Category: Short Film
Short Film Spotlight: I Should Feed My Cat
A contemplative and sexually-frank short film from director Abram Cerda, I Should Feed My Cat opens on a rainy day in Belgium and follows Stefan, a Chilean man living in Brussels who is searching for a connection, but carries an intense fear of intimacy that may end up leading him astray.
Arriving at the apartment of an older man he met on Grindr, he’s dismayed to find hard drug paraphernalia. Later, when he encounters an old friend from back home, we find a glimmer of hope – but the walls that Stefan has built up around himself may be too strong to break through.
Featuring a quietly heartbreaking performance from lead actor Andres Cifuentes, I Should Feed My Cat perfectly captures the menancholy and isolation of being alone in a large foreign city.
Watch a mysterious short clip/trailer for the film below. I Should Feed My Cat is now streaming on Dekkoo.
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Short Film Spotlight: October Boy
The stylish short film October Boy concerns Thomas (Elias Budde Christensen), a shy 14-year-old boy who has just moved to Copenhagen with his mom. Thomas likes to draw, it’s a way for him to escape from the pressure around him. In school he meets Mads and Emma (Noa Risbro Hjerrild and Esther Marie Boisen Berg).
Mads likes Thomas’ drawings, whereas Emma is romantically interested in Thomas and invites him home with her. Just before leaving, Thomas meets Emma’s older brother (Jacob August Ottensten), a young, emerging artist. The meeting changes something within him.
Rumors start circulating about Emma and Thomas – and though he doesn’t deny them, Thomas can’t understand his feelings, how to act in the new school or control the lies he has created to be popular.
A powerful 29-minute coming-of-age drama from Danish director Soren Green, October Boy is film about all the things that change us as people during out adolescence.
Watch the trailer for October Boy below. The full short film is now available on Dekkoo.
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Short Film Spotlight: Vanilla
Discover a world where every sight and touch unfolds into the irresistible essence of Vanilla, transforming your senses and redefining reality.
From director Leo Tabosa, this short, visually stunning documentary follows the captivating journey of a Brazilian BDSM artist Vanilla.
Set in the vibrant and sensual city of Rio de Janeiro, the story delves into the world of dominance and submission as Vanilla explores her passion for this provocative art form.
As she pushes boundaries and challenges societal norms, Vanilla emerges as a trailblazer in the Brazilian BDSM community. Through her powerful and evocative performances, she redefines the meaning of intimacy, desire and eroticism – drawing in audiences from all walks of life and inspiring others to embrace their own deepest fantasies.
Watch the trailer for Vanilla below. The full short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.
