SHORTS: ArchiteXXXual
- Shorts Programs
- 85 mins
Anus serenades and Sims experiments await in these explicit, graphic, and daring shorts that explore the deep entanglement of sexuality and space.
Screening to be followed by Q&A with the filmmakers.
Co-Presented by the San Diego Queer APIMEDA Coalition
In this program
Red Threads
Directed by Yuchi Ma
Utilizing Sims 4 mechanics, browser/web cam framing, and red yarn, filmmaker Yuchi Ma explores the space between filial love and guilt.
Thirstygirl
Directed by Alexandra Qin
On a road trip to treatment for her younger suicidal sister, Charlie attempts to hide her own struggles with a sex addiction.
Tongue
Directed by Kaho Yoshida
A woman abducts the tongues of mansplainers and puts them to much better use.
Bold Eagle
Directed by Whammy Alcazaren
In this part gay porn psychedelic and part despairing-under-capitalism short, a sex worker searches for happiness through masturbation, cat emojis, and talking anuses.
After Bed
Directed by TT Takemoto
Scavenged from color tests, the sole Asian American woman in Broughton’s erotic film The Bed pulses with queer lushness through the celluloid cracks of 16mm, tape, and nail polish.
Where Is The Friend´s Home?
Directed by Amina Maher
A quietly radical film blending documentary and performance. Two close friends in Germany have open conversations exploring their relationships with transness and sexuality.
Paradise
Directed by Minki HONG
Korean 1970s and 80s queer worldmaking, hookup culture and vibrant gay theaters are brought to life through interviews, historical sim’s, and mischievous avatars.