The Male Gaze: A Better Tomorrow(2023)
Go on an enriching journey from Mexico to Spain, onto Austria and then to China via Greece in these five moving short films where gay men overcome various obstacles in accepting who they are, and where they are going - things can only get better. The 5 short films are: If They Knew [Berak baleki] (2021); Xutaj (2022); Boom and Bloom [Neuzeit] (2022); Sexual Distancing (2022); And We Collide [潮汐平行时] (2021).
Movie: The Male Gaze: A Better Tomorrow
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Son
Father
Aita
Maitalea
Xutaj
Duhwi
Ana
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