Adi has finished school and, back home, in his idyllic yet isolated village in the Danube Delta, he's making the most of the holidays before he chooses which university to attend. When he is brutally beaten on his way back from the pub one evening, the affinity he felt towards his home is fundamentally altered... Three Kilometres to the End of the World is a story of tunnel vision, homophobia, and the impact of outdated rural traditions on something as pure as parental love. As with his previous two films, director Emanuel Pârvu explores human relationships and the invisible but tangible walls that divide society. The film premiered in the main competition at Cannes. (Source: KVIFF)
{Cannes IFF 2024: Queer Palm}
In the 1994 post-martial law period in Taiwan, Chi-wei, a female college student, joins the strike to fight for their freedom of expression. During the protest, Chi-wei is slowly attracted by Ching, whose boyfriend Kuang is the leader of the student strike. As the chemistry between Chi-wei and Ching gradually intensifies, Kuang also shows a romantic interest in Chi-wei and their love struggles become closely intertwined with politics. Eventually, Chi-wei realizes that her desire and emotion are unconstrained as their creative freedom. For her, it's not only a protest for freedom but also an inner fight for her self-awakening.
debate + DJ set · 180’
Organizer: PRIDE Košice a Saplinq, o.z.
East Slovakia is even more traditional and conservative than the “traditional and conservative Slovakia” we hear about from government press conferences, the benches of parliament or the pulpit. Most East Slovaks vote for parties that actually pride themselves on their hateful rhetoric against LGBTI+ people, competing to see who can trample on their rights the most.
How, then, do LGBTI+ live in families, communities and workplaces permeated with homo- and transphobic narratives? How much courage does it take to come out and live openly in the East? At this discussion, we’ll share our personal experiences (including some funny ones). After the discussion, stick around to enjoy a set by DJ Enby.
The discussion, an FFi accompanying event, is organized by Saplinq, o.z. and PRIDE Košice as part of the project PRIDEme do krajských miest 2024. Is it publicly funded via Fond na podporu umenia, Slovakia’s national fund for the arts
A collection of short documentaries focusing on lives that tend to be hidden. We can witness their most private desires, their most remote memories and their most vulnerable moments. The search for the lost relationship between parent and child or discrimination in society, but especially interpersonal connections are the main themes of films.
With humor and vulnerability, the director reaches out to their distant father as they experiment with a more masculine gender identity. A unique and personal film about growing up and longing for closeness. Dressing up in suits and acting out traditional masculine activities, reveals the potential of rebuilding a lost connection.
Emzo, a courageous queer activist, escaped persecution in Georgia five years ago, finding refuge in Belgium. This short documentary captures his unyielding commitment to the LGBTQ+ cause, showcasing the indomitable spirit of one individual's fight for acceptance and equality.
Between loads of laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the tumultuous story of her gender reassignment journey.
In Croatia, where conservatism still persists, ballroom offers a sanctuary for LGBTQ performers. Valentina (29), a talented voguer and veteran of the scene, struggles while young trans man Teo (21) searches for community and acceptance. He finds both in Valentina, who supports him through his transition while he opens her heart long kept at bay. As their relationship evolves, the young couple begins dreaming of a shared future.
Discussion after the film screening Three Kilometres To the End Of the World
Organizer: SIGNUM – Dúhoví kresťania | SIGNUM – Rainbow Christians
In Slovakia since the 1990s, LGBTI+ Christians have regularly gathered to give each other encouragement and collectively experience their faith in God and His acceptance of their sexual orientations and gender identities. Slovakia’s public figures representing Christianity speak a great deal of God’s love and loving one’s neighbour, but when it comes to LGBTI+ people, they often prioritize their own idea of God’s truth.
Following the screening of the film Three Kilometres to the End of the World, the association SIGNUM – Rainbow Christians will hold a discussion on LGBTI+ people’s experiences in a rural Slovakia that remains dominated by local religious and traditional institutions, often based in fear of the unknown or other.
Mexico, today. Overqualified and exploited, lawyer Rita is wasting her talents working for a large firm far better at whitewashing criminal garbage than serving justice. But an unexpected way out appears, the sort of offers you can't refuse : to help feared cartel boss Juan Del Monte - aka Manitas - retire from his business and disappear forever. Manitas has a plan he's been fine-tuning in secret for years : to become, at last, the woman he's always dreamed of becoming.
The Parisian poet Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis) leads a content married life in the home of his wife's parents, until he invites the talented poet Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) to Paris. Upon his arrival, Rimbaud reveals himself as an arrogant sixteen-year-old rebel, which, unlike others, greatly fascinates Verlaine. The intense friendship between the bohemian poets quickly turns into a passionate love affair... The controversial film by Agnieszka Holland portrays the turbulent life and work of the accursed poets.