THEME: QUEER DIASPORA

Films that explore how sexuality and sexual identity change when individuals from around the world and with different backgrounds and identities literally and figuratively cross boundaries. They tell sharp, relevant and sometimes abrasive but powerful stories.

LIUBEN

Spain / Bulgaria 2023, 109 min, Venci D. Kostov

Summer romance in Bulgaria between two boys from different worlds; a Roma boy and a returned migrant from Spain.

THE JUDGMENT

Egypt / Lebanon / US 2023, 111 min, Marwan Mokbel

When an Egyptian gay couple returns from the U.S. because of a family emergency, that also means they have to go back into the closet.

OPPONENT

Sweden / Norway 2023, 119 min, Milad Alami

As a refugee from Iran, along with his family, awaits asylum in Sweden, tucked-away homosexual desires resurface.

THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS

Canada / Pakistan 2023, 95 min, Fawzia Mirza

Azra struggles to find her way in her relationship with her mother Mariam and Pakistani culture because of her identity.

TUĪ NÁ (SHORT)

Australia 2022, 15 min, William Duan

A Chinese mother's expectations weigh heavily on her son.

YOU PROMISED ME THE SEA

France 2023, 90 min, Nadir Moknèche

Relationship drama about a pressure-arranged marriage between two people who both yearn for personal freedom.

WHO AM I NOT

South Africa 2023, 105 min, Tünde Skovrán

Two parallel but divergent stories give voice to living in a man/woman world, if you are both or neither.