Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You (2022)
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 2H 24M
Director : Thomas Hescott, Michael Elias Thomas, Rafael Ruiz Espejo, Mitchell Marion, Akira Kamiki, Oliver Mason, Jamie Dispirito, Andrew Lee, Luis Pacheco
Synopsis
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).
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