This handsome collection highlights a robust group of guys. From hunks looking for an online date to a retelling of an ancient love story, the heroes of these stories navigate loss, brotherly bonds, heartwarming remembrances, and the discovery of being "Mr. Right". Seven short films are part of this program. Click on the film title to the right for the film information.

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, singles remain lonely, horny, and looking for love. This is the story of two of those singles and the extent to which human imagination will go in trying circumstances - especially when it comes to sex and belonging. It’s hard enough to get a match and a date while swiping in the best of times. When a bisexual man finally finds his match on an app, the Coronavirus pandemic is still raging. He is very horny and very concerned about public health. Then, his date has an idea…

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA

Arena tells the incredible true story of the adopted son of one of Rome's cruelest emperors who must choose between his life as the future ruler of the Ancient world or a love and friendship once forcefully forgotten.

ARENA

A girl spends the night at her gay dad's house and keeps him up all night when she can't sleep. My film is meant to be a sweet representation of an alternative family dynamic with core themes of "love" and "acceptance". - Terry Aderholt, Director

THE LONG NIGHT

A girl spends the night at her gay dad's house and keeps him up all night when she can't sleep.

Hugo, a young actor is asked to improvise narrating a story where he’s the actor and director at an audition. He unfolds a tale that explores sex, disease and self-emancipation. French with English Subtitles

HUGO 18H30

A grown man fondly remembers growing up with two dads.

MY AUNTIES

A lonely Prince destined to solitude invites a sculptor to his court to make a piece of art just for him. As the days pass, the Prince and the sculptor grow closer and finally unveil the reason for the Prince's abandonment. Desperado Audience Award for Best Short Film - Spring 2021

THE LONELY PRINCE

Forbidden love finds its way in this beautifully short film from India.

Bound in flowers, a tattooed hand strokes a face. Ropes unwind on the floor. Tremors of pain, tremors of release. What do you desire? “Motta” follows “hard to classify” Brazilian artist Fabio da Motta as he questions the boundaries between fantasy, power, provocation, and art. Portuguese with English Subtitles

MOTTA

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Desperado LGBTQ Film Festival 2021 - Our film festival is your center of the universe for diverse and culturally relevant films that showcase the best of LGBTQ+ filmmaking. Narratives, Documentaries, Short Films, and Unique Special Events.

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