#P0ZME

Spanish Premiere
Mexico, 2018, 20′

Miguel arrives to the city after the death of his younger brother Julio to find out the possible causes that led him to commit suicide. There he meets Angel, his brother’s boyfriend who reveals that Julio practiced bugchasing.

Read more

A.M.O.R Ante Mucho Odio Revolución

World Premiere
Argentina, 2018, 10′

The Shirley and the Luciana get married. A wedding of transvestites that left in suspense the entire popular neighborhood of La Cumbre in the city of La Plata. Thanks to the law of gender identity and equal marriage, it was the first marriage that It took place in Latin America.

Read more

Ablution

European Premiere
USA, 2017, 15′

The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion. Everyday Waleed washes his disabled dad, Khaled, for prayer as a part of their Islamic religious obligation. But, when Khaled suspects his son is gay he’s torn between accepting him or living on his own unable to pray.

Read more

Adela (Adele)

Spanish Premiere
Argentina, 2017, 14′

Adela is a lonely woman aged 60 who works as a treasurer in a neighbourhood club. She lives there most of the time with her only friend Naomi. When Christmas comes, all her adolescent memories about games are awaken and also a new approach between both of them.

Read more

Boutade

World Premiere
Spain, 2018, 13′

Christmas Eve might become an ideal set to solve all the problems that have come up along the year with your loved ones. For this reason, Juan and Luis will invite Tere and Ana in order to release the tenseness created in the past.

Read more

Female Connection

European Premiere
USA, 2018, 4′

Liz, an out lesbian, and Kylie, a questioning heterosexual, are neighbors. When they first meet, there is an undeniable attraction between them. Their chemistry is immediately apparent even to Kylie’s boyfriend Matt. The two girls fall in love and Matt is soon out of the picture. But despite all their passion, Kylie continually pulls away, fighting the reality that she is in love with a woman.

Read more

Femme

European Premiere
USA, 2017, 18′

Film about Carson, a gay twenty-something looking for love on all the wrong apps. After being rejected by an online hookup for being too “femme”, Carson embarks on a hilarious journey towards self-discovery and acceptance by way of a manic existential crisis and a drag queen fairy godmother. Set in Hell’s Kitchen, the epicenter of New York City gay life, Carson must confront his own notions of masculinity, gender performance, and discrimination within the LGBTQ community.

Read more

Hotel Boy

World Premiere
Denmark, 2018, 12′

The young Samir accompanies the politician Stefan to a hotel room. Samir is in love and has set everything aside to be able to go with Stefan, as they had planned. But under the surface lies a big misunderstanding, and outside in the rain a journalist is waiting for the next big headline.

Read more

Lo que no se ve

Barcelona Premiere
Spain, 2017, 5′

Lorenza is about to be 80 and has just become a widow. She decides to return to her youth home, but her daughter does not agree. However her granddaughters, Sofia and Alba, decide to go with her. It’s a minimal story as simple as necessary.

Read more

Matt & Dan: Sex Notes

European Premiere
USA, 2018, 4′

Matt and Dan play lovers , just after some seemingly satisfying-sex. But when Matt tells Dan he “just has a few notes”, Dan doesn’t expect just how intensive this note session is, and soon realizes he has more work in store than he thought…

Read more

Mors lilla Olle (Little Boy Blue)

Spanish Premiere
Sweden, 2017, 11′

”Little Boy Blue” is the story about Olle, five years old. He lives with his two dads in a home where he has everything any child could ever dream of. One night, just after Olle has gone to sleep, they receive a visit from an uninvited guest who has anything but good intentions.

Read more

Mrs McCutcheon

Spanish Premiere
Australia, 2017, 17′

Having always felt she was born in the wrong body and now at her third school, 10-year-old Mrs McCutcheon is having trouble settling in and finding acceptance from her newfound peers – but a school dance is about to revolutionize it all.

Read more

Primavera rosa en España

Barcelona Premiere
Spain, 2018, 20′

Being young and LGTIB is not easy in Spain. Despite being one of the best countries to be LGTIB, they continue to suffer harassment in educational centers by their peers. The ignorance of the real problems of the children only increases their suffering.

Read more

Rusalka

Spanish Premiere
USA, 2017, 8′

Burlesque icons Luminous Pariah and Chris Harder star in this Tom of Finland inspired queer retelling of ‘The Little Mermaid’. Antonin Dvorak’s opera score accompanies this sexy homage to Hans Christian Andersen, vintage homoerotica and the golden era of silent film.

Read more

Sweet and Sour

Spanish Premiere
EUA, 2017, 6′

A gay Chinese American believes that his traditional mom would have a hard time accepting his boyfriend. However, it turns out that she is more complex than he has supposed.

Read more

The Fix

Spanish Premiere
USA, 2018, 10′

A surreal farce about a man with a big secret: he can’t stop thinking about sucking dick. It uses boundary-pushing humor to ask: after all the strides we’ve made, why do queer people still feel ashamed of our desires?

Read more

The Jump Off

European Premiere
USA, 2017, 5′

Idealistic young man Nigel has been in a secret romantic relationship with his friend, Malik, for several weeks, seemingly content with their unofficial status, but he longs for more.

Read more

The Last Party

Spanish Premiere
United Kingdom, 2017, 19′

In the belief of being gay as a shameful sin, Jesus will prove how nothing could be more wrong during his last chance to admit who he truly is, in a journey into self-discovery, friendship and love.

Read more

Visibles

Spanish Premiere
Spain, 2018, 20′

The society has created a stereotype of the LGTBI collective in which its members are fashionable people, with money, who have a lot of fun and never go beyond 40 years. But where are the elders?

Read more

Yes and No

World Premiere
Israel, 2018, 5′

Yes and No are in the middle of the desert. Yes lies on a mat and eats strawberries from a straw basket and No turn around with her hands tied behind her back with a red rope…

Read more

After His Death

European Premiere
Israel, 2017, 11′

After her father passed away, Ayelet – a lesbian woman – finds out that her father had an affair with a man. Although her mother disapproval, Ayelet decideds to meet her Father’s lover.

Read more

Aridai

Spanish Premiere
Spain, 2017, 8′

I wouldn’t have expected that you that you were tailor-made to my bathtub.

Read more

Bateria

Spanish Premiere
Cuba, 2016, 16′

The ruins of an ancient military fortress outside Havana have become a clandestine gay cruising spot. The old walls and the rubbles give shelter not only to Cuban male homosexuals, but also to a culture of resistance and socialization.

Read more

Ben Mamshich (Heritage)

Spanish Premiere
Israel, 2017, 25′

Noam, a young gay guy, discovers his father, who just died, had a secret affair with another married man. He Follows and meets that man without telling him who he is. He now holds his father’s secret.

Read more

Ce que je pense

World Premiere
France, 2017, 4′

My great torment in this existence comes from the fact that I am eternally alone, and all my efforts, all my actions are directed toward escaping the solitude. From « Solitude » by Guy de Maupassant.

Read more

Cocoon

European Premiere
China, 2017, 25′

1997 China is a place of transitions. Control of Hong Kong has just returned to the mainland. Western values are beginning to impact traditional Chinese values. At this time, 11-year-old Qingqing is also in a place of transition. On the cusp of adolescence, she lives with her mom in the peaceful city of Wuhan. When Qingqing discover her mom’s oddly close relationship with a female friend, she starts stalking them, only to discover her secret.

Read more

Curmudgeons

USA, 2016, 17′

A pair of senior citizens have a relationship that shocks both their families. In this endearing comedy, a potty-mouthed octogenarian in an assisted living facility gets a big-time surprise engineered by his daughter, in this funny and endearing sketch directed (and with a delightful cameo) by Danny DeVito.

Read more

The Ballerina (Diamante, o Bailarina)

Spanish Premiere
Brazil, 2016, 22′

Diamante is a gay boxer who stands out for his body control and fast leg movements. At night, he performs as a drag queen in a nightclub. Judgemental, his coach leaves him out of a boxing competition, but Diamante wants to be a champion.

Read more

The Character Inside Me (Die Figur in mir)

Spanish Premiere
Germany, 2016, 16′

Markus is the city’s most popular public pisser. That’s what we learn on his blog where he posts his videos. In these he seems unrestrained and shameless. Yet behind the digital facade we meet a self-conscious and shy man…

Read more

The Wedding Patrol (Die Hochzeitspolizei)

Spanish Premiere
Germany, 2016, 15′

The Russian expat Mikail lives happily in a civil partnership with his husband in Berlin, when chief inspector Böhnenkamp accuses him of not being gay and leading a green-card marriage. A witness saw him kissing a woman! But as it turns out, things are not always what they seem.

Read more

The Swan

Spanish Premiere
Mexico. USA, 2016, 22′

Sthefany Galante is a Mexican trans woman who migrated to the United States after experiencing gender discrimination in her hometown. After being away from home for six years, Sthefany is preparing for an imminent trip to Hidalgo, Mexico, to confront her parents about her gender identity.

Read more

Fina’s translife rally

Catalonia, 2016, 10′

When the road is not yours, the more difficult it is to follow your own path. Fina was born in Vic, made her change at age 50, was married and had two children. This is his story.

Read more

For Life

European Premiere
Israel, 2017, 9′

Looking for an engagement ring alongside her fiancé, Yasmin encounters her mythological ex-boyfriend.

Read more

Heavy Weight

European Premiere
United Kingdom, 2016, 13′

Quan arriba un de nou amb talent i comença a utilitzar el club de boxa local, París, un lluitador expert, es veu obligat a una lluita inesperada amb ell mateix. Una pel·lícula sobre vulnerabilitat en un món hiper-masculí que no la permet.

Read more

Lily

Spanish Premiere
Ireland, 2016, 22′

The film tells the story of Lily, a girl with a secret, on the cusp of becoming a young woman. With her best friend, the fiercely loyal and flamboyant Simon, she navigates the treacherous waters of school life.

Read more

Linie 9

Spanish Premiere
Mexico, Germany, 2016, 16′

In a city with constant movement like the subway rides, the paths of Andre´s and Miguel are crossing. It seems like the beginning of a new Romance but Andre´s doesn’t know which direction to take, because every road leads him to something sexual.

Read more

Luxembourg

Barcelona Premiere
Cuba, 2016, 29′

Aristotle is an obese man following a therapy to lose weight. When he meets Tim, a security guard from the first McDonalds factory in Cuba, his expectations increase.

Read more

Mai

Barcelona Premiere
Catalonia, 2017, 7′

Carmeta, Mari and Pilar are three old ladies from Sucs, a little village in Plana de Lleida, who spend every afternoon sitting on a bench to catch up. The arrival of a strange couple of young girls turns into the main topic of discussion among the three friends… until gossip awakes deep feelings from their past.

Read more

Máscaras

Spanish Premiere
Belgium, 2016, 13′

Lucas, an unlucky romantic is approached by a serial seducer named Victor who promises him the moon. Disappointed and having been cheated on once again, Lucas decides to take revenge…

Read more

MMF

Spanish Premiere
Germany, 2017, 10′

A pair of thirtysomethings picks up a young, attractive black man for a threesome. As they review the experience, they probe each other, masking their own insecurities with hipster irony and provocation, including homophobic and racist jokes. Soon the situation turns very embarrassing for them.

Read more

Nidal

European Premiere
Lebanon, 2016, 15′

Fourteen-year-old Nidal is one of the 4.8 million Syrians who has been displaced by war. Born female, Nidal has identified as a boy since he was nine years old which coincided with their escape from Syria. As his body starts to mature, he is forced to navigate the complexity of his circumstances in the confines of a refugee camp and a culture that cannot comprehend gender fluidity.

Read more

Platypus (Ornitorrinco)

Spanish Premiere
Spain, 2017, 4′

Two women have just finished their relationship. They gather for a family meal in which they will continue to pretend they are a couple. If one can not keep up the farce, there is one keyword: Platypus.

Read more

Penis Poetry

Spanish Premiere
United Kingdom, Portugal, 2016, 14′

This is a poetic film about The Penis becoming a diary with a unique story to tell. All penises have a story to tell. If yours could speak what would it say?

Read more

Piscina

Spanish Premiere
Spain, 2017, 10′

Santi and Jota are two neighbourhood friends forever. Like many others, they don’t study nor work, and they live their lives by getting drunk in the park, going to Nightclubs, and talking about which of their girl friends is hotter. But Jota is worried about something else. Oppressed by the heat of August, Santi is decided to make him talk, and in order to persuade him, has worked out an infallible plan.

Read more

Primero-Verdadero-Último

European Premiere
Guatemala, 2017, 33′

Film about three relationships between men happening simultaneously in a country without any rights for LGBTI individuals. “First” tells the story of two teenage boys who don’t fit in their school and randomly meet at a birthday party. “True” is a comedy of errors, when Alejandro decides to attend the wedding of his ex-boyfriend and discovers that his future husband has a secret. “Last” is the tragic story of a seven-year long closeted relationship when individuals are not honest with each other and their families.

Read more

Frozen Princess (Princesa de Hielo)

Spanish Premiere
Spain, 2017, 15′

Antonio and Carmen read the letter that their son Lucas has written to the Three Wise Men. A very special gift from the kid’s list will test the social convictions and his parents’ love.

Read more

Pyotr495

Barcelona Premiere
Canada, 2016, 15′

This is a short horror film set in present-day Moscow. The short film follows 16 year-old Pyotr as he is baited over a dating app by an ultra-nationalist group known for their violent abductions, bolstered by Russia’s recent passing of an anti-LGBT propaganda law, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret…

Read more

Refugee’s Welcome

European Premiere
Spain, 2017, 22′

Moonif, a young Syrian man, leaves the refugee camp to wander the streets of Berlin. He starts to discover the city that feels alien to him. He embarks on a journey where he will confront outer dangers and inner desires.

Read more

Scar Tissue

Spanish Premiere
Netherlands, 2017, 15′

As the Syrian civil war rages, Sami (Noah Valentyn) has fled Damascus and now lives in Amsterdam. He hopes to be able to build a home here and be able to live openly as a gay man. Most of all, he hopes to escape the ghosts of the past that still haunt him. A chance encounter brings him face to face with Johan (Daan Colijn): A self-assured, direct and sensual man. Over the course of a night, some unsettling secrets are revealed that will make both men confront some harsh truths about the very different worlds they come from.

Read more

Según Mateo

European Premiere
Spain, 2017, 19′

Mateo and his boyfriend, Marc, arrive home after a night out with Luke, a guy they’ve just met. After an argument, Mateo leaves the flat and bumps into Jon, a drug dealer they have called. Mateo convinces Jon to take him to his house where he discovers he can’t feel anything if it’s not through pain.

Read more

If a tree falls in a forest…

World Premiere
Spain, 2017, 11′

What is the reality of gays and lesbians when they reach a certain age? This is the testimony of those who had to remain silent, in front of a hostile environment, beginning in their own families and, in many cases, ended in jail. Carlos, Rosa, Eduardo and Ricardo explain the route that has marked their lives and how they face their present and future.

Read more

Thanks for Dancing

Spanish Premiere
2016 Aspen Shortsfest: Audiene Award, Best Drama
2016 MiFo LGBT Film Festival, Miami: Best Short Film

Noruega, 2016, 19′

A lifelong relationship is coming to an end, as we follow two elderly men and former athletes the last winter they are living together.

Read more

The Night Cleaner

Spanish Premiere
Canada, 2016, 5′

As the night cleaner in Canada’s busiest gay bathhouse, Travis, with good humour he shyly takes us on an amusing and sometimes harrowing tour through his nightly duties.

Read more

The Women’s Bathroom Project

European Premiere
USA, 2016, 6′

A short conversation with a transwoman has a profound impact on young Mel. This is our response to the Trump Administration’s rescission of the rights of transgender students across America.

Read more

Tunnel of colors

Barcelona Premiere
Euskadi, 2016, 11′

Miren is preparing her wedding. One day she meets an old friend from university. An encounter that will lead to know herself.

Read more

Venus – Filly the lesbian little Fairy

Spanish Premiere
Brazil, 2017, 6′

From the foam of the sea, fertilized by the blood of the sky, was born Venus, enchanting goddess. In the animated fairy tale Filly,a lesbian fairy tale with nimble fingers, seduces women by day, dressed as boy. But at night something strange happens and soon half the population of Whitsitt Village are eagerly queuing up.

Read more

Versatile

Spanish Premiere
Catalonia, 2017, 14′

Alex and Hugo are a young couple who are together for 6 months. One Friday night, when Hugo is at Alex’s apartment some issues about the sexual roles will be discussed. What it seemed a simple argument, it ends up by bringing to light some very important issues about the necessary basis for a working relationship.

Read more

Victoria Rosana Maite

Spanish Premiere
Chile, 2016, 25′

When a Catholic school humiliates the daughter of two mothers, Victoria (45) and Rosana (42), they both enter into a couple crisis because of their opposing visions of justice and privacy.

Read more

Virgin Territory

Spanish Premiere
USA, 2016, 15′

Virgin Territory is sex-positive, queer, and questioning coming-of-age story about a teenage girl who decides to have sex for the first time in commencement of her journey of sexual exploration.

Read more

Y

Spanish Premiere
Germany, 2017, 23′

Laura is a self-confident young woman, a member of the new “Me Me Me Generation“, also known as “Generation Y”. Spoilt for choice by life’s abundance of options, Laura has lost track of her own aims and ideals. She’s always looking for something, she just doesn’t know what. One night she meets Safi, who has fled her homeland. The encounter gives Laura food for thought.

Read more

1992

European Premiere
France, 2016, 25′

Martin is seventeen and films his daily life with his Hi8 camera. He films everything and anything, his room, the world around him. Never his father. He does not think about it. One day he meets Dominique. He is twenty-three and is a pawn in his high school.

Read more

ALFA

Spanish Premiere
Cuba, 2016, 18′

Alfa Méndez Cuban gay porn actor who has to face the challenge of returning to a film set without Yerry, his sentimental and artistic partner for years. On his first day of shooting without him, Alfa tries to act as in the past but things cannot be like before.

Read more

AMORE PROSSIMO (NEXT LOVE)

Spanish Premiere
Awards: Audience Award for Best International Short at Rio Gender & Sexuality Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro
Italy, 2015, 14′

Salvatore and Giuliano train and play basketball in a park in the suburbs. After the sport they relax on the lawn while speaking of women and their own intimate desires. An intense conversation that will take the two friends on a unexpected direction.

Read more

BADERECH HAZARA (ON THE WAY BACK)

World Premiere
Israel, 2015, 9′

While on a trip to an isolated waterfall, Aviv decides to express his secret to his best friend, Barak, a secret that he has been hiding for a long time. The way back home will never be the same again.

Read more

COMING OF AGE

Spanish Premiere
Germany, 2016, 14′

The planned Daddy-Son-Afternoon turns into a conversation about male role models – until the roles getting fixed again.

Read more

DAESH GIRL

European Premiere
Saudi Arabia, USA, 2016, 11′

A compelling story of love, death, and sacrifice, set against a backdrop of war, hatred, and intolerance, in one of the world’s most troubled regions.Daesh Girl tells the story of Sarah, a young woman drawn into a world of violence and treachery when her friend, Noorah, is abducted by Daesh and forced into servitude. The necessity of freeing Noorah forces Sarah to concoct a desperate scheme which will put her in the greatest possible danger, as she goes undercover to infiltrate one of the world’s most ruthless and deadly extremist groups, with the aim of freeing her friend and killing her captors.

Read more

DANCE CARD

European Premiere
Australia, 2016, 7′

Cara has something important to tell her grandfather, and she’s worried he might find it a bit shocking. But ol’Gramps has some surprises for Cara, too.

Read more

DE VUELTA (BACK AGAIN)

Spain, 2015, 13′

Alex  returns to his village with Jordi, after a while, in order to celebrate San Juan night. However, due to a summer storm, they have to shelter in an old abandoned house where both played when they were children. In there, some conflicts of the past will turn up.

Read more

EICH LIHIYOT LEVAD (HOW TO BE ALONE)

Barcelona Premiere
Awards: Best Israeli Short Film Tel Aviv FilmFest 2016

Israel, 2015, 22′

Listen to me: there is life without love. Loneliness is the soul’s forgotten desire. You don’t need anyone. Don’t search, don’t hope, don’t dream; and only then, perhaps, you too will learn how to be alone.

Read more

G. O’CLOCK

Spanish Premiere
United Kingdom, 2015, 10′

G O’Clock is the groundbreaking new film about the unseen world of house music, muscles, drugs and sex. This is London’s booming gay chemsex scene. After being called out to an emergency, a gay paramedic named Alex saves the life of a young boy who has overdosed on GHB.

Even though this is a daily scenario for Alex, he leads a double life as a frequent sex party reveller. He believes his medical knowledge and responsible party habits are enough to keep him safe from the dangers of the chemsex world. That is until he arrives at a chillout and meets Nik, a sexy, young Spanish boy whom he takes under his wing.

Alex is about to learn that when it comes to chemsex, arrogance can be just as dangerous as naiveté…

Read more

GABBER LOVER

Spanish Premiere
Awards: Cannes Palm Queer 2016
France, 2016, 13′

Nerac, France, early 2000s. Laurie and Mila, 13 years old, are dancing gabber next to a remote lake. Mila is in love with Laurie and tries to tell her. Troubled by her declaration, Laurie reacts violently. Mila runs away. Laurie sets out to find her.

Read more

HOUSE NOT HOME

European Premiere
USA, 2015, 15′

A firsthand account of Terran, an African American gender fluid teenager navigating bullying, violence and rejection from their father and peers before finding their courage and voice to come out.

To Leelah Alcorn (1997-2014) who said:”The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren’t treated the way I was (…) Gender needs to be talked about in schools, the earlier the better. My death needs to mean something.”

Read more

LA CANDIDATA

Spain, Catalonia, 2014, 7′

The Iron Woman, The Black Woman with a Golden Heart, Jesusa, the Rose Woman, The Calm Woman, and Esperanza Constitución. All of them are The Candidate: Six stories, six worlds, six voices, six women willing to say what they think and offer the best of them and to be themselves if you vote for them.

Read more

LA TANA

World Premiere
Italy, 2015, 15′

Christian is on vacation with his family: wife and son. One day he meets Luca, an old friend, at the bar on the beach. This face emerged from the past bothers Christian: Luca asks Christian to restart a game interrupted many years ago…

Read more

LETARGO (LETHARGY)

Barcelona Premiere
Spain, 2015, 19′

Alex is a boy who has just broken up with Marc, his partner for several years. In a cold winter nights, their dog sickens and Alex brings him to the hospital. This situation forces Marc and Alex to meet again in a long night in which everything that seemed asleep awakens.

Read more

NASSER

Spanish Premiere
Awards: ‘Best Film’  and ‘Best Actress’(2015) De Ronde Venen Open Film Festival Vinkeveen,
Honorable Mention Noordelijk Film Festival Leeuwarden

Holland, 2015, 20′

Nasser is a 13-year-old Dutch girl from Moroccan descent named Nassira. Her friends call her Nasser because she feels different than other girls. When Nassira has her first period, her mother thinks it is time for her to behave like a young woman. But Nassira struggles with the expectations and her identity crisis.

Read more

OH-BE-JOYFUL

Barcelona Premiere
United Kingdom, 2015, 14′

Rita is about to kick the bucket, but before she does she’s got one final job to do: drag her granddaughter out of the closet.

Read more

PARADIGMA

Barcelona Premiere
Spain, 2016, 19′

Innocence, sex and lust converge to tell the story of Guille, a teenager who seeks himself through others.

Read more

PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE

European Premiere
Israel, 2016, 8′

The insecure Amitai finally gets invited to the appartment of the desirable Aitan. But when Aitan reveals his special secret to Amitai, the tabels turn and the dominant becomes the submissive.

Read more

PICK UP

European Premiere
USA, 2015, 20′

Jesse Ritter has been living with a secret. What begins as a quiet evening of driving for Pick Up (the latest car service to share the road with Uber and Lyft), turns into a life changing journey filled with conversations about life, sex, stigma, and guilt, as Jesse falls for one of his passengers and is forced to confess the truth.

Read more

PINK BOY

Spanish Premiere
Awards: Grand Jury Award for Best Short DOC NYC Winner, Jury Award for Best Documentary Palm Springs

USA, 2015, 15′

BJ, a butch lesbian, successfully avoided dresses her entire life until she and her partner Sherrie adopted Jeffrey, who starts to dance in gowns and perform for his parents. Now that six-year-old Jeffrey wishes to dress up in public, BJ must navigate where it is safe for him in conservative rural Florida.

Read more

PONY TALE

World Premiere
Israel/Palestina (The West Bank, Palestinian National Authority), 2016, 9′

17 years old Adva is trapped in a never ending life circle between fantasy and reality. Surviving the religion life style through a fantasy life she created. Adva goes on a night journey from her life in the West Bank settlement in order to fulfill her fantasy- to kiss a girl and fuck her with her back to the wall of a club’s bathroom.

She is unfamiliar with Tel-Aviv’s night life and has no idea what to expect, but she is eager to fulfill the fantasy. She is hitchhiking her way to Tel-Aviv, changes her religious appearance and puts on her alter identity…

 

Read more

POSHIDA (HIDDEN LGBT PAKISTAN)

European Premiere
Pakistan, 2016, 29′

This first-of-it’s-kind independent documentary follows hidden LGBT individuals and communities in Pakistan. Travelling across the country, Poshida delves into the history and modern culture of LGBT Pakistan providing a deep insight into this hidden world.

The film examines sexuality and gender identities in south Asia and discusses colonialism, religion, class and the influence of US foreign policy.

It also spotlights the role of the Pakistani media in the case of the Lahori serial killer of 2014 and human rights abuses of transgender men and women for entertainment.

Read more

RYANS

22 October. International Day of Action for Trans Depathologization 2016

European Premiere
USA, 2016, 14′

A trans woman goes on a blind date with a man with the same name as her ex…

Rain Valdez kept her gender identity secret for years in Hollywood. Now, she’s out, and ready to finally represent her community in her favorite film genre: the comedy.

Read more

S.T.A.R.

22 October. International Day of Action for Trans Depathologization 2016

European Premiere
USA, 2016, 5′

“The transgender movement may be making headlines, but our rich history is often overlooked,” Ernst said in a press release. “Transgender people have always existed, and have lived many different lives. These stories show us just how important it is to share our histories.

Read more

SHE AND I

Spanish Premiere
Israel, 2016, 5′

She and I, sitting on a top of a car in a middle of a big green field. She smokes a cigarette, I stare at the view. She cuts photos out of a magazine, I stare at the view…

Read more

SIGN

Spanish Premiere
USA, 2016, 15′

SIGN is a short film that tells, through vignettes, music, and sign language, the story of a relationship between Ben, a hearing man, and Aaron, who is deaf.

Read more

SIXTH GRADE SLOW DANCE

Spanish Premiere
Israel, 2015, 17′

Amit (12) finds out that Noam (12) is going to a different junior high than they’d agree on. Amit wonders if he could win back his secret crush and for once dace with someone he loves.

Read more

SPUNKLE

European Premiere
USA, 2016, 11′

A man contemplates fatherhood when his older sister and her free-spirited wife ask him to be their sperm donor.

Read more

YOM EHAD BAKAEITZ (ONE SUMMER’S DAY)

World Premiere
Israel, 2016, 9′

yom_ehad_bakaeitz

17-year-old Zohar, meets her good friend Noam at an isolated waterfall, their usual spot, for the last time before Noam is about to run away from home. The closer they are to saying goodbye, Zohar refuses to come to terms with the situation and tries to stay close to her.

Read more

10:10

Czech Republic, 2015, 7′

As two girls wait to be picked up at the train station, one girl finds that she is unable to let go of an end of a trip she wishes were only the beginning.

Read more

A QUI LA FAUTE

France, 2015, 19

It’s summertime and a troop of young girls are headed to scout camp. For Marie and Lise, it is a time for their first sparks of emotion, a time to learn more about desire and how one confronts a group and their morality.

Read more

BEING THERE

Israel, 2014, 18′

A young man’s quest for love exposes him to an experience he may not be ready for.

Read more

CAMOUFLAGE

Germany, 2014, 8

During a military exercise in the woods, two soldiers cover each other’s faces in camouflage paint. In such a delicate situation, in which every trembling of the finger is perceivable, Max tries to find out the truth about Christian.

Read more

CAMP BELVIDERE

USA, 2014, 38′

The journey and evolution of a friendship between two women at a time when their rapport would have been unlikely.

Read more

CARINA

Mexico, 2014, 11′

Carina is 8 years-old and loves rock & roll. Her life changes when she thinks that her new teacher is the same woman who has seen in her father’s erotic magazine.

Read more

CHANCE

United Kingdom, 2015, 16′

Trevor’s life has become a void, following the passing of his wife and long term companion, Doris. A chance encounter in the park with a mysterious stranger equally troubled by his own dark past jarringly reawakens him, and forces both men to once again start to live.

Read more

CUARTO DE HOTEL

Mexico, 2015, 10

One night, Paul finally decides to hire Diana, a transvestite prostitute who spent several days observing. Pablo takes Diana to a hotel room with a very different intention from the majority of customers order, unaware that his life is about to turn.

Read more

EIGENWILLIGE MISS M.

Germany, 2015, 17

Since Annie, 12, moved in with her father, she constantly tells wild stories about her pussy. Her father Andreas slowly despairs, his boss is shocked, the social worker is crestfallen. Why does she do this?

Read more

ENJOY THE DRAMA

Canada, 2015, 6′

Girl walks into the House of the Past and sets free a collage of memories, without fearing the pain nor the joy it awakens.

Read more

FOLLOWERS

United Kingdom / Australia, 2014, 12′

An elderly woman has a vision of Jesus in the trunks of her swimming partner.

Read more

FROM HIM

Israel, 2014, 18′

Oren is a young dancer who is dealing with the loss of the person closest to him, the one he loved. He is trying to find closure while dealing with the prejudice and the accusations thrown at him.

Read more

HEAVENLY PEACE

USA, 2014, 5

An estranged gay couple is visited by a mischievously manipulative cupid just in time for Christmas – based on a comic by Ralf König.

Read more

HIDE YOUR EYES

Denmark, 2014, 12′

Anabel invites her ex girlfriend, Hanna, to come see her new apartment with the hope of getting her back. The day arrives and Hanna rings the doorbell…

Read more

HORÓSCOPO

Spain, 2015, 5′

Do you believe in Horoscope? Marta and Marina have just met today and they spent the night together. Both have very different positions on the horoscope…

Read more

IMMAGINARE T

Italy, 2015, 18

Two people, two imaginaries, two parallel universes, unconsciously attracted to each other because of the mutual usage of testosterone. Andreas is transitioning from female to male. Gea is experimenting her fluid gender identity.

Read more

INTERNAL BODY SHOTS

Germany, 2014, 13

“Tell me one of your memories, maybe your first memory of your body or your cock.”
Hans, Can, Grete and Coco meet for a chat about physicality, in order to get to know each other and exchange experiences. An experimental conversation about gender norms, genitalia and the body within, the one you only see once you got to know someone.

Read more

LA CARTA

Mexico, 2014, 18

After many years of absence, Lupe returns to her community. The reunion with Rosalia, her best friend from childhood, and the letter she wrote when said goodbye, changes the course of their lives. Love emerges more strongly.

Read more

LAZZARO VIENI FUORI

Italy, 2015, 14′

A gay themed short dramedy about a hide-gay priest who lives a feud/love for a ostentatious gay guy who pops into his church.

Read more

LIFE IN COLORS

United Kingdom, 2015, 13′

Life in Colors’ follows a few brief moments in the lives of two women from the United Kingdom in the 1940’s, it takes us on a journey of their passion, love and desire to be together in a world that is against that love.

Read more

MAREA

Cuba, 2013, 16

In the beach, Camellia plans to celebrate its son’s Ángel birthday that, having in count its father’s accidental disappearance, it escapes. Forced to undertake his search, Camellia confronts the family failure.

Read more

MUCHACHO EN LA BARRA SE MASTURBA CON RABIA Y OSADÍA

Mexico, 2015, 19′

Dance and prostitution in the body of Jonathan play the same role, virtuosity, desire, art and sex intermingle to give coherence to a life form that is many answers to a few questions. Thread that unites opposites and contradictions. Answers, painful at times, as all truths.

Read more

OGLAN (THE BOY)

Turkey, 2015, 7

The mother kills her son who is gay. Some moments of the boy from his social life are seen: In the university, cafeteria and car. Beautiful scene inside a car wash.

Read more

P*TO (F*GGOT)

Mexico, 2014, 18

This is Arturo´s tale, a coming of age story about a boy who tries to find and accept his sexual identity. It´s located in the small city of Zacatecas during the 90´s, and explores the stigma the homosexual community lived during the HIV crisis.

Read more

RAISING RYLAND

USA, 2015, 14

Ryland Whittington, a tomboy Age 6. For transgender youth, the difference between family support and rejection is a matter of life and death. According to a survey conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality, the rate of suicide attempt among transgender people is 41%.

Read more

SUDA

Mexico, 2012, 19′

Sweat released through the skin pores, as a result of existence.

Read more

THE FIRST SESSION

USA, 2015, 6

Two women get some relationship advice with the help of an unconventional therapist and the power of the mango.

Read more

THE NEXT STOP

USA, 2015, 17

A forty-something Brooklyn man rebounds from a long-term relationship with a closeted man by hooking up with a 23 year-old rugby player he meets on a sex app.

Read more

THE RASPBERRY REICH GR

Greece, 2015, 9

Plagiarism is essential, progress implies it. It is the year 2014 Greece is under the shadow of Antonis Samaras. Things are looking grim for LGBT rights until a small group of gay men decide to take matters into their own hands.

Read more

TOM IN AMERICA

USA-Brazil, 2014, 16

For 50 years, Michael and Betty have been united by one guiding principle: no secrets. But when a provocative Tom of Finland doll triggers Michael’s long-buried desires, Betty discovers that secrets have been part of their life all along.

Read more

TOMGIRL

USA, 2015, 14′

Girls play with dolls and boys love sports, right? This film takes a look at what happens when those stereotypes are called into question.

Read more

TRÉMULO

Mexico, 2015, 20′

Carlos sweeps and mops the floors of an old barber shop scent. One Saturday morning, on the eve of September 16, between clients, Julio, as young as he appears, but professional soldier. Their eyes cross and closing time July return for Carlos, who will open the door. Tonight’s dinner will together, talking, tweaking the haircut of July, and even dancing with the awareness that this meeting, perhaps love, be brief and unrepeatable because when morning comes, after the military parade, Julio depart for the border.

Read more

UNA PARED

Cuba, 2014, 12

A young man attracted to an old composer, works as builder in his house as a pretext to be close to him, but the only chance he has to come closer is the moment of the musician’s death, and the young man has to dress him. Frustrated by the uselessness of his work, the young man renounces to his profession.

Read more

UNDERWATER

United Kingdom, 2015, 24

Battling with his own inner demons, Jonathan, played by Australian talent Jaxon Radoc, is taken to an elite swimming academy deep in the English countryside by his soon to be step-mother, kept away from her upcoming wedding to his father. At the academy, Jonathan struggles to find his place among the group, he may be a top athlete in his field, but when it comes to the small world of Lakeside, swimming, sex and chauvinism combine to create something explosive and the potential for something very dangerous.

Read more

WAITING

Spain, 2014, 4

Waiting is a tale of oppositions. Day and night. Passion and lust entwined with pain and heartbreak. The beginning, the end. It’s a reflection of different moments within a relationship. The protagonist waits in desperation tormenting her thoughts as the minutes tick by and her partner fails to return.

Read more

WHEN I GET HOME

Cuba, 2014, 15

In downtown Havana, Tomás and Luis built a home in their own terms – Beatles’ posters share the space with a pet chicken and a dog. Daily tasks generate a singular choreography between both men inside their own territories, introducing the couple just days before their 28th anniversary.

Read more

X-FILM

Euskadi, 2015, 3

The sound and fury of the skin,
flicking like a flag
low flow assaults!

Read more

ZERCH

Mexico, 2015, 7

Zerch asks his boyfriend Cano to do something terrible for him. Cano, driven by an excessive love, agrees without knowing he is about to sacrifice more than he imagined.

Read more