Matthew Arbuckle

A release that features 7 shorts from Italy, Israel, Tunisia, New Zealand, the United States and France, exploring those furtive first steps that men take as they decide to act on their sexuality. The 7 short films are: The First Time [La prima volta] (2012); Kiss Me (2022); Nidhal [نضال] (2022); Sparrow (2016); I Am Mackenzie (2019); The Place Between Us [Il posto fra di noi] (2010); By the End of the Night [Que la nuit s'achève] (2018).

たった60分で文明を荒廃させた最終戦争後の世界。残された人類は空や海、そして地を這う車輪の上に移動型の都市で創り出し、他の小さな都市を"捕食"することで資源や労働力を奪い生活している。"都市が都市を喰う"、弱肉強食の世界へと姿を変えたこの地上は、巨大移動都市"ロンドン"によって支配されようとしていた。他の都市を次々に飲み込み成長を続けるロンドンを前に、小さな都市と人々が逃げるようにして絶望的な日々を送る中、一人の少女が反撃へと動き出す。

Sparrow is the beautiful story of a small boy who is teased because he thinks he can fly. When a family myth about his war veteran grandfather comes to light, he discovers the strength to stand up to the bullies in a very unusual way.