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Alice, My Alice
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Léo Bernard
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2026
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France / 20 mins
Alice and Vincent seemingly have nothing in common. She's outgoing, radiant and adventurous, while he's morose, grumpy and withdrawn. From their strange encounter spawns a passionate, intense, almost visceral chemistry... A few years later, Alice ends their romance. Unable to come to terms with the end of the relationship, Vincent gradually begins to transform...
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Arlington
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Freddie Paull
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2026
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USA / 18 mins
After surviving a tragic act of violence, Arlington retreats to a remote cabin in Vermont, hoping to disappear into the quiet. His reclusive neighbor Owen carries his own unspoken grief, and their uneasy connection begins to blur the line between refuge and reckoning. As winter closes in, the two men are forced to confront the weight of what they’ve lost—and what it might take to return to the world. Arlington is a stark, intimate drama about trauma, guilt, and the fragile possibility of healing between strangers.
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Baby Talk
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Lizzie Cater
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2026
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Australia / 13 mins
In the summer of 1992, Leo and Amy drive the final leg of a road trip together. Taking the journey to openly be themselves, the spectre of Leo’s husband-to-be haunts their get away, as the closet looms on the other side.
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Bestiaire
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Clara Monnain
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2026
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France / 21 mins
In a remote French village nestled in the mountains, Maxence is the last crystal blower in the village. But these crystals are slowly disappearing due to the construction of a highway. While Maxence relentlessly searches for the last blue crystal, the arrival of the mysterious Lana breaks her routine and brings to light an ancient, enigmatic bond. Relying on magical realism, Clara Monnain portrays the emergence of a deep relationship, shaped by ideals and dreams. Love becomes the place where an alternative world can be built, a world that stands in contrast to the decaying reality.
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Bless Me, Father /
Benção, Pai
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Ed Lopes
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2026
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Brazil / 17 mins
The film follows the story of Antônio (Ed Lopes), a gay evangelical man married to Sandra (Ayala Rossana), an equally devout housewife who lives under the silence and emotional control imposed by her husband. While Antônio brings male sex workers into their home during Sandra’s absence, as she attends religious services, she finds herself trapped in a reality where she has no voice or space to confront the psychological abuse she endures.
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Canvas
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Max van Wijgerden
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2026
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Netherlands / 2:24 mins
Two transgender individuals reshape themselves, using creative tools to sculpt the bodies that feel right for them.
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Coexist
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Angie Panganiban
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2026
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USA / 11 mins
Jamie and Alicia, a former couple, meet in the recording booth in 2017 to discuss the rise and fall of their relationship. As their conversation progresses, they analyze the root problems of their separation and how being closeted in a new city caused codependency and identity issues. 6 years after this conversation, Jamie and Alicia meet back in the recording booth to share where they are now and what they have learned from each other.
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Daphne and Pol
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Sergio Checa
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2026
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Spain / 17 mins
Dafne and Clara are two classmates in high school who are bullied because of their sexuality. Clara tries to stand up to her classmates’ homophobic criticism by normalizing her relationship with Dafne. However, the bullying doesn’t stop.
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Echoes of Us
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Sharik Atkinson
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2026
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USA / 10 mins
More than a breakup story — a meditation on memory, healing, and what it means to move forward. A rare, intimate glimpse into Black queer love in all its complexity.
Watch… here
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Fetish
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Malga Kubiak
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2026
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Sweden, Poland, Ukraine, France, Germany / 132 mins
An uncompromising manifesto of anger and anti-war resistance. The film dismantles the mechanisms through which violence circulates within systems of power, revealing how submission becomes spectacle and how the boundaries between witnessing, desire and control blur in the murky light of contemporary politics.
It is a wild, trashy ride from the legendary princess of the underground, Malga Kubiak. Punk camp, VHS grime, and an exaggerated, deliberately tacky aesthetic pulsing in direct opposition to bourgeois taste. In this orgy of images, aggression meets intimacy, lust flirts with politics, and a community of queer artists transforms a personal scream into a collective manifesto against imperialism and war.
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Flirt
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Aisling Kane,
Louis Flanagan
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2026
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Ireland / 12 mins
Flirt is an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age short film that explores first relationships, heartbreak, isolation and the social dynamics of late secondary school years. It focuses on Kev, whose debs night is turned on its head, when a secret threatens to devastate his relationship and future plans.
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From Male and Female
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Bassem Ben Brahim
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2026
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Tunisia / 12 mins
Salima, 15, accidentally discovers that she is intersex. A young ballerina, she escapes into an imaginary world where the Buraq — a mythical creature — becomes her guide. Together, they travel through a parallel universe in search of a buried truth: her identity, and the essence of who she is.
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Heavy Metal Dream Police
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Neel Shah
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2026
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USA / 14 mins
A surreal sci-fi love story about two queer physics students who bond over a love of an action movie franchise - and how badly they want the two main characters to kiss.
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Hell is Cool
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Baby Boudwin
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2026
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New Zealand / 4:20 mins
This story follows Blue, a human who lives in a Christian Nationalist world. When they unexpectedly die, they fall into a void where they receive God's Judgement. Once in Hell, Blue is greeted by the Grim Reaper and upon being given a tour, they start to notice that nobody, in fact, is being tortured or punished in this version of Hell. Turns out it's actually pretty cool and eternity is just one big party.
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I Wanna Feel
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Coco Bond
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2026
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UK / 3 mins
A trans drag queen navigates the end of a relationship that has suppressed their creative spirit, finding their way back to the stage and to themselves. Filmed in Plymouth's queer district at Vault72 nightclub, 'I Wanna Feel' is a celebration of self-acceptance, emotional rebirth, and the quiet defiance of choosing yourself. Dripping with queer culture, the video blends intimate cinematic storytelling with soulful, transformative performance. A love letter to anyone who has ever lost themselves and found their way back.
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Inheritance
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Mohammad Awad
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2026
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Australia / 15 mins
After the news of his father’s passing, Ameen must face old demons when he returns to the family home he was kicked out of as a teenager – his kind-of-sort-of boyfriend (Zoe Terakes, Talk to Me) in tow.
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Joshua Tree (Part 2)
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Tiffani Marie,
Gelli Pascual
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2026
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USA / 7:22 mins
Death teaches us the meanings of love. Centered on two Black queer lovers, it reimagines Black death as a beautiful dark portal, a sacred return shaped by how one has lived. Time moves like memory and spirals as the lovers share their first and last conversation, a single six-minute exchange that feels like a lifetime. Joshua Tree is an elegy, and it is our offering, a remembering of Black death as beautiful and of love as a reverent act.
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La Liga
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Guillermo Rodriguez Duran
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2026
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Spain / 5 mins
Paco y Dani son pareja de pádel. Durante la pandemia del COVID reflexionan si tan solo están juntos por la liga o por algo más.
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Mirror, Mirror /
Espelho Meu
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David E. Teixeira
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2026
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Portugal / 5 mins
Reality doesn't always live in the mirror.
Trailer… here
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Misha's Girl
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Isabel G. Afonso
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2026
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Spain
A lesbian teenager proposes to a classmate in front of her boyfriend.
Trailer… here
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Phobosplunker
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Bee Mulvihill
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2026
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Ireland / 4 mins
A hungry inventor must traverse the inside of her own mind in order to track down the source of sudden, wormy hallucinations.
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Quinn
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Gianluca Mangiasciutti, Stefano Usberghi
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2026
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Italy / 20 mins
After surviving a sexual assault, Quinn, a young person exploring their identity, decides to track down their attacker. A tense story about anger, reclaiming agency, and pushing beyond the boundaries of fear.
Trailer… here
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Shards /
Éclats
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Lorette Nyssen |
2026 |
France / 14 mins
Lou spends her summer locked up in a clinic specialised in eating disorders. When her doctor refuses to grant her a day pass, she lets the pretty Esther convince her to sneak out in the middle of the night.
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Takapapa
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Briar Rose,
Jordan Walker
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2026
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Aotearoa / 12 mins
TAKAPAPA is an indigenous queer short documentary that shares the personal story of Jordan Walker navigating what it means for them to get puhoro as takatāpui.
Trailer… here
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Take it or Leave it
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Alex Chacon
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2026
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USA / 3 mins
This music video speaks to the all-too-common matter of people dealing with rejection simply because they have decided to be true to themselves, to be authentic and be who they are. It is a project designed to bring hope, energy and resilience to those who are marginalized and minimized by others who choose to, nor cannot accept them or make any attempt to understand and love them. Our target audience it turns out to be the emerging generations.
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The Love Train
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KWABE
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2026
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USA / 10 mins
Two young Black queer men cross paths during a quiet night and form an unexpected connection. A soft, intimate film about presence, possibility, and Black love.
Watch… here
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Tião Personal Dancer
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Aristótelis Tothi
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2026
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Brazil / 23 mins
TGIF! There is forro all over the city. Tiao, a professional dancer, works in ballrooms around the city. While Reginaldo and Cida hit the dance floor waiting for the night to bring a little something extra.
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Understanding Myself as an Amphibian
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May Caroline Matchim
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2026
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Canada / 63 mins
Understanding Myself as an Amphibian is a Queer ecology documentary that explores the sexual diversity of the wildlife around us. Director May Matchim draws connections between these incredible species and her own journey accepting her Transness.
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Voice Shift
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Roberto Duque
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2026
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UK / 25 mins
Voice Shift follows trans women as they seek a voice that reflects their gender identity. Guided by a trans vocal coach, the film weaves together stories from different stages of people’s journeys. But this film is more than an exploration of vocal technique, this is a social commentary on the power and politics of voice. This documentary was commissioned by both Aesthetica Magazine and Audible after winning The Listening Pitch 2025, by answering this year’s programme question: “What can we hear if we listen right now?”
Trailer… here
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We Keep Us Safe - Qween Jean
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Shawn Angela Batey
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2026
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USA
Profiles Qween Jean, a trans activist fighting for trans visibility in the Black Lives Matter Movement. WE KEEP US SAFE provides a personal journey of activism in the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
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We Kissed Once
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Sharik Geneve
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2026
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USA / 5 mins
Best friends TJ and Toshi are on the hunt for a kiss in NYC.
Watch… here
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