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BURRNESHA (2023)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
BURRNESHA (2023)
DIR. LUKAS TIELKE
In the tightly knit, patriarchal rural villages of northern Albania, some women become burrnesha who take a vow of celibacy to live as men. According to this ancient tribal practice, being a burrnesha allows women to become the head of a family, inherit property, and be part of activities traditionally reserved for men. It also means freedom - freedom from the societal pressures of marriage, sexism and gender based violence.
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EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
DIR. OLIVE NWOSU
A poignant short about a young woman who returns from London to her ancestral village in Nigeria for the funeral of her mother. She finds old dreams and loves, but also traumas and lies in the place where she grew up. Egúngún means masquerade: it is roots and tradition. It is also layering and masquerading - the hiding that societal norms and pressures impose on people’s feelings and lives. Beautifully photographed with subtly intense performances, this soulful short is the physical and emotional journey of two women reconnecting in space and time, past and present and egúngún.
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I BLEED (2019)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
I BLEED (2019)
I BLEED (2019)
DIR. BRUNO H. CASTRO, TIAGO MINAMISAWA & GUTO BR
The roller-coaster journey of a young man who learns he is HIV positive. Following a whirlwind of fear and abandon, this soulful animated short dives (literally) into Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights to take a trip from heaven to hell and back again to find hope and self-love despite it all. A visually singular animated queer gem from Brazil about living with HIV and embracing life.
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Fest Faves: QUEERPANORAMA (2025)
Fest Faves: QUEERPANORAMA (2025)
by @globalqueercinema
Soulful, passionate, and inspiring senior queer stories from around the world.
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GlobalQueerCinema is a genre- and geography-diverse QUEER CINEMA platform focusing on recent queer film. Our mission is creating a platform where queer film lovers, filmmakers, and the industry connect in their appreciation for global queer storytelling.
Fest Faves: QUEERPANORAMA (2025)
Fest Faves: QUEERPANORAMA (2025)
Fest Faves: QUEERPANORAMA (2025)
QUEERPANORAMA (2025)
USA, Hong Kong dir. Jun Li
A candid and provocative exploration of intimacy and connection, this erotic Hong Kong “urbanscapade” follows a gay man who impersonates men he has had sex with. By assuming the persona of his latest hookup, he poses as a scientist, a teacher, an actor - a fleeting moment of otherness while sharing sensual, sometimes violent intimacies with strangers. Jayden Cheung stuns with a remarkable debut performance as the anonymous young man navigating urban connect, alienation, and hookup culture in stark, poetic black and white (and all the greys in-between).
QUEER METROPOLIS
Fest Faves: QUEERPANORAMA (2025)
QUEER METROPOLIS
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Beirut, Lahore, Montréal, Istanbul, Chengdu, Buenos Aires, Lagos, New York, Nairobi, Mumbai, Moscow, Paris, Santiago, Mexico City, Tokyo, Hong Kong.
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QUEER FILM FESTIVALS / August
QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST
QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST
QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST
QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST
AUGUST 27-31
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
The 12th Queer Screen Film Fest (QSFF) brings fresh and diverse LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world to Sydney. Over five days, the festival presents a curated selection of new queer cinema, including 14 Australian premieres and the return of the popular Mixed Shorts. Among the highlights are award-winners from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Critics’ Week and Visions du Réel.
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REEL DESIRES FILM FEST
QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST
QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST
REEL DESIRES FF
CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
AUGUST 8-19
CHENNAI, INDIA
The 13th Reel Desires FF runs August 8-10 at the Goethe-Institut in Chennai. 15 features films, shorts and documentaries from 9 countries were selected via a community-led review process this year. The program also features a panel discussion titled Getting Settled: Queer Perspectives, a Fab Glitter party and much more.
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SF QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST
SF QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
SF QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
AUGUST 22-24
SAN FRANCISCO, USA
The 5th Edition of the SF Queer Film Festival celebrates independently produced queer cinema by seasoned and new queer storytellers. A festival “by filmmakers, for filmmakers”, this year’s lineup features, shorts, documentaries, animated and experimental works.
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