Shorts Program: LIFT

Henderson: Ally, a mid 30s professional from Vancouver who has travelled to Vegas for her friend’s wedding, wakes up confused in a hotel room she doesn’t recognize to see her clothing, purse, boots and a condom on the floor. Nooj Goji/Anywhere: The global pandemic rages on as authorities loosen regulations, leaving two immunocompromised Anishinaabe lovers vulnerable to a world that wants to abandon them. Lumen: It has been raining heavily for months and the sixth wave is depressing humanity. In this prevailing darkness, Claude, 70 years old, compulsively buys lamps online to break his solitude and bring light into his life, at any cost. Is Gay Marriage Next?: Responding to a Supreme Court case in 2003, a groundbreaking cover of Newsweek featured a lesbian couple and asked: Is gay marriage next? A young, closeted woman saw the magazine and found the courage to come out. Two decades later, she searches for the couple who gave her hope.