DENNIS SHINNERS
WRITER / PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
SELECT ORIGINAL FILMS

STATESIDE (Short)
A shy American teenager and an outgoing French exchange student form an unexpected intimate connection on Halloween night.
BEST MALE SHORT
- FilmOut San Diego Film Festival
ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING
- Bridgeport Film Festival
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
- LINK USA Reel Queer Shorts Program
“Director Dennis Shinners tells a tender coming-of-age story
that balances vulnerability, longing and quiet hope with
elegant restraint."
- Belgrade International Film Festival

BARRIO BOY (Feature)
A Latino barber in a macho world faces a tough road ahead when he develops feelings for a handsome stranger during a hot and sweaty summer in Brooklyn.
WORLD PREMIERE - The Iris Prize, Cardiff, Wales
USA PREMIERE - The New York Latino Film Festival
“Indie films like Barrio Boy are thankfully pushing those
boundaries and encouraging studios to take chances on
compelling projects like these.”
- Pride.com

BARRIO BOY (Short)
A Latino barber quietly falls in love with a handsome Irish stranger over the course of a haircut during a hot and sweaty summer afternoon in a macho Brooklyn neighborhood.
Festivals
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AGLIFF - Austin
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Barcelona International LGBT Film Festival
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Baruch College LGBT Screening Series
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Bloomington Pride Indiana
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Boston LGBT Film Festival
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Brisbane Queer Film Festival
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Charleston Pride
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Cinequest
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Cinhomo 2015 Spain
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CMG Short Film Festival Los Angeles
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Dayton Ohio LGBT Film Fest
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DC Shorts Film Festival
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Frameline San Francisco
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Freiburg Gay Film Festival, Germany
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Fresno Reel Pride
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Fusion UK
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Gaze International LGBT Film Festival, Dublin
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Hamburg International Q Film Fest
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Image & Nation Montreal
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Image Out Rochester
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Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
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International Film Festival LGBTIQ Can[Be]Gay
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Katra Flim Screening Series NYC
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Lesgaicinema Madrid
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Long Beach Qfilm Festival
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Long Island LGBT Film Fest
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Louisville LGBT Film Fest
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Melbourne Queer Film Festival
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Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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Milwaukee LGBT Film Fest
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Mix Mexico
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My People Film Series
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Newfest NYC
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Newport Beach Film Festival
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North Carolina Gay Film Festival
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NYC LGBT Expo
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Olso LGBT Film Fest
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Out At The Movies
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Out Film Connecticut
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Out On Film Atlanta
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Outfest Fusion
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Outfest Los Angeles
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Outfest Peru
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Outrageous Films Fest Santa Barbara
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Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
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Pride Pictures Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Karlsruhe Germany
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Provincetown International Film Festival
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Puerto Rico Queer Film Fest
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Queens World Film Festival
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Queer Media Festival UK
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Queer Vision UK
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Queersicht Switzerland
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Reel Affirmations Washington DC
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Reel Q: The Pittsburgh LGBT Film Fest
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Reeling: The Chicago LGBT International Film Festival
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Rhode Island International Film Festival
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Roze FilmDagen Amsterdam
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San Antonio Pride Qfilm Festival
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San Diego Latino Film Festival
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San Joaquin International Film Festival
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San Pedro Int'l Film Festival
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Santo Domingo Outfest
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Southwest G&L Film Festival
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Starz Denver Film Festival
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Tampa LGBTQ Fest
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The Iris Prize, Cardiff, Wales
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The Sarasota Fabulous Independent Film Fest
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Three Dollar Bill: The Seattle LGBT Film Fest
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TLV Festival Israel
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Urbanworld Film Festival
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival






































