DISSIDENCES

JE SUIS QUI ? !

Rosida Koyuncu – Switzerland

12 min – doc. (2025) – vo : fr – st : ang

A few minutes walking through the streets of Lausanne, Fribourg, or Geneva are enough to reveal the multiple forms of discrimination experienced by LGBTIQ+ people from a migrant background in public spaces in Switzerland. A committed and provocative exploration carried out by the University of Fribourg.

followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker Sun. 12 and Tue. 14

THE NAME

Alexander Aguilar – Ravennist – France
2 min – fiction (2023) – no dialog

“I gave you a name because you had no voice. Now that you’ve found it, it’s up to you to tell the whole world,” says the mother to her child. A gem of an animation in a mini-format with maximum creativity.

MY ENDLESS ECLIPSE

Bijan Aarabi – Iran 

15 min – fiction (2024) – vo : fas – st : fr

Forced to flee Iran to escape a forced marriage, a transgender woman falls into the hands of human traffickers. A story that deflects its gravity with a disturbing style, combining the art of performance, metaphor, and derision.

SHAME عيب Hadi Moussally – Lebanon

5 min – fiction (2025) – vo : ar – st : fr

In 19th-century Lebanon, Salma, her parents, and her neighbors take part in a photo shoot. When she takes off her coat and reveals her male body, she causes a scandal, a disgrace! A film punctuated by old-fashioned clichés, musical, humorous, and futuristic.

selected in over forty international film festivals

POUR EXISTER 

Fabien Corre et Kelsi Phung – France 

2 min – fiction (2023) – vo : fr – st : ang

Trans and non-binary people spend a lot of time fighting for acceptance on a daily basis, but when they come together, things change. Two lively minutes for a sharp, positive, and liberating plea.

TWILIGHT LADIES

Alexe Liebert et Alain Soldeville – France
11 min – doc. (2025) – vo: ang – st: fr

From the 1950s to the 1980s, the transgender community settled in the neighborhood known as the “Montmartre of Singapore,” which attracted tourists and sailors from around the world. A documentary consisting of photographs and voices from the past and present that shatters stereotypes of sexual objects and unearths an era hidden by mainstream society.

NOT JUST ANOTHER PAGEANT

Larry Tung – Thaïland

15 min – doc. (2024) – vo: ang –  st: fr

Dozens of gay men compete for the title of Mister Bear in the first international contest in Bangkok. A sexy and gentle documentary celebrating shapes and bodies.
followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker Sun. 12

FLEETING HAPPINESS

Dang Bui Minh Hieu – Vietnam 

15 min – fiction (2025) – no dialog

Love found and lost in the Vietnamese countryside. A pared-down synopsis for a timeless story told through traditional music, dance, and theater, in a style as naive as it is sensual.