SHORTS: ALWAYS A PLEASURE - NewFest

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Get immersed in the healing magic of queer sex, touch, and desire

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* This program contains sexually explicit material.

Get immersed in the healing magic of queer sex, touch, and lust with SHORTS: ALWAYS A PLEASURE, a sensual program that prioritizes and destigmatizes LGBTQ+ desire. Mixing the experimental with the explicit, this uncensored shorts block will take you from a sadomasochistic quantum leap to romantic monsterf*cking and all the hot, hypnotic evenings in between.


MONSTERDYKË
Dir. Kaye Adelaide & Mariel Sharp, Australia, 4 mins
U.S. Premiere
A transgender sculptress who is unhappy dating men has a lesbian awakening when a monster sculpture comes alive and rocks her world.


SEX(UAL) HEALING
Dir. Max Skaff, USA, 22 mins
New York City Premiere
Amplifying the voices of sex workers, this mini-doc aims to expose the public to the healing powers of sex without shame.
Followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Max Skaff and Producer Zola Bruse
Closed Captioning will be available for the virtual screening of this film



BLACK SEX MAGIC
Dir. Beyondeep, Colombia, 8 mins
New York State Premiere
An entrancing BDSM film mixes rough impact with sensual romance, guided by music, thunder and flames.


SILVER FEMME
Dir. Nico Reano, USA, 4 mins
New York State Premiere
A digital ode and visual poem to corporeal as well as celestial bodies, envisioning a future where trans people are safe.
Followed by a Q&A with Cast Jimena Lucero


HOLE THEORY
Dir. Mahx Capacity, USA, 12 mins
East Coast Premiere
“The hole is not the entry nor the exit -- it is the infinite interior, the space which cannot be Seen, only Felt.”
Followed by a Q&A with Director/Editor/Writer Mahx Capacity


AND THEN WE TOUCH
Dir. Benjamin Egger, Switzerland, 14 mins
North American Premiere
An intimate scene between two pup players in a living room.


LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA
Dir. Lila Schmitz, USA, 8 mins
East Coast Premiere
The story of two horny singles and the lengths human imagination can go when faced with trying circumstances - especially when it comes to sex and belonging.
Closed Captioning will be available for the virtual screening of this film

Presented in partnership with Aorta Films