THE MALE GAZE: GOODBYE LOVE

A hook-up by telephone in 1992. A trip to Morocco upon a father's instruction. A paratrooper returning home without his partner. A family fracturing under the strain of Jehovah. Four men learn to embrace the future, accept the consequences, and say goodbye.

VIDEO FILE: 1hr 43mins, HD mp4 with burnt-in English subtitles.

THE APOCALYPSE WILL NOT HAPPEN dir. Maxence Ouvrard

Timothy, a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness, is shocked to learn of his best friend's excommunication. Confronted with the choice of his future schooling, he will question the precepts of his community and come up against the fanaticism of his mother.

CLEAR SKY dir. Marie Rosselet-Ruiz

Paratrooper Jérémy returns to his mother's house from a tour of duty after the death of his brother in arms, Sofiane. The daily routine slowly resumes its course, but Jeremy remains haunted, unable to let go of Sofiane.

MARDOCHI dir. Lucas Gloppe

Vincent returns from Rabat, where he failed to find the childhood home of his father, who left Morocco when it gained independence. On his way to the hospital where his father is dying, Vincent meets Ahmed, a Moroccan student.

LOST HEARTS dir. Frédéric Lavigne

Paris, 1992. Julien, a science thesis student, inquires about the disappearance of Christophe, a young suburban hairdresser he had a brief dalliance with a few months earlier. He sets off on a journey to retrace their history and try to understand and forgive.