Narrative Feature
Narrative Competition
129 min
New York Premiere
In this heartwarming story of gender identity and self-discovery, 8-year-old Aitor (Sofía Ortera), nicknamed Coco, favors long hair and feminine clothes, aggravating tensions between Coco’s mother Ane (Patricia López) and family members who disapprove of this behavior in a young boy. Coco’s only solace is with Aunt Lourdes (Ane…
Directed By Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Narrative Short
Short Films
19 min
World Premiere
When an apathetic teenager is dropped off on the outskirts of town to work on a project with the school outcast, the pair form an unlikely…
Directed By Major Dorfman
Narrative Short
Short Films
23 min
New York Premiere
Sun-starved teenagers take a dreamy trip to the Balearic islands in the pursuit of light and warmth to bring back to their heavy, clouded…
Directed By Christian Avilés
Narrative Short
Short Films
15 min
International Premiere
Flipping the ''Essex Girl'' trope, this coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009…
Directed By Yero Timi-Biu
Narrative Short
Short Films
20 min
New York Premiere
Two siblings learn a painful lesson when one secretly pursues the other into the woods in search of an elusive mountain…
Directed By Meryl Jones
Narrative Short
Short Films
15 min
New York Premiere
Flaming lobsters, menstruation woes, sunburns, and family scuffles plague 12-year-old Yuki’s doomed Hawai'ian beach vacation with her aloof father and her elegant…
Directed By Maya Tanaka
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
80 min
US Premiere
At an idyllic lake in Alberta, Canada, a group of LGBTQ+ youth find a traditional summer camp experience that welcomes them with open arms through its safe, identity-affirming environment. While many of the teenagers feel misunderstood and isolated in their daily lives, the camp allows them to discover a newfound sense of…
Directed By Jen Markowitz
Narrative Feature
Views from Long Island
85 min
World Premiere
Burgeoning muralist Jay (Billy Mayorga Reyes) lives in Brentwood, NY, where his neighborhood of Salvadoran immigrants offers a rich tapestry of stories, traditions, and perspectives that have often been marginalized and overlooked. At age 15, he is involved in a local youth program aimed at both healing generational trauma and…
Directed By Junior Gonzalez
Narrative Feature
Narrative Competition
95 min
New York Premiere
When rebellious and carefree 12-year-old Zaffan (Zafreen Zairizal) becomes the first of her friends to experience puberty, she discovers a terrifying secret about her body. Undergoing horrifying, surreal physical changes, she quickly becomes ostracized from her former friends and her rural Muslim Malaysian community. To fight…
Directed By Amanda Nell Eu