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The Male Gaze: First Kiss (2018)

The Male Gaze is a new series of releases from New Queer Visions that showcases short LGBTQ films from across the world. The first instalment, First Kiss, brings together five shorts that are based around men experiencing romantic and/or sexual interaction with other men for the first time. It takes in films from Sweden, Indonesia, USA, Australia and France giving a rounded look at how similar experiences are depicted across the world. The films are: Naked [Naken] (2013); Pria (2017); Walk With Me (2018), One Night Only (2018); Michel's Mouse [Tapette] (2016).

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Top billed cast

Evan ToddRyan (segment Walk With Me)
Grant JordanEric (segment Walk With Me)
Boone PlattBrandon (segment Walk with Me)
Caroline AngladeCharlotte (segment Michel's Mouse)
Satya DusaugeyMichel (segment Michel's Mouse)
Jacob McCarthyPeter J. Roberts (segment Pria)
Tim MayTheo (segment One Night Only)
Henric GustavssonAnthony (segment Naked)
Magdalena SverlanderIsabella (segment Naked)

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