Eleanor (2015)

In The Woods We Can Be Together

Under the scalding heat of the summer sun, two young men find shelter in the woods of a local park. Unbeknownst to them, they’re thrust into a summer of exploration, emotion, and romance. But is love enough?

Carne

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

Why My Son?

Boyfriends decide to come out to each of their parents with getting completely different results.

The Idyll

A modern adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story about a man and a woman sharing an unexpected encounter on a train as it travels through a beautiful and surreal landscape.

Cowboy and Indian

When a young Bengali bride collapses in the desert, a cowboy appears out of the sunset and rescues her.

A Regular Thing

Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.

Gayndr II

In this short film the audience is confronted by one young man and his reaction to text messages received from other guys on different gay dating apps. It explores communication between gay men today and the use of dating apps.

Kaleb

A hustler meets a client in a hotel room but he realizes that the young man needs much more than sex.

Lightrapping

Gustave is a photographer who makes pictures of nude male bodies in public spaces in São Paulo. One night, Pedro goes with him, without yet knowing whether he will be part of the project. This vast city will be witness.

Cómplices

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August

Two children in the countryside. Time lazily goes by on a hot month of August as they long for adventure.

Underwater

A susceptible teenager, in trying to escape the tumult of his home, drowns himself in alcohol, drugs, and parties. Based on a true story.

Purple Dictatorship

Yeda, the green-faced woman, sells homemade bread to support the house where she lives with her sick husband. Through the context of green-faced people, we know the reality of those who live on the fringes of a purple-faced society.

Sitara: Let Girls Dream

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

Newton's Third Law

On Christmas day, Nico (Max Bourke) discovers he's in a sandwich-initiated time loop - to what extremes will he take this new opportunity?

If We Keep Talking in Summer Days

In a small city in the north, the time of midsummer is very short. Two boys get to know each other by chance and agree to meet by a lake. But one of them doesn’t keep the agreement, and it begins to rain heavily.

The Water Diary

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

Insomnia

A young man, alone in his room, is visited by a mysterious voice, who forces him to reveal the murder he committed.

Stand Up!

Irish anti-homophobic bullying advertisement, created as part of BeLonG To Youth Services annual Up! LGBT Awareness Weeks.

Gameboy

Thijs, Tobias, Sjeng, and Tarik break into a house and steal a multitude of their school exams for profit. But in time, as their gain notoriety, the jig is up! But will all four go down, will there be consequences, and will that be all that happens to these rambunctious four young men?

Aska

Two young sisters take on the dangerous task of feeding their mother's sacred ashes to the Fire Serpent before it brings death to their desolate land.

State of Matter

A troubled filmmaker struggles to watch his own film in a cinema inside his head, along with a made-up audience that negatively reacts to his film, State of Matter.

Èvanescence

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The Clearing

In this short film written and directed by Alexis Bisticas, the audience sees through the eyes of a man in the woods, following the distant sound of a saxophone. In a single take, the fluid steadicam shot takes the viewer on a surreal and poetic journey, as the walker comes across everything from family picnics to men in bondage suits.

The Beautiful Leukanida

Two insects fight over the hand of a beautiful lady.

He

A story told in four parts, "He" explores the swell of poetic love and the breathless aftermath of its heartache.

The Golden Wedding

A grandfather recalls how he and his wife met and fell in love during the Second Italian War of Independence.

Truck Driver

In a boarding school, Raidel is witness to the abuse suffered by his schoolmate Randy.

Shower

A man enters the shower after his workout, but is soon sidetracked by a noise he cannot identify. He decides to seek out the source of the sound, and enters a situation that will leave him completely exposed.

Goodbye, Charley

A recently deceased gay teen roams his high school halls on the day of his memorial.

The Last Pizza

On his final delivery of the day, a carefree pizza delivery guy arrives at an unfamiliar, desolate apartment building, only to find the customer absent. Curiosity leads him to explore the rooftop, where he becomes trapped as night falls and the winter chill sets in. With minimal supplies and a dying phone, he must fight to survive.

Piglet Piglet

The sudden pregnancy and miscarriage of a young woman results in a turbulent day of anxiety and loneliness, set in a monumental day of a country’s search for hope.  

Mehua

Two young women are about to receive the great honor of being sacrificed to their Mexica gods; but the cruel and bloody ritual does not go as expected.

Father Neptune

An impoverished young couple attempts to steal a boat to prove their love and worthiness to their son.

The Pier Man

Theo is a young docker languishing in his native port. His life flows at the monotonous rhythm of cargo ships passing by. Through his encounter with Giuseppe, a disillusioned sailor ashore for a while, Theo will gather the courage to face the waves to escape his dull existence by trying to get into Giuseppe's gruff crew.

L'ultimo ballo

Meet Pietro Angeli, a man haunted by a tragedy in his past, and Chan, a prostitute in search for a better life. Both alone in the crowd and constantly seeking for redemption. Maybe, despite everything, it's never too late to start dancing again.

Pre-Drink

Alexe is a young trans woman, and Carl a gay man. Best friends since forever, an evening spent together destabilizes Alexe, when both decide to have sex together for the first time.

Blues for Herold

A struggling young man secretly plays a magical trumpet that transports him from his desolate world into a colorful "bliss." When his younger brother discovers his secret, their relationship is put in jeopardy.

Die Blonde da oben

The janitor of an apartment complex pays a visit to a resident and things get uncomfortable.