Dissonance: AAPI Queer Shorts

We can work it out. These AAPI shorts depict LGBTQ+ people coming to terms with themselves and the society around them.

Presented in Parnership with

Invisible to Invincible (i2i)
https://invisible2invincible.carrd.co/

Invisible to Invincible (i2i) is a community-based organization that celebrates and affirms Asian, Pacific Islander, & Desi Americans (APIDA) who identify as LGBTQ+ in the Chicago area.

Sunday, May 10, 2026
5:30 PM

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601

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Clean Slate

Directed by Emily May Jampel
https://emilymayjampel.com/
IG: @emilymayjampel

The competition for a career-making part tests the friendship between two aspiring actors.

Flat

Written and Directed by Suri Parmar
suriparmar.com
IG: @hoodlumrock

The filmmaker's double mastectomy foregrounds her lifelong questions about gender and body image.

Goodbye Party

Directed by Sophia Lou and Nathan Pearson
goodbyeparty.myportfolio.com
IG: @sophielouhou, @nathankpearson, @goodbyepartyfilm

A would-be astronaut has second thoughts about escaping his Brooklyn life.

Morning Coffee

U.S. PREMIERE!
Directed by Nolan Begley
Written by Kyla Mah
www.nolanbegley.com
IG: @nlnbegley @kylarm

A queer woman grapples with grief, self-discovery, and the bittersweet memories of her ended deeply emotional yet tumultuous relationship.

MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter

Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary
lehuafilms.com
IG: @kaualena

Trans Hawaiian artists offer personal reflections as they come together for a theatrical production celebrating their identities.

Between Us

Directed by Quyên Nguyen-Le
IG: @seaajourneys_doc

After What Happened at the Library

Directed by Syra McCarthy
Written by Kyle Casey Chu, Róisín Isner
kylecaseychu.com
afterthelibraryfilm.com
IG: @pandadulce

A drag queen finds that her traumatic viral incident is just the beginning of her problems.