The expectation- and binary-breaking shorts in this year’s batch of Bi Candy run the gamut from sultry and seductive to sweet and awkward.

Pride burnout? General malaise? We can fix that! (Well, for an hour or so…) Our 2017 sampler of upbeat short films features half a dozen bite-size mood elevators, each with a different flavor of sweet-tart goodness to lift your spirits and warm your heart.