This Is (Not) Your Ocean(2024)

Dream Boat(de)

A cruise ship and 3,000 men – it is a universe without heteros and women that usually remains a mystery to the outside world. Once a year the Dream Boat sets sail for a cruise exclusively for gay men where most passengers are united by the wish to live life authentically as themselves in a protected place.

AlieNATION(en)

This short film shot in a small town in Sweden navigates themes of nostalgia through an original monologue, reflecting on gender identity struggle and the pursuit of a new beginning in a foreign land.

And Then(en)

Mana, a Japanese-American woman who arrives in Tokyo seeking to find a break from her life as an artist, meets Haru, a Japanese woman from the countryside who dreams of becoming an artist herself one day.

Silence(ko)

Yi-wol, living in a convent, aims to win a prize at a concours to study abroad and escape. She befriends Jung-yeon, who shares the desire to leave their village, and their bond deepens into something more. However, Yi-wol’s feelings of inadequacy lead to an argument.

Hotel Gondolín(en)

The hotel Gondolín is home to some 30 transvestites who practice prostitution as the only option to survive in a society that excludes them.

Shortest Day, Longest Night(tl)

On the night of the opening of his new exhibit, a queer artist who has just gotten out of an abusive relationship makes a connection with another troubled soul.

Caravagyo(pt)

Caravagyo is a duo of Portuguese-Brazilian DJs, Beatriz Valleriani and Kamila Ferreira. By creating an alternative and safe space with a strong feminist and queer message, they combine global and local sounds to connect a community who identifies and expresses itself through this music genre.

Streets of Glória(pt)

Gabriel, a 24-year-old anthropologist from a wealthy family from the interior of the Northeast, is gay and in the closet. Following the death of his grandmother, he decides to go to Rio de Janeiro to study the lives of sex workers. Seduced by his object of study, Gabriel will become one of them.

Annie Laurie(en)

In late 18th century Scotland, Annie Laurie and William Douglas love each other, but their clans are on opposite sides of the country's civil war. Their love is made immortal through the title song of this film.

Vivre nos vies(fr)

Through the spoken stories and testimonies of 4 LGBTQ+ people over 40 years old about their lives, their joys, their hopes, their struggles, and their advice, this documentary aims to contribute to an archive, to the construction of a queer history. But also to the bridging of the communication gap between generations, showing young queer people that it is possible to have a long and happy life. What are the differences and similarities between their lived experience and the one of younger LGBTQ+ people? What can we learn from them and what should we aim to overcome? What links unify this 'community' and what debates split through it? But more than anything: what does it mean to grow old whilst being gay, lesbian, bi, trans, non-binary...? What does that look like? What does the future, which is sometimes so complicated to imagine, have on hold for us?

Whole(en)

When Angel struggles to maintain appearances during an awkward dinner party, a fabulous stranger makes them question if repressing themself for their mother’s approval is worth it.

His Body(pt)

On the last days of soul in Rio de Janeiro... Groove is everywhere in the night... and Carlos and Tony have unfinished business. A tribute to Blaxploitation, the queer horror jam "His Body" chronicles the supernatural meeting of two ex-lovers on a night packed with soul music in the 1970s' Rio de Janeiro.

mermaids don't play hopscotch(en)

Amidst the sea of forgotten treasures, Kokoy, guided by his godmother Jessica and her eccentric companion Tessa, discovers the radiant pearls of defying society's rules.

Haus(en)

A displaced black queer boy finds refuge in his city's underground Kiki Ballroom scene.

All We Ever Wanted(de)

The carefree lifestyle vacation of Désirée, her white lover Elias and her gay friend Sal turns into a journey of self-discovery in the desert. Désirée’s mother has cut her off and gets them thrown out of the vacation home with pool. In the barren landscape of Fuerteventura, the friends move around as if on an empty field in search of meaning. They desire each other, challenge each other, slip into new roles. A game with the overarching triangle of class, race and gender.

The Last Song(en)

When the tragedy strikes Josh, to the confusion and concern of his best friend Andy, Josh shows no signs of grief outwardly and carries on in his daily affairs with alarming normalcy.

Pelageya(ru)

Tristan & Isolde(en)

An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

Sequin in a Blue Room(en)

A teenager tries to track down a man he met at an anonymous sex party, trawling through hook-up apps to find him.

A Walk to Remember(en)

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.