SECS Fest 2023 – COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS
A Flor de Piel (Andor Polgár, Netherlands, 2023, 4 min)
The title is a Spanish idiomatic expression that literally translates to “like the flower of skin“.
Experimental, black and white
A Mes Amours (Anoushka, France, 2022, 86 min)
Artistic couple, Elisa and Samuel, decide to take in a sociology student for the summer.
Feature, polyamory, filmmaking, drama, explicit
After Matter Comes Energy (Nicky Lapierre, Nour Beetch, Belgium, 2021, 19 min)
A new pornographic, transgressive and alternative aesthetic is emerging, where the model and photographer are both subjects of pleasure and creator of content.
Experimental, explicit
Beer and Loving with Las Bangers (Paulita Pappel & Rod Wyler, Germany, 2022, 27 min)
“The best of life is but intoxication…”
Psychedelic, group sex, explicit
Behind the Pink Mind (Uriel Nogalight, France, 2023, 30 min)
Sharon is thrilled to marry the love of her life, but fears having to accept the conservative fidelity that awaits them. To open up her couple and overcome her dilemma, she is inspired by a married couple on whom she fantasizes…
Short, fantasies, babysitter, explicit
Birder (Nathaniel Dushku, United States, 2022, 90 min)
A bird watcher invades a nude queer campground on a remote lake in New Hampshire.
Feature, thriller
Celestial Bodies (Ryan Suits, United States, 2021, 5 min)
Two astronauts struggle to resist the intoxicating temptations of an alien spaceship.
Short, sci-fi, glitter
Cheer Up, Dyke (Cat Gold, United States, 2022, 11 min)
Cheerleader and self-proclaimed straight girl Lola Exx doesn’t have a clue what she’s in for after walking in on two goth dykes.
short, cheerleaders, queer
CrashPad Quickies: Knotty Rell and Zuri Love (Ava LaPrima, United States, 2023, 5 min)
In this abridged BDSM scene, our CrashPad guests share sweet communication and tender moments in-between soft thuds.
Short, Behind the Scenes, BDSM, Black, Queer, Non-binary, explicit
Distanced (Alexander Jenson, Germany, 2022, 14 min)
Set and shot during the time of curfews and quarantine, DISTANCED focuses on all these positive and funny moments of interaction that have still been happening.
Short, COVID-19, sensual
EDGE (Edmund Aleksander Krempiński & Jakub Dylewski, Poland, 2023, 18 min)
Stigmatized Protagonist fights through all the faces of his own frustration on the way to become a Pearl.
Short, queer, surreal
The Elusive Cervix (Tori Lisek, Germany, 2022, 18 min)
Emily Adaire has to deal with the German medical bureacracy and she is sent for some additional tests.
Short, trans, comedy, explicit
Fantasy Unlocked (Denise Queen & Edu Ropes, Argentina, 2023, 12 min)
A special gift awakens new fantasies in Manu that leads her to explore unknown sensations.
Short, erotica, fantasy, BDSM, explicit
Flyby Kathy (Pedro Bastos, Portugal, 2023, 10 min)
In 1981, English actress Kathy Harcourt mysteriously disappeared from the United States.
Experimental, documentary, Kathy Harcourt, found footage
GLITCH (Alexandre Medeiros, Brazil, 2022, 18 min)
Video is not just a language and aesthetics. Video is the new skin; the video is the new flesh.
Short, sci-fi, explicit
House of Whoreship (Holly Laura Bates, Australia, 2022, 16 min)
When brothel worker Violet returns to work post break-up only to find her recent ex-girlfriend hustling the same shift, she must make the choice between avoidance and vulnerability in order to make her month’s rent.
short, drama, sex work
Impenetrable (Matthias Von Braun, United Kingdom, 2023, 4 min)
A dark surreal short film by Matthias Von Braun featuring Arthur Griffiths and Lilith Newson.
Short, surreal
Input Error II (Iris Glitzer, Germany, 2022, 23 min)
A microchip corporate giant has a simple solution to secure its monopoly on sex robots; removing human sex workers from society.
Short, sex work, dystopian, sci-fi, explicit
Inside Out (Manon Praline, Germany, 2022, 10 min)
Hold your breath and dive deep into this ritualistic session with Empress Wu and her dirty girl Manon Praline.
Short, BDSM, waterboarding, breath-play, explicit
La Pequeña Muerte (Pedro Lavin, Mexico, 2022, 7 min)
Two lovers share an afternoon of passion as an ancient deity from their dreams performs an orgiastic dance that mirrors their ecstasy.
Short, Realism, Fantasy, Queer, Dance, LGBTQIA
L’Orange (Hayes Hoey, United States, 8 min)
Star’s love for Autumn must manifest in some way!
Short, Erotic, Experimental, Animation, Musical
Männerabend / Men’s Night (Jan Soldat, Austria, 11 min)
Bukkake at the hostel.
Short, documentary, explicit
Midnight Tryst (Inka Winter, United States, 2022, 29 min)
Siri is looking for some company so she is texting some… friends… but when more than one of the responds, who is she to turn them down?
Short, Explicit, Threesome
No Translation (Max Skaff, United States, 2023, 5 min)
Two lovers on a date, exploring each other’s bodies, and having sex the way they want to – free of the cis gaze.
Short, Explicit, Queer
Ohrwurm (abcde Flash, Switzerland, 2022, 15 min)
Four Swiss-based queers meet for the first time to explore the various ways that play is possible with much under-represented organ: the ear.
Short, experimental, earplay
Orgy 4: Fuck Your Friends (Mahx Capacity, United States, 2023, 16 min)
Friends that play together, stay together.
Short, queer porn, LBGTQAI, BIPOC, group sex, explicit
Overload (Jamen Meistrich, United States, 2023, 9 min)
A young man with a porn addiction faces his demons in an all too literal way.
Short, horror, comedy, pornography
Pandora’s Mirror (Shaun Costello, United States, 1981, 94 min)
Take a look into the incredible mirror of lust!
Feature, fantasy, classic erotica
Persephone (Papi Femme, United States, 2022, 7 min)
Garnet Lake goes down in a mythic ode to boots and those who love them.
Short, experimental, queer, fetish
Porntraits: AfroDisiac (Anna Ivanova, Germany, 2022, 16 min)
This film presents the perspective on porn of BIPOC performer AfroDisiac, who shares her journey in queer porn and deplores the under-representation of blacks and lesbians, among others.
Short, Documentary, Pornography, Queer, BIPOC
The Proof is in the Pudding (Suçon, France, 2022, 16 min)
Milly and Lise are invited to a vegan birthday party and discover an unusual recipe.
Short, queer, explicit, comedy
Pussy Gazing (abcde Flash, Switzerland, 2023, 7 min)
A sorcerer struggles to understand the malaise afflicting his feline companion.
Short, pet play, medical play, explicit, queer
Rated X (Nadia Louis-Desmarchais, Canada, 2019, 16 min)
A short documentary about the adult industry, focuses on giving a voice to the porn actresses working within it.
Short, Documentary, Pornography
Really Good Friends (Adam Sekuler, United States, 2022, 10 min)
In a hotel room, a woman in her 60s shares a surprising and provocative story of longing and unlikely connection.
Short, Documentary
Sex Sells (Rudi Brekelmens, Netherlands, 2022, 33 min)
Lockdowns and restrictions have been released in the Netherlands, but the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has left sex worker Ellen in debt with a pimp.
Short, thriller, drama, sex work, pandemic
Stalking Athens (Officer Flower, Germany, 2023, 12 min)
A Berlin tourist breaks into an abandoned stadium, where they witness the aftermath of the 2004 Olympic Games.
Short, Explicit, Queer
Study Meeting (Sakura Ardila Ortiz, Columbia, 2023, 3 min)
Two students meet to work on a presentation. A student’s relationship with his pet surprises the other student.
Short, comedy, explicit
Switch for Daddy (Mahx Capacity, United States, 2023, 17 min)
Leather Daddy Mahx Capacity puts Bishop Black through their paces.
Short, Queer, Alt Porn, LGBTQIA+, explicit
Transit (Jiz Lee & Vanniall, United States, 2023, 5 min)
Hotel guests discover a room for two.
Short, queer, explicit, non-binary
Two Years (Gabriel Lapierre, Canada, 2022, 6 min)
Because sex in the afternoon is healty a.f.
Short, explicit, drugs
Unnamed (Iranmehr Salimi, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2022, 13 min)
Zainab is a successful girl who supports her family financially, but considers herself a boy in spirit, and she has decided to undergo gender transition.
Short, documentary, trans, student film
WTCHSONG (Lina Bembe, Germany, 2022, 5 min)
A music video for Maika Küster’s WTCHSONG.
Short, music video, erotic, queer
