As many of you delightful art lovers already know, there is more to PEFF than the Short Film program. In addition to the sensuous shorts that will be playing at the SIFF Film Center, we are also very pleased to present a stirring silent film program. In the 2026 PEFF Silent Film Showcase, filmmakers across the globe present evocative and provocative visuals that are full of stories, culture, and lived experiences.
The 2026 PEFF Silent Film Showcase will be shown throughout the weekend at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival.
sunburn
Philippines | Michael John Pedrajas
Sunburn reflects on the aftermath of a fleeting love, where warmth turns to ache and memory carries the burn long after it fades.
The Boxer
Netherlands | Jaq Quicksilver
A prizefighter has an unorthodox training session.
Enchanted Drips
South Africa | Zaidi
A short film that introduces a softer side of wax play.
A Study on the Monstrous Feminine
United States | Megan Brisco
An experimental piece in four parts focusing on the idea of the female’s descent into a monster through puberty and sexual awakening that challenges the cultural mythology of womanhood, gender, and femininity in relation to monstrosity.
Persephone Returns
Canada | Ursinae Vespéral
Every year, Persephone, Goddess of Spring, comes back to the Underworld to reunite for the winter with her lover Hades, in order to celebrate the cycle of life and death and desire.
Cam Girls
Argentina | Malena Masuelli and Loana Faerman
Two cam girls meet in a virtual environment where they capitalize on their eroticism and turn their bodies into a pornographic territory — between flesh and pixels, between pleasure and violence, between censorship and exposure.
Wealth of Whoredom
Netherlands | Stichting Red Insight and Cass Traitor
A collective of queer sex workers retreat into the quiet embrace of the woods for an unconventional getaway: a playful, self-made “workshop in the wild.” As they reenact lighthearted versions of their daily work scenarios among the trees and the water, they exchange hard-won wisdom, practical tricks of the trade, and rituals that help them stay grounded and joyful. What begins as a series of humorous role-plays evolves into a candid celebration of community, nature, resilience, and care.
This film was produced during a three-day creative media retreat for sex workers, supported by Red Insight, an independent media platform created by and for sex workers.
Capsule House
Japan | Lily Rinae
The daily BDSM life
SENSORA
United States | Yike Miao
Living in the concrete jungle numbs us, exhausts us. But SENSORA stands for liberation — the reminder that no matter where you are or who you are, you can free yourself. You can embrace pleasure, embrace sexuality, and embrace desire. Because SENSORA is the realm of the most primal senses.
VENUS REBIRTH
Spain | Domiziano Cristopharo
During an excursion, a man encounters a strange plant, the only one to have sprouted in a barren desert. Drawn to it, he decides to take it home.
The plant grows rapidly, releasing intoxicating substances that distort his perception and desire. Gradually, the man begins to mate with it, until he loses all autonomy and becomes its slave.
Leo & Anna
Italy | Luca Forcignanò Serri
Set entirely in an abstract bedroom, Leo & Anna unfolds the arc of a love story through five intimate scenes. Without dialogue, the film explores the complexity of their bond through body language, subverting conventional romantic narratives. Glances, subtle gestures, and movements reveal their inner worlds, turning intimacy into a powerful narrative vehicle where the body becomes the only possible language.
Blue Movie
Greece | DW Zero
Exploring the dirty movie through handmade cyanotypes.
BACKSEAT
Germany | Jiz Lee, Rae Threat, and Robin Astera
Come along for the ride… A short porn drive through the streets of Berlin navigates trans masculine desire and queer liberation.
The video is an homage to Homobiles queer cab service spearheaded by Lynnee Breedlove, the 1980’s safer sex PSAs from Gay Men’s Health Crisis such as “Car Service” taxi porn, and the dream of a world that is safe to travel freely.
The Pan Eros Film Festival will run concurrently at the SIFF Film Center in the Seattle Center during the 2025 Seattle Erotic Art Festival. A separate ticket is required for entry to the PEFF Short Film and Feature Film programs. Screenings will be on Saturday and Sunday.