Luis Pacheco

Witness how human nature can reveal that there are forces within us that are either challenged by - or reflected in - the people and environments that surround us in these five short films from around the world that take a closer look at the gay experience.

Four countries, four men - and four encounters that will call into question everything about themselves they thought they were sure of. Just when you thought things couldn't get any more complicated, along comes a boy to add a fresh perspective. The 4 short films are: Billy Boy (2021); Summer [Verano] (2022); Fabiu (2023); Czechoslovakia [Checoslovaquia] (2022).

The latest in Peccadillo’s critically acclaimed series – now established as a leading showcase for new and emerging queefilm-makingng talent from around the world – features a fresh and exciting selection of the very best contemporary gay short films. Each self-contained drama in this diverse and thoughtfully curated collection offers fascinating and insightful new perspectives on the gay experience – sensual, affecting, sometimes provocative and always entertaining. The 8 short films are: Have We Met Before? (2019); The Act (2020); First Position. (2019); Winter [Invierno] (2021); The Suit Weareth the Man (2020); Infinite While It Lasts [Infinito Enquanto Dure] (2019); Melon Grab (2017); Thrive (2019).

A leather-clad biker and a pink-haired escort meet on the streets of downtown Guadalajara.

Ariel must make an important decision.

Nico's father, with whom he has a distant relationship, comes to town for medical reasons. Nico must hide his homosexuality in addition to his new life as a drag queen.

Sixteen-year-old Adam is sent to a conversion therapy center by his mother. Confronted by his dreams and memories, he must fight against guilt and temptation. He decides to write a latter to his mother to say goodbye.

Jesús wakes up at his best friend's house without remembering anything about the night before. While he survives and conceals his infinite hangover, he will have to deal with the professional and personal successes of friends and strangers, as well as face obvious failure in the near future.

A time of harvest becomes a time of reckoning in this poignant queer drama. Against the backdrop of a sacred celebration marking renewal and gratitude, two lives intersect in ways that challenge tradition and awaken new possibilities.