Altered Innocence Vol. 1

May 25, 2021

2h 41m

★ 4.0

Overview

A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth, identity, and desire. This diverse collection showcases a range of cinematic voices—both emerging and established—exploring the exhilaration, vulnerability, and confusion of coming-of-age through stories that celebrate queer love, self-discovery, and the breaking of societal boundaries. Blending narrative shorts, experimental visuals, and music-driven pieces, the anthology offers an evocative, multifaceted portrait of innocence transformed.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Fantasy

Altered Innocence Vol. 1 Trailers

Cast

Margit Toth

Elina Löwensohn

Léo

Félix Maritaud

The Lover Scorned

Kate Moran

The Cheating Boyfriend

Niels Schneider

Asier

Pablo Puyol

Isadora

Jenna Thiam

Bored Boy

Jasper Bel

Laurie

Laurie Reynal

Mila

Mila Lendormy

Guillermo

Israel Rodríguez

Laetitia

Marylou Mayniel

Roca

Lucas Doméjean

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.

7.2

Irreversible

May 22, 2002

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

6.7

The Third One

Mar 27, 2014

After meeting in a chat room, Fede (22) arrives at a downtown building to have an intimate encounter with a gay couple older than him. As the night unfolds, Fede has an intense and telling experience. The next morning finds him different, as if suddenly he had found a new possible way to love.

6.5

A Field of Honor

Jun 1, 1973

An ex-soldier encounters many dangers in the small town he lives in.

5.8

The In-Between

Jun 1, 2010

The story or two men who fall in love and move in together.

3.7

Frozen Roads

Jun 26, 2012

Balthazar and siblings Christian and Lyla have been friends since childhood. As the trio struggles with coming of age in a rural, conservative Canadian town, they must confront escalating desires for one another that threaten to destroy their delicate bond.

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0.0

Jangan Tanya, Jangan Canang

May 18, 2023

The story follows two Malay families from different socio-political backgrounds who discover they have more in common than they thought when a family secret is revealed.

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The Bear

Jan 1, 1980

In the Deep South during the late 19th century, a young boy goes on the annual hunt in the Big Bottom where he confronts Old Ben, a bear that has always eluded the hunters.

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Park Slope

Jul 16, 2022

Maybe that's what they like, a little bit of melodrama.

6.5

Single All the Way

Dec 2, 2021

Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James, the plan goes awry.

6.6

Ménage

Apr 23, 1986

Bickering couple Monique and Antoine are interrupted by bisexual burglar Bob while fighting in a bar. With husband and wife in need of cash, Bob teaches them the most efficient house burglary methods. Monique is attracted to the charismatic thief, but Bob is more interested in Antoine, who eventually succumbs to his attentions. As the trio continues living together, Monique grows unhappy about being ignored by both men.

7.2

Law of Desire

Feb 7, 1987

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.

1.0

Love Cycle

Dec 1, 2023

Doug is married to Jenny, he leaves her with his best friend Jeff when he is called away on business.

0.0

Scream

Jul 5, 2019

A man wants to report that he has been raped by woman, but the authorities do not believe his story.

2.0

How to Be Alone

Apr 16, 2016

Relying on "How to Be Alone" – a self-improvement audio book – a heartbroken lesbian woman, struggling with her lonesome existence, decides to embrace solitude and to learn how to survive without love.

0.0

Midnight Snack

Oct 20, 2024

Hunger always strikes in the dead of night.