The New Voices Filmmaker Grant, in partnership with Netflix, was launched in 2022 to provide resources for emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers. For the third year, NewFest is excited to celebrate the grant recipients of this program with a screening of their recent short films. Join us as we share the auspicious work from 2024 grantees Apa Agbayani, Angalis Field, Clementine Narcisse and Cai Thomas, and hear what’s to come in their future projects and emerging careers.

The Dalles
Angalis Field
12 min
After a handsome cyclist passes through and asks for directions to a local cruising site, Cam takes it as an invitation to follow him.

Bust
Angalis Field
11 min
A trans cop with the NYPD goes undercover to make a drug bust.

Blue Moon Angels
Clementine Narcisse
10 min
Dom, a lonely teenage girl, continuously helps cover up the murderous acts committed by her classmate and crush, Nora. As Dom helps Nora cover up another dead body, she finally decides to confess her feelings to Nora.

Girl Blunt
Clementine Narcisse
11 min
Two young women decide to use their newly found drug-dealing business to get revenge against a conniving man of their past.

Queenie
Cai Thomas
19 min
Queenie, a 73-year-young Black Lesbian and resident of the Marcy projects, navigates applying for the Stonewall Houses, NYC’s first LGBT Elder affordable housing.

Somewhere All the Boys Are Birds
Apa Agbayani
11 min
Benjie’s obsession with long-dead movie star Jaime Reyes leads him to the rooftop where the actor took his own life. Here, he summons Jaime’s ghost for a conversation.

When the House Lights Come On
Apa Agbayani
14 min
In 2044, a middle-aged gay man finds himself ageing out of the Manila rave scene. A chance encounter with a mischievous ex-lover changes the tune of his last dance.