Cinema Femme 2026: Shorts Program 3
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Music Box Theatre
screening
"Stretch" - Dir. Emma Duvall and Skyler Verity, USA - 11-year-old Kate auditions for Cinderella in her middle school's production of Cinderella: A Dancing Bonanza! "Learning to Eat Cake" - Dir. Juliette Strangio, USA - An outgoing young woman reframes a strange and coercive sexual encounter as a comical tale to her friends in order to make light of the violation. "Peppermint Pixie Dream Girl" - Dir. Kylie Mungenast, 18 mins - A ditzy waitress named Shirley May Holmes falls head over heels for Dorothy, a peppermint-clad pinup girl, but she has much to conquer if she wants to land a kiss from Dorothy's candy lips. Transphobic greasers, hetero-nonsense, and the nuclear blast itself will all come crashing down upon Shirley on this pivotal night... She may just need a little help to make it to sunrise alive. "Gabler" - Dir. Thea Ilic, USA - During a rehearsal process for Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, two young actors grapple with the costs and rewards of unabashedly pursuing what they want. "Lesbian Ditch Day" - Dir. Olivia Cade, 15 mins - "Lesbian Ditch Day" starts as a rom-com-y, coming-of-age tale of two high school lesbians playing hooky, but through a fourth wall break, the film reveals itself to be just another queerbaiting tragedy.