The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet

A slow, tender collection of intimate stories that lingers on longing, memory and quiet heartache, asking you to sit with its silences.

Directed by

Florian Lesieur, Manu Roma

Genres

Drama

Starring

Florian Lesieur, Tim Rousseau, Jesuíta Barbosa

Overview

Take a trip on the wild side with these six daring short films from Mexico, Portugal, Brazil, Spain and France that uncover the power of nature and mysticism, family ties that bond yet suffocate, the vagaries of same sex attraction, the pain of memory, the thrill of what's to come. The 6 short films are: Memory of An Afternoon On the Roof [Recuerdo de una tarde en la azotea] (2022); Afternoon Sun [À Tarde, Sob o Sol] (2020); Sweet Water [Água Doce] (2023); Cor Petit (2023); Haiku (2022); The Boy Who Wanted to Fly [El niño que quería volar] (2018).

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, earnest and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, love, family, memory

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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