For the Time Being(2006)

New Queer Visions: The Last Days of Innocence(en)

When adulthood looms, naivety fades, and a whole new, strange world opens up. These four beguiling European stories, from acclaimed film festivals the world over, explore these years of youthful wonder with a deftness and artistry that lingers. The short films are: Ruins [Ruines] (2019); Aline (2019); Snake [Змија] (2020); The Touching [Dotýkání] (2020).

Rite of Spring(en)

Set during the dog days of summer, a group of teenage boys inhabit a makeshift bike part in a secluded wooded area of Toronto. David (14) craves the attention of Peter (17), an older boy and a natural leader to the group, while being mercilessly teased by his best friend, John (14). When their hidden world is breached by an outsider, anger, fear and misunderstanding lead to a violent outburst.

Touch Me in the Morning(en)

Two men in a morning routine... a dance and no words.

EMPATHY (Or: The Girl with The Pearled Hair)(en)

After running away from her emotionally abusive mother, 16 year old addict Ivy takes refuge at her older friend Joey's apartment, who is a recovered addict themselves. Together the two must learn to coexist as Ivy comes to terms with her trauma.

Jerk(en)

A Jamaican man of the community battles depression and disillusionment.

The Domestic(fa)

Mr. Hormoz's house is due to a bank mortgage debt. Financial problems have gripped him and his family and caused them trouble. To the extent that.

But Milk Is Important(en)

A man with social anxiety gets followed by a naive and clumsy creature. Terrified the man tries to escape, unaware that the creature is actually a helper with slightly unconventional methods.

Love Spell(en)

In 1999 in a high school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a teenage girl casts a spell to make her best friend fall in love with her.

The Gift of the Magi(pl)

The Trace of Your Lips(es)

Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.

Drawn Back Home(en)

The awkward reacquaintance of two men, former best friends separated by different life choices who try to find their way back home, gives way to a depth of feeling they both must navigate to resolve issues of the past while dealing with uncertainties of the future.

Tiger(ca)

In a couple, there are wonderful, tender and desperate moments. Losing your pet when you are waiting for your first baby can trigger them all at once.

How It Feels(en)

Over the past few months, less so now, I've been experiencing some fairly intense spouts of anxiety. Something incredibly new and quite frightening for me. After a bunch of CBT sessions, my therapist recommended channeling my experience into video form. So, here you are. With the help of the incredible Suli Breaks, I've made this little video. Trying to demonstrate how it felt for me. Hope you take something from it.

Gary's Touch(en)

A dramatic short about a troubled gay man named Gary. Gary's a reclusive, middle-aged nobody, obsessed with the idea of reproducing himself. He's caught up in a hostile social climate, which furthers his isolation and exacerbates his desperation. But despite this, he presses on. Gary eventually meets Madonna, an old street woman for, as Tom McSorley of Take One Magazine calls, "some of the most awkward and decidedly twisted sex in all of Canadian cinema." The film explores deep into the psyche of the protagonist, touching the viewer in more ways than one.

I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love(es)

La Güera, a young rapper from Mexico City, struggles with her ability to rap after a heartbreak. Despite attending freestyle sessions with friends, she struggles to regain her lyrical prowess. Seeking solace, she turns to a forest-dwelling shamanic friend for unconventional healing. Through a transformative encounter with forest crickets, she confronts her pain and emerges with newfound liberation.

Elsa(en)

Set in Oslo 1945, Elsa the film explores national identity, heroism, vengeance, and sexual freedom.

Choices(nl)

Choices follows a young man who can be seen experiencing the same day twice, but the choices he makes throughout the day have an impact on his life.

Smile, God Loves You.(en)

A young girl's playground reputation is threatened by her mother's wishes for her to be a church praise dancer.

Shift the Plane(en)

A young working class man helps to raise his younger brother while trying to find the courage to fly the nest and become a stand-up comic.

Diaries III - Cora(pt)

On a night permeated by longing and sadness, Cora is taken on a mysterious journey, where diving into her pain may offer a chance for renewal.