33rd Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival

Boy Meets Boy: Gay Shorts 1

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12 films in package
Thrive
A hook-up between two young men - they make a connection, but it quickly becomes apparent they're looking for different things.
Unexpected
A chance encounter between two young men leads to a chase - and an unexpected result.
One More Please
A young man Daniel goes to a bar to get drunk feeling alone on Valentine's Day.
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Query
A leisurely day belies its uninvited end as Jay and Alex, best friends and roommates, challenge one another on their opinions of sexuality.
The Big Snore
A light sleeper struggles one night to get some rest amid his man's loud snores.
Next Level Shit
Taylor prepares obsessively for the perfect third date with dreamboat Chris, but his efforts backfire, sending the relationship spiraling to a whole new level of intimacy.
South of Heaven
When his boyfriend shows up unannounced, Elias' religious family learns their son's darkest secret.
Lesson #8
A hookup gone wrong... when expectations don't match hookup app profiles.
Cuban Heel Shoes
With serious family problems, and surrounded by an aggressive, macho, homophobic environment, Paco and Jose must lead a double life to hide the beginning of a love relationship and their passion for flamenco dance.
Limp
LIMP follows Sean, a young gay man with cerebral palsy as he navigates dating with a disability in New York City.
Sunday
When the middle-aged Kamble makes his weekly visit to the neighborhood barber shop in Mumbai, it's not just for a shave.
Q&A - Boy Meets Boy: Gay Shorts 1
Q&A with filmmakers of SOUTH OF HEAVEN, ONE MORE PLEASE, & NEXT LEVEL SHIT.
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Stay tuned after the shorts program to hear a Q&A with some of the filmmakers.


Hookups, romantic dreaming, getting ready for the perfect date, meeting the parents, hiding your imperfections, chance encounters, mad crushes, alone in a bar on Valentine’s Day. All of gay love’s ups and downs and in-betweens are expressed in these short tales of joy and woe.

Paco and Jose are two teenage boys living in a marginal neighbourhood of Madrid, a place hostile to each of their dreams. With serious family problems, and surrounded by an aggressive, macho, homophobic environment, they must lead a double life to hide the beginning of a love relationship and their passion for flamenco dance.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    17 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish with English subtitles
  • Country
    Spain
  • Premiere
    Connecticut
  • Director
    Julio Mas Alcaraz