LGBT Film Festival

THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF LGBT+ CINEMA IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
15th LGBT+ Film Festival Poland 2024 (April)

2023: Programme

Family

Papa & Dada

In her new documentary, Daniela Ambrosoli, specialised in sensitive look, portraits four same-sex couples fulfilling their dream about parenthood. Their …

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Mama Bears

Through their deep love for their queer kids, “Mama Bears” became the most supportive allies of the rainbow community. Full of warmth …

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Silent Love

After her mother’s death, Agnieszka decides to take care of her teenage brother Miłosz. She starts fulfilling the role of …

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I Fell In Love With A Teacher!

Colette

The career of Colette, one of the best-known French writers, started actually by sheer coincidence. In 1893 (when she was …

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Mädchen in Uniform

Mädchen in Uniform

The outline of the story is almost identical to “Olivia”. The main character ends up in an all-girls boarding school, …

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Olivia

One could write a lot about “Olivia”: the forgotten, rediscovered gem of lesbian cinematography, a film version of a semi-autobiographical …

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In A Gay's World

Eismayer

Closing Screening Charles Eismayer is the toughest training officer in Austrian Armed Forces, he commands respect and fear. Ruthless for …

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Winter Boy (Le lycéen)

Winter Boy (Le lycéen)

Guided by the bright star of Juliette Binoche, as well as the director, Christophe Honoré (i.a. “Man at Bath”, “The …

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In Bed (Keilu ein mahar)

In Bed (Keilu ein mahar)

Guy and Joy are enjoying the Gay Pride parade to the fullest when their bliss is abruptly put to an …

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Will-o’-the-Wisp (Fogo-Fátuo)

Will-o’-the-Wisp (Fogo-Fátuo)

“Fogo-Fátuo” is a crazy ecological-erotic fantasy, a figment of the imagination of the screenwriter and director João Pedro Rodrigues. This …

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Concerned Citizen (Ezrah Mudag)

Concerned Citizen (Ezrah Mudag)

Everything looks very nice and harmonious. A beautiful apartment in Tel Aviv, filled with light and plants, with Ben and …

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Peter von Kant

The newest film of French director François Ozon is a variation of another master’s piece – a reinterpretation of “The …

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Chrissy Judy

We know it so well: every one of us has a friend who doesn’t know how to sort out their …

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Opponent (Motståndaren)

Opponent (Motståndaren)

The main character, Iman, has to flee from Iran and moves into a refugee center in northern Sweden. In his …

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Three Nights a Week (Trois nuits par semaine)

Three Nights a Week (Trois nuits par semaine)

In the beginning, there was the Look: drag queen Cookie Kunty amazes and hypnotizes with her appearance and performances. Baptiste …

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Burning Days (Kurak Günler)

Burning Days (Kurak Günler)

Little town, little crimes? In Emin Alper’s thriller, an ambitious prosecutor faces his new job, which he takes after his …

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The Blue Caftan (Le bleu du caftan)

The Blue Caftan (Le bleu du caftan)

Mina and Halim, a long-term married couple, run a small tailoring business in Sala, Morocco. Very famous for his talent, …

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Wilde

Oscar Wilde is probably the most famous gay icon. Playwright, writer, outstanding aphorist. Dandy. His coming out was the loudest …

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Lesbian Love Affairs

A Human Position

A Human Position

Among the breathtaking Norwegian landscapes, in a small town on the west coast of this Scandinavian country, a tender, bittersweet …

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In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction

In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction

“In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction” documents the history and impact of lesbian fiction from the 1920s through the …

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Lucia Joyce & Flappers

Lucia Joyce & Flappers

Lucia Joyce (1907-1982) was the only daughter and a muse of James Joyce and a lover of Samuel Beckett. She …

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Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice

An adolescent ice hockey player, Mira, seems to be hard as ice and doesn’t allow herself any weakness. She has …

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Mars One (Marte Um)

Mars One (Marte Um)

This year’s Brazilian Academy Award submission. A loving portrait of a working-class family. The father is recovering from alcoholism and …

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Splendid Isolation

Splendid Isolation

The landscape is just like that: two women on desolate island, a world after a great catastrophe. Anna and Hanna, …

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Long Story Shorts

Gay Love Affairs (Shorts)

Gay Love Affairs (Shorts)

Even If some day I’m gone? (¿Y si un día ya no estoy?) Roman remembers his moments with Andres. He …

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Trans Non-Binary World (Shorts)

Trans Non-Binary World (Shorts)

Adam, Eve and the Forbidden Fruit (Adão, Eva e o Fruto Proibido) After 15 years, a transgender woman finally has …

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Gay Stories (Shorts)

Gay Stories (Shorts)

Alfie After moving to Montreal Alfredo makes himself at home through his passion: burlesque performance. directed & written: Alexandra Nadeau, …

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Women to Women (Shorts)

Women to Women (Shorts)

Frida Life paths of young nurse and her patient cross at the junction of cold proffessional approach and the desire …

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Gay Mix (Shorts)

Gay Mix (Shorts)

A Certain Night After being out of town for a while, Russell comes back home to the life he left …

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Lesbian Voice (Shorts)

Lesbian Voice (Shorts)

Egúngún (Masquerade) A young woman, Salewa, returns to her homecountry, Nigeria. She’s searching for healing after mother’s death and thinking …

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Trans & Non-Binary Europe (Shorts)

Trans & Non-Binary Europe (Shorts)

Below the Surface (Bajo la Superficie) Elkin left his family in Colombia and came to Europe to explore his gender …

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American Dream Gay (Shorts)

American Dream Gay (Shorts)

All the Young Dudes Decorated with glitter, „All the Young Dudes” moves us back in time to early 70s, when …

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Brazilian Gay (Shorts)

Brazilian Gay (Shorts)

Burn (Queima) Diego decides to spent couple days in his family’s summer house, which is going to be demolished. He …

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Lesbian Love Affairs (Shorts)

Lesbian Love Affairs (Shorts)

Blue Hour Maja, a waitress in small village in the middle of nowhere, aimlessly floats through life, trying to come …

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Ukraine is Queer (Shorts)

Ukraine is Queer (Shorts)

Ukrainian film has flourished in recent years, and queer cinema is becoming a notable and inextricable part of it. This …

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Marlon Brando's Lovers

Marlon Brando’s Lovers

Marlon Brando’s Lovers

In 1943, when Marlon Brando arrived in New York (as he used to say himself, he had “holes in his …

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A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

“Streetcar…” was not only a turning point for practically newcomer Marlon Brando, but also an earthquake for the whole idea …

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Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

Newly arrived in Los Angeles Jim Stark (James Dean) gets arrested for being drunk in a public space. In arrest, …

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Trans & Non-Binary World

Something You Said Last Night

Something You Said Last Night

Opening Screening A comedy debut of a queer female director Louis de Filippis has the heat of Italian summer, a …

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Into My Name (Nel mio nome)

Into My Name (Nel mio nome)

An executive producer of this film is Elliot Page, transgender actor and creator. Nicolo Bassetti’s documentary is inspired by his …

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Before I Change My Mind

Before I Change My Mind

”Who are you? A boy or a girl?” is a question that Trevor Anderson, director of “Before I Change My …

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Framing Agnes

Through the experience of collective memory and inherited trauma, the group of transgender artists beholds one of the significant points …

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This Is Not Me

Iran is the only country in the region to recognise trans people (any other LGBQ+ identity is banned). However, when Gholipour …

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What You Need To Know! Docs

Anima – My Father’s Dresses (Anima: Die Kleider meines Vaters)

Anima – My Father’s Dresses (Anima: Die Kleider meines Vaters)

”It’s dangerous to keep family secrets for yourself because they continue to have an effect on generation after generation.” Raised …

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How To Tell A Secret

How To Tell A Secret

Mr Gay World, young immigrants, a drag queen full of energy: all of them were living with a big heavy …

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Bittersweet Becoming

Bittersweet Becoming

“My name is Karla Rae James. I’m 63 years old, I started transitioning just about ten years ago. I did …

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Uýra: The Rising Forest (Uýra: A Retomada da Floresta)

Uýra: The Rising Forest (Uýra: A Retomada da Floresta)

In this film, bursting with all the colours of the rainbow, Uýra, a non-binary visual artist is travelling through the …

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This Is Not Me (Bu ben degilim)

This Is Not Me (Bu ben degilim)

The documentary tells the story of gay men who have had to marry women to hide their sexual orientation in …

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Boylesque

Flirting with death already, but still looking for the love of his life – queer performer Lulla La Polaca is …

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