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Keep It Together
Whether it be as friends, lovers, or something that’s not quite so easy to define, these shorts explore the power of connections and the ways we shape each other.
Iago And Tristan
At the apartment they once shared, two former partners run into each other unexpectedly. The tension is interrupted by a phone call that changes everything.
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Director-Screenwriter
Miguel Ibáñez Monroy
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Producer
Marta Ramírez
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Spain 2022 12min
All I Know
When Dapo goes missing after a hook-up, Ebube questions if keeping silent will protect his friend or put him in further danger.
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Director-Screenwriter
Obinna Onyeri
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Producer
Esse Akwawa
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Nigeria-USA 2022 16min
This Is You
In a London frozen still by lockdown, two boys explore the possibility (or impossibility) of being together.
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Director
Marco De Luca
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Producers
Marco De Luca, Gareth Hamer-Hodges
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UK-Italy 2022 17min
Summer
A leather-clad biker and a pink-haired escort meet on the streets of downtown Guadalajara.
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Directors-Screenwriters
Rafael Ruiz Espejo, Luis Pacheco
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Producer
Rafael Ruiz Espejo
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Mexico 2022 22min
I Was Never Really Here
The blossoming love between two Ghanaian boys living in Germany comes under threat when one is faced with residency issues.
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Director
Gabriel Bihina Arrahnio
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Germany 2022 22min
Pedro Feels Like Dancing
Pedro Faz Chover
After getting on the wrong bus and having his phone stolen, Pedro finds himself lost in the city. But then, a kind stranger offers to help.
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Director-Screenwriter
Felipe César de Almeida
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Producers
Gustavo Massud, Felipe César de Almeida
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Brazil 2022 25min
Total running time 114min
Michael Blyth
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