Close to His Chest
These men are undergoing a crucial stage of self-discovery, but for better or worse - they will not go through it alone. A selection of shorts about the complexities of gay and male sexuality.
José Manuel Carrasco
José Manuel Carrasco
Jerry Carlsson
Jerry Carlsson
Anette Sidor
Anette Sidor
José A. Cortés Amunárriz
José A. Cortés Amunárriz
Enrique Rey
Carlos Ruano
Carlos Ruano
Pablo Guerrero
Casts & Crew
Juana Acosta
Nacho Casalvaque
Cayetana Payno Del Rio
Carlos Guerrero
Nacho Marraco
Marko Mihailovic
Rocío Mostaza
Sergio Peris-Mencheta
Ferran Vilajosana
Álex Villazán
Also Directed by José Manuel Carrasco
17-year-old Carlota is in love with an athlete named Oriol but discovers sex with Sergio, every mother's ideal son-in-law. Carlota is in big trouble but neither her parents (who are separating) nor her best friends (Elisa and Mirea) can help her. Among other reasons, because Elisa disguises herself as a boy so she can get close to Lucas, who she is madly in love with, and because Mirea intends to seduce young Oriol, thus betraying her best friend.
Carlos, a man who has a doubt, and a month before his wedding, decides to hire a gigolo to satisfy his homosexual curiosity.
What do you think is the desire of every human being?
Also Directed by Jerry Carlsson
Joel has finally made up his mind, or so he thinks. Tonight he's going to tell his parents, but is this the right moment? How should he do it, and what should he say?
Oskar is on the night train, heading home after an interview in Stockholm. With a long night ahead of him, he makes eye contact with Ahmad. For the first time he meets the gaze of someone who feels the same desire as he does.
Truck drivers Ronny and Micke have a secret relationship. They meet up at rest areas along the road, where no one can see them.
Two arborists, Samir and Sara, are hired to take down a healthy tree in a family's backyard. Why the tree is to be taken down seems at first quite incomprehensible.
Get ready to explore a dizzying confection of Swedish life and love spanning all shades of the gay experience, from childhood confusion to a teen's coming out, a trio of friends in a three-way relationship, a mother trying to connect with her deaf son and a heterosexual ghost from a homosexual past.
After a phone call Milo faces an overwhelming change. A new medicine has been approved that may cure his partner Adrian, who has been kept frozen in a container for 43 years. Sensitively and precisely depicted about unexpected consequences of future technological innovations.
A young girl follows her parents to a party where she experiences assorted grown-up rituals. As the evening progresses she finds the adults' behavior increasingly strange. Everyone tries to fit in, but not everyone succeeds.
Also Directed by Anette Sidor
A short film about Philip who dreams of becoming a model. At a casting he gets the chance to be photographed with the well-known model Sebastiaan, they fall in love. During the photo shoot, Philip pushes his limits more and more in order to keep the photographer's interest. Philip and Sebastiaan lose control of the situation when Philip is doing everything he can just to be able to stay in front of the camera.
We wish to make him ours, to keep and to hold forever - but will the boy reciprocate? And is he everything we expected him to be? In these five tales from the UK, France, Sweden, Mexico and the USA, a variety of characters throw caution to the wind and take their chances on a fleeting moment.
Alice is together with Johannes, but his love is suffocating and she doesn't fit into the tiny pigeonhole that the relationship has set out for her. One rebellious summer evening a stolen strap-on is used to challenge the constricting norms that have limited her.
Also Directed by José A. Cortés Amunárriz
A mother discovers that her child is being bullied at school and tries to talk to him.
A message from Javier's boyfriend changes his family situation and causes them to reconsider their relationships.
Also Directed by Enrique Rey
Joana visits her snail vivarium every day. Her work has developed into a way of seeing life and understanding the world, although she has to work every day because nature doesn't undestand sundays.
Also Directed by Carlos Ruano
The dead of night. An empty shopping centre. Two strangers are destined to meet each other... and the mannequins.
Jota and Santi are two teenage boys who live in Madrid, looking for something that beats the summer heat. There is a story about a magnificent pool in one of the most controversial places of the city and they are willing to take the risk.
Also Directed by Pablo Guerrero
Few days before Epiphany, Antonio and Carmen read the letter that their son has written to the three Wise Men. A very special gift on the list of the child will test the convictions and love of the parents.