The conversations going on here really hit home. I just keep feeling asexual is a term that I can't fit into anymore, especially the more people keep labeling me in ways I don't want to be labelled (sex repulsed). I feel I should be able to label myself.
A Carnival of Aces: Masterpost | The Asexual Agenda (wordpress.com) - Over a decade of interesting aspec related blogging.
The Aphobia Masterpost | Bringin' Back Asexy (tumblr.com)
Why Asexual Exclusionary Radicalism Is Incredibly Toxic And Shitty
Aplatonic Terminology vs Experiences (neocities.org)
it’s frustrating that wanting to be friends with a... - apothiplatonic (tumblr.com)
Aplatonic - Asexual Relationships - Asexual Visibility and Education Network (asexuality.org)
I Am Not Voldemort: An Essay on Love and Amatonormativity – Aro Worlds
Ctrl + F the following tags if you are in a specific mood: Horror, Comedy, Dark, Animation, Slice of Life, Documentary, Environmental, Friendship, Elder, Science Fiction, Introspective, Food, Experimental, Family, Drama, Performance, Crime, Homelessness, Genre-bending, Grief, Military, Work, Mental Health, Pet
A lonely girl mistakenly summons a demon who tries to find her a friend. | Summon a Fiend
Theme: Friendship
A woman discovers a recording of her parents' couples therapy session from 30 years earlier. | Tapes
Theme: Family, Comedy, Drama
A lone hiker searches for her sister, despite a deadly toxin in the air. | The Prevailing Winds
Theme: Family, Drama
"A young man is 'dumped' by his therapist. Then it takes an unexpected turn. | Every Other Week"
Theme: Mental Health
A woman attends the funeral of a best friend, who she's only spoken to online. | Little Grey Bubbles
Theme: Frienship, Grief
A lonely man discovers an abandoned dog that gives him a new outlook on life. | Lucy
Theme: Mental Health, Pet
Filmmaker Kevin Lim tells the story of Shilo Dashwood, a self-made woman who drinks as hard and she works. Every Wednesday, she meets with her long-suffering personal assistant Teddy to conduct matters of business.
Theme: Work, Drama
MERIT x ZOE :: impact short film (vimeo.com)
"Breaking up with a friend is hard. Breaking up with a battle buddy is harder."
Theme: Military, Friendship, Drama
The Fourfold from Alisi Telengut on Vimeo.
"Based on the ancient animistic beliefs and shamanic rituals in Mongolia and Siberia, an exploration of the indigenous worldview and wisdom. With hand-painted imagery, it is a reclaim of the ideas of animism for planetary health and non-human materialities."
Theme: Environmental, Experimental, Documentary
"A father and son return from the mother's funeral. The rice balls aren't big and round."
Theme: Family, Drama, Grief, Food
Belongings - a Short Documentary by Alex Coppola (shortoftheweek.com)
"To try and cram this film into a neat little category is nigh on impossible as it has a bit of an identity crisis. But it turns out that part documentary, part fiction, part comedy and part horror/thriller equals a quick-witted, captivating and wonderfully wholesome short that defies both genres and expectations."
Theme: Genre-bending
SISTERS from JESS BRUNETTO on Vimeo.
With Emily as the sole caregiver to her bedridden mother, when her sister, Andy, comes to visit, the siblings will finally have the chance to get everything off their chest, proving that sometimes the truth can be ugly, or at the very least unpleasant to hear.
Theme: Family, Drama
A woman joins a mysterious self-help program. But gets more than she expected.
Theme: Comedy
African sci-fi classic.
Theme: Post climate change dystopia story but hopeful
A homeless teen meets a deaf-blind man who changes his life forever...
Theme: Friendship
We Should Get Dinner! from Lexi Tannenholtz on Vimeo.
After their parents divorce, ex-step-siblings Abby and Sean are forced to confront if they were ever really family.
Theme: Family Drama, Comedy
A taxi driver meets a mysterious woman who changes his views about women's rights. | Trail of Hope
Theme: Drama
"The film features black graffiti pioneers like Charmin 65, the first woman to paint on subway trains, and Wicked Gary, a founding member of the Ex-Vandals, the first graffiti crew. Since the 1970s, Top has taken his art indoors where he teaches a graffiti class in the Bronx and exhibits his work."
Theme: Documentary
2 friends meet at their favorite fried chicken shop. But their lives have diverged.'
Theme: Friendship, Drama
Theme: Drama, Friendship
Emma is a little girl in a stable, secure home. But her parents are often too distracted to give her their full attention, and she has moments when she feels unseen and unimportant, making her feel lonely.
Theme: Family, Drama, Homelessness
Martin and Rachel are tucking in their ten-year-old son, Jonah when the boy refuses their hugs or kisses. Humoring their kid and thinking it's just a phase or a way of "testing" them, the parents give Jonah some space, instead lavishing their affection on their younger boy, Lester.
Theme: Family, Drama
A young mother visits her father in prison and has a profound realization.
Theme: Family, Drama, Crime
Performers prepare for a show but one member of the troupe is missing.
Theme: Animation, Performance
Twin sisters turn into rivals when one's gymnastics career steals the spotlight. | Second Best - YouTube
Theme: Family, Drama, Comedy
A story about two friends living on an island delicious food can be found everywhere. Mogu is a born chef and Perol loves to eat.
Theme: Animation, Food, Friendship
Finding himself trapped in a cabin in the woods with his white friends, Jay makes a call to a mysterious organization.
Theme: Horror, Comedy, Dark, Child, Dark but Hopeful
Theme: Dark, Comedy, Slice of Life
We Can Plant Water from matheo on Vimeo.
In the world of specialty coffees, there is nothing more important than the sensory experience it needs to perform on our palate and nose. Currently, Brazilian coffee producers are facing catastrophic climate change that consistently has something to do with the deforestation that Jair Bolsonaro's government is favoring in the country. It ravages local microorganisms as well as flora and fauna, which endangers not only the future of coffee, but also the future of Brazil's syntropical agroforestry.
Theme: Documentary, Environmental
TAMOJUNTO - Animated Short Film from pedro conti on Vimeo.
Theme: Friendship, Elder
Yearbook from Bernardo Britto on Vimeo.
A man is hired to compile the definitive history of human existence before the planet blows up.
Theme: Animation, Science Fiction, Introspective
Theme: Animation, Child, Dark but Hopeful
During her journey to a new country, a girl loses her jar of lucky coins then finds one in a most unexpected place - a new short from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Siqi Song
Theme: Animation, Food, Experimental