So Be It

Animation Documentary Short (2026)

Director: Matthew Sorgie
Producers: Liya Yang, Shagun Kanwar
Music: Bartosz Gruchala

Featuring: Gordon Bellamy, Joe Heally, Nitin Kale, Bruce Keelan, Barbara Belmont, Rochelle (Shelley) Diamond, Joselito Laudencia, Richard Zaldivar, Jim Raidl

Five senior LGBTQIA+ couples share their resilient love stories, reflecting on identity, aging, and love while offering younger generations inspiring role models.

Official Selections

• Frameline: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
• American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker LBTBQ+ Showcase
presented by Gold House at Cannes Film Festival
• Catalina Film Festival
• Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
• Tasveer Film Festival & Market

Press

The 35 Short Films Competing for 2026 Iris Prize (MovieMarker, 2026)

Frameline Announces Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant Recipients (Variety, 2026)

Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker grant recipients announced
(Bay Area Reporter, 2026)

Alum’s animated documentary tells queer love stories
(Daily Trojan, 2025)