Christopher Sherwood

The extraordinary true story of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic priest who volunteered to die in place of another man in Auschwitz during World War II.

August, a young man is navigating the complexities of relationships and queerness. He develops a queer friendship with an older man, George who he finds solace and comfort in. Struggling to find his place in both his personal and professional life, August is left with feelings of isolation and alienation at work. As their unlikely friendship grows, August confronts his own insecurities and uncertainties with his crush on his co-worker. Through heartfelt conversations with George and their interest in drawings, he learns the true essence of human connection. Acceptance and understanding can be found in unexpected friendships that defy conventional norms.

In 1984 a family throws a 14th-birthday party. 30 years later, they re-unite at two isolated houses in a forest, where horrific truths are uncovered about the family's occult pact with an ancient evil that's enabled their wealth and power.

Boys on Film presents ten encounters from across the globe, where the dangerous allure of a risky attraction yields emotional results — proving that the age-old adage of taking the plunge is as relevant — and sexy — as ever before. The 10 short films are: My Uncle's Friend [O Amigo do Meu Tio] (2021); Budapest, Closed City [Budapest, zárt város] (2021); Eden (2020); Chaperone (2022); Break Me [Knus meg] (2018); By His Will [שעשני כרצונו] (2021); Red Ants Bite (2019); Jim (2022); Hornbeam (2022); Too Rough (2022).

They've swapped Christmas – again. Can Hayley and James' relationship survive another turbulent family Christmas or has their future together gone off-piste?!

The story of Orpheus takes the Greek myth and focuses on the sense of loss and guilt. Only in this story rather than being a musician Orpheus is an artist, an artist trapped in his studio with a fading memory of his lost love – but nightly he is pestered and bullied by The Critic, a living embodiment of his own troubled mind.

Mark, a new and inexperienced rugby club member, finds himself drawn to Warren, a seasoned first team player. When a series of happenstances at an away fixture lead to a drunken encounter, Mark and Warren unwittingly embark on a romantic affair they struggle to hide from their partners and teammates.

Marcos Mereles’ archly funny, endlessly inventive and reflexive puzzle piece explores a strange disappearance at a hip London fashion shoot.

Under cover of darkness, two strangers bond over a shared secret. But how well do they really know each other?

A gay couple new to the neighbourhood take revenge on a homophobic shopkeeper. The couple have a history of being Drag Queen vigilantes using there personas as a way to disguise themselves during criminal acts. Now they've settled for a normal middle-class suburban lifestyle they wish to live a happy life together but there past can't help but haunt them, for the better.