03: The Male Gaze: Reality Bites
There exists a line between resistance and satisfaction, faith and sin, pleasure and danger. These six short films explore how in all our lives, there exists the temptation to cross that line. Foot fascinations, preaching to the perverted and playing it straight at the Russian sauna - Reality Bites is a mouthful of all sorts.
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Sipping
15mSantiago and Jared, two very different teenagers, spend an afternoon together looking for ways to overcome their differences.
His Voice
25mJuliano is the leader of a modern Christian youth group. Despite all the freedom they preach, he finds himself carrying the silent weight of a double life.
Eden
16mA brother and sister take a train trip to the lake on the outskirts of Berlin, accompanied by a mutual friend they both admire.
At My Feet
14mA young man goes to a local bar during the day, where he strikes up a conversation with a fellow patron. Have they met before? Was this meeting planned? What is it they have in common that has brought them together?
Boys
14m17-year-old Nadav wants to serve in a combat unit, even though his mother does not approve. A surprising encounter with his coach changes his perspective.
White Crow
17mVlad, a young closeted Russian homosexual, returns to his small hometown from Moscow. His brother Liokha has arranged a surprise for him: an evening at the sauna with a female prostitute.