CURATED BY TOPHER SHIELDS

Random encounters have the ability to pop us out of psychological ruts and alter the trajectory of our lives in these hot, emotionally-charged experiences.

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FRI OCT 20| 6:00 PM | NORTHWEST FILM FORUM

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SAFE WORD
Christopher Cunetto; 2022; United States; 15 minutes
A sub must decide what to do when their dom unexpectedly reinterprets the rules of their game.

FIRE AT THE LAKE
Pierre Menahem; 2022; France; French with English subtitles; 15 minutes.
After finding his elderly mother unconscious, Felix seeks solace in the form of an online hookup.

DOG FRIEND
Maissa Lihedheb; 2022; Germany; German with English subtitles; 18 minutes.
A casual hook up takes an unexpected turn in this meditation on race, politics, and history.

CHRISTOPHER AT SEA
Tom C J Brown; 2022; France; 20 minutes
Christopher is a lonely passenger on a cargo ship until he has a chance encounter with a fellow passenger.

FARLAQUES
Julien Cadieux; 2021; Canada; 7 minutes.
Cloaked in the anonymity of the moon, two men hook up in the dunes of an Acadian beach.

STAY LOST
Chris Coats; 2022; US; 12 minutes
Lukas Gage (White Lotus) and Keiynan Lonsdale (Love, Simon) play drifters that have a chance meeting, forever altering their lives.

CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT AND EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS