Shorts: Meet-cute

The thrill of romantic connection pulses across this stimulating collection of short films exploring the many dimensions of a queer love affair. Featuring heart-stopping stories from Greece, Spain, England, and beyond, this far-reaching tunnel of love showcases a dizzying array of talent. These filmmakers bottle their characters’ passions and shake them up with style to send your heart shooting toward the sky like a champagne cork in flight!

Please note: Only some films in this program will be available to watch online. Online availability is indicated below by film. Learn more.

Ripe!

Tusk / United States, Spain / 2024 / 18 min / English, Spanish, Catalan

Nothing says “it’s complicated” like breaking your crush’s arm.

In-person only.

Pigeons are dying, when the city is on fire (Τα περιστέρια αρρωσταίνουν, όταν η πόλη φλέγεται)

Stavros Markoulakis / Greece, Netherlands / 2023 / 21 min / Greek

On the hottest day of the year in Athens, two boys meet amid the heatwave and dream of escaping the burning city.

Content Note: Nudity, sexually explicit content

Available online.

Don't Forget Me

Alice Wang / Canada / 2024 / 19 min / English, Chinese

While clearing out her grandmother’s home, a young Chinese Canadian woman uncovers a box of hidden lett ers revealing a forbidden love stretched across decades and continents between her Nai Nai and a mysterious lover.

Available online.

Dismantle Me

Max Disgrace / United Kingdom / 2024 / 13 min / English

A comical proposition turns into an arousing powerplay when a smouldering-hot trans woman helps a heartbroken trans man tidy his messy bedroom.

Content Note: Blood

Available online.

MAN>CODE

Adrian Gardner / United Kingdom / 2023 / 14 min / English

A no-strings-attached encounter between Lucas and Theo takes a turn with the unexpected arrival of Lucas’ ex-girlfriend.

Available online.

Queen Size

Avril Besson / France / 2023 / 18 min / French, English

Charlie’s appointment to buy a secondhand mattress becomes a meetcute when Marina offers to help carry it home.

In-person only.