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Logo's Click List features the best in gay-themed short films, and Eldar Rapaport's Steam is certainly one of the more provocative we've seen. Here's the synopsis:

A man finds himself in a steam-room wearing nothing but a towel, he is not alone. Another man is sitting next to him. After a brief encounter, the two realize that they can't find the door out. A modern take on Sartre's No Exit, the men, moving between anxiety, reflection, fear and finally revelation, try to decipher the meaning of the situation they are in. Where are they? How did they get here? Why? Finally, they realize their unspoken past and the devastating outcome of their actions.

You can see the film below, and let us know what you think!

Kashish, the Mumbai International Queer Film festival announced its winners. In the Short Documentary category, - Xxwhy, India won the Best Documentary Short Award plus Jury Cash Award. Xxwhy'  is about Kerala's first out female-to-male (F2M) transgender, by Mumbai-based filmmaker Dr. Bharaty Manjula, who is also director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

The Special Jury Cash Award went to Flying Inside My Body by Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Sumit Sharma and Ajeeta Chowhan, India.The Special Jury Cash Award for Student Film was won by Speak Up! It Is Not Your Fault by Deepika Lal, India.

In the Feature Documentary category, the Best Documentary Feature Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Prodigal Sons by Kimberly Reed, USA. Holding Hands by Tonnette Stanford and Katherine Wilkinson, Australia won the Special Jury Cash Award.

In the International Short category, the Best International Short Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Steam Eldar Rapaport,...

Steam, by Eldar Rapaport won the Iris Prize this weekend. Steam follows two strangers who awake, naked in a steam room, have a momentary affair, then cycle up through a range of emotions to fear when they realize said steam room doesn't seem to have a door -- and the temperature is steadily rising. 

The short film, the third by the director, won the juried festival. Eldar will recieve about $30,000 dollars in goods and services to make his next short film.

I haven't seen Steam, but I'm going to try to snag a copy. It sounds like a fun genre film -- which is another bit of awesomeness, since that means a horror-y movie won a top gay award.

That means that two gay short gay horror films were in competition this year -- two good gay horror films, along side 28 other shorts. While I'd have love to have won,...