A Latino barber in a macho world faces a tough road ahead when an attraction develops for a handsome stranger during a hot and sweaty summer in Brooklyn.
Director Dennis Shinners short film ‘Area X’ was shortlisted for the inaugural Iris Prize in 2007, and the Barrio Boy short in 2013. He will be attending this year’s festival and is a member of the International Jury.
1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.
Director Trevor Anderson’s films ‘Rock Pockets’, ‘The Island’ and ‘The Little Deputy’ have all been shortlisted for the Iris Prize. ‘Before I Change My Mind’ is his first feature, and he will be attending this year’s festival.
Bartek lives on a horse farm in Southern Poland, running the business since his father left, and his mother suffered from a breakdown. When a neighbour of theirs dies his son Dawid comes to the village for the funeral. Bartek is fascinated by Dawid and his recklessness, but first love will force him to choose between freedom and family obligations.
Director Kamil Krawczyck will be attending this year’s festival and is on the International Jury.
The perfect summer vacation escape away from COVID locked down NYC quickly spirals out of control for a group of friends on the infamous, picturesque, LGBTQ party haven of Fire Island, as they find themselves slowly being picked off one by one by a manic, obsessed killer.
What is it really like to be the only open queer in the whole school? In the documentary Hello World (Hei Verden), we follow the lives of Runa (12), Viktor (12), Dina (13) and Joachim (14) through the three years they go to lower secondary school. Told through the eyes of the four young people, the film gives us a window into understanding what it is like to grow up as a queer in Norway today.
Casey, a country lad running from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in big city Sydney. When he meets city lad Tib both men find something they have been missing but neither of them knows quite how to negotiate it.
Antonio is a 30-year-old family man, whose life takes an unexpected turn when he’s dumped by his husband, on whom he depends both psychologically and economically. He needs to find a new place to stay, a new job and a new purpose in life. He soon finds an apartment and starts to work in a bakery owned by Luca, while attending pastry school, and begins to enjoy his newfound independence.
On the outskirts of Beirut Lilas and her thrash metal bandmates Shery, Maya, Alma and Tatyana (Slave to Sirens) have big dreams but few opportunities. When the band’s appearance at a UK music festival isn’t the life-changer they’d hoped for Lilas comes home to a Lebanon on the brink of collapse. At the same time her complicated friendship with fellow guitarist Shery begins to fracture. The future of her band, her country and her dreams are all at stake. Lilas must decide what kind of leader she will be, not only for her band, but as a young woman struggling to define herself in Lebanon, a country every bit as complex as the Sirens themselves.
Raised as a boy, fifteen-year-old Adam harbours a secret: he has both male and female genitalia. Experiencing menstruation for the first time, his whole life is thrown into turmoil. As he discusses the possibility of gender reassignment surgery with doctors tensions begin to build between the teenager and his devout Christian parents, but he forms a surprising bond with Angel, an older transfer student at his high school who harbours a secret of her own.
Kurt is teenage outcast living in a conservative town in Australia. Though he suffers daily homophobic abuse he’s resilient with big dreams of moving away to the city to fulfil his dreams of becoming a famous drag queen. Kidnapped and killed by a predatory older vampire he is soon rescued by a gang of rebellious young vampires who feed on bigots and abusers, welcoming him into their hive.
A film about coming of age and coming out, “Who We Love” tells the story of Lily and Simon, best friends who navigate the troubled waters of school life and explore Dublin’s vibrant and sometimes dark LGBTQ+ scene under the sharp eye of reluctant mentor Oonagh. The film has been nominated for 6 IFTA Awards including best film, director and script.
‘Who we Love’ was adapted from the short film ‘Lily’, shortlisted for the Iris Prize in 2017. Director Graham Cantwell will be attending the festival and is a member of this year’s International Jury.
Pie comes from a conservative family and is shocked when she arrives at a Bangkok university and must share a room with Kim, who openly adopts conventionally masculine behaviour. The disgusted Pie responds by marking a boundary line across their room with red tape, to ensure the pair occupy separate spaces. Kim is perplexed by this antagonistic behaviour, and the two women keep their distance, but Pie soon finds herself falling for Kim’s charms. Yes or No was the first lesbian-themed film to achieve mainstream success in Thailand.
