So 15 queer crossovers filmmakers from Berlin were asked to make a short film about their idea of lesbian and gay love respectively. All genres – animation, documentary, drama – were allowed. Filmmakers were also given a free hand in deciding which form their films would take – either experimental or conventional. The only parameters to which they were required to adhere were the length of each film – between three and seven minutes. It was interesting to see that even though we may think lesbians and gays co-exist, there is still a lot of cliches in the minds of many in the opposite group. Sometimes ridiculous and other times offensive. W are not just fucking differently, we are fucking different. And that’s just fine the way it is.
Of all films in this series, nothing actually caught my attention at all except one “Melancholy Road” and you can’t make a simpler film than this. A monologue about a teenage male’s first homosexual experience over a black screen. But the rest were ordinary, absurd and I felt cheated and wanted my time back so I can spent it on something more meaningful. (2/10)
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