YoFiFest Film Festival

Welcome to our 12th annual film festival

Schedule:

7:00 - 9:00 PM: Queer Screen Showcase + reception

Bar. Boy.

At his local gay bar, sixty-something Gary encounters twenty-something Julian. What can each learn from the other and is a friendship possible?

Runtime: 00:20:00

Casting Kill

Overworked and underappreciated Casting Director Tim is stuck holding a casting session after hours at the TV production office where he works for a last minute shoot tomorrow. Just when he thinks he's almost done and can book the top choices, a scream turns into a bloodbath, and Tim and only a few others are trapped at the office with a maniac he invited in. Some actors would kill for this opportunity.

Runtime: 15:00

Ell

A young non-binary person struggles to decide whether or not to go on hormones after their insecurities are highlighted during a phone call with their insurance company.

Runtime: 11:00

Safety State

As rights are being rolled back and travel bans are going into effect, Shay and Quincy decide to leave their home in Ohio and travel East to a safety state where it is safe and legal to be queer. They meet up with another couple, Jacob and Michael, so together they can pose as straight married couples. Quincy takes an instant dislike to her new "husband", Jacob, as she resents depending on the men and pretending to be straight. As they face different threats on their journey, they form an unlikely friendship.

Runtime: 16:00

The Last American Gay Bar

A six episode limited series about the fall of gay bars and the loss of identity. As acceptance of LGBTQ+ has grown, the role that gay bars have played in the culture has diminished. Does the community still need these safe havens in order to survive?

Episode One As three gay men come of age and explore their sexuality in 1960s Iowa, the United States goes to war with Vietnam. The young men enlist or are drafted, forced to live in the closet as they face their own mortality. The Stonewall Riots bring gay rights into mainstream conversation, and the men come home to a changed nation.

Runtime: 00:22:00

The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge

Do we really need to wash sheets every week? Why would you ever have to clean a shower head? What is the difference between the blue sponge and the yellow sponge? These are the questions that haunt Jason. He doesn't understand the world's obsession (and his husband Erik's obsession) with cleanliness. So, on the day of their big party Jason launches his campaign to open Erik's eyes to this problem. What starts as disagreements about Lysol Wipes and Febreze scented trash bags turns into something bigger as The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge looks at a couples conflict as old as time...fighting about household chores.

Runtime: 16:00

Location:
YoFi Digital Media Art Center
28 Wells Avenue
Building 3, 5th Floor
Yonkers, NY 10701

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