TITE: Intimacy Shorts (+Q&A)

CLUB 18+127 min

Synopsis

How close can two people get before disappearing into each other? When does pain turn into pleasure? Is it better to have loved and lost, or should we just give up on dating cishet men? A little bit of heartbreak and a lot of heated passions course through these most intimate films.

Features a post-screening Q&A with filmmakers.

[OC] indicates Open Captions and [S] indicates subtitled dialogue. Films with neither feature no spoken language and no captions.Total runtime: 97’ + Q&A

Night Glances (2024, Ireland, 19')
Dir/Writ: Sam Ahern
Romantic realisations between two best friends turn awkward when classmates and crushes call over to an end-of-school party – but the chaos of misunderstanding leads to a hazy truth.

Vapor Trails (2023, USA, 11') [S]
Dir/Writ: Willow Skye-Biggs
In 1997, against a backdrop of distant violence, two displaced trans women seek transcendence through connection.

iykyk (2024, India, 18') [S]
Dir/Writ: Bonita Rajpurohit
Kusum navigates the prying questions and overfamiliarity of dating as a trans woman in India.

School Birds (2024, UK 6')
Dir: Quentin Corker-Marin, Felix Marrington-Reeve
Writ: Quentin Corker-Marin
Pushed to breaking point by the pressures of conformity, a primary school teacher gives in to his inner desires and begins to fly. Will the school's caretaker accept him, and can he find the strength to accept himself?

UPSTAGE (2024, USA, 3')
Dir/Writ: Sahara Sheikh
Two dancers with contrasting styles clash in spectacular fashion, but when they come face to face their contention is overcome with a powerful sensation.

Toxic Astrology Ex-Best Friends (2024, USA, 11')
Dir: Jack Warren.
Writ: Dina Fulconis, Forest Smotrich-Barr
Arla and Emmie, two witchy best friends, host a queer relationship advice podcast together. But Arla has a secret she can’t talk about on mic: She has a crush on Emmie.

Colour Me Pink (2024, Ireland, 3') Dir: Anika O'Hagan-Ploug A stop-motion music video for the indie-pop song ‘Colour Me Pink’ by K E L, depicting a heartwarming story of young queer love.

Bender Defenders (2024, UK, 15') [S]
Dir: Ira Putilova
Members of a queer martial art club come together in intimate sparring bouts and conversations about the beauty of anger, the importance of trans and non-binary people in sports, and joy as the main tool of resistance.