PRETEND - An LGBTQ+ Short Film

An LGBTQ+ Short Film
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Katie, like most of the kids, has been receiving the idea of a couple suppose to be composed of a male and a female. However, as Katie grows up, she finds out that she does not fit the social norms. To fit into the “society”, Katie hires a boy to pretend to be her boyfriend.
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A film by - Ariel Kuo
Starring - Jordan Lewis, Holly Towne, Isabella De Armas, Kinsley Spencer, Mariel Molino, Spencer McEvilly
Special thanks to - Ahmet Kasapoglu, Merve Tekin, Mehmet Cerciogl
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"BE YOU".
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Didn't know these would become the focuses of the film:
* The mom is pregnant in late 1997 and gives birth to the baby in mid-1998. The baby is about 10 months in 1999.
* The actor of the boyfriend is about 22, I believe. He is not old at all.
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Supplement for:
Emerson - Accepted
Occidental - Accepted
USC - Rejected after an interview
NYU - Rejected

[jimibailey]

Dad:I’ve got a present for you!
Me:is it being accepted?
Dad:what?
Me:what?

[draculauraslife]

Dad: "How'd u guys meet?"

Daughter:"Bio class."

Me: "oh so that must be the bio teacher."

[randydickison]

Being born in 1958, and figuring out that I liked boys, the way I was supposed to like girls, in 1963, I learned how I had to pretend at a very early age. Yeah, I was only five years old when I knew. I also already knew my feelings were unacceptable. So... I pretended to be something that I was incapable of being for more than fifty years. I pretended for so long that I never really learned how to be me. All I knew, was how to pretend. Nobody should ever have to feel like they have to pretend like that. Most people like me feel they must pretend for at least several years in order to survive. It just hurts thinking you must always pretend.

This is a good short film. Hope it helps a lot of young people.

[soupishappiness]

I couldn’t tell the difference between her boyfriend and her dad-

[xanderpatterson]

"They said: "Son, don't change"
And I keep hoping they won't see how much I have"
-Thomas Sanders

[joccardojoleghe]

Plot twist: they actually waited 21 years just for do this film

[_.thing._]

Something I don’t like is how people say “coming out is easy because it’s more known now” but it isn’t. I love this short :)

[charlenejaynemascardo]

My Mom: WHY CAN’T YOU THINK *STRAIGHT* IN SCHOOL?!
Me: Well....

[toenailchomper]

Dad: How did you meet?

Daughter: bi cla- I mean bio class

[biophreaker]

nobody:
not one person:
not even the 40 year old paid actor boyfriend:
the sign in the mirror: EB UOY 👁👄👁

[ajduucd]

coming out to my mom was a nightmare, she absolutely hated it, she hated what i was, she hated having to respect me, she hated having something like me under her roof, it was agonizing

[tigger]

The dolls in the final scene are a marvelous touch!

[novablack]

plot twist the fake boyfriend is actually also gay

[lucielatalova]

*Me:* is she trans or gay?
*- she holds her hair to make it seem short -*
*Me:* ohh, I see your point.

[goldfishimpact]

I love how at the end she switches around the dolls so the girls sit next to each other and the guys also sit next to each other

[maybe.yellow]

this film is MAD underrated! Incredible job and wonderful message

[Lifestinks]

My daughter played with barbies and American girl dolls and at 12 told me she was bi. I told her just to be sure even though I felt it and knew it because if you know your kids you can tell before they tell you. Now she's 16 and has had bfs and gfs and I prefer the gfs because I don't have to worry about grandbabies lol. I chose my daughter's happiness over the views of others.

[taewootaewoo]

When your parents are fine with you dating a 40 year old man
But not a girl your own age:

[cleusavargas]

we all know she was listening to "i kissed i girl" by Katy Perry.

[gaywolf]

Nobody:

Me: Damn her bed looks so comfy