Bodies & Belonging
4pm – 5:15pm
This strand celebrates the physical and emotional landscapes we inhabit, focusing on the joy of finding where we fit.
S.A.M.
Dirs: – Neil Ely, Lloyd Eyre-Morgan -15:39, UK
Two young men meet at the swings each week to escape their dysfunctional home lives, and slowly fall in love. S.A.M. deals with themes including how society treats people living with disabilities, stereotypes regarding sexuality and disability, and some of the issues faced by young people from disadvantaged families.
The Sappho Project: Fragment 147
Dir: Sari Katharyn – 07:40, UK
Two women find each other time and time again, loving each other through all their life times. Made entirely during lockdown by student artists, this animated film is a collective piece of art, dedicated to one of the most famous lyrical fragments that remain from the lesbian poet Sappho: fragment 147.
KINGDOM
Dir: Poppy Bullard (UK, 19:04)
A short documentary about the drag kings of London: their performances, their community and their history.
Slangbang
Dir: Lee Campbell (he/him) – 02:00, UK
A kaleidoscopic exploration of gay male body types – from bears and cubs to otters and wolves – Slangbang uses a Busby Berkeley-inspired style to challenge the rigid, visual labels used to define identity and relationships.
Clam Diving for Beginners
Dir: Clara Marshall (Germany, 18:45)
Coach “Daddy” trains a late-blooming lesbian, Carmen, before her big date.
Legacies of Resistance
6pm – 7.15pm
Tracing the journey from the weight of unspoken histories and the search for justice to the vibrant reclamation of our future, this strand celebrates the radical defiance found in every act of queer survival, and the enduring power of aging authentically.
Do I Know You From Someone?
Dir: Gwen Rathbone – 11:28, UK
A trans woman is set up on a blind date by her best friend, only to realise her date is a woman from her past, before her transition.
I Would Like to Live on the Moon
Dir: Emily Burke – 2:13, UK
A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape – literally, to the moon.
Demons
Dir: Emmanuel Imani (UK, 20:00)
After the death of his lover, a London police officer returns to Lagos, risking everything as he confronts corruption, grief, and the ghosts of his past.
Hex the Patriarchy
Dir: Anne Brashier – 06:06, US
Fed up with being bullied in high school, demisexual and asexual best friends Bex and Wren strike back with a bit of magic that has unintended consequences.
Warsha
Dir: Dania Bdeir – 15:54, France
Mohammad is a crane operator working in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take on one of the tallest and notoriously most dangerous cranes in Lebanon. Away from everyone’ eyes, he is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.
Senior Prom
Dir: Luisa Conlon – 14:00, US
At an LGBTQ retirement home, the annual “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning – a celebration of the lives and legacies of resistance of the eldest queer generation.