Film Categories: sexuality

  • I’d Rather Be Looking At Porn

    An anthem for the disenchanted. When the respectable and desirable activities of modern society have turned to rot and stupidity, one voice calls out for a retreat to that which is supposed to be so disreputable.

  • Men Together

    RM Vaughan’s love poem of men and their night world of camaraderie is bathed in vivid colours, evocations of the empathy men have for one another, presented with the virile yet sentimental music of the Chinese violin.

  • Winter’s End

    A wintery sun sets on a scene of loss and mourning. The grieving protagonist plummets capriciously from one state of sadness and confusion to another. Battered by forces malevolent and absurd, mirroring his unpredictable emotional states, he repeatedly falls into an avalanche of ice. Down into a barrage of helping hands, down into a winter forest, down into rooms full of memories, and finally down into the place where he must accept the truth.

  • Division

    Erotic Feminism. A short sexy film which pauses briefly to reveal the inner subjectivity of the female/filmmaker. Starring Steve Butson and Kika Thorne, camera by Timo Reiman, lights by Jerry Shallow.

  • Welcome Stop

    “WELCOME STOP” is a 25-minute narrative film that explores issues of relationship and boundaries among three disabled characters. It follows Morag along the first steps of her path to self-discovery, as she dumps her oppressive boyfriend at a motorway service station and hitches a ride with Gerry, a recovering sex-and-love addict. An unconventional road movie, “WELCOME STOP” radiates a sense of freedom and adventure. Attempting bold transformations in their lives, the characters don’t always succeed gracefully, but at least they try. The journey towards self-discovery and the struggle to self-actualize are themes that, in “WELCOME STOP”, cross boundaries of race,…

  • Our Future Is Bright

    This atmospheric short film alludes to a catastrophic event that has left two women grief-stricken and isolated in a barren snow-covered wilderness. Their intimate life together is shaken when they discover a man lying unconscious in the frozen terrain. For Bria, the older of the two women, he represents hope for the future and the possibility of a child. For Renee, he threatens to disrupt a life that has given her refuge from the traumas of violence. Renee must ultimately decide between having a child and her personal desire to remain free from emotional attachment. Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award…

  • Off World

    Two million tonnes of waste inhabit the landfill known as Smokey Mountain in Manila, Philippines. A squatter community of more than 30,000 people live in the slums around the landfill, and make their living by picking through the decomposing mountain of trash, looking for rare valuables. This is the setting for director Mateo Guez’s raw, ethereal first feature film. “Off World” follows a young Toronto man, Lucky, as he returns to Smokey Mountain for the first time since his adoption by Canadian parents when he was just a year old. Aided by NGO worker, Julia, Lucky tracks down his surviving…

  • Punchlines

    The filmmaker considers an early motivation to become an artist. Shot entirely on an iPhone, with original music by Doug Organ.

  • In Their Room

    “In Their Room” is about gay men, bedrooms, sex and intimacy. The film ventures into the bedrooms of eight different men where you see them doing everything from the most banal to the most erotic. Complementing the revealing nature of their everyday activities are confessional interviews about fantasies, turn-ons and vulnerabilities. You never leave their bedrooms, but this is unmistakably San Francisco of the present. “’In Their Room’ shines a light on the honest thoughts, feelings, and sexual habits of a new generation of gay men (both young and old) largely ignored by the mainstream gay media. Focused, sexy, and…

  • Variations sur Marilou

    A repetitive experimental animation based on segments of the Serge Gainsbourg’s song of the same name. “VARIATIONS SUR MARILOU” is a meditation on desire, weakness and attraction that pays particular attention to the movements made by bodies, their presence in space and the traces left behind in the frame. French with English subtitles.