Bodies & Desires
Bodies & Desires
Sat, Aug 21, PROG – 3
If Body is an inseparable aspect of our being, Desire is one of the most inevitable attributes that we humans possess. The feeling of wanting something, or wanting to be something, makes our lives worth living and exciting, but at times it also puts our bodies in a vulnerable spot. A mix package of five intense, bold and quirky films reiterating this interrelation between desires and vulnerabilities that our body experiences.
Dir: Amir Ovadia Steklov | 9 min | 2020 | Germany | English | Animation Short
A quirky animation investigating the representation of male body image across history and modern porn culture. With humour and shocking facts, it tries to answer the most pertinent question about the obsession for the penis size.
Dir: Nish Gera | 16 min | 2020 | UK | Portuguese | Documentary Short
Bound in flowers, a tattooed hand strokes a face. Ropes unwind on the floor. Tremors of pain, tremors of release. What do you desire? Motta follows ‘hard to classify’ Brazilian artist Fabio da Motta as he questions the boundaries between fantasy, power, provocation and art.
Dir: Robert Metson | 9 min | 2020 | UK | English | Narrative Short
Matt, a closeted bisexual male, feels he has life figured out by following the status quo, but the illusion of his idyllic life begins to crumble when he meets Ryan, a well-sorted pansexual person.
Dir: Candra Aditya | 24 min | 2021 | Indonesia | Indonesian | Narrative Short
Behind the closed doors of a hotel room, two strangers hook up and open up about their desires, and does being gay in the largest Muslim country in the world make them vulnerable.
Dir: Sasha Agirov | 13 min | 2020| Canada | English | Narrative Short
When an encounter at a glory hole sparks an unexpected connection, two socially anxious loners must risk vulnerability to find the intimacy they yearn for.
