Astronaut

Fouetté(el)

Christina, a ballet dancer who struggles to earn her mother’s approval, is trying to succeed in an audition for which her mother is preparing her.

The Donor(en)

A sapphic couple searches for the perfect sperm donor to start their family, but when they find a candidate, hidden doubts begin to surface.

Breaking Away(fr)

Noé dreams of breaking away from the countryside. With Tom, his best friend, he spends time shooting whimsical DIY videos. When a real film shoot comes to the area, he sees a chance to escape and to reveal to Tom the true nature of his feelings.

O Menino e as Borboletas Zumbis(pt)

In this romcom stained with Brazilian queerness, João used to think the butterflies in his stomach were dead. When he falls in love with Lucas, his best friend, something weird starts happening in his belly. Maybe he has zombie butterflies.

Never My Love(en)

In a Berlin nightclub, a lonely man is seduced by a mysterious person, who then invites him to spend an unforgettable night together with their partner.

Vida em Mercúrio Retrógado(pt)

Absolutely No Sexual Favors(en)

Filmmaker and new media artist Tong Xie’s debut short probes the unease, confusion, and obsession experienced by the body as it crosses the urban physiognomy. Set amidst the shadowy loneliness of Paris at night, Absolutely No Sexual Favors je pense à toi 吾想汝顯 depicts the psychological and corporeal marginality of queer identity and desire through perpetually displaced figures.

Little Man(fr)

David and Eliab, two apprentice jockeys, get to know each other through admiration, rivalry and jealousy.

For Now(en)

Leandra chooses to spend the night at the house of Alexa, a stranger she has just met earlier that evening in a bar. As the night progresses, the two women begin to open up to each other, and their deepest, most personal secrets are revealed. What starts as a casual encounter slowly turns into a transformative experience, and Leandra finds that the events of that night change her in profound ways she never anticipated.

Gardenia(en)

Two lovers, sharing an afternoon tea, have what could be their final moments of a forbidden love. Faced with the potential of only having the memories of them together left, Julia tries her best to win Elizabeth back, before Elizabeth moves away with her newlywed husband.

Hideous(en)

Musician Oliver Sim is the main guest of a talk-show that soon slides into a surreal journey of love, shame, and blood.

Bittersuite(ro)

During a wedding at a hotel, Bety, a young receptionist, becomes intrigued by Vicki, a mysterious older guest. The night lures them to the pool, the tension builds, and everything ends with an unexpected disappearance.

Second Spring(uk)

Having moved with his mother to the Czech Republic, 16 year old Sasha finds himself unexpectedly a first love when David, a charismatic rowing coach enters their lives. Sasha finds himself having to balance a complicated triangle of affections as David enamours both him and his mother.

Sofia(fr)

While unpacking boxes in her childhood home, Sofia comes across an old camcorder. As she watches the tapes, the shaky footage awakens fragments of a past she thought was buried. The voices, laughter, and captured silences become the thread of a memory she tries to piece back together — or perhaps to rewrite.

Bad Luck(de)

Queer, Chechen, Kurdish, four of them with Down Syndrome: a dance collective of disabled and non-disabled performers is about to premiere at a theater festival. Then, of all things, a soloist sprains her foot, putting both the premiere and the collective’s future in jeopardy. Everyone in the ensemble knows what is at stake: the cultural sector is merciless, the clock is ticking, and in no time at all, you’re out of the picture. The dancers must come up with a creative solution rather than sinking into the abyss of personal sensitivities.

Pasará(en)

26-year-old Joshua goes on a solo trip to a gay-friendly beach town to spend a week enjoying time with his community, but when he arrives, it turns out to be harder than expected to connect with the men there.

Swannsong(fr)

A mother goes searching for memories of her son after his death and struggles with the truth she finds out.

Season of Love(en)

A queer lady holiday movie that follows the lives of three very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set right before Christmas through New Years.

How to Dress as Human(en)

A young, gender-questioning teen discovers themselves in a night of dance and music.

Ants Pact(de)

Paul is 16 years old and earns his pocket money working the streets. But there is something special about Paul. He has made a pact with some ants, which questions the strict patterns of our reality.