
Genre: LGBTQ
All of Us Strangers
As Adam falls into a new relationship, he’s drawn back to his childhood home. There, his parents are living just as they were on the day they died.
The Battle (A Batalha da Rua Maria Antônia)
On a pivotal night during Brazil’s dictatorship, a leftist student movement braces for violent conflict in this moody, stylized nod to history.
The Beautiful Summer (La bella estate)
Summer 1938. Ginia moves to Turin and immerses herself in a sensual, bohemian world where she finds the courage to truly be herself.
Black Perspectives Special Program – Beyond the Frame
This suite of films explores the fusion of the natural world and cultural narratives, as well as the limitless possibilities of creative expression and transcending convention.
The Bride
Kidnapped and forced into marriage, Eva forms a tender friendship with her new husband’s cousin as together they face the ghosts of Rwanda’s past.
Carnal Sins (Almamula)
Seduced by the myth of a local monster that punishes impure acts, gay teen Nino pursues temptation within a deeply religious community.
Departing Seniors
In this Chicago-set update on the teen slasher, a gay Latinx high school student becomes an unlikely vigilante when he develops psychic powers.
Flores del otro Patio [short film]
A group of queer activists in the north of Colombia uses fearless performance art and direct action to protest the region’s largest coal mine.
Geranios [short film]
An intimate and endearing work of docu-fiction which follows best friends whose effortless charisma and fierce dedication carries them through tough times.
Housekeeping for Beginners (Domakinstvo za pocetnici)
When the head of the household passes away suddenly, a collective of queer misfits reluctantly come together to protect their found family.
In the Flesh [short film]
Tracey is pleasuring herself in the shower when the pipes explode and she starts to leak black goo.
Man>Code [short film]
Techie Lucas finds his casual hookup taking an unexpected turn.
Maurice’s Bar [short film]
Remembrances of a former drag queen’s experience in one of the first queer bars in Paris.
The People’s Joker
A trans coming-of-age story encased in a comic-book parody, The People’s Joker kicks down the doors of IP with witty humor and surprising heart.
The Persian Version
In this snappy comedic drama featuring vibrant dance numbers, an Iranian-American woman must navigate her relationship with her opposing cultural identities and her mother.
Pet Shop Days
Two young men meet in New York City and enter a whirlwind romance, sending them into a dead-end world of passion, drugs, and depravity.
Rustin
Saltburn
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
Shorts 2: Animation – Desires
These animated shorts create an idiosyncratic mosaic of the difficulties, joys, enigmas, and triumphs of the human experience.
Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence
These tense and terrifying shorts reflect how everyday life can turn into horror.
Shorts 5: Drama – Breaking Points
These powerful shorts reflect on life’s twists and turns, exploring what we do in moments of profound impact.
Shorts 6: Comedy – Awkward Laughs
The works in this program muck around the dark corners of human experience, bringing forth the darkly comedic, can’t-help-but-laugh moments that arise in difficult times.
Shorts 7: Black Perspectives – Resonance
Vibrant cultural legacies come to life, hidden histories are unearthed, everyday life is illuminated, and resonant stories unfold in captivating splendor in this collection of shorts.
Solo
A talented drag performer searches for love from a passionate yet domineering new relationship, and from his long-estranged mother.