Haiku from a Dead Poet

At a party, Danny and Seiji fall in love. However, Danny believes the differences between them can prove stronger than their feelings.

The latest in Peccadillo’s critically acclaimed series – now established as a leading showcase for new and emerging queefilm-makingng talent from around the world – features a fresh and exciting selection of the very best contemporary gay short films. Each self-contained drama in this diverse and thoughtfully curated collection offers fascinating and insightful new perspectives on the gay experience – sensual, affecting, sometimes provocative and always entertaining. The 8 short films are: Have We Met Before? (2019); The Act (2020); First Position. (2019); Winter [Invierno] (2021); The Suit Weareth the Man (2020); Infinite While It Lasts [Infinito Enquanto Dure] (2019); Melon Grab (2017); Thrive (2019).

On a Sunday, two photographers walk around São Paulo trying to connect with the city, and slowly fall in love with each other.

David discovers that his boyfriend Allen is suffering from depression and, on the course of a day, makes him see the beauty and pleasure of the most mundane things.

After losing his wife, Daniel is trying his best to be the father his 12-year old son, Lucas, needs. Which is why, when Daniel starts suspecting that Lucas might be keeping a secret from him, he looks through his things with the best of intentions. Finding a love letter Lucas wrote to another boy, however, Daniel freaks out and confronts Lucas about his sexuality, claiming the teenager is too young to know he’s gay. With the fallout of their fight tearing up the letter – and their relationship – to pieces, Daniel must find a way to make amends, and in the process maybe even realize he’s not that different from his son.