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shareHere comes the heat! Six shorts drenched with sweat, tears, saliva, slime, and other bodily wonders, all for your yearning pleasure.
In this program
BODY
Directed by: Husain Qaizar, Saad Zuberi | 13 mins
In Pakistan, a group of aspiring male models step before the camera and quietly push against the boundaries of gender, masculinity, and taboo.
THE LESBIAN HAND
Directed by: Nguyen Tan Hoang | 7 mins
The portrayals of sapphic sexuality in the cinema from the 1930s to the present through the actions of the hand: touching, holding, feeling, grasping, shaking, exploring, penetrating, reaching out, pulling back, letting go.
ICE
Directed by: Gab Rosique | 20 mins
In a sweltering thrift shop, two women, Jessa and Candy, are burning with desire. As they try to build their lives in the city, Jessa’s feelings for Candy bubble to the surface. However, their love affair is interrupted by the cold arrival of a faceless American.
SCORCHING
Directed by: Beidi Wang | 18 mins
After visiting the chicken processing plant, Yan experiences unsettling physical change. Meanwhile, a bird flu quietly descends in suburban Guangdong, China.
ALREADY HAPPENED
Directed by: Hao Zhou | 18 mins
In this docu-fiction blending personal archives with speculative fantasies, a filmmaker confronts the compromised desires and traumas of their past, inviting the ghost of their youth to redraft the future.
THE DREAM IS A SNAIL
Directed by: Thien An Nguyen | 15 mins
Huy, a struggling background actor, lands an odd gig at a senior rejuvenation workshop where snails race across his body. Briefly transformed into an unlikely attraction, he’s soon replaced by a more appealing performer.
Dates & Times
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Fri, Nov 6
8:20 pm
