EMPRESS CLAWSCREAM: In Love With Her Best Friend 🏆 Lesbian | LGBT Short Film

LGBTQI+ Comedy Short Film. When a gawky Irish teen needs to tell her über-cool best friend she loves her, she summons help from an unusual source: a 1980s cartoon villainess. - ABOUT SHORTFRAME: We curate a selection of award winning short films; the best short films direct from the film festival circuit. Whether it's Queer Drama, Documentary, Horror, Sci-Fi or Comedy, Cannes, Berlin, Sundance or first time filmmakers: Short Frame is home to the best short films from the world’s most innovative filmmaking talent. - EMPRESS CLAWSCREAM is directed by Stephen T Lally. It is published with the permission of the filmmakers. The film screened at film festivals including FilmQuest, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, deadCenter Film Festival and Leeds Queer Film Festival. It won awards at The British Short Film Awards and the Berlin Short Film Festival. - DIRECTOR'S BIO: Stephen T Lally is an award-winning Irish director, writer & concept artist with a flair for fantasy and heartfelt stories that blend comedy with whimsy. Stephen's debut short 'Empress ClawScream' secured feature development funding with Screen Ireland's Perspectives scheme. Their fantasy short 'TETHERED' garnered seven international awards, and Stephen's BFI NETWORK-funded musical comedy short 'CHARITY!' launched this year. Stephen participated in GAZE's StarGAZE programme in 2025, and in 2026 was selected for Screen Ireland's Screen Mentoring Scheme and represented Ireland at Screen Talent Europe's Directors Village residency. Stephen is currently developing the short 'Ernest' with funding from Screen Ireland. - Empress Clawscream | LGBTQIA+, Coming of Age, Comedy, Drama | Ireland © Stephen T Lally - Published with permission - #shortfilm #drama #lgbt