My 2023 Short Film list

We've all received scam phone calls, but what about the person making the calls? Cruise is a dark workplace satire about a hapless telemarketer trying mightily to give away a free cruise. And if he fails, there will be dire consequences.

When his roommate struggles to complete an internet captcha, a paranoid man begins to suspect he may be living with a robot.

Aaron, an apprehensive 18-year-old, is stuck. Stuck in a small town, helping his father in a job he hates. His life is soon turned upside-down when he meets Mike at a party. At first, Aaron denies his feelings but an unexpected kiss changes everything. As he enters into a hidden relationship with Mike, Aaron finds that some secrets are harder to keep than others. The more he explores his sexuality, the more he begins to consider the impact this may have on the rest of his life.

An aging porno director makes a commentary in 2022 for the DVD of an underground 16mm film he made in 1972 and was recently rediscovered. As the beautiful stud in the film undergoes a series of erotic reveries, the director laments his doomed love affair with his protagonist.

In a dark, velvety theatre there is a first kiss between Pietro and Tommaso. When the lights come back on, however, the two students have different expectations of what might follow.

Jessica has to face everyday prejudice. She seeks in art a way of expressing herself and overcoming her insecurities.

A vibrant Pixar-inspired montage (think the marriage sequence in "Up") in which a mother unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far, is helpless to reverse what she set in motion, and is forced to face the unfathomable consequences of her selfishness.

An aging, hilariously slimy detective (with a taste for womanizing) is distracted from the case of his career when he starts developing a mysterious medical condition.

A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaus.

In a series of clinical tableaux comprising a sort of apocalyptic travelogue of the Los Angeles streets, an aggressive homeless man berates the viewer about the circumstances of his life and the wrongness of everything.

New Year's Eve 1999 finds college-bound Clark and Trevor concerned about the future of their friendship, and a request for Clark to be Trevor's wingman ensures things will never be the same again.

A South London story in which opposites attract, appearances deceive and bravery reaps rewards.

Levi is your perfect boyfriend. Bob is looking for new experiences.

A dare led a rugby player to kiss his receptive waiter, which led to his first intimate night with a man. He woke with the possibility of a meaningful romance, but circumstances may not be as he thought.

Away from everyone's eyes, a Beirut crane operator is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.

Leo had never imagined he would see his Dad kissing another man in the middle of a party. Now, with the help of Carol, his best friend, he has to find the most perfect way to tell his Dad that he found out about his secret.

Mickaël, a pig farmer in rural France, finds his search for an amorous connection interrupted by the sudden return of the charming and youthful Paul.

After twenty-five years Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend Sheriff Jake. They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning Jake tells him that reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their friendship.

Off a lonely Texas highway, a group of hustlers prey on the desperados who come for sex and drugs. As the boys begin to fall one-by-one, a young trans boys finds himself caught between a cowboys lustful rage, greed, and corruption.

This documentary explores the life of a man with multiple disabilities, as he discusses his approach to sexuality and romance.

A closeted County Music Star on the verge of being outed is forced to make an impossible choice when both his career and love hang in the balance.

An emotionally reclusive father struggles to reconnect with his estranged son during a night at the seafront amusements.

Bim and Nathan meet in the park and have immediate chemistry. But Bim finds himself too exposed when a chance encounter reveals what he's trying to hide.

A short drama that centers around Sunny Cooper, an 18 year-old amateur football player who's struggling to come to terms with his sexuality.