Jun, who passed away in an accident a year ago, comes to Earth as a ghost to say goodbye to his lover, Hyun. Koichi, a young Japanese hairdresser, cuts the hair of one last client who is getting married tomorrow; what the client doesn't know is that Koichi has an ulterior motive. Lucas, a computer techie goes on an ordeal when he invites Theo around for what he thought would be no-strings-attached fun, but it takes an odd turn when his ex-girlfriend returns home early. An arranged marriage tears a lesbian couple apart, but, with a mother’s love, perhaps another future is possible. The discovery of an abandoned box in 13-year-old Dani’s closet at a new home takes him to Miguel, a much-needed example missing in his life.
Lloyd is in a routine of working out in his bedroom, cleaning his equipment with bleach, swiping Grindr and fucking. When he can't finish with someone, he goes home, watches porn and commits self-degrading sex acts to get off. Exhausted the next morning, he does it all again. In a spiral of shame and addiction, Lloyd meets Gabriel, a sweet man who seems to genuinely wants to know him - but terrified someone will actually see him, Lloyd returns to the apps and the digital sphere where he feels safe and can feed his compulsive desires.
Trigger Warning: Self-harm, Suicide.
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Click here to watch a prerecorded Q&A with director Daniel Daniel of BLEACH, playing in the INTERNATIONAL Shorts program.
Jun, who passed away in an accident a year ago, comes to Earth as a ghost to say goodbye to his lover, Hyun. Koichi, a young Japanese hairdresser, cuts the hair of one last client who is getting married tomorrow; what the client doesn't know is that Koichi has an ulterior motive. Lucas, a computer techie goes on an ordeal when he invites Theo around for what he thought would be no-strings-attached fun, but it takes an odd turn when his ex-girlfriend returns home early. An arranged marriage tears a lesbian couple apart, but, with a mother’s love, perhaps another future is possible. The discovery of an abandoned box in 13-year-old Dani’s closet at a new home takes him to Miguel, a much-needed example missing in his life.
Lloyd is in a routine of working out in his bedroom, cleaning his equipment with bleach, swiping Grindr and fucking. When he can't finish with someone, he goes home, watches porn and commits self-degrading sex acts to get off. Exhausted the next morning, he does it all again. In a spiral of shame and addiction, Lloyd meets Gabriel, a sweet man who seems to genuinely wants to know him - but terrified someone will actually see him, Lloyd returns to the apps and the digital sphere where he feels safe and can feed his compulsive desires.
Trigger Warning: Self-harm, Suicide.
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Click here to watch a prerecorded Q&A with director Daniel Daniel of BLEACH, playing in the INTERNATIONAL Shorts program.