Hello art lovers! It’s time to talk about Film! We are thrilled to introduce you to the 2026 PEFF Short Film Showcase! This year’s program of short films comes to us from all across the world, with works not only from fabulous creators in the US, but also from daring filmmakers across the pond in the UK, Germany, Spain, and Austria. These films touch on a range of experiences and sexuality, weaving a colorful tapestry of eroticism.
We are beyond excited to present this showcase to you! Let’s take a closer look at this year’s amazing line up!
The White Knight
Seattle, WA, United States | Mia Spyce
“The White Knight” exposes the quiet mechanics of control within progressive spaces. Using spare visuals and incisive voiceover, the film explores how therapy language and performative protection can undermine autonomy — and how women, including those in sex work, reclaim narrative authority.
Squish
San Francisco, CA, United States | Ryan Avery
Bodies glow and encounters emerge from the dark, revealed by only one plexiglass board and a string of lights. No CGI or digital effects.
My Best Friend
Brooklyn, New York, United States | Elina Street
When Clara and Lea escape the daily grind for a short vacation together, the events of one fateful night challenge the meaning of their friendship.
Elemental
Berlin, Germany | Julia Patey, Erika Lust
Are you ready to feel hypersensitive to every small sound and every slight movement? In this experimental adult short film, returning XConfessions director Julia Patey takes you on an intense sensory journey. This is a departure from reality into a world where every little sensation is amplified and where the mundane is no longer boring, it’s extraordinary.
Bring your attention inwards and look at the little details. What would the world be like if we could focus all of our attention on just one sensation at a time? Could every action become erotic with just the right focus?
Not Exactly Strangers
La Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Ryan Rox
A tipsy hookup between a Latine trans woman and a rough-edged skater boy from her past becomes a comedic, yet intimate deep-dive into post-surgical sex, lingering history, and a body she’s still learning to celebrate.
Y2KAGE
Tuscon, Arizona, United States | Jazzy Boho
What is a virtual pet in an age of mass surveillance? Get jacked out of the Y2KAGE in Jazzy Boho’s Erotic Hauntology, a dazzling genre-bending allegory for sexual autonomy in America’s post-9/11 security state—an unforgettable, neon-dripping fever dream of cybersex, Tamagotchis, Bush-era surveillance, and the ghosts of a millennium that never arrived.
Getting Ahead at Work
San Francisco, CA, United States | Seth Puckett
Penny has kinky sex with her girlfriend to keep herself entertained during those boring remote work meetings.
Role Play
London, United Kingdom | Kyle Jon Shephard
In Role Play, Tim and Lucy, a couple struggling to revive their relationship, experiment with role-playing. After a failed attempt at intimacy, things take a bizarre turn when a creepy man named Mick unexpectedly appears in their home. As the evening spirals into chaos, hidden desires emerge, leading to dark, violent twists. What begins as an awkward role-play escalates into a disturbing power dynamic, leaving the lines between fantasy and reality blurred in this dark comedy with shocking surprises.
Golden Swingers
Barcelona, Spain | Pol Aguilera
Quique and Alfonso, two grumpy 80-year-old grandpas, must venture into a swingers’ club to find one of their friends. Will this unconventional setting help them rebuild their complicated friendship?
Odyssey in Gold
Vienna, Austria | Richard Horn
After a sex-positive party in Vienna’s “Libelle,” organizers Hannah and Sophie discover that a valuable golden butt plug, rumored to have belonged to Elton John, has gone missing. Panicked and with tensions between them, they embark on a crazy mini odyssey through the club. Joined by Flora, a chaotic party straggler high on molly, their absurd quest forces the two friends to confront the growing distance between them.
The 2026 PEFF Short Film Showcase will be playing at the SIFF Film Center in the Seattle Center. The 2026 PEFF Short Film Showcase is a 90 minute program of short erotic art films. You can buy tickets by themselves, or buy the Festival Pass bundle and get everything in one easy go!