This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
In a small village, Leo, 17 years-old, has a strong taste for make-up. His big brother, Jules, who fears to be laughed at, stands against this passion. On the night of the open stage, Leo shows up in full drag.
Spokane (USA)
A straight guy meets an openly gay man at a wedding and finds himself the willing subject of a seduction that turns into an awkward night in a motel room.
Unable to come out of the closet to his parents, Neel gets married to his partner Dev's sister, Keya. Will Neel succeed in living a dual life, or will his truth destroy everyone involved? This film sensibly raises our awareness towards not only the struggles of gay men but equally towards the woman between them and her battles, without demonizing her in the process. The film has its loopholes, but it is a good starting point. Acting and story could have been both a little more tight and cohesive.
Daniel copes as best he can with his mother who is desperate to receive news from his father. When the latter finally turns up at Daniel's place the day before her sex change operation so she can become Lisa, Daniel must force his father to at last tell the truth.
First Date (USA)
An ex-con will stop at nothing to keep a date with the underage boy he met online.
The village treats transgender Sathaar in disgust with only his childhood friend Saravanan always being by his side. Sathaar has always been in love with Saravanan but Saravanan loves her sister and so Sathaar takes it upon himself to give them the happily-ever-after they deserve. And this isn't even the most heartbreaking part. The eventual ending that Sathaar gets can brings tears to anyone's eyes. This is a segment of the four part anthology series.
Jules, 18 years old, reluctantly spends his holidays in the naturist campsite of his childhood. He is torn between his attraction for the beautiful Karim, a seasonal worker on the textile beach, and the depression of his mother Adèle, who refuses to let him grow up.
Invisible Lines (USA)
A terrible film about a shockingly sad story about honour killing of a 26 year old gay man by his father in Turkey.
A man living in a lonely large apartment is being burgled by an intruder with a gun. The burglary soon shifts to explicit sex between the two men. An interesting depiction of the intersection between class, privilege and sex.
Free Bird (South Korea)
Yoo Sung, who has a crush on Tae Woo, is an aspiring webtoon writer. When Tae Woo shows up as a prospective client, he narrates him the story of his own feelings.
Go Soo Mi dislikes the past where he was suffered from domestic violence, sexual violence, broken family and a wandering childhood. To overcome this, he makes short films about his own story, but the future is still unclear and dreams disappear.
Jongin starts receiving anonymous poems from someone in the cafe he goes to every day. In order to find out which one of the baristas is his secret admirer, he has to observe, analyze and confront each one of them.
Boxing (Taiwan)
Rong, an amateur boxer likes Wei, another boxer in same arena. Rong hasn't been able to tell Wei how he really feels. Perhaps things will change in the ring for both.
A boy's love for his closeted bully drives him into an unconventional road to confession and its consequences.
Delivery Boy (Hong Kong)
Local delivery boy Chunho falls in love after delivering dumplings to Eric, an expat lawyer living in Hong Kong. Their love for food and cheesy 70s music bring them together, but the class difference between the two of them eventually gets in the way.
Muyeong has a crush on his senior Hanbit & is too nervous to confess. In the play directed by Hanbit, Muyoung applied as an actor, but Hanbit doesn't even pay attention.
Comments
but the short film was strictly ok