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Barbara Forever (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Brydie O'Connor)
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
Beyond The Fire: The Life Of Japan’s First Pride Parade Pioneer (Country: Japan, Sweden; Year: 2025; Director: Hiroaki Matsuoka; Stars: Teishiro Minami)
Born in 1931, Teishiro Minami launched Japan’s first commercial gay magazine, coordinated a queer helpline and organised the nation’s first Pride parade in 1994. Minami and friends reflect on the complicated relationships and inter-community clashes that paved the way for today’s movement.
Death And Life Madalena (Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Guto Parente; Stars: Noá Bonoba, Tavinho Teixeira, Nataly Rocha)
The heavily pregnant Madalena’s legendary producer father recently died and the director of his final sci-fi epic has fled from the shoot. Nothing if not stoic, Madalena is deadly serious about cinema and steps in to steer the production.
Julian (Country: Belgium, Netherlands; Year: 2025; Director: Cato Kusters; Writer: Cato Kusters, Fleur Pierets, Angelo Tijssens; Stars: Nina Meurisse, Laurence Roothooft)
Fleur and Julian fall madly in love and decide to get married in all countries where they, as two women, are allowed to do so. After only four marriages, their journey comes to a painful and unexpected halt.
The Last Guest Of The Holloway Motel (Country: UK, US; Year: 2025; Director: Nicholas Freeman, Ramiel Petros)
Once-star British footballer Tony Powell begins to reconcile the life he’s made for himself as the lonesome manager of a now-shuttering Hollywood motel with the one he forsake decades ago.
Out Laws (Country: UK, Namibia; Year: 2025; Director: Lexi Powner, James Lewis; Writer: James Lewis; Stars: Friedel Dausab, Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, Raven Gill)
A documentary following one gay Namibian man's battle to stand up for the rights of same-sex couples.
To Dance Is To Resist (Country: Ukraine, Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Julian Lautenbacher; Writer: Julian Lautenbacher, Nadiia Khatymlianska, Sasha Ongley)
Two Ukrainian dancers seek life and artistic freedom following Russia’s invasion of their country.
Uchronia: Parallel Histories Of Queer Revolt (Country: Greece, Netherlands; Year: 2026; Director: Fil Ieropoulos; Writer: Foivos Douses; Stars: Kristof, Marlo Mortimer, Eve Libertine)
A cinematic essay exploring revolutionary politics, queer history and art.
What Will I Become? (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos; Writer: Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos, Miles Château Hill)
Kyler Prescott and Blake Brockington were just two high-profile examples of approximately 50% of trans boys in the US who did not survive a suicide attempt. This film highlights the importance of combating prejudice and prioritising prevention among trans youth.
Whisperings Of The Moon (Country: Hong Kong, India, Cambodia; Year: 2025; Director: Lai Yuqing; Writer: Lai Yuqing, Xinyi Cao, Jatla Siddartha; Stars: Sopheanith Thong, Deka Nine, Monita Keo)
The story of an actor returning to Cambodia following a bereavement and reconnecting with her ex-lover.
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