Official Selections: 9th LA Queer Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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Namas Dei: The Tucker J. James Story
Feature
Los Angeles Premiere
A clueless wannabe movie star moves to LA and goes viral for all the wrong reasons, only to evolve into a slightly less terrible version of himself. #blessed
Director: Yannis Zafeiriou
Producers: Sabrina Carmichael, Allan C. Gagner II, Thomai Hatsios
Writers: Josh Allen Goldman & Yannis Zafeiriou
Cast: Josh Allen Goldman, Dylan Rourke, Laura Juliane May, Noelle Messier, Carrie Gibson, William Goldman, Ryan Vigilant, Liliana De Castro, Crystal Yaskulski
Cinematographer: Jeff Galyan
Editor: Yannis Zafeiriou
Official Selection at Cinema Diverse Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131260
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/joshallengoldman/
https://www.instagram.com/penguinyz/
https://www.instagram.com/flyingpenguinyz/
No Rush
Short
West Coast Premiere
Three friends run late for a very important date... with their exes? This fast-paced, delusional comedy (shot entirely in one take) will make you realize that no one can escape their twenties.
Director: August Gray Gall
Producer: August Gray Gall
Writer: August Gray Gall
Cast: August Gray Gall, Nikki DeParis, Fiona Rose Dyer, Finn Haney
Cinematographer: Ian George Schultz
Editor: Christopher Moran
Instagram: @augustgraygall
Pink Marker
Animation, Short
West Coast Premiere
A brief reflection of the childhood relationship that taught me I was queer.
Director: Bianca Persicketti
Producer: Bianca Persicketti
Writer: Bianca Persicketti
Editor: Bianca Persicketti
: Created solo with multimedia, using analog and digital animation.
Website: beepersicketti.carrd.co
Instagram: @bianca.persicketti