Soft Gaze

Soft Gaze

2026 · 19 min · Drama

Lonely police officer Georgie becomes fascinated by a queer couple she observes at the beach, recognising their soft intimacy as something missing from her own emotionally arid relationship. As she begins to follow the women, time slows eerily and soothing touches and sounds grow sinister as her fixation becomes charged with hungry sensuality.

Directed by Melissa Anastasi · Written by Aimée Tracton

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