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Music is the Food of Love
An eclectic group of shorts where music plays a significant role in gay lives.
Every Waking Moment
In 1963, a composer and his performer boyfriend (á la Britten/Pears) carve a career together while others suffer at the hands of the law and medical authorities.
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Director-Producer-Screenwriter
Jacob Elliott Dufton
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UK 2022 20min
Buffer Zone
On the Green Line in Cyprus, two young soldiers from opposing sides find a common bond in music.

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Director-Screenwriter
Savvas Stavrou
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Producers
Sophie Reynolds, Thomas Hawkins, Peter Stephanou
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UK-Cyprus 2023 16min
Cracks Will Come
Vienen las Grietas
A young man in an art gallery finds he cannot resist the urge to dance.

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Director
Daniel Mateo Vallejo
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Producers
Daniel Mateo Vallejo, Andre del Sur
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Colombia-Netherlands 2022 18min
My Pana
A young Venezuelan gay man finds solace in night life and music in his adopted country.

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Director
Santiago Giralt
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Producer
Federico Carol
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Argentina 2022 14min
G Flat
An elderly gay man (Richard Wilson) with a deep connection to the world of classical music hires a young man for the night.

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Director-Screenwriter
Peter Darney
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Producer
Brett Webb
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UK 2022 17min
Afterparty
The much-loved David Hoyle plays a character who is lonely and nostalgic for the queens of their past, but blue bath salts and his favourite record offer comfort.
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Director-Screenwriter
Alex Matraxia
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Producer
Sam Kindon
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UK 2021 9min
Total running time 94min
Brian Robinson
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