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Prairie Pride 2026: Short Films Program

  • NOT RATED
  • 2025
  • 1 HR, 10 min
  • AUG 30
Prairie Pride 2026 Short Films Program movie poster. Five photos of actors from five short films all shaded pink for Prairie Pride Film Festival Short Films Program.
Details
NOT RATED
Released 2025
Drama, Documentary, Short Film
1 hour, 10 minutes
Starring

No starring credits.

Director

Leela Varghese

Iven Tu

Michael Bruce

Michael Doshier

Chheangkea

I’m The Most Racist Person I Know (2025)

When Lali unexpectedly ends up on a date with another woman of colour for the first time, it unravels prejudices she has long ignored. (13 minutes / d. Leela Varghese)

The Pink Funeral (2025)

A transgender Chinese girl becomes a ghost caught between worlds and returns to Earth in a comedic struggle to ensure the proper burial of her body, leading her to an unexpected moment of understanding with her mother and an acceptance of her true identity. (13 minutes / Iven Tu / English and Chinese with English Subtitles)

Kiloran Bay (2026)

A musical short film starring Alan Cumming and Jack Wolfe. After decades away, a gay man returns home to Scotland to attend a traditional wedding and faces a past he spent a lifetime avoiding. (13 minutes / d. Michael Bruce)

Ronita Rambo (2025)

At a small-town diner in rural Missouri, a tough-talking waitress finds the courage to ask a pair of gay teens for help texting her new crush. (12 minutes / d. Michael Doshier)

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites (Chao Somnop Chet) (2025)

During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman. (19 minutes / d. Chheangkea / Khmer with English Subtitles)

Tickets: $10 General Admission (program includes all 5 short films)
Festival Passes available at The Ross Box Office.
Part of OutNebraska’s 2026 PRAIRIE PRIDE FILM FESTIVAL.

Film Stills

A scene from I'm The Most Racist Person I Know. A young woman in pink eyeshadow, pink turtleneck and pastel plaid jacket appears stunned.
A scene from Kiloran Bay. Alan Cumming gazes wistfully in a dapper suit and tie.
A scene from Kiloran Bay. Two men lie in the wet sand of a beach at low tide as the sun rises.
A scene from The Pink Funeral. An amused young Asian woman in a pink cardigan with her mouth wide open stands in front of a wood-framed mirror on a mantle.
A scene from Ronita Rambo. A happy woman with tears in her eyes has her arms around a smiling young woman in a large taupe hat and a smiling young man with dark hair.
A scene from Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites. Two older women with orange and pink floral button down shirts, headbands, and large round sunglasses are pictured before a large ornate, pillared building.
A scene from Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites. A young man with curly dark hair and a slight smile looks up from the blue velvet couch he's seated on with neon lights and people in the background.
Additional Credits
Leela Varghese Director
Iven Tu Director
Michael Bruce Director
Michael Doshier Director
Chheangkea Director

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Matinee Before 6pm
Members $10.00 $6.00
Adults $10.00
College and High School Students $9.00
UNL Students (with student ID) $5.00
Children (12 and under) $8.25
Military $8.00
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