Queer Shorts

Life is an ongoing run of self-discovery. The same goes for the protagonists of this programme. While some have already found a path, others are just starting their journey, still others seem lost on their way, trying to find the right direction.
(Kleiner Saal)
Volksbad Jena

Three Centimeters

تلاتة سنتيمتر

film still Three Centimeters
Fiction Great Britain
direction: Lara Zeidan

The joyful ride with the ferris wheel slowly turns into a claustrophobic oppression for these four teenage girls.

Rick

Rick

film still Rick
Documentary Germany
direction: Jan-Peter Horstmann

He’s gay, he’s deaf, he’s an adult porn actor. He is Rick!

The Mute

Câm Lặng

film still The Mute
Fiction Vietnam
direction: Pham Tien An

A young woman walks through a rainy night, searching for herself, her past, and her future.

Beauty

Beauty

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Documentary Canada
direction: Christina Williams

Five children talk about their experiences with gender norms and the feeling of living in the “wrong” body.

The Dam

The Dam

film still The Dam
Fiction Australia
direction: Brendon McDonall

Spending their remaining years, two longtime friends finally find the courage and strength to confess their feelings for each other.

Cat Days

Neko No Hi

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Animation Germany
direction: John Frickey

Jiro feels sick. At the doctor’s office, he gets an strange diagnosis. But Jiro doesn’t seem pleased with it...Meow!