GPFF Finale 2026 - Happy Endings Short Films
Sun
10
Sun 10 May 7:30 PM
Platform Arts (Courthouse)
General Admission
Unclassified 15+
90 Mins May
A collection of short films from around the world that have positive, uplifting, cheeky or humorous outcomes for LGBTIQ+ people.
Edward is sweating over his poetry performance, all the while trying to get to know Max, and compete with the flirtatious Alex, the event’s snarky, but charming MC . Judy wants Ruth, but will her ex Penny, and Judy’s own knitted fashion choices get in the way? Ex-girlfriends, angry poets, rusty romantics, and a dash of imposter syndrome collide at a spoken word event in this LGBTIQ+ comedy short film/ pilot.
Director: Michelle Douglas, Australia, 2025, 18 mins, English, Unclassified 15+
The Exchange
Antonio and Inés are two strangers who arrange a meeting through a second-hand app. Inés wants to sell something she no longer tolerates; Antonio wants to try it. When they meet, an odd sense of mutual understanding emerges between them.
Director: Amaia Yoldi, 2023, Spain, 14 mins, Spanish, Unclassified 15+
Happy Next Year
On New Year's morning, Sharunas wakes up next to the charming guy, Martin, while his girlfriend, Iveta, is in the shower. Sharunas can't help but wonder if things will ever be the same again.
Director: Lukas Kacinauskas, 2024, Lithuania, 17 mins, English, Lithuanian, Unclassified 15+
Today, people living with HIV who are on treatment can live long, healthy lives and cannot pass the virus on. Yet many still face outdated assumptions, fear and discrimination.
Coach “Daddy” trains a late-blooming lesbian, Carmen, before her big date.
Director: Clara Marshall, 2025, Germany, 18 mins, English, Unclassified 15+
Cockroach
Juliette tries to survive a breakup with her girlfriend by chronically masturbating and trying to convince herself to start dating men. Her delirium is finally relieved (sort of) by an unexpected stranger.
Director: Heather Older, 2025, United States, 8 mins, English, Unclassified 15+
Edward is sweating over his poetry performance, all the while trying to get to know Max, and compete with the flirtatious Alex, the event’s snarky, but charming MC . Judy wants Ruth, but will her ex Penny, and Judy’s own knitted fashion choices get in the way? Ex-girlfriends, angry poets, rusty romantics, and a dash of imposter syndrome collide at a spoken word event in this LGBTIQ+ comedy short film/ pilot.
Director: Michelle Douglas, Australia, 2025, 18 mins, English, Unclassified 15+
The Exchange
Antonio and Inés are two strangers who arrange a meeting through a second-hand app. Inés wants to sell something she no longer tolerates; Antonio wants to try it. When they meet, an odd sense of mutual understanding emerges between them.
Director: Amaia Yoldi, 2023, Spain, 14 mins, Spanish, Unclassified 15+
Happy Next Year
On New Year's morning, Sharunas wakes up next to the charming guy, Martin, while his girlfriend, Iveta, is in the shower. Sharunas can't help but wonder if things will ever be the same again.
Director: Lukas Kacinauskas, 2024, Lithuania, 17 mins, English, Lithuanian, Unclassified 15+
Yee-Ha!
In a hot and dry desert, two gruff cowboys are set for a tense duel. Fingers wiggling as they try to intimidate each other. Unless their bond is not the one we suspect...
Directors: Ana Ruíz Sánchez, Charlie Ben Jazia, Clémence Lépine, Maximilien Delmas, Victoria Salvanès, 2025, Canada, 2 mins, Unclassified 15+
Today, people living with HIV who are on treatment can live long, healthy lives and cannot pass the virus on. Yet many still face outdated assumptions, fear and discrimination.
Director: Jake Neville, 2025, Australia, 6 mins, English, Unclassified 15+
Clam Diving for BeginnersCoach “Daddy” trains a late-blooming lesbian, Carmen, before her big date.
Director: Clara Marshall, 2025, Germany, 18 mins, English, Unclassified 15+
Screens with:
May
Platform Arts (Courthouse)
Cnr Little Malop Street and Gheringhap Street
Geelong, Victoria, 3220