Organizer: Signum – dúhoví kresťania
screening & debate
in Slovak language
The talented Czech filmmaker Tobiáš Frýdl, following the success of his Czech project, has created its Slovak version titled Faith in the Colors of the Rainbow. The videos feature Slovak pastors and church members who openly proclaim that understanding and support should also extend to LGBTI+ believers. This project shows that even within churches operating in Slovakia, (slow) changes are taking place. The screening is accompained by a discussion with the persons who appeared in the videos - Tobiáš Frýdl, the author; David Hrnko from Signum - Rainbow Christians; and Miroslav Kocúr - publicist, Roman Catholic theologian, and respondent in the filming. They will talk about their involvement in the project, their service to believers, including LGBTQ+ people, and about Church.
Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible? Love, faith and desire collide in Fatima Daas’ acclaimed autobiographical novel adapted by Hafsia Herzi, director of Good Mother (Cannes Un Certain Regard – Ensemble Prize) and You Deserve a Love (Cannes Critics’ Week). Grounded by astounding lead performances, Hafsia Herzi’s film gently navigates the internal conflict between sexuality and religion.
As a baby, Patrick is left by his mother on the steps of the rectory in their small Irish town. He's discovered by Father Liam, coincidentally his real father, and placed in an abusive foster home. By the time he's a teen, Patrick identifies himself as transgendered, renames himself Kitten and sets out for London with a rock group in hopes of finding his mother. Along the way he works variously as a magician's assistant, a sex worker and a dancer.
Organizer: People on Earth
workshop
Queer cross-stitch is an embroidery workshop where you’ll learn how to use the cross-stitch technique to create an embroidery of short quotes or small images. You can create your own original design or pick from the many we’ve prepared for you. You can then use your creation to decorate your clothes or backpack, or even frame it. All the workshop materials are upcycled and provided by us, so you don’t need to bring any with you.
The film captures a period in the life of figure skater Ondrej Nepela, when in 1972 he returns with a gold medal from the Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, marking the peak of his sporting career. At home, he is greeted not only with fame but also with the realities of the communist regime. Everyone treats him like a celebrity, but the sensitive Ondrej longs above all for an escape from this uncomfortable golden cage. He wants to live freely and in harmony with who he feels he truly is. Yet at the last moment, his promised chance to leave for a professional ice revue is forbidden, and he is ordered to compete in another World Championship. Disappointed, Nepela must find new motivation and also come to terms with the tragic death of his best friend, figure skater Hana Mašková.
Honey Don't! is a 2025 film about a private investigator named Honey O'Donahue in Bakersfield, California, who takes on a high-stakes case involving a series of mysterious deaths linked to a strange church. As she investigates, she becomes entangled in a web of religious cults, a charismatic pastor, and an unexpected romance, all while operating within the style of a lesbian B-movie.
After two and a half years of waiting, Saki, a Japanese citizen, and her French wife Tom, are heading to the prefecture to finally pick up Saki's first residence permit. A daunting day awaits them, a day like many others at the immigration office.
After a mysterious girl shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a bird that had just cracked her window, an impromptu bird funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.
The 21-year-old Manu has become a victim of anti-gay violence. Forced to move in with his father Otto, he seeks healing. Despite his desire to move on, suppressed memories haunt him, resurfacing from the depths of his consciousness.
Caline, Oskar, Adrian:a, Till, Stina, Lena, Zoe, Sadia, Dhzein, Amelie … queer, Chechen, Kurdish, four of them Down syndrome superstars: a collective of dancers is about to premiere its show at a theater festival. Then – who else? – a soloist sprains her foot. Everyone in the ensemble knows they’ll have to pull out all the stops. The industry is ruthlessly unforgiving, the clock is ticking, and if the work is not spot on, then bam! – you can be out of the game.
A utopian dance musical, in which normalizing practices are hereby abolished and we witness the breathtaking unfolding of a heterogeneous space of alliances.
Victoire, a 20-year-old judoka, has her trans identity outed in the middle of a tournament. Sonia, her next opponent, refuses to fight her. In the following hour, the gym turns into a battleground where athletes, parents, and officials clash. As debates over fairness and safety escalate, Victoire refuses to become a symbol and focuses on what matters most: her next match.
Marko has no grand plans for the future: life in a small Croatian village suits him just fine. He’ll probably marry his girlfriend soon, look after his younger brother, and work alongside his father in the auto shop. He might even win the arm-wrestling championship one day – and that seems to be all he needs to be happy. Or does it? When Slaven, Marko’s childhood best friend and first love, returns, nothing feels certain anymore. Suppressed desires rise like the nearby river. But while the villagers work together to build a dam against the flood, Marko has no one to help him deal with his emotions. If only he could sandbag them so they’d never escape! In her feature debut, director Čejen Černić Čanak delivers an authentic yet delicate story about the search for inner freedom in a conservative environment. The film premiered at Berlinale and went on to achieve success at the Pula Film Festival in Croatia. (Source: Mezipatra)
Nomi (Elizabeth Berkley) arrives in Las Vegas with only a suitcase and a dream of becoming a top showgirl. She quickly befriends Molly (Gina Ravera), who works at the high-profile Stardust Hotel, and lands a job at a seedy strip club. A chance meeting with Cristal (Gina Gershon), the Stardust's marquee dancer, and her powerful boyfriend, Zack (Kyle MacLachlan), brings Nomi one step closer to realizing her dream. But, as she ascends to the top, Nomi begins to wonder if it's all worth it.
At his mother's New Year’s Eve party Lucas, a young police officer, loses a letter no one was ever meant to read. Amid the backdrop of the suffocating family party, the search for the letter unlocks memories of a past he's tried to forget: months earlier, while working undercover in a mall bathroom, Lucas arrested men by seducing them. But when he encounters Andrew, everything changes. What begins as another setup becomes something far more electric and intimate. As their secret connection deepens and police pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, Lucas finds himself torn between duty and desire.
{Sundance 2025: U. S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for the ensembe}
The film takes place in Toulouse and tells the story of Jean, a 55 year-old policeman who discovers his son, Maxime, and his son's boyfriend hanged in a hotel room. The autopsy shows that he died from an overdose of GHB, just seven minutes after his boyfriend. During an evening organized by Maxime's friends, Jean discovers the club BISOU, where his son used to go. There, he meets Fabien. Trying to know more about what happened, Jean goes to the club several times over and is quickly welcomed by the Bisouers. Fabien becomes attached to him, and Jean starts mixing his mourning with the desire to discover his son's world.
The film will be introduced by the director, Ricky Mastro.