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CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

FRIDAY, OCT 22, 9:30 PM, BROADWAY PERFORMANCE HALL &
VIRTUAL (OCT 14–24)

One night stands, love (and lust) at first sight, or that moment when you realize you’ve finally met the one. This is what happens when you have a chance encounter.

CO-PRESENT WITH:

Jawbreaker

LAUNDRY NIGHT 

Josh Boehnke & Jeff Dempsey; 2021; USA; 4 min. 

Could matching socks at the laundromat lead to a match?

THE NIGHT TRAIN (Nattåget)

Jerry Carlsson; 2020; Sweden; 15 min.; in Swedish with English subtitles 

While heading home on the night train, Oskar meets Ahmad and can’t take his eyes off him.

GAYME ON

Giovanni Adams; 2020; USA; 11 min. 

Nathan was ready to delete Grindr and give up on dating and hookups, until he met a fellow gaymer.

ESCAPING THE FRAGILE PLANET (Apódrasi apó ton éfthrafsto planíti)

Thanasis Tsimpinis; 2020; Greece; 17 min.; in Greek with English subtitles 

Boy meets boy at a record store. Unfortunately it’s the end of the world as we know it.

POOL BOY 

Luke Willis; 2021; USA; 11 min. 

Austin, a college jock home for the summer, unexpectedly develops feelings for Star, his parents' nonbinary pool cleaner, and tries to hide those feelings from his friends.

STEPHEN & JAMES: BEST GIRLFRIENDS 

Dave Quantic; 2021; USA; 5 min. 

A love letter to early ’90s cruising in NYC.

FISHERMAN 

Nicky Miller; 2021; Germany; 10 min. 

A horny fisherman reels in a few otters for an unexpected surprise.

PRIVATE PHOTOS (Fotos Privadas)

Marcelo Grabowsky; 2020; Brazil; 20 min; in Portuguese with English subtitles.

A couple invites another man over for a sexy evening. What happens after that?

Total running time: 93 min.

CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, VULGAR LANGUAGE, NUDITY, EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS