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Toronto Queer Film Festival
Festival
Film
Shorts

Playplace

Saturday 17 October 2026
4:00pm–6:00pm EST
In Person & Online

Address

292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, M5S 2M7
120 min.
Saba
Shahin Gorgani
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15 min.
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Iran, USA
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2026

Caught between his estranged parents’ silence, a young boy embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Through a series of mysterious phone calls, he adopts new personas, exploring the identity of who he dreams of becoming.

Looking for the lost tail of humankind (Original title : À la recherche de la queue perdue de l’humanité)
Sofia Cecere
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13 min.
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Belgium
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2025

Tara discovers a solitary hair on Val’s coccyx. Could it turn into a tail? The characters embark on an existential and physical quest to rediscover a form of animality and connection with their surroundings and with each other.

Ballroom Night
Bruny Derotzi
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11 min.
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Brazil
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2025

A documentary that immerses the audience in the world of Brazilian Ballroom Culture through visual and sound experimentation, alongside personal stories from members of the community who bring this scene to life.

My Dearest Darling
Vahn Leinard C. Pascual
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20 min.
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Philippines
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2026

A lonely queer soul in their early sixties, long devoted to their family’s well-being, is stirred to face the love they once turned away from after a chance encounter at a cemetery.

Double Chesticle Extraction
Ciel Sourdeau
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8 min.
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Switzerland
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2026

Today, the Doctor of Ass presents a new tutorial: double chesticle extraction, performed using a simple Swiss Army knife.

Slam Dunk
Salem Z. Smith
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3 min.
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Canada
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2026

A self portrait exploring the myth of death