Beauty, Sex, & Shame | VAEFF 2026

VAEFF Presents "Beauty, Sex, & Shame" Screening and Q&A

Whose body is this? Is it mine? Or does it belong to those who lust after it? “Beauty, Sex, and Shame” is a program of films that question our relationship with our bodies, as they become undone under the relentless sexual gaze of society. Each filmmaker toys with the human physique, poking and prodding at the cracks beneath the often fastidiously manicured surface. Pleasure undercuts the idea of perfection as these films confront the cross-section of what we do for our own desires, and what is for the desire of others.

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Program Lineup:

Mister Perfect directed by Shane Gambill

Better Alone directed by Gabriella Moses

Human Trials directed by Guilherme Proença

Faz-te Mulher directed by Noémie Vanoli and Chiara Roserio

KaaDiki - Pool Party directed by Jordan Harvey

Made in His Image directed by Megan Brisco

HVAC directed by Jackson McKeehan

Self-Mimetic directed by Christophe Chudy

Searching For Nothing directed by Shenyijie Song