Flag Act on the festival circuit
Flag Act will be on the in-person and virtual programs at the NewarkIFF (3–8 September 2024) in Newark, New Jersey. Details to come.
Flag Act will be among the short films screened at the Fear Fame Film Festival in Tampa, Florida on 28 September 2024. Details to come.
Flag Act returns as part of the Made in Florida Shorts Block programs at the Sunscreen Film Festival Replay on Saturday, 28 September 2024, at St. Petersburg's Coastal Creative. Get tickets here.
The Pridentity event screening Flag Act and Un Tipo Como Tú at St. Petersburg's Arts Exchange got postponed. Stay tuned for more info.
Flag Act won BEST COMEDY at the Freedom Festival International in August 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Flag Act will make its continental debut at the Cinesteya Film Festival in Porto, Portugal, 23–31 October 2024.
Flag Act will be part of the San Diego Indie Filmmakers Festival 2–3 June 2025.
New Bern's Civic Theatre hosted the North Carolina Film Festival on 3 August 2024, with Flag Act on the bill.
The Cobb Independent Film Festival (1–4 August 2024) in Marietta, Georgia, included Flag Act.
Flag Act was on the program at the Transparent Film Festival in Manhattan in June 2024.
Thanks to the Tag! Queer Shorts Festival, Flag Act was screened as part of the Queer Cinema in Short Form program in June 2024 in Salem, Oregon, a free event.
Flag Act was part of the Cinema Systers Film Festival in May 2024 in Paducah, Kentucky.
Best political comedy Flag Act was on the program at the free All Comedy Film Festival in Atlantic Beach, Florida, in May 2024.
Atlanta's FunnyAF Comedy Festival had Flag Act on its "Feel-Good Shorts" program in May 2024.
Flag Act played at the Tucumcari Film Festival on 26 April 2024.
Flag Act cracked the audience up on the Made in Florida Shorts program at the Sunscreen Film Festival on Sunday, 28 April 2024, in St. Petersburg.
The Princeton Film Festival included Flag Act on its program in April 2024.
Tag! Queer Shorts Festival in Portland, Oregon, included Flag Act in the Acting Up program at the historic Hollywood Theater on 7 April 2024. "Such a breath of fresh air ... the crowd loved it, every joke hit, and it really inspired a movement of activism and hope."
Close:Up San Francisco Short Film Festival included Flag Act in its online program 28–30 March 2024.
Flag Act screened online as part of the Film Girl Film Festival 29–31 March 2024.
Laughing Dog Comedy Film Festival in Houston included Flag Act on its program on Saturday, 23 March 2024.
Flag Act was part of a strong block of Florida-made films at Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa on 23 March 2024.
In England, the Norwich Queer International Film Festival had Flag Act on its program the first weekend in March 2024.
The Life Screenings International Short Film Festival included Flag Act on its program on 17 February 2024.
LGBT History Month Film Fest, presented by SaFFlicks, included Flag Act in its UK programming throughout February 2024.
F3: Queen City Film Festival Film Curation & Film Awards in Cincinnati featured "Best LGBTQ+ Short" Flag Act on the program on 13 February 2024.
Dunedin International Film Festival included Flag Act in February 2024.
Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival reprised Flag Act in a sold-out screening at Green Light Cinema in St. Petersburg on 25 January 2024.
Pearl Theater Shortflix Film Festival included Flag Act on its program in January 2024. It took "Best Film" and "Audience Choice" awards.
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival included a screening of "Best Drama" nominee Flag Act on the "Break-through Shorts Block" on 9 December 2023.
Chicago's online Pride Film Fest presented Flag Act as part of its "Best of Pride Fest" program in November 2023.
The online Political Film Fest included Flag Act in November 2023, where it won "Best LGBTQ+ Film".
Flag Act was one of four shorts to run on 19 October 2023 at the Couch Film Festival in Toronto and took the first runner-up prize.
Flag Act made its US debut on 7 October 2023 at the Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Tampa and won the "Best Short" audience choice award. On the same day, it ran at the Chatham-Kent International Film Festival in Canada.
Longer at film festivals
Longer made its world premiere at
at Sydney's Salt House Creative Film Festival in June 2020 and won Best Short Film and Best Actress awards.
"Some films are an absolute joy and pleasure to watch. Longer is a beautiful story told in a beautiful way."
Longer debuted in Europe at Italy's
Venice Film Awards in early July 2020 and won best LGBTQ film.
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Longer screened again in Italy in early July 2020 as part of the Florence Film Awards.
Longer was included in an outdoor program at the Ergotaxion Artspace in in Athens, Greece, in late July as part of the Yard International Film Festival.
The North American debut of Longer took place in Canada in late August 2020 as part of the Festival Cinématographique International de Montréal.
Longer made its U.S. debut at the First Coast Film Festival in early September 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Longer followed in the footsteps of Hatboxes and appeared at Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival in September 2020.
Longer showed at the 2020 Sunscreen
Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida, as part of the Looking For Love? short film bloc.
Longer screened at the Boonies Drive-In Theatre in Tilbury, Ontario, as part of the Chatham-Kent International Film Festival in October 2020.
Longer was part of the Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in October 2020, streaming across the United States.
Longer made its British debut at the Linear International Film Festival
in Manchester in October 2020.
Longer screened at London's International Art Film Festival in November 2020.
Longer was a finalist at BLASTOFF (“Best Los Angeles Screenplay Theme-music and Original Films Festival”) in mid-November 2020.
Longer was on the program of the the
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes in France in late November 2020.
Longer mades its Scandinavian debut at the Stockholm City Film Festival in December 2020.
Longer was on the program of the free online Festival Angaelica in December 2020.
Longer appeared as part of the National Short Film Festival in Washington, DC, in December 2020.
Longer was part of the bracketed competition program at the Capitol Hill Film Festival in December 2020 – January 2021 in Washington, DC.
The Dunedin International Film Festival in Florida included Longer on its program in January 2021.
Longer earned an honorable mention at Milan's Night of Drama Shorts in February 2021.
Longer was a finalist in Brooklyn in February 2021 at the Across the Globe Film Festival in February 2021.
The Tampa Bay Motion Picture Professionals' Indie Film Festival featured Longer in February 2021.
Longer was a finalist at Toronto's Couch Film Festival in March 2021.
Longer was a selection at The Voices Rising Film Festival in March 2021.
Longer appeared at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival in May 2021.
Longer screened as part of the "Between You and I" strand of short films at LFEST Lesflicks Film Festival in July 2021 out of Llandudno, Wales.
Longer was part of the October 2021 screenings online at the FLICKFAIR Film Festival.
Longer was a finalist for the Melbourne
Queer Film Festival in October 2021.
Hatboxes screened at the MQFF in 2014.