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Os Santos

December 2022 •Portuguese

Theorem

September 1968 •Italian

A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.

Dangai: Illusion

November 1999 •Japanese

Kyoichi, a small-time drug dealer for the yakuza, has recurring nightmares about two men raping him. Once his real-world problems escalate, people around him start dying in horriffic ways and he finds it increasingly difficult to tell dreams from reality.

Nevrland

September 2019 •German

17-year-old Jakob wants nothing more than to feel alive. Uncontrollable anxiety attacks prevent him from doing so and force him to escape into virtual worlds. One night, he meets 26-year-old Kristjan in a cam chat. Their encounter marks the beginning of a transpersonal journey to the wounds of their souls.

Aikoki: Urban Legend

December 2000 •Japanese

A freelance reporter is investigating an urban legend about an aikoki (literally: love bite monster) that only attacks men in this erotic horror film.

Testosterone

September 2003 •English

Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. His fans expect great things from him and his editor, Louise, is hounding him. Instead of working, however, Dean spends his time searching for his Argentine lover Pablo, who went out one night for cigarettes and never came back.

Carnal Sins

February 2024 •Spanish

Fleeing homophobic attacks, Nino moves to a rural house amidst a forest haunted by Almamula, a monster that takes those who commit carnal sins. In a world of whispers, unspoken desires and prayers, Nino’s curiosity and impulses rise to the surface.

Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?

May 2000 •German

A newly arrived guest of a Hollywood hotel charms and amazes the regulars, and they decide to invite him to their Christmas dinner.

The Sword and the Balance

February 1963 •French

Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.

Violet Nights

January 2024 •English

A short film about a transgender woman getting an Uber home after a night out when the drive soon turns tense.

You Don't Have To Apologize

August 2024 •Portuguese

Rafa, a young trans and gay man, has already resigned himself to the fact that he will never find another boy who accepts him, until he meets Henrique.

Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall

August 2020 •Thai

Ang, a transgender sex worker with a pretty, feminine voice is assigned a special mission as an undercover spy. She disguises herself as a cisgender man to enter into a romantic relationship with Jit, a belligerent yet idealistic student activist with an evil voice.

Irreversible

May 2002 •French

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

Palace of Nocturnal Delights

April 2024 •Portuguese

A young man interviews former child-actor Rodrigo Escher, only to be drawn into his idol's nightmarish web of diabolical secrets and sexual perversions.

Meta

April 2020 •English

On the eve of Senior Prom, Artie unexpectedly gets his period just moments before making his way to stage for prom court nominations. With this startling event, he erupts into a metamorphosis that mirrors the emotional and physical transformation of the trans masculine experience and explores trans dysphoria.

Thelma

September 2017 •Norwegian

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable abilities.

Black Cat in a Dark Room

July 2019 •English

After years of helping euthanize the terminally ill, a "hospice" worker begins to question the ethics of her job.

The Wounded Man

May 1983 •French

Henri is a lonely, isolated young man who lets no one get close to him. He meets a street hustler and comes out of his shell, going 180 degrees into gay obsession. Though he has yet to physically approach the object of his affection, Henri builds up so much unrequited lust that it explodes with horrible results.

Doi Boy

October 2023 •Thai

Sorn, an ethnic Shan sex worker, tries to build a future in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as a refugee far from home, but he is drawn into a complex relationship with one client, an investigator probing a political activist.

Runner's High

Invalid date •English

Grappling with the burden of loss, a drifter becomes engulfed in the reckless lifestyle of a group of bohemians. Through a series of events, he is forced to confront his trauma as his haunted past and unconventional present collide.