Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A territorial millennial. A spunky Gen Z newcomer. One increasingly fragile piece of Fire Island.
In Fire Island Pines, a salty millennial finds himself at odds with a younger woman he sees as yet another threat to the community—and its already crumbling shore.
Making matters worse? She’s arrived with an optimistic influencer he’s trying desperately to seduce.
As attraction, resentment, and generational friction collide, Pining turns a trip to Fire Island into a sharp, wry portrait of control, desire, identity, and what happens when the world around you refuses to stay the way you want it.
Directed by David Jaffe
Starring Jonny Beauchamp, Spencer Claus, Christopher F. Costa, and Janine Hartmann
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A territorial millennial. A spunky Gen Z newcomer. One increasingly fragile piece of Fire Island.
In Fire Island Pines, a salty millennial finds himself at odds with a younger woman he sees as yet another threat to the community—and its already crumbling shore.
Making matters worse? She’s arrived with an optimistic influencer he’s trying desperately to seduce.
As attraction, resentment, and generational friction collide, Pining turns a trip to Fire Island into a sharp, wry portrait of control, desire, identity, and what happens when the world around you refuses to stay the way you want it.
Directed by David Jaffe
Starring Jonny Beauchamp, Spencer Claus, Christopher F. Costa, and Janine Hartmann
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From the filmmaker:
“I use narrative cinema to explore raw themes of control, anger, and self-healing through blistering confrontations, balanced by immersive visuals and wry humor.”
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A FILM SHORTAGE SELECTION
#FilmShortage #LGBTQFilm #ComedyShortFilm
FILM SHORTAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: instagram.com/filmshortage
Twitter: twitter.com/filmshortage
Facebook: facebook.com/filmshortage
Website: filmshortage.com
Film Shortage is home to the next generation of filmmakers, premiering some of the best and diverse short films online
