Pending Love (part 2)

Presented as part of the 18th edition of the Massimadi festival. The screening will be followed by a discussion.

The programming continues by exploring those grey areas where feelings search for direction and confrontation. This second block extends the reflection on delicate romantic ties, unspoken words, and intimate resonances.

BLIND SPOTS

Miselwa Ngamlana. 2025. South Africa. 14 min. English with French subtitles. When a spontaneous Instagram interaction sparks unexpected chemistry between two women, their playful connection deepens into vulnerability, but unspoken truths and emotional blind spots threaten to unravel the fragile bond.

CALAMITY JANE

Robin Cloud. 2024. United States. 16 min. English with French subtitles. A former barrel racing champion, haunted by a tragic fall, must find the courage to ride again after forming an unexpected bond with a young woman who harbors a secret of her own.

EXTREMELY SMALL CLAIMS COURT

Ray Resvick. 2025. Canada. 8 min. English with French subtitles. Chaos erupts in the world’s smallest (and gayest) courtroom when astrology-obsessed Sage sues her ex-situationship, Kai, a commitment-phobic influencer, for ghosting. Presiding over the romantic disaster is Judge Down, who takes her job a little too seriously.

MORNING ECHO

Ashley Byam. 2026. United Kingdom. 20 min. English with French subtitles. After months of silence, Gabriel wakes to find his ex-boyfriend, Omar, in his kitchen cooking breakfast as if nothing ever happened. What begins as a quiet, intimate morning slowly reveals the weight of everything left unsaid.