In Cali, a small Colombian town, the eccentric Babel bar also serves as a so called “Purgatory”. Customers come here to bet years off their lives with La Flaca, the embodiment of Death, who sees many tormented souls pass by: Jacob, the son of a homophobic preacher and drag queen; Blank and his talking lizard; […]
In the mid-1990s, in New York State, a period when LGBTIQ+ rights progressed faster than attitudes, countless repressions remained. Lucas, a conscientious young police officer, belongs to a squad specializing in ambushing gay men. Until the day he falls in love with one of his targets. At the same time, he is preparing to celebrate […]
Everybody’s Perfect has a big surprise in store for you: a mystery film screening on the last Sunday of the festival! The title? It’s a secret… for now. Stay tuned, the announcement will be made during the festival. In the meantime, be adventurous, embrace the mystery, and reserve your spot now!
Fatima, 17, the youngest child in a caring Franco-Algerian family, starts university in Paris. Driven by her emerging desires for women, she explores new paths. Fearless and cautious, she navigates between romantic adventures and Muslim culture. Inspired by Fatima Daas’ acclaimed autobiographical novel, this film depicts a gallery of lesbian portraits, at the center of […]
Johanne, 17, falls madly in love for the first time, with her female teacher. She documents her emotions in writing, in order to preserve their intensity. When her words are read by her mother and grandmother, they raise intimate questions and debates, before they recognize their literary quality… A potential publication that tosses Johanne between […]
Little Gloria spends her vacation in a hospital with her mother, who is a nurse. It is a place of exploration and play, where she befriends patients who only have days to live. She also forms a close friendship with Sofia, who is at her grandmother’s bedside. Despite being only 10 years old, she is […]
A peaceful resident of the planet Clitopolis, the shy Princess Saira gets dumped by her girlfriend Kiki. But when Kiki is kidnapped by Straight White Maliens, Saira’s depression transforms into chivalrous energy… A cosmic adventure, dangerous and playful, which leads to a tangible result: fulfillment for young women who are still unsure of themselves. A […]
DAMP Etsen Chen – Taïwan 12 min – fiction (2024) – vo : zho – st : ang Yen, a young man with cerebral palsy, is cared for daily by Suriya, a handsome man whom he finds attractive. An impetuous and surreal exploration of desire. À NOS JARDINS Samuel Dijoux – France29 min – doc. […]
THANKS, BABS ! Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow – United States15 min – doc. (2025) vo : ang – st : fr Babs, an optimistic octogenarian, lives life at full speed: multiple romantic relationships, a renowned LGBTIQ+ restaurant, aquagym, dancing… She is celebrating her 40th birthday and will kick out anyone who mentions the number […]
LA PAILLETTE dj sets Elessaar & friends electro, sensual house and electrifying groove shots bar by Indiana Juice free entrance
When Oh, a widow, sees her daughter Green, a teacher, move into her house with her partner, she makes no secret of her disapproval. She then throws herself into her work as a caregiver, where she devotes herself to a retired woman, a former protector of orphaned children, who has been overcome by poverty and […]
Rashaad Newsome, a prominent African-American multidisciplinary artist, has exhibited in some of the most prestigious venues. In 2022, we follow him as he prepares his next exhibition in New York, Assembly. A colossal installation, on the scale of the Park Avenue Armory, a historic military building and a symbol of white colonialist power. It is […]
In 1962, in the heart of segregationist America, where LGBTIQ+ people were criminalized, Jackie Shane (1940-2019), a black trans woman, sang Any Other Way. “There is no other way,” “I will not be any other way, whether you like it or not.” A pure voice, powerful in its resistance, an inspiring model of uncompromising integrity, […]
In Palermo, there is a leather goods store unlike any other called Quir. Run by Massimo and Gino, a colorful 42-year-old couple, this place is the local LGBTIQ+ headquarters, a true kingdom of love and kindness in the heart of a particularly conservative society. Here we also meet the charming 90-year-old Charly, a Hollywood diva, […]
A shy and hesitant trans man explores the archives of an LGBTIQ+ center in search of understanding his desires; his imagination wanders into the cabins of a gay sauna… Back in the collections, he discovers Lou Sullivan (1951-1991), a pioneer of the transmasculine and openly gay movements: thus begins a journey between the memory of […]
Six women in Albania today, at the heart of a conservative patriarchal society. Six unique and different stories, but one identical decision: to take on the social role of a man. They are Burrneshas. In this way, they gain a voice in society, status, and respect. Their refusal to “play women’s roles” offers them freedom. […]
In 2005, Mimi Madamour, a young pop idol, experiences a tumultuous romance with Billie Kohler, a queer punk icon. They are the symbol of an entire generation. This duo drives crowds wild and is followed by their main groupie, Steevyshady, a heavily botoxed YouTuber who narrates their passion, their desire for fame, and their downfall. […]
Matias, a passionate theater actor, meets Rafael, an ambitious young politician, through a “no second date” app. However the attraction is too strong. Their shared appetite for outdoor sex brings them irrevocably back to each other. Both public figures, they navigate between satisfying their sexual urges and repressing their identities, exploring power and artifice, and […]
David, a thirty-something gay Jewish man lacking in self-confidence, returns to Argentina to be with his family for a funeral. To quell his anxiety, he takes driving lessons, seeks out cheap healthcare, and tries to sleep with any man who shows him the slightest bit of attention. Here is a tragi-comedy about an antihero surrounded […]
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