29th Festival Awards

Award Winners of the 29th Connecticut LGBT Film Festival

Audience Award – Best Feature

Winner – S&M Sally

Runner Up – That’s Not Us

Special Mention – Summertime (La Belle Saison)

Audience Award – Best Documentary

Winner – An Act of Love

Runner Up – Strike a Pose

Special Mention – Women He’s Undressed

Jury Award – Best Short

Winner – Trembling (Trémulo)

Runner Up – Dawn

Special Mention – Xavier

Trembling succeeded in telling a delicate story of budding love in a unique setting, with incredible acting and gorgeous cinematography to round it out.

Jury Award – Best Feature

Winner – Closet Monster

The Jury felt that Closet Monster reached beyond the traditional coming out story to tell a multi-layered story of trauma, dysfunctional families and sexual exploration with a good dose of humor and luscious scenery mixed in.

Jury Award – Best Documentary

Winner – Strike a Pose

The Jury selected Strike a Pose for its ability to connect with the audience by reaching into the souls of its subjects to draw out the raw emotion of their deeply intimate stories of fame, loss and fear, but also brotherhood and resiliency in the aftermath of the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Director’s Award

Michelle Ehlen (S&M Sally)

This year’s Director’s Award goes to Michelle Ehlen who has entertained our audiences with her wry humor both on the screen and in person for many years now, culminating with this year’s screening of S&M Sally, the final chapter in her three part comedic series.