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Worldly Affairs

Connecting man-to-man can be fast or slow, easy or tricky, romantic or sexy (or both), full of joy or full of risk… but however it happens, in the right storyteller’s hands, it’s always interesting. These six wonderful films from three continents reveal the many ways that men around the world navigate their desires.

Short films showing in this program:

Brother

15 mins

While on the soccer field, two longtime buddies — Khalid (Poyan Karimi) and Nico (Philip Oros) — cagily broach the subject of taking their friendship to the next level.

Delivery Boy

16 mins

Hard-working Chunho delivers dumplings to fancy apartments in Hong Kong and pines for the cute British expat who seems not to notice him whenever he shows up with his steaming package. But just when things start to look romantic for these two, class differences threaten to get in the way.

Isha

15 mins

Rahmi, a Romanian immigrant living in England, creates a new life for himself while trying to keep up appearances with his Muslim family.

My Loneliness Is Killing Me

16 mins

Moodily shot in the nighttime world of Scottish clubs and bedrooms, this expressive drama brings together two very different queer folks who want what the other seems to have: femme and sensitive Elliott, stuck in hookup culture but seeking a real connection, and brutish Jake, stuck in a marriage and seeking escape.

Renovation

15 mins

Uniquely funny and refreshingly candid, Renovation introduces us to complicated, neurotic, bear-ish, and lovable Francisco (writer-director Fábio Leal). Helping his friend Flávia paint her apartment, he can't seem to stop opening up about his body issues, his rotating cast of handsome bedmates, and his love of sweets and Julia Roberts. 

Sparkling Candles

10 mins

A man hurries home to ready himself and his apartment for a “special occasion,” while listening to Céline Dion and trying to dodge calls from his mother.

Expected Guests

Hugo Kenzo
Director (Delivery Boy)
Christopher Manning
Director (Isha)
Fábio Leal
Director/Actor (Renovation)
Yorgos Samaras
Actor (Sparkling Candles)

This program contains sexually explicit material.

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Running Time
87 mins
Section
Shorts Programs
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