Short Films.
Lane’s award-winning short films have played at festivals including Outfest, Sidewalk Film Festival, Seattle Queer Film Festival, and Dance Camera West.
Boifriend (2022)
narrative
10 minutes
A gay cis woman's father is surprisingly happy when she brings her transmasc boyfriend home - but she soon realizes he's only happy because she's in a straight-passing relationship.
Official Selection (2022-2023): Sidewalk Film Festival, Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Out on Film: Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival, Seattle Queer Film Festival, Oxford Film Festival, Deep in the Heart Film Festival, San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, Fresno Reel Pride LGBT Film Festival, FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival, Panorama Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Fest, East Village Queer Film Festival, San Antonio QFest
Audience Award: OUT at the Movies International Film Festival
Best LGBTQ Short: Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
co-directed with rebecca marquardt. starring tatiana roberts, adrian lancaster, and marc a. pouhÉ
Promise (2022)
experimental dance narrative
5 minutes
Lane and Secretly Famous Productions were part of Art with Impact’s 2022 Voices with Impact cohort. Through this program, they made PROMISE, a short experimental dance film exploring the intersection of prescription opioid abuse and grief.
Official Selection (2022-2023): Dance Camera West, American Dance Festival’s Movies by Movers, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, , Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Voices with Impact
Starring Erica “EG” Gionfriddo and Thomas Sommo. Choreography by sarah jack. cinematography by john david de virgiliis.
Quentin Blue (2023)
documentary
27 minutes
How a band formed by lifers in San Quentin became a symbol of hope on the outside.
Status: We have completed the short film and will begin our festival run while raising money to expand into a feature version.
Awards: Competition Winner, The Film Fund
Untie (2020)
narrative
7 minutes
Leah wants to try blindfolding for the first time, but her partner is not so sure.
Official Selection (2020-2021): Outfest, aGLIFF / Prism, Toronto Short Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, East Village Queer Film Festival, Lesflicks Queer Film Festival, Los Angeles Queer Film Festival
starring sarah jack, adrian lancaster, and rachel aston warren. cinematography by tori gene mccarthy.
CONTENT NOTE: This film contains sexuality and full nudity, as well as a trauma response.
Ink or Dye
documentary
pre-production
How a young couple who met in a recovery house became artists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.
Status: INK OR DYE is in pre-production and will begin filming in September 2023.
Awards: Grant Recipient, Maryland State Arts Council; Grant Recipient, Queen Anne’s County Arts Council
Marigolds
narrative
A young woman tries to come out to her father at her Halloween party, but he believes she's dating a boy who shows up with flowers.
Official Selection (2021): aGLIFF / Prism, Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival