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An anthology of lesbian shorts where things are rarely as they first seem.

Anthology 2022 92 mins Not rated

Director: Marta González De La Vega, Julie Robert, Fabrizio Benvenuto, Sophie Saville, Shanu Sharma, Ida H. Eldøen, Arnaud Lalanne and VARIOUS

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Overview

An anxious girl tries to figure out whether or not she's on a first date with a woman she met at a party, the arrival and love story of a beautiful young couple stumps the older local villagers in a small part of Spain, and a bored woman returns to the lake she used to holiday at as a child, to discover someone has been there waiting for her return.

The included shorts are as follows: Mai dir. Marta González De La Vega Carmeta, Mari and Pilar are three old ladies who spend every afternoon sitting on a bench, next to the main street of their village. The arrival of a mysterious pair of girls turns into the main topic of discussion among the women. Each and Every Night dir. Julie Robert Since childhood, Lea has seen a ghostly deer loom about her. Now in a relationship with Maud, her visions are getting worse. How can she prove to her girlfriend, and to herself, that this is a real problem to be dealt with? Sottovoce dir. Fabrizio Benvenuto Anna is fed up with the flatness of the city and decides to take a journey back in time. She convinces two of her colleagues to go with her to the place where she used to spend every summer since she was a child: Sibari Lakes. On this occasion, she’ll meet a girl who seems to be hiding something and together they’ll push their own boundaries. Peach dir. Sophie Saville A socially anxious young woman lands a hot date. There’s only one problem, she’s not sure if it’s actually a date. Asylum Park dir. Shanu Sharma An Indian girl sobs quietly in a park, trying to hide away her pain. An unknown Muslim Gambian man who approaches her, sensing her desperation, proposes a sinister deal in exchange for help. The Half Wall dir. Ida H. Eldøen A gay couple’s lunch break does not go as planned when they engage in a discussion about how they can renovate their cabin bathroom. They suddenly find themselves in a heated argument which leads to a series of misunderstandings. La Princesse De Lamour dir. Arnaud Lalanne Can a princess be in love with a prince and a princess at the same time?

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