IX Side by Side LGBT Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, 2016 IX Side by Side LGBT Film Festival, 2016 | Page 27

MOTHER KNOWS BEST
Mikael Bundsen, Sweden, 2016, 12 min
A casual conversation between a mother
and teenage son leads to revelations
that will change their relationship
completely.
SMUACK
Alejandra Sanchez Orozco, Mexico, 2016, 22 min
Luisa’s life revolves around her job at a gay bar
and crushing on its patrons, until she awakes
one morning to find a stranger at her door:
her 8-year-old niece, Susana.
TEAR JERKER 1985
Amy Alder, USA, 2016, 14 min Yen Tan, USA, 2016, 9 min
Tear Jerker is a portrait of a transgender guy, Elliot, faced
with difficult life circumstances trying to find new ways
to express old and familiar feelings. In preparing to move in with his mother, Adrain, seeks
the help of a beauty consultant to help hide his scars.
OH BE JOYFUL
Susan Jacobson, UK, 2015, 13 min
Sophie is a fulltime carer for her terminally
ill grandmother, Rita, who is determined,
before she dies, to drag her granddaughter out
of the closet.