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SEARCHShorts: Meet-cute
Sept 15, 2024
8 PM
Location
International Village
Partially Available Online
Sept 16, 8 PM - Sept 19, 8 PM
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.
