Dekkoo Selects: First Kiss
You never forget your first.
It starts with a look. A pause. A moment suspended in time. This curated collection brings together films that capture the vulnerability, excitement, and quiet intensity of first love—where everything is new, and everything is at stake.
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Heartstone
The years-long friendship between two pre-teen boys in a small Icelandic village is threatened when they strike up romantic relationships with a pair of local girls in this affecting and beautifully crafted debut feature from director Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson. Evincing a real feeling for how k...
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First Kiss
A shy teen travels to Madrid for his first date with another boy. Once there, he experiences his first kiss and learns numerous lessons about openly gay urban life. From director Miguel Lafuente, ‘The First Kiss’ is a deeply heartfelt coming-of-age short about opening up to the people who love yo...
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My Partner
Edmar, a high-achieving Filipino student, and Pili, a Native student-athlete, navigate budding young love, self-growth and Hawaii’s evolving cultural landscape in this tender romance from director Keli’i Grace, based on an original story by Lance D. Collins. 'My Partner' offers a unique take on l...
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I Love You More
Ben, a shy Kosovar teen, is excited to finally meet his secret online lover Leo in person. When his mother announces that they will be moving to America, he’s torn between the needs of his family and the love of a mysterious boy he's never met. The feature-length debut of prolific short film dire...
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Potato Dreams Of America
Concerned for her son's future in the USSR of the '80s, a Russian mother becomes a mail-order bride and moves to the United States. Though she hopes to give her son a better life, things veer off course when his burgeoning sexuality and love of the New Queer Cinema movement clash with his new fat...
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Jean Fell In Love
Jean, the star player of his local rugby team, is on the cusp of winning a coveted trophy. But when a rumor spreads that he was spotted on a date with Ayoub, a newcomer from an opposing club, it sets up a heated locker room confrontation that threatens to tear his team apart. This heartwarming an...
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Angelo
When his girlfriend leaves him for another man, 20-something Angelo is forced to find a new version of his life in an unfamiliar city. An unexpected sexual encounter with an old school friend reawakens his spirit and gets him to start questioning everything he thought he knew about himself. From ...