Kate diRienzi - Nun's Beach | Director
Don’t miss your chance to hear from the visionary behind the film—Q&A right after the credits!
LADIES' SHORTS PROGRAM
Sunday October 19th 2025, 2:45 pm
Streaming: October 27th - November 2nd
Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
1820 E Sunrise Blvd. Fort Lauderdale FL, 33304
Film Details
Runtime: TRT: 111 minutes
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Lesbian, Romance
Big Bass
Drew Dickler, 13 minutes, USA
What does it mean to feel seen by others before you’re ready to see yourself? A filmmaker travels back to 1997 to revisit a dream-like memory from second grade that centers around her queer identity, her legendary PE teacher and a mysterious large plastic fish.
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian
Carmela Murphy, AJ Dubler, 8 minutes, USA
After a mysterious stranger shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a dead bird, an impromptu funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.
I’m The Most Racist Person I Know
Leela Varghese, 13 minutes, Australia
When a romantic gesture towards a bartender backfires, Lali unexpectedly finds herself offered a pity date by another bartender, Ana. What starts as an awkward encounter turns into a genuine connection as they bond over shared experiences as women of color. As they grow closer, Lali finds herself falling for Ana. But when the conversation takes an unexpected turn, Lali must confront her prejudices towards Ana and... herself.
Nun’s Beach
Kate diRienzi, 13 minutes, USA
When introduced to her fellow nun's family, Sister Flora questions her romantic relationship with Sister Muriel and her devotion to God.
Thanks Babs!
Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow, 14 minutes, USA
Meet Babs, an optimistic octogenarian speed-racing through life, one five-year plan at a time. - Thanks, Babs! is a vibrant 14-minute documentary short following Babs Daitch, an optimistic octogenarian who lives her life in perpetual motion. From lap-dancing at her “41st anniversary of her 39th birthday” to reflecting on mortality in San Francisco’s AIDS Memorial Grove, Babs embraces aging with mischief, humor, and curiosity. The film culminates in the long-awaited maiden voyage of her live-aboard 40-foot motor cruiser, a scene by turns both comedic and triumphant. A story of reinvention, resilience, and refusing to slow down, Thanks, Babs! celebrates a woman who proves that life at eighty isn’t about endings, but about steering into the next adventure.
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Natalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh 36 minutes, France, In French with English subtitles
In a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
Drew Dickler, 13 minutes, USA
What does it mean to feel seen by others before you’re ready to see yourself? A filmmaker travels back to 1997 to revisit a dream-like memory from second grade that centers around her queer identity, her legendary PE teacher and a mysterious large plastic fish.
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian
Carmela Murphy, AJ Dubler, 8 minutes, USA
After a mysterious stranger shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a dead bird, an impromptu funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.
I’m The Most Racist Person I Know
Leela Varghese, 13 minutes, Australia
When a romantic gesture towards a bartender backfires, Lali unexpectedly finds herself offered a pity date by another bartender, Ana. What starts as an awkward encounter turns into a genuine connection as they bond over shared experiences as women of color. As they grow closer, Lali finds herself falling for Ana. But when the conversation takes an unexpected turn, Lali must confront her prejudices towards Ana and... herself.
Nun’s Beach
Kate diRienzi, 13 minutes, USA
When introduced to her fellow nun's family, Sister Flora questions her romantic relationship with Sister Muriel and her devotion to God.
Thanks Babs!
Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow, 14 minutes, USA
Meet Babs, an optimistic octogenarian speed-racing through life, one five-year plan at a time. - Thanks, Babs! is a vibrant 14-minute documentary short following Babs Daitch, an optimistic octogenarian who lives her life in perpetual motion. From lap-dancing at her “41st anniversary of her 39th birthday” to reflecting on mortality in San Francisco’s AIDS Memorial Grove, Babs embraces aging with mischief, humor, and curiosity. The film culminates in the long-awaited maiden voyage of her live-aboard 40-foot motor cruiser, a scene by turns both comedic and triumphant. A story of reinvention, resilience, and refusing to slow down, Thanks, Babs! celebrates a woman who proves that life at eighty isn’t about endings, but about steering into the next adventure.
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Natalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh 36 minutes, France, In French with English subtitles
In a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
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