32nd CT LGBTQ Film Festival: International Shorts

It’s a Small World: International Shorts-Get out your passport, we’re taking you on a virtual trip around the world with this amazing collection of international short films. Spanning continents and oceans, these are some of the most memorable and creative shorts we could find.
Shorts Program Includes These Films:

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From Mars and Venus (Van Mars En Venus)

Dir. Kevin Kok, 2017, Netherlands, 25 min, in Dutch with English subtitles At the age of 17, Gijs has a secret that he’s afraid to share with his father, and it’s not what you think. As they sail from the Netherlands to Wallonia, their communication on deck flows naturally, but their everyday conversations are strained as they try to find a common bond. East Coast premiere!

The Nest

Dir. Daniel Benoit, 2018, Canada, 15 min A lonesome history buff invites a mysterious stranger into his home in hopes of exploring his repressed sexual fantasies. See how a well-made ham sandwich can alter your future. World premiere!

Infinite While It Lasts

(Infinito Enquanto Dure) Dir. Akira Kamiki, 2019, Brazil, 19 min, in Portuguese with English subtitles After falling in love at a party, Danny and Seiji just want to be together. However, their differences might prove stronger than their feelings in this story about asexuality.

The Things You Think I’m Thinking

Dir. Sherren Lee, 2017, Canada, 15 mins An amputee burn-victim brings a date back to his apartment, where he faces his demons in an attempt to experience intimacy for the first time since his accident.

Down

Dir. Garry Crystal, 2018, UK, 12 min Two strangers are trapped in an elevator. One is dying; the other is dying to escape. North American premiere!

Manivald

Dir. Chintis Lundgren, 2017, Canada/Croatia/Estonia, 13 min Manivald is a fox who is turning 33. Overeducated, unemployed and generally uninspired, he lives with his overbearing, retired mother and spends his days learning piano while she makes his coffee and washes his socks. Their world is about to come undone when the washing machine breaks down and Toomas, a sexy and adventurous wolf repairman, arrives to fix it — and them.