Everything Changes

Whether processing new feelings, or coming to terms with the past, all of the men in this poignant shorts collection are trying to make sense of where they are now.

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Freed

Baltringue

As he nears the end of his prison sentence, Issa forms an unexpected connection with a new inmate.

  • Director

    Josza Anjembe

  • Producer

    Nelson Ghrénassia

  • France 2019. 20min

SUNDAY

Every Sunday, Kamble goes to the barber shop. But it’s not his hair he’s thinking of, it’s the guy who cuts it.

  • Director

    Arun Fulara

  • Producers

    Arun Fulara, Darshana Binakar, Rangoli Agarwal, Pooja Chauhan

  • India 2020. 10min

Coin Slot

A young man struggles to keep it together as the anniversary of a traumatic attacks looms ever closer.

  • Director-Screenwriter

    Scott Jones

  • Producer

    Alyson Kelly

  • Canada 2021. 16min

Borekas

When their car breaks down on the way to the airport, a father and son are forced to do something they haven’t done for a while – talk.

  • Director-Producer-Screenwriter

    Saleh Saadi

  • Palestine 2020. 15min

Dash

In the isolated countryside, a queer stable hand struggles to find a sense of self-acceptance and belonging.

  • Director-Producer-Screenwriter

    Rory Fleck Byrne

  • Ireland-UK 2021. 15min

Warsha

A Syrian crane operator working in Beirut finds a moment of personal liberation in the most unlikely of places.

  • Director-Screenwriter

    Dania Bdeir

  • Producer

    Coralie Dias

  • Lebanon-France 2021. 16min

Makassar is a City for Football Fans

Akbar has to play it straight to fit in with his macho friends. But how much longer can he keep living a lie?

  • Director-Screenwriter

    Khozy Rizal

  • Producers

    John Badalu, Bruno Smadja, Khozy Rizal

  • Indonesia 2021. 20min

Total running time 112 minutes

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