TITE Film Festival: Love Shorts (+Q&A)

CLUB 18+119 min

Friends, lovers, exes, strangers: a love story is made of all these people and more. Full of queer intimacy and trans tenderness, these films dive deep into matters of ‘love’ at its most bitter and ecstatic.

Screening followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

This screening is raising funds for Transgress the NGS, fighting for self-determined trans healthcare in Ireland through collective and direct action.

Today & Tmrw (2026, USA, 12’)

Dir. / Writ. Mariales Diaz

Best friends Mariah and Kimberly navigate their after-school routine in New York City, but an ordinary chill day takes an unexpected turn when unspoken feelings come to light.

Lost Bois (2024, USA, 4’)

Dir. / Writ. Devyn Galindo

A hedonistic and gritty exploration of the lives of three rebellious trans bois in New York City.

the moth, the ladybird, and everything in between (2025, Ireland, 7’)

Dir. Simone Ní Bhroin

The end of a love told through layers of pop culture narratives, mixed media animation, and the story of two insects.

Buffalo 10 (2025, USA, 12’)

Dir. Trisha Pickelhaupt

Writ. Claire Orrange

Aching for the simplicity of her upbringing, a glamorous NYC trans woman moves back home to Buffalo, where she tumbles into a Rust-Belt dalliance at the local bowling alley.

Eden (2025, USA, 10’)

Dir. / Writ. Rustin Zam-Zam Madadi

Roya returns home seeking a fresh start, only to become entangled in a web of desire at an all-women’s yoga studio.

differ3nt today (2024, USA, 4’)

Dir. / Writ. Monte Marin fka STEFA*

Through relaxed beats and diaristic video excerpts, composer and artist Monte Marin creates a T4T love tapestry dedicated to every trans angel: past, present, and future.

Zombie Butterflies (2025, Brazil, 17’)

Dir. / Writ. Pê Moreira & Thomas Argos

In this romcom rife with Brazilian queerness, João used to think the butterflies in his stomach were dead. But after he falls in love with his best friend Lucas, maybe they’ve come back to life.

Canvas (2025, The Netherlands, 3’)

Dir. / Writ. Max van Wijgerden

Two transgender people share their bodies in creative new ways, using artistic tools to sculpt the bodies that feel right for them.

Who is your first love? (2025, Switzerland, 15’)

Dir. / Writ. Jess Gaillard

A decade of interwoven childhood archives reveals the story of a precious trans friendship grown from play, curiosity and first loves in a small Swiss village.