BOYS SHORTS

SHORTS PROGRAMS
109 mins

Alive with the exhilarating powers of love, lust, and living out loud, the characters in this year’s rousing selection of boys’ shorts break barriers, take dares, and accept challenges as they proclaim to the worlds around them: Game on. From mythical sex deities lurking in broad daylight to poignant May-December flings at the Plaza Hotel, these stories show how everything can change in an instant, on dates or on the dance floor, when you take life into your own hands.

In this program

CUBAN HEEL SHOES

Directed by Julio Mas Alcaraz

Two teenage boys in Madrid must lead a double life in order to hide their passion for flamenco dance, and for each other.

DADDY

Directed by Christian Coppola

After the death of his wife, an octogenarian checks into the Plaza Hotel with a young male escort to celebrate their first anniversary apart.

KISS OF THE RABBIT GOD

Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang

A young Chinese restaurant worker falls in love with a mythic and mysterious deity who leads him on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery.

LAZY (SUNDAY)

Directed by Cameron Miller-Desart

Tired of their friends trying to set them up, two friends turn running errands into a fake date, only to find it may not be fake.

PUSH PINK

Directed by Kai Tillman

A trans person’s conflict using the public restroom leads him on a journey to answer some unresolved questions.

SWEATER

Directed by Nick Borenstein

After his Tinder date flakes, Corey’s day couldn’t possibly be any worse — until he gets a free coffee.

SWEETHEART DANCERS

Directed by Ben-Alex Dupris

A Two-Spirit couple rewrites the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the Sweetheart Dance: a celebratory contest held at powwows across the country only for straight couples, until now.

THRIVE

Directed by Jamie Di Spirito

A hookup between two young men — they make a connection, but it quickly becomes apparent they’re looking for different things.