The Roze Filmpicks by Kevin Osepa
Which trailers from the Roze Filmdagen 2026 programme pique this visual artist’s interest?
Kevin Osepa (he/him) is a Curaçaoan-Dutch visual artist and filmmaker. From a personal perspective, he works with film and photography to address themes such as Afro-Caribbean spirituality, colonial memory, and queerness. In 2020, he made his debut as a filmmaker with the film Watamula, which received three nominations for the Golden Calf for Best Short Film. In 2025, he won the Prix de Rome for Visual Arts.
We asked him which trailers inspire him.
Discover his picks here:
"Luthando begins her academical years and is confronted with discovering her own sexuality. It feels light, funny, and deeply human. Hopefully a win for my Black queer sister."
Delightful coming-of-age story from South Africa
Friday the 20th of March 18:30 | Ketelhuis 2 > Tickets: Co-presenter: DBUFF
Friday the 27th of March 16:00 | Ketelhuis 2 > Tickets
About the film:
Seventeen-year-old, adorkable Luthando expects a fairly ordinary academic year until the arrival of Ayanda turns her world upside down. In the aftermath of this encounter, Luthando is forced to navigate multiple identities as she struggles to avoid rejection from both her mother and her schoolmates, while coming to terms with her sexuality.
With desire, friendship and rivalry rushing around the school corridors, this is an original take on first love, self discovery and balancing your desires with the demands of fitting in.
"More and more space is opening up for conversations about gender identity and sexuality. I’m curious to see how this film will unfold the relationship between a cis man and a trans man, with all its nuances and complexity."
A deep love between two men, one of whom is trans
Sunday the 22nd of March 21:00 | Ketelhuis 1 > Tickets
Tuesday the 24th of March 18:30 | Ketelhuis 2 > Tickets
About the film:
Johan, a gay man in Copenhagen, revels in nightlife and explores all sides of the gay sauna where he also works as a cleaner. Then, he meets William, a trans man.
A romance blooms between Johan and William, and it soon turns out the pair are soulmates. However, not everyone reacts positively to their match, causing rifts to appear.
Johan and William's profound love for each other challenges societal norms surrounding gender, identity, and relationships.
"An ominous atmosphere that balances sensuality, mysticism, and blood, while also promising tender moments beneath which a love story unfolds. With cinematography and a directorial style that promise a great deal."
Sensual, daring and subversive
Saturday the 21st of March 18:30 | De Krakeling > Tickets
Thursday the 26th of March 16:00 | Ketelhuis 1 > Tickets
About the film:
Catalão, Brasil, 1984. Antônio lives alone and isolated, taking care of his small farm, until the day he encounters Marcelo, a lonely motorcyclist who suffers an accident crossing the region. Antônio takes care of Marcelo’s wounds. The two fall in love and live a story that transforms, destabilizes, and causes ruptures in each of them.
Aesthetically informed by Tom of Finland, Alain Guiraudie, Tennessee Williams, and Pedro Almodóvar, the film creates its own subversive language.
"A story about a trans woman embarking on the journey of parenthood and trying to heal family bonds. It’s beautiful how something so profound can be told through a small and intimate story."
Beautiful tale about parenthood and reconciliation
Monday the 23th of March 21:00 | Ketelhuis 3 > Tickets
Thursday the 26th of March 16:00 | Ketelhuis 3 > Tickets
About the film:
Eva, a trans woman, takes on the care of her granddaughter after the sudden death of her daughter-in-law. While processing the grief, she tries to help her son connect emotionally with the baby. Amid tensions, reproaches, and silence, mother and son embark on a path toward mutual understanding and the reconciliation of their family bond.
"Discovering your queer identity while juggling religion, family, and high school. A familiar trope in queer cinema, but this time told from the perspective of a young French-Algerian woman."
The youngest daughter struggles to balance her identity with family, in this prize winning drama
Sunday the 22nd of March 16:00 | Ketelhuis 2 > Tickets
Thursday the 26th of March 21:00 | Ketelhuis 2 > Tickets
About the film:
Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family.
Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible?
The latest film by Marco Berger, erotically charged yet highly atmospheric
Sunday the 22nd of March 21:00 | Ketelhuis 2 > Tickets
Tuesday the 24th of March 21:00 | Ketelhuis 1 > Tickets
About the film:
With his latest creation, festival favourite Marco Berger manages to surprise again with an unusual story that still contains all his trademarks. A wondrous fairy tale in which animalistic desires and instincts suddenly become strangely literal.
While on vacation in the wilderness, Juan finds an island where men behave like stray dogs. When a very fine, very naked specimen crosses his path, he takes him in, bathes him, feeds him, and gives him some much-needed affection. Their bond increases, although Juan’s girlfriend warns him of becoming too attached.