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Genre: Sex and Sexuality


In-Person
In a large brick waiting room, 4 people sit across a table from two others, all dressed professionally.

Housekeeping for Beginners (Domakinstvo za pocetnici)

Goran Stolevski  |   North Macedonia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo
Albanian, Macedonian, Romani  
Drama, Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

When the head of the household passes away suddenly, a collective of queer misfits reluctantly come together to protect their found family.

In-Person
A woman in a red swimsuit smiles as she stares at something. Behind her, the vast blue ocean glistens in the sunlight.

The Love Stories of Liv S. (Les histoires d'amour de Liv S.)

Anna Luif  |   Switzerland
French  
Comedy, Romance, Sex and Sexuality, Women Centered

Filmmaker and post-punk singer Liv drifts through a cycle of love and separation in this charismatic, funny look at the pain and joy of partnership.

In-Person
Virtual
In a messy bed we see a naked couple. The man is on his knees, and the woman is lying on her back with her legs up.

Making Babies [short film] (Faire un enfant)

Éric K. Boulianne  |   Canada
French  
Comedy, Sex and Sexuality

The ups and downs of a couple’s journey trying to get pregnant are humorously and compassionately explored.

In-Person
A dark haired woman stands with her arms, covered in rubber gloves, bent in front of her.

The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)

Monia Chokri  |   Canada, France
French  
Comedy, Sex and Sexuality, Women Centered

A philosophy professor is forced to choose between sexual and intellectual gratification in this seductive, playful French-Canadian rom-com.

In-Person
A man in the passanger seat of a car looks backwards over his shoulder past camera.

Pet Shop Days

Olmo Schnabel  |   United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Mexico
English, Spanish  
Drama, Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Two young men meet in New York City and enter a whirlwind romance, sending them into a dead-end world of passion, drugs, and depravity.

In-Person
A pale woman in a yellow dress looks over her shoulder, her black hair cascading down her back. A man stands behind her.

Poor Things

Yorgos Lanthimos  |   United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
English  
Drama, Sex and Sexuality, Social Commentary, Women Centered

The fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life from the brink of death by the brilliant, daring scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).

In-Person
A man in a tuxedo is seated at a mirrored table. His face is reflected up at him between the table settings.

Saltburn

Emerald Fennell  |   United Kingdom
English  
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

In-Person
Virtual

Shorts 6: Comedy – Awkward Laughs

Various  |   Canada, Chile, Iran, United States
English, French, Persian, Spanish  
Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Science Fiction, Sex and Sexuality

The works in this program muck around the dark corners of human experience, bringing forth the darkly comedic, can’t-help-but-laugh moments that arise in difficult times.