GAZE: Bad Romance

CLUB 18+93 min

Queer relationships can be honest and pure, wholesome and fulfilling. They can also be the total opposite. Celebrate connections that are complex, messy, petty, sometimes criminal and not always free in these eight tales of love and lover’s revenge.

Blond Night Dir. Gabrielle Demers / Canada / 2022 / 16m

Unhappy in his housing for autistic adults, Victor goes out for a late-night walk, unexpectedly meeting a young prostitute along the way.

Duo en sous-sol Dir. Vinciane Le Men / France / 2021 / 12m

Games of power and seduction are all at play as a detective interrogates a homicide suspect who doesn’t seem keen on hiding her guilt.

Come Clean Dir. Sal Bardo / USA / 2022 / 13m

A young man struggling with OCD white-knuckles his way through a Grindr hook-up, ultimately making a mess of things.

Shee Dir. Lia Campbell / UK / 2023 / 10m

Shee and Magnus deal with the aftermath of an unplanned pregnancy in a country where same-sex couples face significant barriers to parenthood.

Dilating For Maximum Results Dir. Nyala Moon / USA / 2023 / 14m

Preparing to meet her online boyfriend IRL, a trans woman tries to dilate for the first time in four years.

WET HAIR Dir. Julian Dieterich / Germany / 2023 / 6m

When two men reconnect to find comfort in a common fetish, a tender conversation about loss, violence and a shared past unfolds.

The Tree Dir. Ida Hansen Eldøen / Norway / 2023 / 14m

While battling a hangover, Rebecca also finds herself at war with an ex-girlfriend, who has come to claim the apple tree they planted together.

Cowboy, Choker, Harness & Heart Dir. Nicolas Blanco / USA / 2023 / 8m

Highlighting both the destructive and constructive natures of desire, four partygoers grapple with the limits of commitment in the bathroom of a gay rave.