Queer Short Films

SAT Oct 19 |6:00 PM
SUN Oct 20 | 7:00 PM
MON Oct 21 | 6:00 PM

Um Caroço de Abacate (An Avocado Pit)
Portugal 2022 | 19:38 min | Directed by: Ary Zara
Larissa plays high stakes when she sits in Cláudio’s car and asks him for a favor. They may have little in common, but the two have something in common: the curiosity that their counterpart awakens in them.

Ami d’ami (Friend of a Friend)
Canada 2023 | 15:00 min | Directed by: Simon Gualtieri
Jules is newly separated and is now sitting on the couch with Samuel, a friend of a friend. Then the rest of the flat share turns up and unintentionally thwarts the plan. Can the saint in the toilet help?

Son
Iran 2024 | 17:45 min | Directed by: Saman Hosseinpuor
With a sense of aesthetics, the film revolves around the themes of sexual orientation and gender identity and documents the challenges that arise for a mother-child relationship.

Stone
United Kingdom 2023 | 13:00 min | Directed by: Jake Graf und Hannah Graf
Tess searches for answers after her deceased father turns out to be a trans woman. The revelation forces her to confront the reality of her childhood, which her mother concealed.

Tobi | Bella
Germany 2024 | 3:00 min | Directed by: Luka Maximiliane Klotz
Deepest (Lower) Bavaria and drag, that’s not possible? But it can! Tobi alias “Bella Who” from Passau takes us on a journey to himself. An interesting transformation begins – not only visually …

La Sombra del Querer (Love from the shadow)
Chile 2024 | 19:52 min | Directed by: Ale Gálvez
Marta is a homeless trans woman living under a bridge of phone scams. On Mother’s Day, she seeks contact with her estranged daughter. A graceful portrait of loneliness, resilience and hope.

weisser riese
Germany 2023 | 5:00 min | Directed by: Lotte Luzie und Felix Lari Struempel
Perfectly styled on the way out, thrown ketchup-smeared chips on the way in, spilled a drink in the club. So what? Luckily there’s pinky WASH! By queers, for everyone.