Arthur Cahn

The final edition of Peccadillo Pictures' long-running series of the best new gay short films.

Upon agreeing to be the brand ambassador for a famous cognac celebrating their bicentennial, novelist Stéphane Belcourt returns to his hometown for the first time in many years. Once there, he meets his first love’s son, Lucas. Memories come rushing back to him: irrepressible attraction, bodies becoming one in the heat of desire, a passion that can never be revealed… His first love’s name was Thomas. They were 17.

Beatrice, recently widowed by a far right sympathetic policeman, lives with her son & mother. She doesn’t like migrant and foreigners. When she meets Mokhtar, an Iranian entered illegally in France, her world crumbles. This is the beginning of a passionate love story leading Beatrice to defy her racist entourage and the law so that he can cross the Channel.

Fleeting encounters, conversations about identity and experiencing life and love in the most authentic way. Six contemporary stories of men exploring love, lust and modern dating. These award winning French shorts bring raw and diverse stories with beautiful aesthetics, eclectic music and astonishing cinematography. The 6 short films are: Bootyful (2019); Naughty Spot [Gare aux coquins] (2021); Herculanum (2016); Masculine (2018); Woeful Flesh [Les nuits d'Edouard] (2018); Falling [Tomber] (2018).

Fleeting encounters, conversations about identity and experiencing life and love in the most authentic way. Six contemporary stories of men exploring love, lust and modern dating. These award winning French shorts bring raw and diverse stories with beautiful aesthetics, eclectic music and astonishing cinematography. The 6 short films are: Bootyful (2019); Naughty Spot [Gare aux coquins] (2021); Herculanum (2016); Masculine (2018); Woeful Flesh [Les nuits d'Edouard] (2018); Falling [Tomber] (2018).

During the factory’s strike, two workers decide to spend three days together in the mild summer as two very close friends know how to do.

During the factory’s strike, two workers decide to spend three days together in the mild summer as two very close friends know how to do.

During the factory’s strike, two workers decide to spend three days together in the mild summer as two very close friends know how to do.

During the factory’s strike, two workers decide to spend three days together in the mild summer as two very close friends know how to do.

Winter, 1990, at the border between France and Spain. Twenty-eight-year-old Sara, who is a few months pregnant, arrives in a small village in the Pyrénées to scatter her father's ashes. Here she meets Josep, her grandfather. Little by little, the past resurfaces and Sara will come to understand what her father never managed to pass on to her.

A collection of the best gay stories France has to offer. From tales of teenage sexual awakening, to searing studies of complex adult relationships, these six films are both quintessentially French and undeniably Universal. Includes: Apollo [Apollon] (2016); Body of Angels [Le corps des anges] (2016); Electric July [Juillet électrique] (2014); Herculanum (2016); In Return [En retour] (2013); Ruptures (or André and Gabriel) [Ruptures (ou André et Gabriel)] (2016).

A collection of the best gay stories France has to offer. From tales of teenage sexual awakening, to searing studies of complex adult relationships, these six films are both quintessentially French and undeniably Universal. Includes: Apollo [Apollon] (2016); Body of Angels [Le corps des anges] (2016); Electric July [Juillet électrique] (2014); Herculanum (2016); In Return [En retour] (2013); Ruptures (or André and Gabriel) [Ruptures (ou André et Gabriel)] (2016).

Three "meetings." Two men. A rumbling volcano.

Three "meetings." Two men. A rumbling volcano.

Three "meetings." Two men. A rumbling volcano.

Three "meetings." Two men. A rumbling volcano.

Aurore, 16, is sent to the countryside so as not to see the physical decline of her dying father. In this strange interlude, she meets Loup, a charming and solitary teenager who seeks refuge in his dreams to find Joshua, an imaginary lover.

Aurore, 16, is sent to the countryside so as not to see the physical decline of her dying father. In this strange interlude, she meets Loup, a charming and solitary teenager who seeks refuge in his dreams to find Joshua, an imaginary lover.

At the beginning of the main holidays. Étienne dies, leaving his father, Patrick, and his young girlfriend with the pain and loneliness.

At the beginning of the main holidays. Étienne dies, leaving his father, Patrick, and his young girlfriend with the pain and loneliness.