Some Kind of Paradise

It’s summertime in Memphis, Tennessee and the annual Hot Wing Contest is about to roll through. Cordell has his sights set on the crown this year, with the support of his partner Dwayne and friends, Isom and Big Charles. Together, they are The New Wing Order, and they’re serving wings worthy of ‘kangs’. Cordell’s culinary crew are getting ready to fire up his new mouth-watering ‘finna-be first-place’ recipe, when the arrival of an unexpected guest throws some extra heat up in the kitchen on prep night. As the temperature rises and the sauce boils over, it seems a first-place trophy and a grand cash prize aren’t the only things Cordell risks losing. Can he take the heat, or will he have to get out the kitchen?

To cure their insomnia, a social outcast befriends an ASMR streamer where the lines between friendship and obsession become blurred.

Mia and Eden, two lifelong best friends must reckon with the romantic tension they’ve long avoided when one finally confesses her feelings.

A twenty something gay man travels from Chicago to his home in rural Missouri following the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through.

Orlando and Marco, two young men who live in Mexico City, meet by chance and fall in love. Every day they fight in order to achieve their dreams: Orlando wants to be a dancer and Marco wants to graduate from nursing school. As they go against a diverse, ever-changing, hostile world, they’ll learn that once the darkness of night is gone and through their intertwined bodies and their synchronized souls, they will have seen all those demons of dawn go by.

The trajectory of flamboyant bodies that expose themselves in their social networks, whether artistic or not, and use these spaces freely.

Sea, sun, island, a family on vacation. And all Yuval wants is to get the heck out of there.

Love blossoms secretly between two old women at an elderly care home while the specter of patriarchy looms large overhead.

"Because I was your first love, let me be your last love." This film will show you the meaning of love that you've never known before

Koizumi, once a high school P.E. teacher, recognized Shizuo's exceptional talent for long-distance running and dreamed of training him into an international athlete. Over years of guidance, Koizumi developed feelings that went beyond the teacher-student boundary. Years after graduation, they reunite in Tokyo, begin living together, and resume training. Shizuo confesses that he has loved Koizumi since high school, and they finally become partners. Yet as Shizuo pushes himself to meet Koizumi's expectations, recurring chest pain begins to threaten both his athletic future and their fragile happiness.

Iwao and Ken live together, getting by on irregular odd jobs. Under mounting financial pressure, Ken secretly turns to sex work—but a routine client encounter draws him into a dangerous kidnapping case. As they dig deeper into the abduction of a wealthy heiress, they realize it is far from a simple crime. Beneath the surface lies a web of family power struggles and financial conspiracies—and the true mastermind may be closer than they think.

Koichi, a male host, is obsessively devoted to achieving the perfect soft-boiled egg. A year ago, he and his colleague Kazuma met three mysterious men at a gym, forming a relationship that defies easy explanation. Among them, Koichi becomes drawn to Ebizuka, who teaches him the art of perfect egg preparation—turning it into a strangely intimate ritual between them. At the same time, a series of unexplained disappearances begins to surface, all seemingly connected to these three men. As unease grows, Koichi is drawn deeper into the mystery—can he uncover the truth behind it all?

Veteran detective Ishiyama and novice detective Kawanishi are in charge of a case in which a young man was raped and then murdered in a hotel. Kawanishi begins investigating Otori and comes into contact with several men. Is the culprit a martial arts enthusiast, an SM enthusiast, or someone unexpected? During the investigation, the following incident occurs. Kawanishi becomes lustful every time he meets men and begins to realize that he is gay. What did Kawanishi see the next morning, intoxicated with dazzling pleasure?

Marlena, a bisexual woman, is the victim of biphobia as she is outed by a gay man. Seeking support from her girlfriend, Diana, she musters the courage to confront the man who outed her in this exploration of biphobia within the LGBTQ+ community.

Two lesbian women in their late-30s journey across America together in an attempt to recapture their youth, but one is questioned on whether she is to commit towards the fresh start because of her already established life in Pennsylvania.

During a heatwave in Belfast, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover Seán after taking a pregnancy test.

A couple interrupts an intimate moment to discuss their relationship.

Akamatsu was a popular actor in his youth, and now in his forties, he plays supporting roles in dramas. It is well known that he is gay, and whenever he has time, he goes to Sachi, a gay bar owned by Michiru and Takashi. One day, Wakamatsu's friend, producer Shinozaki, introduces him to Kikuo, an aspiring screenwriter. Reading Kikuo's script, Wakamatsu's desire to make him a top-notch screenwriter arises, but before long, Wakamatsu realizes that he is seriously in love with Kikuo... A slightly sad love movie.

A prep school student who has been dumped by his girlfriend is approached by a middle-aged man and goes on a treasure hunt on a remote island, and wanders into a mansion in the woods where vampire brothers are said to live.

Two's company, three's allowed? From family disputes and unexpected babysitting duties to uncomfortable high school memories, manga drawing and friendships pushed to the next level - the Male Gaze series lifts the lid on six very different gay relationships and encounters. When two become three and outsiders enter the fray, what are the group dynamics at play? The short films are: Golden Boys (2017); In Beating Cells [In Pocheden Zellen] (2017); The Middle of a Lake [Le milieu d'un lac] (2017); Gilles (2016); Kiko's Saints [Les saints de Kiko] (2019); With Thelma [Avec Thelma] (2017).