programme

Shortest Day, Longest Night, JP Habac, Philippines, 2024, 20', eng sub
 
On the longest night of 2018, a middle-aged gay artist and a closeted young professional lean on each other for the courage to confront their deepest fears.
 
Music Theory, Leon Ristov, USA, 2022, 5', eng sub
 
Every Music Theory class, Mark and Boris playfully taunt each other in the back row. One day, during a listening session of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake," the teenagers' customary teasing unveils a deeper truth about their feelings for one another.
 
Everybody’s Gotta Love Sometimes, Sein Lyan Tun, France/Myanmar/Indonesia, 2023, 15', eng sub
 
Recovering from an abusive past, a Burmese guy named Phyo is looking for love in Paris. He discovers the excitement of a freedom to dance by the Seine river.
 
Captains (Capitanes), Kevin Castellano, Edu Hirschfeld, Spain, 2024, 15', eng sub
 
During a hard-fought, tense cup semi-final, the two captains of a football team have an argument that ends up revealing a secret buried in the dressing rooms of the first division: the silence of homosexual footballers.
 
 
Beicon, Jose Montero, Spain, 2024, 12', eng sub
 
When Ander goes to take his dog Beicon for a walk, he runs into Carlos, his ex-partner, who has been waiting for him on the landing of the flat where they lived together before their traumatic breakup. Under the pretext of collecting his remaining belongings, Carlos takes the opportunity to address a pending issue: Beicon’s custody.
 
 
Her Name Was Gisberta (Seu Nome Era Gisberta), Sérgio Galvão Roxo, Portugal/Brazil, 2023, 30', eng sub
 
Her Name Was Gisberta is a portrayal of the life and death of Gisberta Salce, a Brazilian trans woman murdered by 14 young men in the city of Porto (Portugal) in 2006. This project was created as a tool for education, social intervention, and activism against transphobia.