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In This Moment

April 2024 •English

“In This Moment” follows Love, a trans woman navigating the complexities of polyamory and self-discovery in a world that often challenges her right to exist. As she unravels what it means to be truly seen and cherished, she confronts the ways love manifests—fluid, unpredictable, and boundless, much like the ocean itself. This story is a testament to resilience, intimacy, and the ever-shifting tides of identity and belonging.

Feliz Cumpleaños, Eric

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At his birthday party, a young introvert must confront his family's conservative ideals when his boyfriend unexpectedly shows up.

Na Parede da Memória

June 2024 •Portuguese

Past and present gets mixed up in the mind of poetess Martha, when she bumps into memories she didn't remember she had forgot, regarding her time alongside the young student Elouise.

Totally F***ed Up

August 1994 •English

Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.

DETENTION

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A reserved student wrestles with hidden feelings for his teacher. When he seeks closure, he faces the challenge of unreturned love and accepting difficult truths.

Retalhos

July 2023 •Portuguese

Synonymous With

April 2021 •English

A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.

Hotline

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André, a drag queen who, after a long night out, can't seem to shake off the restless energy pulsating through his veins. Rather than going to bed, he picks up the phone and dials a stranger on a hotline. As their conversation becomes increasingly sexual and revealing, André peels back the layers of his glittering persona to reveal his true self, all while the stranger on the other end delves deeper into his violent fantasies. Exploring themes of queer identity, loneliness, and sexual expression, "Hotline" is a raw and unflinching look at the depths of human desire and the risks we take to connect with each other.

The Guardian

May 2025 •Portuguese

After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.

Kitty

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A homeless, gay 17-year-old, fleeing Mormon conversion therapy, is taken under the wing of an 18-year-old, brash, Black trans sex worker. They create a competition to see who can first contract HIV, in order to secure state benefits and escape the vicious underbelly of homelessness in Atlanta.

Diciembre

January 2013 •Spanish

Amidst the political crisis of December 2001 in Argentina, Clara observes the relationship troubles of her cousin Mara with her boyfriend Tomás. Their sexual bonds are about to undergo some changes as well.

Spare Change

May 2024 •English

Three disillusioned outcasts meet in a laundromat. A punk who's lost his pills, a freshly-kicked-out-of-home youth, and a girl obsessed with vampires. What could go wrong?

This Is (Not) Your Ocean

November 2024 •Catalan

Queer bodies attract, fall in love, falter, perish. Are our bodies more vulnerable, and therefore our loves, too? A poetic video letter; an intimate experiment of image and sound, of heart, head and hormones; and a loving ode to those who have passed on before memories together could be made.

Cynthia

July 2019 •English

A dinner party with old friends takes a shocking turn as wounds are exposed, revelations are made, and the past resurfaces. Over one tense evening, Cynthia learns that some things can never be unsaid.

Streets of Glória

November 2024 •Portuguese

Gabriel, a 24-year-old anthropologist from a wealthy family from the interior of the Northeast, is gay and in the closet. Following the death of his grandmother, he decides to go to Rio de Janeiro to study the lives of sex workers. Seduced by his object of study, Gabriel will become one of them.

On the Go

September 2024 •Spanish

To be, or not to be a mother, that is the question. A road movie where music, sexuality and contradictions accompany the main characters on a trip through southern Spain in a '67 Corvair. Milagros stretches a carefree youth in her last years of fertility while Jonathan seeks solace in Grindr in order to overcome abandonment issues.

Haus

October 2018 •English

A displaced black queer boy finds refuge in his city's underground Kiki Ballroom scene.

Pérolas

November 2008 •Portuguese

A couple in a bed. The young man wakes up, coughs a razor, leaves to shave then coughs up makeup and puts on makeup. The transformation can take place.

One Night Only

July 2017 •English

In this defiantly affirming queer tale, a gorgeously decked-out Australian calls out his date for chastising his "femme" qualities.

Night Disclosure

April 2021 •English

Would you have an affair with your boss? When a young real estate agent, Marc, celebrates his big sale over a nightcap with his married boss, Tom, he soon finds himself in dangerous waters. Leading them to question and push the boundaries of trust, monogamy, and open relationships. Can two men be faithful to each other? Can two men be honest with each other? Some say, No risk, no gain - both in real estate and relationships.