The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet

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Take a trip on the wild side with these six daring short films from Mexico, Portugal, Brazil, Spain and France that uncover the power of nature and mysticism, family ties that bond yet suffocate, the vagaries of same sex attraction, the pain of memory, the thrill of what's to come. The 6 short films are: Memory of An Afternoon On the Roof [Recuerdo de una tarde en la azotea] (2022); Afternoon Sun [À Tarde, Sob o Sol] (2020); Sweet Water [Água Doce] (2023); Cor Petit (2023); Haiku (2022); The Boy Who Wanted to Fly [El niño que quería volar] (2018).

Top Cast

Florian Lesieur

Evan

Tim Rousseau

Adam

Jesuíta Barbosa

João

Túlio Starling

Pedro

Joel Ávila

Luca Rossi

Adil Boulaft

Gael