The Swedish Boys
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.
Jerry Carlsson
Emil T. Jonsson
Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
Eric Ernerstedt
Elin Övergaard
Valentina Chamorro Westergårdh
Alexandra Litén
Julija Green
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.
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.
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.
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 Emil T. Jonsson
A vengeful father suspects his mentally disabled daughter has been the victim of sexual abuse and confronts the caregiver he believes to be guilty.
Also Directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
Sanna is forced to take care of his little brother when their mother is emotionally unavailable.
The summer sun sets in rural Appalachia as twelve year old Cadie and her neighbor, Sarah, redefine their friendship in the eve of burgeoning sexuality.
Seven-year-old Philip admires his older brother Sebastian most of all. They fool around, watch movies and play football together. One evening Filip happens to see something unexpected between Sebastian and his best friend and Filip doesn't know how to handle it.
Witness and explore a whole range of emotions and desires in this series of stories about the lesbian experience. From rediscovering a lost parent in Israel, coming of age in rural Appalachia, finding love in friendship through meditation and imagination, to fending off the competition in a boot-making contest in New Mexico - what Upon Her Lips proves is that variety is the spice of life.
A young father, takes a late night journey through the streets of New York City with his daughter to flee the toxic environment she lives in. Afraid to make a meaningful connection, he is faced with the ultimate decision of keeping her or not.
Also Directed by Eric Ernerstedt
A young couple explore a polyamorous relationship.
Also Directed by Elin Övergaard
Witness and explore a whole range of emotions and desires in this series of stories about the lesbian experience. From rediscovering a lost parent in Israel, coming of age in rural Appalachia, finding love in friendship through meditation and imagination, to fending off the competition in a boot-making contest in New Mexico - what Upon Her Lips proves is that variety is the spice of life.
At the break of dawn, two adolescent boys start to see each other in a whole new light.
Caught on opposing sides of a debate about a proposed centre for refugee children, two parents try to navigate the turbulent tides of public opinion.
Psychologist Theo must end his treatment with patient Laura after two years of therapy. But none of them want this last session to end.
A model agent tries to do a good deed but it pulls us into a game with our own judgemental gaze.
Also Directed by Valentina Chamorro Westergårdh
When darkness falls, temperatures rise in these six stories about late night confessions, intimacy for sale, high speed hookups and full moon frissons. But when the sun comes up and reality reveals itself, will it have all been worth it?
Eva and David have a complicated mother-son relationship. They try to reach each other but do not quite know how. One problem is the language barrier, as David is deaf and Eva is not very good at sign language. After moving back to her country of birth, Eva comes to Sweden on a short visit, where she discovers what so many parents do throughout the lives of their offspring - your children never cease to surprise you.
Vincent has a secret that forces him to stay away from the people he loves. But when he meets Gustav, love strikes Vincent. As their love grows, so does his fear of letting his secret destroy his new lover.
Also Directed by Alexandra Litén
When a brother falls for his sister friend.
Also Directed by Julija Green
A young couple explore a polyamorous relationship.