THEME: SOUND AND VISION

In addition to the annual themes woven throughout the programming, there is a particularly striking thread running through this year's programming: music. In addition to music documentaries, (mini) musicals and special music videos and animations, there are also films that lean pleasantly heavy on music.

AIKĀNE (SHORT)

US 2023, 14 min, Daniel Sousa / Dean Hamer / Joe Wilson

Epic and romantic adventure in which a wounded warrior is rescued by an octopus that can change shape.

BUFFER ZONE (SHORT)

Cyprus / UK 2023, 16 min, Savvas Stavrou

Two young soldiers fall in love and want to escape oppressive enemy lines.

CHUCK CHUCK BABY

UK 2023, 101 min, Janis Pugh

A fantastic musical film about love, loss and women's friendships among the swirling feathers of a chicken factory.

GLITTER & DOOM

US 2023, 115 min, Tom Gustafson

Surreal romance of two free-spirited boys with adaptations of The Indigo Girls hits as musical numbers.

GONDOLA

Georgia / Germany 2023, 85 min, Veit Helmer

Two women fall in love in the mountains of Georgia as their gazes cross several times a day as they go up and down in their gondolas.

HIDEOUS (SHORT)

UK 2022, 22 min, Yann Gonzalez

Musical film starring Oliver Sim in a tribute to B-movies, VHS tapes and Jimmy Somerville.

HIER BEN IK

Netherlands 2023, 24 min, Jonathan van Wieren

Musical in which a church community finds out about a relationship between two girls. Is there room within the faith for this love?

IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

US 2023, 123 min, Alexandria Bombach

Music documentary about the Indigo Girls shows the legacy of emotionally moving songs and their activism on intersectional political issues.

LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO

US 2023, 95 min, Carlos López Estrada / Zac Manuel

An intimate portrait of the pioneering queer artist in search of identity, family, expectations and acceptance.

NARROW PATH TO HAPPINESS

Hungary 2023, 88 min, Katalin Oláh

A young Roma gay couple decides to pursue their dream and make a musical about their lives.

QUEENS WITHOUT KINGDOM (SHORT)

Spain 2023, 15 min, Mikel R. Alonso

Two girls' lives are on the verge of change.

YOUSSOU & MALEK (SHORT)

France 2023, 27 min, Simon Frenay

Youssou and Malek must say goodbye, but the final musical encounter is not without controversy.