Palugid

A striking sequence of shiny white urinals in a public toilet opens the film. The filmmakers monologue tells the personal story of his first sexual experience with a stranger at 14, and the loneliness of looking for sex in the margins of society as a gay man. Shot on 16mm, the film uses optical effects and a gliding camera to convey emotional images of rushing clouds in the wind and passing night traffic. (Tampere Film Festival)