Chico Lacerda

Male Shorts: International V5

Get ready for the fifth volume of an incredible gay short film series! Male Shorts: International V5 features four brand-new short films focusing on gay, bi and generally curious men from around the globe. Iceberg takes place in Rio de Janeiro during the pandemic and follows two men who are haunted by the same mysterious spirit which seems to inhabit their plumbing. In Xavier, a young man uses his cell phone to come out to the world, his father and his best friend and crush all at once. The visually inventive Dreams concerns a documentary filmmaker who with his camera so that he can capture the dreams he has at night. Finally, It's Just Another Day follows Gabriele, who is torn between taking care of his sick father or running away to Rome with the man he loves. The 4 short films are: Dreams [Sonhos] (2022); It's Just Another Day [È solo un altro giorno] (2022); Xavier and Miguel [Xavier e Miguel] (2022); Iceberg (2022).

Dreams

A documentary filmmaker sleeps with his camera to film the dreams he has at night.

O Sonho de Ouro

It would be a swan, it would be a heron; white magic evil eyes.

Virginity

A reminiscence of the director's gentle awakening to sex before he loses his virginity.

A Study in Red

In a prologue, two acts and a musical number.

Neighboring Sounds

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.