To be or not to be in the closet. Life is good for Vicente, 76, in Maspalomas, a seaside resort in the Canary Islands. Its naturist beaches, its nightclubs with tempting backrooms, its inviting sand dunes, its refreshing cocktails, and all those gay men… Paradise, in short. But for how long?When age catches up with […]
FUCK THE CISTEMTajo HurrleGermany – 20 min – fiction (2025) – ov : German – st : EnglishNoa lives in a constant state of tension, suppressing their feelings so as not to collapse under the weight of a world that seems to deny them. By day, they navigate a precarious balance between their queer bubble […]
A sumptuous cinematic symphony, set against the backdrop of a rural mountainous region in Greece, this film is a pure sensory experience.The relationship between Tirna, a spirited farmer, and her best friend Anneta—the village’s most popular girl—turns sour when Anneta, who is pregnant, moves in with her boyfriend, a corny police officer, and his mother. […]
Reza fled Iran, traveled through Turkey, and arrived in a shipping container in Montreal, where he filed an asylum claim. From his homeland, he brought with him the terror of a death threat due to his sexual orientation. So when the police decide to deport him, his boyfriend Saad—an undocumented Moroccan immigrant—strategically befriends the attaché […]
This is the story of a life—a life split in two. Born in 1947, Tony Powell was a British soccer star for thirteen years (1968–1981). Today, he manages a deserted motel in the heart of West Hollywood, which is about to close its doors. Between these two eras lie a sense of mystery, things left […]
What do movies tell us?!The screenwriter—that creative force who decides the fate of the characters on screen—has, for many, many years, mistreated queer characters: saddling them with flaws and burdens, steering them toward failure, and plunging them into the torments of drama and tragedy. Do the 2020s mark the end of these dark journeys? Spotlight on […]
With a camera strapped to her wrist, Barbara Hammer filmed everything: her partners, her lovers, her friends, feminist questions, nature, intimacy, death, and more. She remains one of the first to document lesbian lives, to explore, understand, and leave a record of these free women. Her work is the perfect example of the intimate as […]
Who will be the most handsome, the sexiest Jesus? This completely crazy contest is held every year at Easter by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in a park in San Francisco. A colorful, joyful, and queer crowd gathers. And these drag nuns host the show.Their movement was born there in 1979, founded by gay men […]
An invitation to journey through time and space, exploring the queer and feminist struggles that have shaped the cultural and political history of the city of Geneva. From witch hunts to the fight for LGBTIQ+ rights, and including the women’s suffrage movement, this walking tour takes participants on a journey through the little-known history of […]
Iván is a down-to-earth young man with innate charm, for whom his trans identity is not an issue. He works on the sorting line at a tomato-packing plant near Almería, nestled between the arid lands and the sea breezes of southern Spain. There, he begins a romantic relationship with Hadoum, a young Spanish-Moroccan woman, until […]
A raw and visceral film, *The Chronology of Water* chronicles the life of Lidia, born in the Pacific Northwest into an environment ravaged by violence and alcohol. A promising swimmer, the young woman manages to escape her family by enrolling in college, where she participates in a writing project. However, illicit substances continue to flow […]
As rain falls in São Paulo, in an unassuming apartment building, a chance Grindr hookup escalates into a frenzied orgy. As the day wears on and into the late hours of the night, Matias and his new lovers bond over sex and an abundance of drugs, and he opens up about his life—his HIV status, […]
Malou, surrounded by her older brothers and her mother, spends the summer in her small Belgian village. Swimming at the family pool and rowing at the club are her favorite activities. For the fifteen-year-old, summer is pleasant, despite the teasing from her teammates about her appearance. With a gender expression that defies categorization, she is […]
Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant living in Montreal, has spent her life shaped by a sense of duty—to her family, her culture, and a loveless marriage. Until one beautiful summer day, when she becomes aware of a long-buried desire… Her encounter with Camille will shake her up to the point of making a radical […]
MY ALPHA ROMEO – SÉBASTIEN DELAGEJohan GayraudFrance – 4 min – musical fiction (2025) – ov : FrenchChained lovers embrace inside an imaginary car, caught between games of seduction and mechanical gestures. Where fantasy reigns supreme and white socks rule the day, sensuality intensifies and desire takes the wheel. As homoerotic as it gets! […]
The story of an alternative theatre play that became a cult film! Through songs, archival footage, funny and touching testimonials, anecdotes, and moments of madness…In the both uptight and punk England of the early 1970s, Richard O’Brien—the director’s father—emerged as a multi-talented actor and writer with an irresistible personality and a closeted gay man. He […]
(mirari, from the Latin: “to be admired. x. e,” “to be contemplated. x. e”) Through models and self-portraits rendered in a subtle, multicolored palette, Lyon-based queer artist Tessy Savary celebrates her community, herself, and her values. Driven by a desire to make fat, trans, and queer bodies visible, her paintings exude tenderness and extravagance and […]
a political, literary, and musical cabaret by Emilie Pictet German actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, born in 1901 and the unforgettable portrayer of Lola-Lola in “The Blue Angel”, pioneered an aesthetic of ambiguity—a fusion of glamour, masculinity, and femininity—that foreshadowed 21st-century queer identities.This cabaret explores the transgressive journey of one of the 20th century’s most […]
Diamanda Callas and her friends are coming down from Montmartre to enchant Geneva. The quirky characters of the Parisian scene take the stage to present an electrifying and irreverent cabaret. Blending punk humor with cartoon-style glamour, a handful of Montmartre queens come down from the Butte to sing about lost loves, overpriced clothes, and […]
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; […]
