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Everybody's Perfect
Geneva International Queer Film Festival
Friday, 10 October 2025 until Sunday, 19 October 2025
Everybody's Perfect is the major LGBTIQ cinema festival of the french speaking part of Switzerland. Created in 2010, it was the first existing festival this side of our country, (except an experience in 1978).
Till 2018 it is a biennal event.
Known for its quality of program and its film-debate evenings with experts, public, lgbtiq associations and filmmakers.
Perfect Awards for best documentary and best fiction
Audience awards for the best short films in lesbian, gay and trans* "categories"
(Honoraries awards till now)
2025 films...
A NATUREZA DAS COISAS INVISÍVEIS
Rafaela Camelo
ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY
Michael Mabbott
Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
Rashaad Newsome
Johnny Symons
Filipe Matzembacher
Marcio Reolon
Santiago Posada
Devin Shears
Lee Mi-rang
Jules Rosskam
JE SUIS QUI ? !
Rosida Koyuncu – Switzerland
12 min – doc. (2025) – vo : fr – st : ang
A few minutes walking through the streets of Lausanne, Fribourg, or Geneva are enough to reveal the multiple forms of discrimination experienced by LGBTIQ+ people with a migrant background in public spaces in Switzerland. A committed and provocative exploration carried out as part of the University of Fribourg.
THE NAME
Alexander Aguilar – Ravennist – France
2 min – fiction (2023) – no dialog
“I gave you a name because you had no voice. Now that you’ve found it, it’s up to you to tell the whole world,” says the mother to her child. A gem of an animation in mini format with maximum creativity.
MY ENDLESS ECLIPSE
Bijan Aarabi – Iran
15 min – fiction (2024) – vo : fas – st : fr
Forced to flee Iran to escape a forced marriage, a transgender woman falls into the hands of human traffickers. A story that deflects its gravity with a disturbing style, combining the art of performance, metaphor, and derision.
SHAME عيب
Hadi Moussally – Lebanon
5 min – fiction (2025) – vo : ar – st : fr
In 19th-century Lebanon, Salma, her parents, and her neighbors take part in a photo shoot. When she takes off her coat and reveals her male body, she causes a scandal, a disgrace! A film punctuated by old-fashioned clichés, musical, humorous, and futuristic.
POUR EXISTER
Fabien Corre et Kelsi Phung – France
2 min – fiction (2023) – vo : fr – st : ang
Trans and non-binary people spend a lot of time fighting for acceptance on a daily basis, but when they come together, things change. Two lively minutes for a sharp, positive, and liberating plea.
TWILIGHT LADIES
Alexe Liebert et Alain Soldeville – France
11 min – doc. (2025) – vo: ang – st: fr
Des années 1950 à 1980, la communauté transgenre est installée dans le quartier dénommé le « Montmartre de Singapour », qui attire touristes et marins du monde entier. Un documentaire constitué de photographies et de voix anciennes et actuelles qui explosent les stéréotypes d’objets sexuels et déterrent une époque dissimulée par la société dominante.
NOT JUST ANOTHER PAGEANT
Larry Tung – Thaïland
15 min – doc. (2024) – vo: ang – st: fr
Dozens of gay men compete for the title of Mister Bear in the first international contest in Bangkok. A sexy and gentle documentary celebrating shapes and bodies.
FLEETING HAPPINESS
Dang Bui Minh Hieu – Vietnam
15 min – fiction (2025) – no dialog
Love found and lost in the Vietnamese countryside. A pared-down synopsis for a timeless story told through traditional music, dance, and theater, in a style as naive as it is sensual.
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
Dag Johan Haugerud
Rafael Ruiz Espejo
ROBESPIERRE
Pierre Menahem – France
25 min – fiction (2024) – vo : fr – st : ang
Back in Paris after a long absence, Max, in his thirties, drops off his bag at his father’s place in the lively Belleville neighborhood. He wanders the streets, guided by chance, carried by the wind and his desire to meet new people. The story of a “cosmic-melancholic stroll” (according to its director), between existential angst and excitement.
SAÏGON KISS
Hông Anh Nguyên – Vietnam
23 min – fiction (2024) – vo : vie – st : fr
Saigon. Mó wanders around on her scooter during rush hour to avoid an unwanted phone call. In the midst of the urban hubbub, she spots Vicky stranded with her broken-down motorcycle. This chance encounter takes her down new paths. A motorized urban ballet, subtly choreographed and joyful.
NEKO
Inês Oliveira – Portugal
30 min – fiction (2025) – vo : pt – st : fr
Under the Lisbon sun, Neko and her friends meet up in the city, without any particular plan. They wander the streets lined with graffiti, mingle with crowds of tourists, visit a bookstore, or stop in the shade of a tree. An ode to wandering, a subtle portrayal of teenage aimlessness captured on 16 mm film, in a highly masterful and captivating style of cinéma du réel.
DAMP
Etsen Chen – Taïwan
12 min – fiction (2024) – vo : zho – st : ang
Yen, a young man with cerebral palsy, is cared for daily by Suriya, a handsome man whom he finds attractive. An impetuous and surreal exploration of desire.
À NOS JARDINS
Samuel Dijoux – France
29 min – doc. (2025) – vo : fr – st : ang
Since the 17th century, a secret ballet has been taking place at the Tuileries, a cruising spot nestled in the heart of Paris. The director sets out to meet the regulars of this extraordinary garden. A historical and apologetic stroll through the alleys of gay desires.
THE DEEP QUEER MASSACRE
Mathieu Morel – France
30 min – fiction (2023) – vo : fr – st : ang
Une bande de jeunes gays surexcités passe un week-end dans un manoir habité par un serial killer. Dans le style série B, voici un film de genre débridé, mixant la pornographie et l’horreur, qui adopte le point de vue du tueur avec un humour à toutes épreuves.
Kimberly Reed
Urška Djukić
Hafsia Herzi
Valentine Cadic
Alexis Langlois
Emma Hough Hobbs
Leela Varghese
Gala Del Sol
LOS DOMINGOS MUEREN MÁS PERSONAS
Iair Said
Anna Cazenave Cambet
Léa Pohlhammer
Jennie Livingston
Carmen Emmi
Esteban Arango
Nicola Bellucci
EU NÃO SEI SE VOU TER QUE FALAR TUDO DE NOVO
I DON’T KNOW IF I’LL HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING AGAIN
Vitória Fallavena & Thassilo Weber – Brazil
14 min – fiction (2024) – vo : pt – st : ang
Fernando meets his mother every week in a café. Today, he is going to tell her that he is getting married. Ana, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, has trouble remembering that her son is gay… Does she really forget, or does she prefer not to remember?
YOUR COOKIE
Ryan Harman – United States
10 min – fiction (2025) – vo : ang – st : fr
Dustin, an aspiring fashion designer, travels across New York for his demanding boss. A satirical portrait of a privileged yet frustrated man swept up in the frenzy of city life.
UN INVINCIBLE ÉTÉ
Arnaud Dufeys – Belgium
19 min – fiction (2024) – vo : fr – st : ang
On a hot summer evening, alone at home by the pool, 16-year-old Clément kills time on a dating app. Determined to lose his virginity, he welcomes Naël, who is eight years older. The first moments of intimacy are rich in humanity.
COEURS PERDUS
Frédéric Lavigne – France
35 min – fiction (2024) – vo : fr – st : ang
Paris, 1992. Julien, a student, meets Christophe, a young hairdresser from the suburbs, via the precursor to dating apps: telephone ads. When he loses sight of him, he retraces their story in search of answers. An intimate dive into the heart of the adventurous, exciting, and dark 1990s.
Chu Ping
Divine Sung
George Cukor
Kim A. Snyder
THANKS, BABS !
Jen Rainin – United States
15 min – doc. (2025) vo : ang – st : fr
Babs, an optimistic octogenarian, lives life at full speed: multiple romantic relationships, a renowned LGBTIQ+ restaurant, aquagym, dancing… She is celebrating her 40th birthday and will kick out anyone who mentions the number 80. She even thinks about life after death. A gentle portrait of a contagious frenzy.
SOUS MA FENÊTRE, LA BOUE
Violette Delvoye – Belgium
13 min – fiction (2024) – vo : fr – st : ang
Emma lives between her two separated mothers, or rather she “survives” like a dissatisfied teenager. A tiny, trivial tension is suddenly enough to reveal the dragon within her. A slice of domestic life, queer and tempestuous.
DUE VOLTE SU
SU TWICE
Agnese Làposi – Switzerland
20 min – fiction (2024) – vo : it, fr – st : fr
Su, a lonely young Italian arborist, works in Valais, where she befriends a mysterious colleague. Between stone houses, bourgeois fences, and Swiss rigor, they go off the rails. A gloomy atmosphere pierced by a spark of love.
WILD WILD HEART
Margaux Fazio – Switzerland
17 min – fiction (2024) – vo : fr – st : ang
In the heat of summer, Johanne, Mila, and Zac escape to the shores of Lake Neuchâtel. Desire gradually creeps in between these three best friends, provocative and incandescent. A sensual, lakeside dolce vita in the Swiss countryside.
Kristine Nrecaj
Birthe Templin