We take a look at the 2021 Encounters Film Festival programme and pick out our highlights from this year's extensive selection of short films.
While transitioning from male to female gender, Matia struggles with finding a genuine intimate relationship with a heterosexual man.
A sweet film about a boy and the myriad of uses he finds for a cardboard box. A Nokia Shorts entry.
When a new bridge is built connecting his island to the mainland, a boy has to come to grips with the change and opportunities that come along with it.
A compulsive thief is drawn to a man in a relationship. Is he a potential fling or the thief’s next mark?
Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW
With a mysterious duffle bag in hand, a 12-year old boy takes us on an introspective journey out of the city and into the remote countryside of upstate New York.
Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.
