Comforting sadness

This looks like a cute BL, well made but from a small company promoting itself.  It is so much more - full of emotional intelligence and vulnerability and the gentlest in its handling of deep emotions.

Interconnected stories of loss and healing amongst a found family of mostly gay men. P'Aof's use of music and cinematography to surround the emotions with warmth and support is exceptional.

This is one I want everyone to see but hesitate to recommend to anyone specifically. The issues it depicts aren't easy but it tells its story so delicately and gently. Exquisite story telling.

The story of a relationship and how it changes as the pair respond differently to life pressures. Japanese, with a different rhythm from Thai.

Much delightful humour, kindness, warmth and a gentle crescendo to the biggest cry. It is so full of love.

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That Thai way of surrounding deep emotions with warmth and kindness, except here the substance is surrounded and sometimes conveyed through light fan service comedy and some late lakorn. They make it work.

A short story with enough depth and richness to be a full length film. But everything is told through a look or a few words. This richness and brevity make for an emotionally powerful story. Quietly, gently, heartbreakingly beautiful.

31 mins, available on youtube, directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya, a master of the short film.

These boys are so vulnerable in their own individual ways as well as being 18 and gay.

Less comforting sadness and more comfort + sadness. Perhaps useful if you need a couple of big cries and are bouncing off the gentler series.

This is more mystery/some comedy/some horror-ish in tone but in the end there is both gentle sadness and comfort.