In each of these gay shorts, a house – a home – is the location for confrontation, coming out, and coming to terms with oneself.

From the safety of his bedroom closet, a married man enlists the help of a telephone psychic to support him in his denial in THE VIRILE MAN. PROPOSAL finds us in the Gallagher home, which is full of secrets.

What kind of champion should a mother be for her son? When the conversation at an Italian family barbecue strikes a particularly raw nerve, Johnny and his mother must face the uncomfortable truth about their relationship in STAND BY.

An Iranian teenager is confronted by his traditional Muslim family in THE SILENT LANDSCAPE,. An orthodox Mormon home is the setting for BLESSING, which portrays the struggles and conflicts of a family dealing with an openly gay son.

When two strangers meet in a family vacation home, the truth about the life of a dying man is revealed in QUINTESSENCE. The unexpected coming out of a young Mexican man is seen from his father’s perspective in IN ANY HOUSE.

A vacation cottage is the setting for THAT THING WE DO, in which Kevin meets up with his younger cousin, sparking a sweet and inspiring family connection.

THE VIRILE MAN dir David Zellner 2004 USA 7 min video PROPOSAL dir Franko Galoso 2003 USA 8 min video STAND BY dir Tony Osso 2003 USA 10 min video THE SILENT LANDSCAPE dir Rahman Milani 2003 Norway 8 min video BLESSING dir Stephen Williams 2004 USA 17 min video QUINTESSENCE dir Dustin Schell 2002 USA 25 min video IN ANY HOUSE dir Luis Ulloa 2003 USA/Mexico 13 min 16mm THAT THING WE DO dir Andrew Hull 2002 Canada 16 min 35mm

total running time: 104 minutes