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

In these sexy, fun and darkly entertaining boys shorts, we see the hilarious terrors of gay childhood, an Internet hook-up with unexpected motivation and what happens when you hate musicals. You might wonder if theres hope for a gay Lothario, and sometimes you'll see that when you go home, the end is just the beginning.

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The light years

Jan 1, 2017

An astrophysicist (Marion) and an extraterrestrial (Thomas) are in love. Tomorrow, they must say goodbye. It's the price they must pay to free Thomas from the horrible affliction he is suffering from on Earth. Thomas will leave our world and return to his planet. Marion accompanies him to the point of no return.

8.0

WALKA!

Jul 18, 2024

France: 2020s. Piotr, a young Polish immigrant stuck in a string of odd jobs, crosses paths with Stefano, a burly mover. Little did Piotr know, this encounter would soon draw him into the eerie world of nighttime fighting.

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Petals

Jan 1, 2023

No overview available.

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The Cards

Sep 30, 2020

A collaborative, improvised film about the reunion of friends around a shared regret.

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Final Curtain Call

Dec 31, 2022

A gifted young organist struggles to endure the violent world around him.

6.5

What She Likes

Nov 27, 2022

An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However, Jun is also seeing Makoto, but fails to tell Sae about his male lover.

3.3

Reklaw

Mar 16, 2021

A team of altruistic vigilantes destroy evidence to keep as many people from prison as possible, but when one of their crime scene clean-ups is revisited by the killer, the strength of their convictions is tested.

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A Puff Before Dying

Mar 16, 2021

A wild night of drugs and drugged up driving ends in tragedy for three teenage girls that happen to be marionettes.

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Joanne Is Dead

Mar 20, 2021

It’s easy to dismiss the ramblings of the dementia-riddled elderly as nonsense. But what if there is a deadly truth behind those words?

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the Day I Finally Decided to Kill Myself

Aug 27, 2025

A thought provoking journey that follows a young man through his final day of life.

6.2

Eat the Rich

Oct 23, 1987

Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.

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Like Trees

Jan 11, 2021

A widower delivers a word in guidance of his stepson's next chapters.

6.9

Hoard

May 17, 2024

The story follows Maria – a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident, Michael, inspires her to revisit the childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.

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Never My Love

Oct 10, 2025

In a Berlin nightclub, a lonely man is seduced by a mysterious person, who then invites him to spend an unforgettable night together with their partner.

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Calle del Cristo

Sep 6, 2024

A couple of neighbors investigate at night the disappearance of a newborn baby while the legend of a specter with a candle on its head follows in the shadow of their footsteps.

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I Was Busy Dreaming About Boys

Oct 30, 2024

Alma is sexually harassed by a friend in a club. At first she wants to forget all about it quickly and dismisses it as a drunken slip of the tongue. But the experience sends her into a downward spiral that she can't seem to get out of - until she has to.