10 – 9 – 2023 (Sun) 2:10pm – Broadway CINEMATHEQUE
19 – 9 – 2023 (Tue) 7:40pm – PALACE ifc
1. The Death of Oso*
Director : Cristian Sitjas
Spain / 2022 / 25 mins / Drama
In Spanish with English subtitles
Synopsis :
Saul’s beloved dog, Oso has died, but he doesn’t have the money for individual cremation. He is fixated on finding enough money so he can get Oso back. However, he will have to cross limits he didn’t even plan.
2. State of Mind**
Director : Donald C. Shorter Jr.
USA / 2022 / 4 mins / Experimental, BDSM
In English
Synopsis :
BDSM can be a pathway to spiritual transformation when practiced in ways that are safe, sane, and consensual. The film highlights the intimacy and beauty found through the experience of power exchange in BDSM/leather/fetish/kink.
3. Solid*
Director : Iwasa Hiroki
Japan / 2021 / 14 mins / Drama
In Japanese with English subtitles
Synopsis :
A man with an injured finger visits the protagonist’s apartment for the first time. The two men start having sex but gets interrupted in the middle of the act.
4. Exalted Mars (MARS EXALTÉ)**
Director : Jean-Sébastien Chauvin
France / 2022 / 17 mins / Experimental, Arthouse
No dialogue
Synopsis :
A sleeping man dreams of a city at dusk. Or is the city dreaming of him?
5. Big Sur Gay Porn**
Director : Ryan A. White
USA / 2023 / 12 mins / Documentary
In English
Synopsis :
Cult filmmaker Tom DeSimone revisits the production of a lost gay film and resurrects youthful adventures on the California coast.
6. Gods of the Supermarket**
Director : Alberto Gonzalez Morales
Switzerland / 2022 / 8 mins / Experimental
In French and English with English subtitles
Synopsis :
Through a “net found footage” in tribute to the mainstream representation of the male body, our cultural obsession with unrealistic beauty standards is put into question.
7. Picking You Up***
Director : Jose Provencio
Spain / 2023 / 9 mins / Drama, Erotic
In Spanish with English subtitles
Synopsis :
A secret has caused Carlos an existential conflict about what is done in the sauna he goes to every weekend.
* Hong Kong Premiere
* Asia Premiere
* International Premiere
Running time: 89 mins
