CineQueer Presents: Wicked Queer 41: Best in Show, Part 1

Films were selected by audience vote at the 2025 Wicked Queer Film Festival.
Total Run Time: 94 minutes

A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian
Carmela Marie Murphy, AJ Dubler 8min 2024 USA English
After a mysterious girl shows up at protagonist Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a bird that had just cracked her window, an impromptu bird funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.

Little One
Lindsay Carpenter 9 min 2024 USA English
In a magical realist thriller, a cat turns into a woman and becomes the object of her owner's toxic fixation.

IYKYK (if you know you know)
Bonita Rajpurohit 17min 2024 India English,Hindi,Gujarati
Bonita Rajpurohit stars, writes and directs this hard-hitting cinéma vérité style short about dating men as a transgender woman.

Hi Mom, It's Me Lou Lou
Atakan YILMAZ 21min 2024 Turkey Turkish with Eng subs
Hakkı, a university student earning his keep through Drag Queen performances in Istanbul, is jolted by the news of his mother's passing one night. Concealing his sexual orientation from all but his late mother, he returns to the family home after three years, confronting the weighty expectations of being the only male offspring and his relatives' ignorance. In his childhood room, poignant discoveries await: a vibrant sweater begun by his mother, a stash of cash, and a clandestine photograph capturing a shared moment during her covert visit. Despite grappling with guilt over his mother's demise and his father's aloofness,this journey catalyzes his journey towards self-acceptance.

Last Night
Ryan Mack 14min 2024 USA English
After falling for his client, a seemingly straightforward in-home massage takes an unsettling turn.

I'm The most Racist Person I Know
Leela Varghese 13min 2024 Australia English
When Lali unexpectedly ends up on a date with another woman of colour for the first time, it unravels prejudices she has long ignored.

Scrap Fabric
Jake Muñoz Consing 11min 2024 Philippines Tagalog with ENG sub
Fearing her mother’s disapproval, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric (“retaso”).

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CineQueer at World Pride is presented in partnership with ANC 1A and with Boston's Wicked Queer Film Festival. Wicked Queer is a program of the Queer Film Institute.