Featuring a series of stimulating short films from France, this new collection showcases stories about men who are all facing a precipice of deep change in their lives – as well as the male figures who brought them there.

'Gurl' is a 20-minute musical fantasy with a surprisingly tender love story at its heart. Infamous Māori Drag Queen Carmen “Gurl” finally accepts her true-self when she falls in love with a fading rugby star on an ill-fated New Zealand night in 1975.

A tale of identity and coming-of-age, 'Intrinsic Moral Evil' follows three dancers who play with the viewer’s perception and expectations. The layered story gradually develops, revealing its last secrets just before the end credits – and inviting the audience to make their own interpretation.

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'Miles from Nowhere' follows a terminally ill young man who attends a cabin retreat with two formerly close friends. After learning that he may not know them as well as he thought, he’s forced to confront past mistakes in order to move forward into the future – no m...

A 15-minute drama from New Zealand, 'Sparrow' tells the story of a small boy who is teased because he believes he can fly. When a family myth about his war veteran grandfather is exposed, he discovers the strength to stand up to his bullies in an unusual way.

Set in a small town in rural Argentina, 'The Religious' is a 20-minute short film that follows the suffocating relationship between an overprotective mother and her son – all while he maintains a secret love affair with another boy from the town.

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Mario, in a trance, danced the night away. Later, his two lovers, Amine and Victor, discover him dead in his bed. In this house lost in the middle of nowhere, where they live with a band of friends, follows a dark drift where all mutations become possible. And on th...

Reeling from a bitter breakup, gay single father Santiago is also facing the impending departure of his daughter Laila. As the fear of being alone threatens to swallow him whole, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Over the course of a chaotic summer, divided between Argentina and Brazil, ...

Manu, a sensitive, gay prodigal son, returns home to fight for his parents’ approval while battling rejection in his own search for intimacy. His efforts are finally rewarded as he leads his loved ones out of the dark and into the light where they all can shine.

A man who finds himself deep in the throes of a break-up meets another man for a passionate night in Los Angeles that will keep them forever connected. 'Of Hearts and Castles' is a stylish and sensual new short drama from writer-director Ruben Navarro.

An intense short film from Spanish co-directors Osama Chami and Enrique Gimeno, 'Young Diego' tells the story of a young gay man who is planning to have his first encounter with a stranger. The short earned great acclaim at film festivals all over the world.

After a heated training match with the team, 12-year-olds Viggo and Noel go home to challenge each other’s limits and masculinity. A sudden stop to an innocent game questions what a male friendship is allowed to be in this acclaimed short film from Swedish director Christian Zetterberg.

From Rodrigo Bellott, the acclaimed writer-director behind 'Tu Me Manques', this emotional 31-minute short film follows a young German-Bolivian Mennonite who, looking for love, freedom and acceptance in the big city, risks his life to escape the confines of his strict religious community.

When a boy becomes a young man, the way he sees the world can change not just his perceptions of those around him, but how others see him. As burgeoning desires come to the surface, there is the choice of either embracing and acting upon them, or burying them. This selection of short films shows ...

A handsome young drifter is found unconscious near a remote rural monastery inhabited by the mysterious Order of Pathicus. His strong sense of sexuality unsettles the young monks. One by one, they unravel through their perverse obsession with the drifter, who seems to possess an inner knowledge a...

A provocative new Spanish short film from co-directors Osama Chami and Enrique Gimeno, 'According to Mateo' follows two boyfriends who get into a heated argument and end up in unexpected encounters with other men.

The story of Ana and Diego, a couple who decide to go live on the coast in Chile. There, they meet Vicente, with whom Diego secretly begins a relationship. Ana, for her part, must decide if she wants to open up to a relationship that deconstructs the traditional ways of relating affectively.

After their mother passes away, siblings Mia and Moi take refuge in an old family home in the countryside – along with Moi's boyfriend Biel. When Mia's new boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, the atmosphere becomes surprisingly tense and sensual. Bringing Him Back is a rich character study with an e...

Jay, a 13-year-old Taiwanese boy, is fascinated by his toned and athletic older brother. In order to get close to him, Jay feigns an interest in basketball so that his brother will practice with him. Steadily, Jay’s fascination develops into an attraction – one with which Jay is forced to reconci...

Lisa and Toby agree to take part in a secret experiment for a shady pharma start-up that promises to unlock their full human potential. Nothing goes as planned in this clever new sci-fi/horror short from up-and-coming director Lindsay Haun.

Inspired by true events, this shocking story unfurls as a young American wakes up stark naked in a parking lot one frigid morning in Montreal. The only thing he remembers is that his name is James Brighton and he is gay. After the police produce no results, he desperately turns to a local gay hot...

Family man Jacob is about to have his daughter baptized. When Peter, the future godfather and Jacob’s best friend, arrives, he brings an uncomfortable energy along with him. These two men have a history that goes beyond friendship... and Peter is not willing to give up their relationship so easily.