Synopsis: A coming-of-age comedy about Matthew, a 14-year-old boy living in a very religious town, whose best friend Ester tries to ‘cure’ him of being gay. But a trip to San Francisco shows Matthew that he might not be the one who needs curing.
Festivals
Awards
- Best LGBT Short Director (Joel Ashton McCarthy)- NYCIFF
- Best Student Film- Vancouver Short Film Festival (2012)
- Best Screenplay in a Short Film (Joel Ashton McCarthy)– Vancouver Short Film Festival (2012)
- Best Female Actor in a Short Film (Nina Winkler)– Vancouver Short Film Festival (2012)
- Viewer’s Choice Award – Living Skies Student Film Festival
- Best Cinematography – Living Skies Student Film Festival
- 2011 Directors Guild of Canada B.C. District Council Keith Cutler Award (Joel Ashton McCarthy)
- Honourable Mention– LARFF
- 2012 Award of Excellence– Canada International Film Festival
- 2012 Gold Kauna Award for Student film– Honolulu Film Awards
- Audience choice Screening (top 30 of 600 films) – NYC Downtown Film Festival
Nominations
- Best LGBT Short – NYCIFF
- Best LGBT Short Director (Joel Ashton McCarthy)- NYCIFF
- Short Film Finalist – 2011 Back in the Box Competition
- Best Performance in a Short Film – young actor ten and under Daven Pitkin- Young Artist Awards
Official Selection
- NYCIFF – New York City International Film Festival (2011)
- aGLIFF – Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2011)
- Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival (2011)
- Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2011)
- New York City Downtown Film Festival (2011)
- The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival (2011)
- Best Shorts film Category- Lucerne International Film Festival (2011)
- Out In the Desert- LGBT Film Festival in Tucson AZ (2012)
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival (2012)
- NFFTY – National Film Festival for Talented Youth- Centrepiece Shorts Screening
- NYC Downtown Film Festival 2012
- 27 Torino GLBT Film Festival
- Pink Apple Filmfestival- Zurich, Switzerland
- 8th InDPanda International Short Film Festival- Hong Kong, China
- 27th Torino GLBT Film Festival, Torino, Italy
- Young Cuts Film Festival 2012
- Phenom Film Festival 2012
- Vancouver Short Film Festival 2012
- 2013 Living Skies Student Film Festival
- 2013 Boston LGBT Film Festival
Joel Ashton McCarthy 
Where can i watch this? I saw it at NFFTY the other day.
Why does god hate me is now available online at https://joelmccarthy.com/my-work/short-films/why-does-god-hate-me/
do you know where can I see it online?
It will be up online in like a week, but if you email me at Joel@joelmccarthy.com I can get send you a private link.