Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2009

Philppe, the best hair stylist in all Hawaii, finds himself face to face with the challenges of starting his own business or staying at his current salon where nothing seems to challenge him.

Love’s labor is lost at an auto dealership when misplaced affections lead to tragedy and self-discovery.

Corey (James May) is the average single gay man looking for love. His life consists of work, the gym, dinner at home and occasionally hooking up with men he meets in a singing chat room. Corey used to date Nathan (Navaris Darson), but they decided they were not ready for a serious relationship and now are good friends who occasionally play tennis together. In the opening song, BOYCRAZY, Corey, with the help of four Dancers (R.J. Enriquez, Demetrius Thomas, Glen Llanes & Brett Alan Nelson), professes his love of the single life. While shopping with his roommate, Rebecca (Sue Gisser), Corey admits his reluctance & doubts in having a long-term relationship. IN THE CHATROOM, Corey sings about the joys of on-line interactions with the chatting men that pop up. The next day at his workplace, Corey literally runs into co-worker Derek, who he falls in love with in a matter of a song, THIS MUST BE LOVE. Six weeks later at the tennis court, Nathan admits to Corey, that he still has feelings for him & feels ready to date again. In the song, 40, LOVE, Corey ponders his choices, not only between Nathan and Derek, but between being single or in a committed relationship. After an INTERMISSION song, the story picks up four months later at the tennis court with Rebecca and her girlfriend Sam (Amy C. Quick) playing doubles against Nathan and Corey. Corey has chosen to date Derek and remain friends with Nathan. In WASTED LESBIAN LOVE, Sam & Rebecca sing about their love for each other and question how their love is perceived in a man's world. Corey witnesses their compatibility, longing for that feeling in his own relationship. In PERFECT DINNER, Corey and Derek celebrate four months of dating each other. The song begins with the two men complimenting each other and their love, but as the dinner progresses, their lack of communication and connection is sorely revealed. The scene is interjected with Corey at home later that night chatting on-line with 'DV8' (R.J. Enriquez) who he decides to meet.At the bar, Corey has a few drinks and enters into his fantasy world and dances the TANGO with the four Dancers. He kisses Dv8, but his indiscretion is observed by Nathan. Corey exposed, realizes how detached he has allowed himself to become from Derek and himself. During the montage song, TRY, Corey ends his relationship with Derek, deletes his on-line profile and focuses on improving himself rather than focusing on other men. Months later, Corey and Nathan are back to playing tennis again. Corey asks Nathan out on a date and Nathan accepts. Corey feels ready for a relationship. They both admit to their willingness to take it slow and keep learning more about each other in REPRISE: THIS MIGHT BE LOVE.

NEUROTICA | Nick Wauters In this 'filmed-in-one-shot' follow-up to his 2005 award-winning comedy short 'Ryan's Life', director Nick Wauters gets inside the minds of the patrons of a gay bar. And it's not pretty. Dolls | Randy Caspersen When teenager Thomas rediscovers his dolls in the attic, his mother demands they go and insists that he work the annual garage sale where a devilish ten-year-old boy defaces the beloved childhood toys. As he struggles to save his dolls, his mother begins to see the part of her son she always overlooked. Bloom | Lance Larson Love’s labor is lost at an auto dealership when misplaced affections lead to tragedy and self-discovery You, Me and Him | Daniel Ribeiro Lovers Danilo and Marcos commit to moving in together. But after a family tragedy leaves Danilo as the guardian of his little brother, things get turned upside down.. Can the three of them become a family or will responsibility force Danilo and Marcos apart? James | Connor Clements Focusing on a boy in Northern Ireland isolated by his sexuality and alienated from his family due to his parent’s marital troubles, “James” reaches out in desperation to his teacher for support and guidance. The Postcard | Josh Kim At the post office, a handsome customer grabs everyone’s attention when he starts to mail mysterious postcards. The two girls behind the counter battle over the meaning of this stranger’s actions, but the battle is misplaced, as one of the girls is soon to discover... Boycrazy | John Sobrack Corey enjoys the single gay life, yet is still searching for love in his everyday life, in such places as the gym, beach and a singing chat room! When two love interests pursue Corey at the same time, co-worker, Derek and ex-boyfriend, Nathan, Corey must decide between them. In a world of four sexy Dancers, along with his roommate Rebecca and her girlfriend, Sam, Corey explores his priorities and celebrates the joys of dating in this delightful musical. Weak Species | Dan Faltz Seducing his classmates gives Steve a sense of purpose and fuels his art and poetry. When Steve sets his sights on the school star athlete, he starts a cat and mouse chase, which could ruin him and his idol. George copes with the stress of his mother's cancer and strained relationship with his father by cutting class and using drugs. Hooking up with a stranger in an effort to lose himself, George finds himself in a life or death situation.

“Change We Need” a short film inspired by the historic 2008 elections, examines if we, as a nation, are we truly seeing the Change We Need? This thought provoking and poignant piece explores those questions and sheds light and hope on society.

36 hours in the lives of a number of gay men in Clapham, South London. From a civil partnership ceremony to a heated dinner party, five stories are woven into London from school and work, to bars and clubs, during one hot summer’s night.

In this debut by director Ajae Clearway, a classic coming-of-age story takes on a powerful turn when Sean's struggle to know who he really is explodes the lie that goes to the core of his being, his family, his relationship with his father and his future as a man.

“Countertransference” is a comedy about a lonely, socially awkward woman with assertiveness issues who finds her problems multiplied in therapy.

Anna, a cleaning lady, cleans Helen’s (a stock broker) office every night. The two women live in different worlds. However they happen to have enrolled on the same salsa course. Due to the lack of men, Anna and Helen have to dance together. A lesbian fairytale depicting the possibility of overcoming social borders.