Green Briefs
Five family drama, gay-themed, short films. This collection includes the following short films: Pride, Directed by Marc Saltarelli; The Commitment, Directed by Albert M. Chan; Shabbat Dinner, Directed by Michael Morgenstern; Kimchi Fried Dumplings, Directed by Jason Karman; and The Symphony of Silence, Directed by Cedric Thomas Smith.
Michael Morgenstern
Albert M. Chan
Jason Karman
Marc Saltarelli
Cedric Thomas Smith
Casts & Crew
Albert M. Chan
Jason Lane Fenton
Also Directed by Michael Morgenstern
One year ago, Zander Jones dared David King to ruin his life. He had no idea how far David would take it. David kidnapped Zander's sister, stole Zander's money, smeared and his identity. Now, Zander is ready to fight back.
Ryan struggles to find meaning in his provisional existence, exploring sex and death and the idea of 'becoming something.'
Shabbat Dinner is boring as usual for William Shore. His mother has invited two crazy hippies and their son and is doing her best to show off, his father is drunk and berating their oddball guests, and he doesn't have much in common with their son Virgo. That is, until Virgo tells him that he has just come out as gay.
Also Directed by Albert M. Chan
An interracial gay couple adopting a newborn baby meets the pregnant Asian birthmother and receives a surprise that threatens their relationship.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD is a daring film about a troubled man who records a video message for his pregnant sister. Taking place on the brink of a new life, this compelling film explores what it means to be human and the courage it takes to be fully alive. Drawing its power and immediacy from its first-person, confessional style, WELCOME TO THE WORLD presents, in real time, the journey of one man's awakening from isolation back to humanity.
Also Directed by Jason Karman
Alex, a hopeless romantic, drives for a ride-booking company in hopes of a love connection in the big city. His trials and tribulations lead him to lose his way until fate stops by.
On his way to the airport, Sebastian gets a call from his lesbian friend, Cathy, who has just had a baby. Sebastian is only the sperm donor, but now Cathy wants him to take a more active role in his baby's life.
A singing telegram worker meets his ex-boyfriend while having hot pot and learns to embrace his new found bachelorhood through popular song.
Carls the eldest of three brothers and is expected to be a role model for the family. He wants to show his family that he made the right choice to move away. However, youngest brother Adam's unexpected hostility reveals the problems with Carls choices.
"the promise" is a stereoscopic 3D film about two men travelling together, the romantic connection they share, and the sacrifices made to achieve personal fulfillment. Set in an open field, the two men dance, jumping from reality to dream, as they follow a path, a metaphor for structure in their pursuits, giving meaning to their struggles.
Golden Delicious is a fresh and engaging coming-of-age story about an Asian-Canadian teenager who is torn between his girlfriend’s dreams of their future and his father’s ambition, all the while struggling with finding himself and following his own desires. In his first feature, director Jason Karman vividly brings to life the joys and complications of a young man who suddenly discovers feelings for the boy next door. Locally shot and set in East Vancouver, this film is a rare and important entry in a genre that has been traditionally represented by white, heterosexual, and mainstream narratives.
The new member of a high school hockey team struggles to make sense of who he is.
A portrait of two teenaged hockey players which explores the intensity of adolescence - a time of unrestrained physicality and surging hormones, resulting in unchecked impulses and unseen emotions.
Cam Boy is a dramedy about a student who takes up sex camming as a means to pay his rent. He becomes good at it until one of his sex toys, whom he is friends with, wants to go to the next level.
When Brandt walks into Michael's life, Michael shows him his unique collection of past loves.
Also Directed by Marc Saltarelli
Alice Martin (Lee Meriwether), a former musical headliner, now lives alone and forgotten in a house hidden away just below the Hollywood sign. She remembers a past love (Susan Blakely) as she searches for meaning in her golden years. While mentoring a young aspiring singer (Leigh Ann Larkin), past memories become entwined with the present as Alice comes to realize that what she thought was lost is only dormant, awaiting a new spark.
Two estranged brothers, one gay and one conservative Christian, are forced to reunite when their mother takes to her bed and is unable to speak.
A documentary film about Studio One which, from 1974 to 1994, was the center of queer nightlife in West Hollywood as well as the staging ground for the rise of the LGBTQ rights movement and fight against the AIDS crisis.
A complicated relationship between a mother and her HIV positive lesbian daughter proves that the hardest part of loving someone is learning how to let go.
In this 1940s noir-style surreal thriller, our hero (Alex Boling) seems fixated on wingtip shoes. Under loose floor boards in a dark attic he finds a shoebox containing the wingtips of his dreams. After a meticulous shining, he puts them on and embarks on a journey of self-discovery where danger lurks around every corner and imminent disaster grows closer with every step he takes.
On the morning of his annual gay pride party, Stephen is forced to take in his homophobic father who had disowned him over 20 years ago. Now suffering from Alzheimer's dementia, the father gets a crash course in all things gay from Stephen's eclectic mix of friends. Seeds of their turbulent relationship come to light as does hope that the two can move past their fears, accept and forgive one another.
Two lovers torn apart by addiction confront each other one more time at the spot where they met.
A series of interviews with artists, photographers and Factory superstars who worked and socialized with Andy Warhol.
Someone is killing America's top male models.
Also Directed by Cedric Thomas Smith
"How much does love have to hurt before it is not love?" is the question that plagues Antonio as the past demons of domestic violence resurface at the hands of his partner, Kirk. Antonio hides his physical and emotional pain from his all-knowing mother, Cynthia, who suffered such a tremendous amount of abuse at the hands of Antonio's father that Antonio became a nurse to heal pain that he could not heal as a child. Antonio is jolted out of his denial by one of his patients, Michelle , who is also, a frequent victim of domestic violence. While Michelle does not consider herself a victim, but as simply part of a couple that "loves hard and fight hard", a critical incident involving Michelle at the clinic forces Antonio to confront his own situation and reevaluate the "magic and tragic" of his life with Kirk before it is too late.
17 year-old writer Zach struggles to survive in the 'dog eat dog' world of high school where he is tormented by bullies. There is no chance of finding comfort at home as one of the bullies happens to be his 18 year-old brother, Sean. In order to escape his bullies at school, he resorts to hiding in the restroom during his lunch breaks.