US PREMIERE
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
International Shorts
Thursday
Apr 15, 2021
@
12:00 am
Wicked Queer 37
Featuring international films by a selection of new talents, this year's lineup includes lyrical works from Spain, a surreal Norwegian comedy, and a bittersweet story from Belgium.
Giuseppe Di Caprio
Programmer
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This short film program includes the following films:
On My Way
The unexpected arrival of a Nigerian migrant in the Belgian countryside shakes up the fragile daily life of two men living a secret relationship.
Directed by Sonam Larcin, 2020, 22 min, Belgium English, French with English subtitles, G
Cosmopolitan
Jacob goes out, for the first time in his life, to a gay party, but discovers that his skin color prevents him from being accepted into the community.
Directed by Moran Nakar, 2020, 8 min, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, G
__Content Warning: Racism__
Complicated
Itamar, a chubby and depressed young man, returns to live with his eccentric mother Adva after suffering a mental breakdown.
When Itamar meets Ronen, a handsome lifeguard who leads him to confront his body image issues, his relationship with Adva reaches a breaking point.
Directed by Isak Kohaly, 2020, 22 min, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, G
Three Times
Mario is at home alone. His parents are gone and it will take them a while to return. Enough time for their son to arrange a sex date on the Internet with a total stranger.
Directed by Paco Ruiz, 2020, 20 min, Spain, Spanish with English subtitles, G
__Content Warning: Sexual abuse__
The Ephemeral
Two strangers meet in a subway car. Both bring their past with them. Both look from their present. Both will determine their future in that fleeting, and ephemeral, vital journey that brings them together briefly.
Directed by Jorge Muriel, 2020, 20 min, Spain, Spanish with English subtitles, G
__Content Warning: Bullying__
The Corner
Tired of waiting, Veronika tries to give her girlfriend direction over the phone, but Susan gets more and more confused with every word. The Corner is a 5-minute-long, one-shot-film, and it's a story about communication and the sense (or non-sense) of direction.
Directed by Ida Hansen Eldøen, 2020, 5 min, Norway, Norwegian with English subtitles, L
Trans
Two old women are speaking about the grandson of one of them who is trans.
Directed by Angel Puado, 2018, 6 min, Spain, Spanish with English subtitles, T
Leo and Alex in the Middle of the 21st Century
Alex wakes up in her bed after a night of partying. Next to her is Leo, her roommate, who doesn't remember how she ended up there. As of this morning, nothing will be the same between the two.
Directed by Eva Libertad & Nuria Muñoz, 2020, 7 min, Spain, Spanish with English subtitles, L
