PBS Indies Debuts Two Groundbreaking Shorts VAMONOS and DROWNING

Two groundbreaking shorts, VAMONOS and DROWNING, have debuted on PBS Indies, an online curation of short and long form independent films that speak volumes on the issues of gender, sexuality and acceptance.

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Drowning: When Gabe, an overweight high-schooler, musters the courage to talk to the girl of his dreams, a promising friendship forms that's almost too good to be true. He even starts feeling good about the "extra love" he's carrying around. But, when she becomes the target of Marcus, his personal bully, things take a turn for the worse and he must decide whether or not to finally stand up. Watch here

Vámonos: When Hope learns that Mac, her recently deceased butch girlfriend, is going to be buried in a dress, she desperately tries to persuade Rosa, Mac's mother, to bury her in a suit instead. However, when she realizes that she's fighting old traditional and conservative views, Hope decides to take the matter into her own hands with the help of her friends. The question is, will she have the courage to follow through and honor her dead lover's identity. Watch here

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