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Competing for the Q Hugo Award, these superbly crafted films reflect the myriad perspectives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals.


Two men lay together, shirtless. One wears a chain and looks at the other with concern.

Baby

Marcelo Caetano  |   Brazil, France, Netherlands
Portuguese
Coming of Age, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

A young gay man is taken under the wing of his older lover, finding excitement and empowerment in learning new ways of surviving.

A Korean family stares at camera with fairly neutral expressions on their faces.

Between Goodbyes

Jota Mun  |   United States
Korean, English, Dutch
Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Women Centered

A beautifully conceived and profoundly multilayered portrait of a Korean-born Dutch adoptee who reconnects with her birth parents after years of separation.

Three people stand under a shower head amongst jungle growth.

Cabo Negro

Abdellah Taïa  |   France, Morocco
Arabic, French
Drama, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Two young queer Moroccans seek refuge and human connection as they wait at a luxury villa for a wealthy American who is nowhere to be found.

Two masc folks face each other, blue and purple and red lighting illuminating them.

Desire Lines

Jules Rosskam  |   United States
English
Historical, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

In this hybrid documentary, a trans man becomes immersed in an LGBTQ archive, and its oral histories push against stigmas and binaries to illuminate his desires.

4 older women and 1 young man look at an ipad screen together.

Four Mothers

Darren Thornton  |   Ireland
English
Comedy, Family Affairs, LGBTQ

A writer is torn between his burgeoning career in another country and caring for his aging mother at home in this charming Irish comedy.

A man and two kids sit on ice, bundled up in their winter gear and wearing ice skates. They look out together.

My Sunshine

Hiroshi Okuyama  |   Japan, France
Japanese
Coming of Age, Drama, LGBTQ

Coached by a former skating champion, two school children train as an ice dancing duo and navigate a blossoming bond in this gentle coming-of-age tale.

A woman in a red dresses splashes barefoot along a lush creek.

Thesis on a Domestication Tesis sobre una domesticación

Javier Van de Couter  |   Argentina, Mexico
Spanish
LGBTQ, Literary Adaptation, Sex and Sexuality

A successful trans actress defiantly embarks on a more settled chapter of her life, writing a new narrative around work, love, and family.

A woman looks in with disapproval, in the mirror next to her a man with a black eye is reflected.

Three Kilometres to the End of the World Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii

Emanuel Pârvu  |   Romania
Romanian
Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Religion

In a conservative village, a brutal attack on a closeted gay teen sparks a moral panic that upends a seemingly tranquil rural community.

A photo of a woman smiling, with other images of family photos refelcted on her face.

Time Passages

Kyle Henry  |   United States
English
Family Affairs, LGBTQ

In a moving, playful testament to the bond between mother and son, a filmmaker journeys into his past during an especially challenging year.

Two men dressed in suits stand ankle deep in water.

Viet and Nam

Trương Minh Quý  |   Vietnam
Vietnamese
Drama, LGBTQ, Romance

Coal miners in love find solace in one another as a mother searches for her husband’s remains in this haunting tale of longing and memory.