Official Selections: 11th LA Queer Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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HVAC
Short, 11th LA Queer Film Festival
LA Premiere
In a blue-collar Missouri town, a 13-year-old HVAC apprentice grappling with confusing desires becomes entangled in a surreal, dangerous encounter at the local theatre—where longing and innocence bleed together in one irreversible night.
Director: Jackson McKeehan
Producer: Adam Callahan
Writer: Jackson McKeehan
Cast: Oliver Dahlgren, Cole Doman, Max Brand
Cinematographer: Liz Charky
Editor: Mario Fierro
Best Original Song - Poppy Jasper International Film Festival 2026
Best Queer Short - International Horror Hotel Film Festival 2026
Official Selection: Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying)
Official Selection: San Jose International Short Film Festival 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying)
Website: www.jacksonmckeehan.com
Instagram: @hvacshortfilm
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Animation, short
Los Angeles Premiere
In a dark movie theater, a young boy’s anxiety swells as he debates making the first move—until a small act of courage speaks louder than words
Director: Conor Larsen, Zachary Kornblum
Producer: Zachary Kornblum
Writer: Zachary Kornblum
Website: lanarkproductions.com
Instagram: @LanarkProductions
Twitter: @LanarkCreates
Intoxicating
Short
World Premiere
When Liv, 21, arrives at a house party she becomes apprehensive and anxious around the copious amounts of alcohol inside. While talking to her friend Eamon, she finds it hard to keep her mind off the intoxicating substances that surround her.
After locking herself in the bathroom to calm down, she gets flashbacks of her troubled past with alcohol during one of her past relationships. Upon coming out of the bathroom, she sees her ex at the party. Will this motivate her to drink again, or will she be able to resist the urge?
Writer / Director: Liam Boland
Producer: Kieran Brennan
Cast: Finnuala Gillen, Rebecca Leonard, Richard Neville, Olivia Masetti Nolan
Cinematographer: Adam McCormack
Editor: Maria Ribeiro
This film was a marathon and not a sprint. I originally conceptualised this story at the end of 2023 and pitched it in my film class in college. While it was not selected I decided to produce it outside of class times with some classmates and minimal college support in early 2024. The editing and sound design process was lengthy and complicated, but I persevered nonetheless and the film was officially finished at the beginning of 2026.
I am very happy with how the film turned out and believe it is a testament to how much me and the team believed in the story and its themes of alcoholism and addiction. One of the most important aspects of addiction is how it affects the relationships in our lives, and in the case of the main character Liv, it was detrimental to show how it was her alcoholism that ended her relationship with her ex-girlfriend Cindy. I believe representation is vital to depicting realism on screen, and that the decision to make this relationship queer was important for showing that addiction affects all types of romantic relationships.