🎬 Last ExMas

Last ExMas (2024) is a delightfully cozy, festive, and unapologetically queer holiday rom-com that serves up the ultimate "comfort watch" for the QueerFilmHub.com audience. Directed by Sarah Rotella and written by Adrianna DiLonardo (the brilliant indie creative team behind Almost Adults), the film plunges into the messy, nostalgic, and heart-fluttering realities of holiday reunions. The narrative tracks Maggie Pierce (Elena Milo) and Julianne Alba (Shaeane Jimenez), two ex-girlfriends whose painful, bitter breakup initially sent them sprinting down completely separate life paths.

However, fate has other plans when both women head back to their small hometown for the Christmas holidays. An accidental, high-voltage encounter instantly reignites a deeply buried romantic spark. To figure out if they are genuinely meant to be or if they are simply under the intoxicating spell of seasonal nostalgia, Maggie and Julianne must clumsily navigate a chaotic obstacle course. Between dodging small-town gossip, fending off their overbearing families, and confronting the literal and emotional "ghosts of exes past," the duo must decide if they are brave enough to unpack their history. Refusing to lean into tragic or closeted trauma tropes, Last ExMas gives the queer community exactly what it always deserves: a bright, funny, and deeply affectionate holiday romance where the only real threat to love is human pride. ❄️🏳️‍🌈

💡 Did You Know? 🧠
Indie Lesbian Royalty: The film was produced by Unsolicited Pictures and distributed by Comedy Dynamics, spearheading the return of the beloved Gay Women Channel creative team to feature-length sapphic filmmaking.

No Closet, No Trauma: Critics highly praised the feature for capturing a modern, cozy Happiest Season vibe, but without any of the exhausting, anxiety-inducing plotlines involving closeted characters or unsupportive parents.

A Hit Indie Soundtrack: Alongside the movie's streaming release, the official Last ExMas soundtrack became a major streaming hit on Spotify among alternative listeners, featuring an atmospheric indie holiday score by composer Thornbraver.

The "Lola" Controversy: Within global sapphic fan spaces and Letterboxd circles, the character of Lola (played by Raven Maducdoc) became a hilarious point of debate, split entirely between viewers who found her character's over-the-top antics completely hysterical and those who found her mildly cringeworthy.