Human Touch(2017)

Sister Salad Days(en)

When an asexual double dutcher’s religious father forces her to get married, she enlists her friends and fiancé to stop the wedding and free her older sister whose soul is trapped on their father’s land.

Slow(lt)

Dancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas meet and form a beautiful bond. As they dive into a new relationship, they must navigate how to build their own kind of intimacy.

"BUDKA" by George Alshevskij-Jones(en)

Shot entirely on a webcam and guided by the Imperfect Cinema philosophy, this film captures the drunken drift of a man reaching for connection in a cold, indifferent city. What unfolds is either a dream, a dying vision, or both. Then — reality returns with a quiet whimper. Life moves on. Raw, lo-fi, and unapologetically rough, this is a meditation on how easily the world forgets. Meaning is left open; interpretation belongs to the viewer.

97%(en)

A man tries to track down a potential love interest on a crowded train using a smartphone app.

Absit(en)

A lonely priest must find a way to connect with an irreverent teenager after the boy confesses his plans to commit suicide.

Peur de soi(fr)

Night Express(hu)

Alex (26) is an asexual guy who wants to have a romantic relationship with his best friend Eli (25), who is a nymphomaniac. Alex is trying to do everything he can to take his relationship with Eli to the next level and to finally confess his feelings to her. He wants to win Eliz's heart through dates, joint activities, attention and help, but soon finds himself confronted with the fact that he has to try the unwanted route because of Eliz's addiction. The cycles of body and soul, finding a balance between selfishness and selflessness, leaving a toxic relationship, and learning about and accepting oneself are all themes explored in the film.

Dallas 362(en)

Rusty has been bailed out of bad situations more than once by his understanding but distraught mother, Mary. When Mary starts dating a psychologist, Bob, Rusty connects with the man and begins talking to him about his problems. As Rusty benefits from the therapy sessions, his best friend, Dallas, still very involved in illegal and dangerous activities, takes issue with Rusty going straight and cleaning up his life.

Leave a Message(en)

After the passing of his father, Tristan decides to go on a trip to the Lake District. Whilst there, he is forced to face his grief head on and come to terms with the painful truth.

Queens of the Qing Dynasty(en)

A suicidal teen develops a candid rapport with the student from Shanghai assigned to watch her in hospital. A nightly exchange of secrets, text messages and possessions quickly expands the boundaries of their relationship and alters their inner chemistry.

Between Complete and Incomplete(ko)

The film follows Minho, a young asexual man, as he and a gay couple take their polyamorous relationship to the next level by moving in together.

Ace and Anxious(en)

Emma, an asexual graphic designer with generalized anxiety disorder, learns of the stress-reducing properties of sex, and decides to place an ad on Craigslist for a test sexual partner to determine if it will help with her panic attacks.

Chronic(en)

David is a nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Dedicated to his profession, he develops strong relationships with the people he cares for. But outside of work, it's a different story altogether.

Blocked Together(en)

Whilst a boy mourns the passing of his younger brother, hope of unity is found in his grief.

Co Op(en)

In the not too distant future a new device allows for cooperative dreaming. A man sees hope with this device and uses this it to reconnect with his wife who lies unconscious in a coma.

Distance(zh)

Three stories which each focus on one of three types of relationships: family, friendship, and love. The first story is about conflicted manager on a business trip who is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life. The second story is about a young father who receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied. The last story is about a visiting professor from overseas who sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.

Thanks to Her(en)

Millie Blake, a high school senior soccer player, has her life turned upside down after an altercation with an out and proud classmate of hers, Andy Wellick. As punishment, the two girls get sentenced to a month of community service at a local nursing home. As she begins to not only bond with two of the residents, Jade and Pepper, but with Andy too, Millie begins to understand more about herself and becomes more confident in who she is.

Jerk Off Session(no)

When Johannes gets caught by his girlfriend while laying on the bathroom floor watching porn and masturbating she doesn’t care and wants him to enjoy himself. That makes Johannes lose the feeling of shame he needs and sends him into an existential crisis and loses his ability to masturbate. Trying to regain that shame leads to an explosive confrontation for them as a couple.

It's Not You, It's Not Me.(en)

A raw exploration of a mixed relationship between an asexual man and allosexual woman, and their struggle to reconcile their needs with their love for each other.

In the Blink of an Eye(en)

Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life.