SHORTS PROGRAM #4: DESPERATE MEASURES
When up against formidable odds, these truth-seekers discover that the ultimate battle is waged within their own minds and, to win a sense of peace, they must out-maneuver themselves.
FABIU
Stefan Langthaler, 2020, Austria, 30 min.
Cast: Günter Tolar, Kristóf Gellén
When 80-year-old retiree Arthur hires a male Hungarian care worker to help with his wife, he experiences feelings of desire and suppressed longing.
German language with English subtitles
NO HOMO
Omri Laron, 2019, Israel, 20 min.
Cast: Miki Kam, Tom Hagi, Yael Finkel
Ruta would do anything to bring her son and his ex-wife back together, but first she has to convince him that he is not gay.
Hebrew language with English subtitles
BUCK
Elegance Bratton, Jovan James, 2020, USA, 14 min.
Cast: Malik Shakur, Biko Eisen Martin, Simbi Khali
Caught in the throes of a depressive fugue, young Lynn resorts to debauchery to find joy — only to discover that happiness is a much more complicated proposition.
A COHABITATION
Tung Wei, 2019, Taiwan, 18 min.
Cast: Benjamin Tsang, Hugo Chen
In 2013 Taipei, a gay, interracial couple are forced to separate because one of them who is a Malaysian has HIV and faces deportation.
Chinese language with English subtitles
LOVE ME
Antonis Samourakis, 2020, Greece, 26 min.
Cast: Stavros Tsoumanis, Nikolas Makris, Christos Katsoulieris, Manolis Destounis, Marianna Xenidou, Maria Papadopoulou, Lina Vergopoulou
In the twilight world of a Greek seaside town, a hustler with daddy issues tries to break out of his vicious cycle.
Modern Greek language with English subtitles