Category: LGBTQ+ Diversity Award WSXA 2023 Amsterdam

Original Film Titlel: Trust in Love

Director’s Name: Mick Davis

Writer’s Name: Jimi Petulla

Producer: Jimi Petulla

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes 6 seconds

Film Description:

Mickey Ferrera’s recording producing career is going down the tubes, his estranged wife wants a divorce and his son is struggling with the reality that he is gay, but Mickey is a warrior, so he’s about to get in the trenches and Trust in Love to keep his family together and maybe make one more good record.

Original Film Title: Hold Your Head Up

Director’s Name: Robert Serbee

Writer’s Name: Argent

Producer: Timothy Eaton

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 4 minutes 56 seconds

Film Description:

“Hold Your Head Up “ is a clarion call of a video to all the LGBTQ community to stare down the challenges of those that oppose the rights of those that are born different and choose to love who they please. 
Featuring a dramatic performance by Lexi Love and music by the exciting and indomitable GAYC/ DC musical entity , this film is a “must see” for anyone who has been denigrated, discounted and ostracized by those that feel superior to a minority . 
Hold Your Head Up is not just a video , it irrefutably demonstrates that love conquers hate❤️

Original Film Title: CATFIGHT

Director’s Name: Keshhav Panneriy

Writer’s Name: Amreetaa Roy

Producer: Dig Vijay Chopra

Country of Origin: India

Country of Filming: Canada, India, United States

Language: English, Hindi

Runtime: 39 minutes 39 seconds

Film Description:

A light-hearted love story with a twist of gender non-discrimination. 
CATFIGHT is depiction of true Love and Hate relationship between two friends SONIYA and VEDICA since their childhood, they do not know how to express their feeling about their sexual orientation and emotions for each other. 
The social stigma that surrounds LGBT individuals, restricts them to express their sentiments, love, affection and belongingness. 

Love and soul mate is divine and we have no choice in it ….we find love but often can’t recognise it and wander around in search of love…when actually it is very near…..just we need to have courage to listen to our heart. 

Almost inseparable Sonia and vedika in childhood, found whole world in each other, that they never needed other friends….but Sameer comes in between them ….. creating much jealousy and anger. Their anger push them to a level to actually hurt physically and scar for life. 

Years later, when they meet for class reunion…old hatred sparks again leading to ugly catfight.

What happens when best friends turned worst enemies meet again…..The Catfight which is much hyped and awaited event in their class for years …takes the storm by head.