short films – SECS Fest

Best of SECS Fest 2021: Carnal Delights

various directors · 2017-2021

90min

SECS Fest Midwest presents highlights from the 2021 edition of SECS Fest, a sex-positive, international film festival celebrating the artistry of erotic cinema, focusing on work by feminist and queer filmmakers. Founded by the Seattle Erotica Cinema Society in 2016, SECS Fest features a diverse range of sexually explicit representations, finding beauty in erotic difference and inspiring adult conversations about sex.

These playful short films explore the lighter side of sex, themed around food, fun, friendship, and laughter. Featuring splashes of absurdist humor, unexpectedly creative relationships, and improvisational pleasures, there’s something for everyone here! The program concludes with the featurette Wild Card (Jennifer Lyon Bell, 2020), starring Bishop Black and Kali Sudhra.

Contains sexually explicit material. Adults (18+) only.

Films in this program include:

Progressive Touch (Michael Portnoy, Austria, 2020, 13 min)
Pendulums (Neil Needleman, United States, 2020, 6 min)
Cravings (Ori Pinch, United States, 2021, 10 min)
Snack Time (House of Huitlacooch, United States, 2021, 5 min)
Dic Pic Picnic (CuteNon Films, Germany, 2020, 3 min)
Pops’ Corn (CuteNon Films, Germany, 2020, 4 min)
Sologamy (Pablo Rodriguez, Germany, 2020, 7 min)
Trinity (Ms. Naughty, Australia, 2017, 6 min)
Wild Card (Jennifer Lyon Bell, Netherlands, 2020, 33 min)

SHOWTIMES

Saturday, Apr 2: 10:00 pm

SECS Fest 2019: Love Lessons Shorts

Transformative shorts that explore the human condition with humor and messages of self-love, acceptance, and a plenty of paint.

Love Lessons Shorts (90 min)

September 7 – 9 pm – Grand Illusion Cinema

Transformative shorts that explore the human condition with humor and messages of self-love, acceptance, and a plenty of paint.

*No one under 18 admitted*

Films:

After the Conversation, They Say Goodbye with an Embrace (20 min)
Alla Prima (20 min)
Linger (8 min)
Me Time (11 min)
PSA (16 min)
Sex Tapes: Lessons from a 7 ft Penis & Friends (9 min)
Threesome (3 min)

SECS Fest 2019: Kink & Cake Shorts

A sometimes humorous glimpse into deviance that is certain to make you hungry for more.

Kink & Cake Shorts (75 min)

September 7 – 6:30 pm – Grand Illusion Cinema

A sometimes humorous glimpse into deviance that is certain to make you hungry for more.

*No one under 18 admitted*

Films:

Brunch on Bikes (3 min)
DRIVEN (13 min)
DUST (12 min)
How to Cock a Cake (5 min)
Morsures (9 min)
Put Your Feet Up (21 min)
Sissy: A Slut Documentary (10 min)

SECS Fest 2019: Out of this World – Shorts

Enter a magical fantasy land with these erotic explorations of unusual encounters with witches, extraterrestrial life, and a boob obsessed robot paired with some films with other worldly sensuality.

Out of This World – Short Films (90 min)

September 7 – 2 pm – Grand Illusion Cinema

Enter a magical fantasy land with these erotic explorations of unusual encounters with witches, extraterrestrial life, and a boob obsessed robot paired with some films with other worldly sensuality.

*No one under 18 admitted*

Film List:

The Breath of Celia (15 min)
EXPERIMENT H21 (13 min)
I am Lucie Bee (13 min)
MACHINE (2 min)
Moana. Ocean. Sea (3 min)
Ro-Boob: The Farting Robot Monster (10 min)
A Sunday Hike (14 min)
SWITCH (18 min)

Best of SECS Fest: Shorts

Dip your toes into the sexy waters of SECS Fest this summer! From dance to documentary, from female pleasure to fetish, from fantasy to comedy – we’ve got you covered. Come see what you’ve missed or rewatch your favorites from our past two festivals!

BEST OF SECS FEST – Short Films

*No one under 18 admitted*

–Shorts Program–

ARIDAI (Spain, 2017, 9 min)

Directed by Igor Luna

A sweet tale in which you wouldn’t expect someone be tailor-made for your bathtub.

Part of our Femme Is Fierce Shorts Program in 2018.

SEE ME (Australia, 2016, 3 min)

Directed by Ms. Naughty

A powerful statement about disability, sexuality and visual depictions of female eroticism.

Part of our It’s Complicated Shorts Program in 2017.

GOODBYE (A TRUE STORY) (Italy, 2017, 8 min)

Directed by Ezio Maisto

Two lovers celebrate their brief relationship in front of the camera. The next day she will be gone forever.

Part of our The Real and Surreal Shorts Program in 2018.

SONATA (Germany, 2015, 19 min)

Directed by David Bloom

This second film in the Sex & Space Trilogy explores the intersection of pornography and choreography. A study of the body’s inside and outside, it features movement initiated from the digestive system, artsy costumes, and fruit.

Part of our Sexperimental Shorts Program in 2017.

OH BABY (USA, 2017, 7 min)

Directed by Clit Boner & Trilly Crenshaw

Intimate pampering that will make you goo-goo ga-ga.

Part of our Femme Is Fierce Shorts Program in 2018.

F*CK YES: FINGERS (USA, 2016, 3 min)

Directed by Emily Best

“F*ck Yes” is a modern sex ed series focused on improving communication (and sex) between consenting adults.

Part of our It’s Complicated Shorts Program in 2017.

THAT’S WHY I LIKE IT (Canada, 2018, 19 min)

Directed by Sydney Southam

A culmination of the filmmaker’s work as an artist, filmmaker, professional pole dancer and stripper, THAT’S WHY I LIKE IT, stems from the director’s own experience working in a strip club. Juxtaposing interviews with exotic dancers together with images of their twerking bodies, you’ll be hypnotized by this thought piece about consensual objectification.

Part of our Sex Works Shorts Program in 2018

HOUSE OF AIR (United Kingdom, 2017, 4 min)

Directed by Brian & Karl Eccleston

Parodying instructional videos of the 1970s while at the same time exploring the clash between coded and explicit representations of gay sex.

Part of our It’s Complicated Shorts Program in 2017.

BONER LOANER (USA, 2016, 5 min)

Directed by Lisa Fortino

In a futuristic society, a man suffering from temporary erectile dysfunction receives a mail-order android-sex-surrogate to take his place between the sheets.

Part of our Future Sex Shorts Program in 2017.

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE (USA, 2018, 8 min)

Directed by Bambi K.

Five strangers are trapped in orifice bondage and only their sexual release can set them free.

Part of our Femme Is Fierce Shorts Program in 2018.

THE PICK UP (USA, 2017, 17 min)

Directed by Urvashi

With an arm full of shopping bags, Avalon calls a driver to take her back to her hotel. Unable to keep their eyes off each other during the ride, this “chance” encounter soon leads to much more.

Part of our The Real and Surreal Shorts Program in 2018.