SHOUT Shorts: Almost After Dark

Tuna Tartare

Directed by Lena Greene

10:31 • United States • Alabama Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT, ANIMATED

In a karaoke bar in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, an expired can of tuna fish and a fake Louis Vuitton purse encourage each other to believe in their artistic voices even if the world sees them as trash.

something still

Directed by Ariel S Mahler

18:26 • United States • Southern U.S. Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT

Tom (John Brodsky), a young queer man, returns to the apartment he once shared with his ex-boyfriend, Max (Zane Phillips), to pack up his belongings. Now, standing among the remnants of their life together, Tom must confront the choices that led to the relationship's unraveling and find a way to move forward.

Evergreen

Directed by Luke McCormick Gardiner

12:38 • United States • Southern U.S. Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT

Confined to their decaying apartment, a queer couple grapples with an immaculate conception.

Scissors

Directed by Hannah Alline

12:21 • United States • Alabama Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT, WOMEN IN FILM

A slasher with a grudge meets his match when a group of queer friends on a weekend getaway turns his killing spree into a bloody night he never saw coming.

Cockroach

Directed by Justice Maya Singleton and Liliana Padilla

22:21 • United States • Alabama Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT, BLACK LENS

A Black transgender man plans to exchange sex for top surgery money with an older gay man until his night hook up turns into a hunt for a cockroach who inspires him to open his heart and conquer his fears.

The Bone Grinder

Directed by Danny Rhodes

13:35 • United States

NARRATIVE, SHOUT

Whitman and Jacob, straight and gay best friends, learn about the Bone Grinder, a masked killer who seduces men, blows their minds with amazing love making, and then murders them seven days later. Whitman wants to stop this killer. Jacob, however, knows he can fix him.