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SEDUCTIVE DEVOTION, 7min,. USA
Directed by Destin Gerek
In a society where narratives of male perpetrators and harm inflicted upon women prevail, "Seductive Devotion" emerges as a powerful experimental short film presenting an inspiring alternative. Through captivating imagery and a stirring poetic voiceover, the film portrays a positive model of how a man can profoundly and healingly show up for a woman. It challenges societal norms and redefines love, intimacy, and relationships, highlighting the transformative energy between souls. "Seductive Devotion" celebrates vulnerability, courage, empathy, strength, receptivity, and grace, igniting a yearning for the level of committed desire depicted on screen. In a time marked by mistrust and division, this visually arresting and emotionally resonant film offers a refreshing perspective on the healing power of love and understanding, fostering positive change in our perception and engagement in intimate relationships.

http://seductivedevotion.com/
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HIT OR MISS, 14min,. USA
Directed by Kate Brown
HIT OR MISS is the story of Megan a middle-aged woman, whose mother has recently passed away. Megan is left with the task of writing a eulogy for the woman with whom she had a... complicated... relationship. At the same time, we meet WILL, a young man struggling with his own grief over the loss of his grandfather. Unable to escape the ghosts in their respective homes, the two wind up at the neighborhood coffee shop where they...HIT it off.

http://hitormissfilm.com/
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HOW TO SEE A KITE, 4min,. Norway
Directed by Harald Sorlie
While Henrik’s carefree niece flies her kite on the beach, he finds himself lost in despairing thoughts about his lost love.

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AVE GRADIVA, 18min., Israel
Directed by Yuri Riklis
When a lonely man, a fashion photographer, meets the sweetheart of his youth, from whom he separated under the pressure of his Oedipal mother, he is attacked by fragments of past memories and does everything he can to realize the love of his life, doubt in the dream - doubt in reality, doubt in the present - doubt in the past, under the influence of a literary and surrealistic character Gradiva.

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FLOWERS DIE FIRST, 17min,. USA
Directed by Gwyn Newcomb
Romance ensues when an orange packing girl, in 1940s California, receives a response to a letter she sent to deployed soldiers. Now she must chose between duty to her family or to herself.

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