Pan Eros Film Festival: Best of Seasons 1 and 2 [In-Person Only]
$14 General Admission
$10 Student/Senior
$7 NWFF Member
⚠️ Content advisory ⚠️
This program features explicit sexual content and is intended for audiences 18+
About
In preparation for our highly anticipated third season, the Pan Eros Film Festival is proud to revisit our most celebrated short films from the 2022 and 2023 showcases! Please join us for one night at the Northwest Film Forum as we look back at the erotic art films that engaged us, titillated our senses, and made us think. These 15 unique narratives from across the world explore the intricacies of human connection across the broad spectrum of gender and sexuality. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a world of poignant storytelling and visual artistry!
Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum’s ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.
The majority of seats in our main cinema are 21″ wide from armrest to armrest; some seats are 19″ wide. We are working on creating the option of removable armrests!
We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at suji@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.
Made possible due to a grant from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Sensory Access, our Sensory Access document presents a visual and descriptive walk-through of the NWFF space. View it in advance of attending an in-person event at bit.ly/nwffsocialnarrativepdf, in order to prepare yourself for the experience.
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Short Film Lineup:
Taste of Love
dir. Paul Scheufler
Vienna, Austria
“What is the taste of love?“ Could it be sweet, sour, bitter, or even salty? A girl embarks on an aromatic journey of love, stimulating her taste buds to the point of climax. With all senses, she explores the various forms love can take on. “Love is as diverse as our sense of taste.”
Let’s Play (Jeux Dits)
Katia Sauthier
Pully, Switzerland
Alix, married and mother of two children, decides to counter the wear and tear of time that threatens her relationship… To make her relationship last, what games will she play?
Coming In
Romane Etienne & Louis Devignes
Annecy, France
A knight ventures to the demon’s lair to save a princess. However, the epic battle he prepared for will not be as expected.
The Little Death (La Pequeña Muerte)
Pedro Lavin
Mexico City, Mexico
Mashhad, Iran
Danial Ghasemian
Mashhad, Iran
Unusual love is created by unusual body.
Estética Unisex (Unisex Aesthetic)
Alvaro Acosta Gutierrez
Puno, Peru
The lives of three trans women come together through Mishell’s memories. From Huancayo City to Atta Alley in Puno, Peru; the memory comes with music, dance, and also death.
Hope
Diana Juárez Rodriguez
Mexico City, Mexico
A sonnet by the writer Ramón Bolívar, where the sensuality of homoerotic encounters is explored. Through a series of literary images, the poem suggests a story, but never shows it, rather it places greater emphasis on tactile sensations and the avid drives sustained in the mystery of the erotic encounter.
Ghost Song
Joseph Keckler & M. Sharkey
Brooklyn, NY
Dix Pix
Steven Fraser
Glasgow, Scotland
Dix Pix is a short animated documentary that looks at the gay male/trans/non-binary body and why it is common for people to send naked pictures via dating apps. The documentary takes an experimental approach in its visual style and tackles themes of masculinity, queerness, solitude and the body.
Centrifugado (Spin Cycle)
Ignacio Rodó
Barcelona, Spain
Your washing machine has several programs. For your Tinder dates, we would strongly suggest using the spin cycle.
Bodies of Desire
Varsha Panikar
Mumbai, India
Using Varsha Panikar’s poetry series by the same name, as the point of departure, Bodies of Desire is a visual poetry film co-directed by them and Saad Nawab. The film captures four sets of lovers amid passion; to create a portrait of tender intimacy, of longing, of discovery, of desire, of embrace and care, of profound companionship. It is a sensual celebration of gender-less love and desire, inspired by the poet’s lived reality.
A Real Job
Lawrence Essex
Manchester, United Kingdom
As she goes about her day job, Eva grapples with the complex emotions that come with being a stigmatized and often misunderstood member of society. Through her inner monologue, we hear her thoughts on the discrimination she faces, the challenges of her work, and the double standards that exist in the way sex workers are treated. Ultimately, the film serves as a stylistic exploration of the lived experiences of sex workers and the broader issues surrounding their profession.
The Confession
GoAskAlex & Ursinae Vespéral
Vancouver, BC
A woman who has strayed from her righteous path asks forgiveness from the inside of a dimly lit confessional. As she describes her sins, the viewer is transported into her sapphic fantasies before climaxing in a surprise twist ending.
The Confession is written, directed, filmed, edited, and cast entirely by sex workers in British Columbia, Canada. The film focuses on exploring queer desire within the confines of a church confessional booth, as inspired by the writer’s own lived experiences facing homophobia (both internalized and externalized) and realizing her queer identity.
Aguirre
Eric Yamil Cruz & Sergio Daniel
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A man’s love letter to his personal history. “I’m in the dense dust that was once Puerto Rican sugar.”
Make That Sound
David Keogh
Seattle, WA
Made with love in Seattle.
About the Pan Eros Foundation:
For over two decades, the Pan Eros Foundation’s mission has been to celebrate and cultivate sexuality through the arts and education. Our goal is to create a better world by promoting respectful interaction through consent education. We aim to move society into acceptance of consensual sexuality as a healthy, integral part of being human. We support people in finding the type and amount of pleasure and intimacy that is right for them, respecting the spectrum from asexual to omnisexual.