Beyond Kinsmen – Men Searching for Love, Understanding, and Revenge
- Thu, Apr 10
Run Time: 93 min.
Mens Shorts Program
We’re all fumbling to connect and find ourselves. So what if there’s miscommunications, crime syndicates, murderers, and killer robots in the way? The queer men of these shorts risk everything to be seen, loved, and get the hell out of dodge.
Programmed by Craig Gimbrone and Shawn Cotter
Brattle Passes Not Accepted
Tiger Lilly Mountain Pass
2024 • Nathan King • 6 min • USA
Tiger Lily Mountain Pass explores nature as a space of queer erotic encounter. King animates his likeness in multiple forms, with focus on compositing hand drawn line-work in a transforming stream of consciousness, at once the pursuer and the pursed, the heartbreaker and the heartbroken. It is an examination of searching, longing, and unrequited queer love. This film is made with frame by frame animation, pencil on paper and digital coloring.
Beicon
2024 • Jose Montero • 12 min • Spain • Spanish with English subtitles
When Ander goes to take his dog Beicon for a walk, he runs into Carlos, his ex-partner, who has been waiting for him on the landing of the flat where they lived together before their traumatic breakup. Under the pretext of collecting his remaining belongings, Carlos takes the opportunity to address a pending issue: Beicon’s custody.
Last Night
2024 • Ryan Mack • 14 min • USA • English
After falling for his client, a seemingly straightforward in-home massage takes an unsettling turn.
Melange
2024 • Deston Leek • 15 min • USA • English
Two estranged men reconnect in a jazz bar where they embark on a forbidden dance.
Crazy Love
2024 • Tyler N. Thomas • 14 min • USA • English
Serial killer love story.
Palindrome
2024 • Krit Komkrichwarakool • 15 min • Canada • English
A man fervently seeks the truth behind his partner’s disappearance after his mysterious return.
American Double Joy
2024 • Xin Jiang • 18 min • USA • English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish with English subtitles
Dong is a gay erotic masseur. After being exploited by the boss, he decides to rob the massage store but unexpectedly bumps into an undercover cop while executing his crazy plan.
