FAMILY AFFAIRS

Streaming Films

1H 56MIN

Availability ended 9/30/2020 EDT
Nothing is more complicated than family relationships. Just ask any adult who's going home for Thanksgiving! This shorts compilation includes: AYANEH: Set in Switzerland, our story follows Ayaneh, a young refugee from Afghanistan. One day at a public swimming pool she meets Anna and instantly feels attracted to her. As the relationship between the two women develops, Ayaneh is confronted with growing resistance from her religious family. REVEAL: When a young man takes his boyfriend to his conservative family's gender reveal, their relationship is tested by both the familial expectations and the truth of being who they are. SHADOW OF LOVE: When a young Burmese gay man, Andy, comes to Los Angeles to find his estranged teen mom, he struggles with their relationship as her “secret son.” While trying to make a new life, Andy finds his own love and an extended queer family. SOLE MIO: Since his father left for Nice, Daniel, 25, tries to manage Sole Mio Father & son, the family heating company. He is back in Lille for a night, as he is getting the final operation to definitely become a woman : Lisa. But Daniel’s Mum doesn’t know about this change, and the lie is weighing heavier on the young boy’s shoulders. SPARKS: Set in 1994, homophobic Amit returns home; a year after the death of his twin brother, Yoni, who died of AIDS. Amit is surprised to find that his family and Yoni’s former partner are going to a drag show in Yoni's memory. THE STAND-IN: Inspired by true events, "The Stand-In" tells the story of Bryan, whose wedding to his partner Jack doesn't go as planned when his biological mother refuses to attend."

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