

Five queer shorts, one brutal truth: we're all still playing hide and seek with our hearts.
On an Italian beach a father leaves his wife and child to reignite an old acquaintance. In London an app hookup leads to more than just a fling. Meanwhile Slovak lovers Dominik and Adam have their relationship put to the test when secrets come to the fore. Popular with children across the globe, hiding and seeking is a game we never seem to stop playing - well into our adult years. The short films are: Lolo (2019); The Den [La tana] (2015); Stanley (2017); If Only You Were Mine [Keby si bol môj] (2017); No Strings (2015).
Acting
Jablonský and Martinček's painful Slovak lovers will wreck you.
Direction
Five distinct voices, one cohesive meditation on queer male intimacy.
Director
David Benedek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of an ongoing Male Gaze anthology series spotlighting queer male filmmakers globally—rare mainstream distribution for short-form LGBTQ+ cinema.
The title's 'hide and seek' framing deliberately queers childhood innocence into adult queer experience—every segment features literal or metaphorical concealment of identity, relationships, or truth.
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