Directed by Pete Ohs, who also wrote, edited, and produced the film, Erupcja (the Polish word for eruption), starring a luminous Charlie XCX, is an idiosyncratic postcard romance with a casual, slice-of-life vibe that sucks you into a world you want to inhabit. While on vacation in Poland, Bethany (Charli XCX) breaks away from a romantic itinerary planned by her doting boyfriend, Rob (Will Madden), fearing that a marriage proposal is imminent. Reuniting instead with an old friend, Nel (Lena Góra), the two women rekindle a uniquely combustible chemistry over the course of a few days in a chaste but burning tryst predicated on sapphic synchronicity and a mutual penchant for poetry. Ohs finds inspiration in locations, workshopping characters with his cast and shooting the film with only half the film outlined, creating a story that unfolds one scene at a time. Charlie XCX shines as Bethany, channeling her party girl persona into a character who approaches her wanderings as an introspective vision quest, searching for a deeper truth within herself.

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Seven Latin American short films share a pulse: the body as a site of desire and transformation. Whether fighting supernatural forces, the tender arithmetic of intimacy, or the quiet act of claiming a day for oneself, these films trace the many ways queer lives carve out space: in ballrooms, in beach towns, in the loom, in the night.

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