHER IS A MERMAID (Alfie Dale)
DANNY BOY (Veronica Fearon)
GOD’S DAUGHTER DANCES (Sungbin Byun)
Web Series in this strand:
PHASE 6 S01 E01 (Amira Shaunice)
LOVE IS THE SERIES S01 E01 (Ambo Jacinto)
THE FORTNIGHT S01 E01 (Cory Xenos)
Films in this strand:
OLDER THAN WHAT? (Steen Starr)
HEATHER HAS FOUR MOMS (Jeanette L. Buck)
MY AUNTIES (Richard O’Connor)
IN ORBIT (Katie McNeice)
Films in this strand:
MODERN QUEER HEROES (Kate Jessop)
TRANSFORMATION (Roman Romanov)
CRYSTAL DIARIES (Enyce Smith and Gina Lamb)
