Brazilian Gay (Shorts)

Burn (Queima)
Diego decides to spent couple days in his family’s summer house, which is going to be demolished. He brings his boyfriend Nathan and hopes for nostalgic, peaceful weekend. He can’t expect that following days will bring an odd situation between him, his partner and childhood friend, who appears suddenly and brings back memories of unresolved relation from the past.

directed: Caio Scot, written: Caio Scot, Vinicius Teixeira, cast: Vinicius Teixeira, Caio Scot, Junio Duarte, cinematography: João Paulo Casalino, production: Brazil 2022, running time: 23 minutes, category: feature film, English/Polish subtitles

Love Lingers
Isolated at home, Jonas reflects on his relationship with his boyfriend and best friend, who are hospitalized during the pandemic. Washington Calegari’s short film portraits love and helplessness in the face of disease.

directed: Washington Calegari, written: Washington Calegari, Angela Ribeiro, cast: Well Coelho, Angela Ribeiro, Diego Avelino, Gabriela Hess, Teka Romualdo, music: Bemti, cinematography: Anderson Della Cruz, production: Brazil 2022, running time: 20 minutes, category: feature film, English/Polish subtitles

Pedro Feels Like Dancing (Pedro Faz Chover)
Pedro has a bad luck tonight: he takes the wrong bus and has his phone stolen. Situation is starting to change, when he meets another guy. The night brings him sensations he never knew before.

directed & written: Felipe César de Almeida, cast: Guga Patriota, David Péricles, Mohana Uchôa, Enddi, cinematography: Aline Belfort, production: Brasil 2022, running time: 25 minutes, category: feature film, English/Polish subtitles

Say It – An Autofiction (Poder Falar – Uma Autoficção)
A young filmmaker receives a positive HIV test result just on his birthday. Mixing fictional and documental narrative, the film brings information, reflections, symbols of fight with disease and portraits of important activists. Being able to talk about this topic is – and always has been – our possible cure: not only for positive bodies like mine, but for society as a whole, says director Evandro Manchini.

directed & written: Evandro Manchini, cinematography: Felipe O’Neill, production: Brasil 2022, running time: 15 minutes, category: documentary, English/Polish subtitles

Promise of a Wild Love (Promessa de um Amor Selvagem)
After crashing into a party, a young man discovers that this will be his last night. „Promise of a Wild Love” is a queer fantasy about freedom and desire of intensive sensations.

directed & written: Davi Mello, cast: Kelner Macêdo, Ines Bushatsky, Helena Albergaria, Vinicius Neri, Nathalia Ernesto, Raquel Ferreira, Ivy Szot, Atilio Rocha, Milton Castro, Rose Marie Costa, Deborah Perrotta, music: Tarcísio Pereira, cinematography: Bruno Risas, production: Brazil 2022, running time: 23 minutes, category: feature film, English/Polish subtitles