LGBT+

8 films

Stories about the road to self-acceptance and difficult attempts to live in harmony with oneself.

Imperial (Impériale)
dir. Coline Confort
22′dok2022
Eva is passionate about history and dreams about taking part in an enormous and prestigious historical reconstruction. Unfortunately, to join the Napoleonic army she needs to be a man. The girl decides to outsmart 200-year-old rules and regulations and join the army doubly dressed up – as a male soldier.
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Is There Anybody Out There? (Czy jest tam ktoś?)
dir. Ella Glendining
87′dok2023
The film director and protagonist in one defies stereotypes related to otherness and disability. Despite a severe body deformity, she lives her life to the fullest and finds fulfilment as a woman and artist. To find out whether there are people with a similar affliction elsewhere in the world, she sets off on a journey.
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Awards:Silver Horn / Special Award
Like Wave Like Cloud (Lànghuā xiàng shì yī duǒ yún)
dir. Yulin Yang
17′fab2023
Two feet meet in the depth of an ocean. The next wave opens up a new chance for a wonderful surfer’s slide, you just need to let water and energy carry you without much thinking. Isn’t it also a recipe for a successful partnership? Somewhere at the end of the world, a relationship between two women is put to the test.
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  From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

Little Richard: I Am Everything

dir. Lisa Cortés

98′dok2023

How did a black homosexual boy from the American South become the icon of rock and roll and a glam rock precursor? The director presents his biography, complicated and full of turns of action. On the screen, there are Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and John Waters, all fascinated with him.

Mommies

dir. Maria Sidiropoulou, Elvira Krithari

26′dok2022

There are many legends that surround the in vitro procedure. The film directors decided to give voice to the women who have experienced this form artificial insemination from two different perspectives. Ioanna is a recipient who owes her maternity to the procedure, while Rosa, who has never wanted to be a mother, becomes an anonymous donor.

Online edition of the 63rd KFF

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From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

Much Ado about Dying

dir. Simon Chambers

84′dok2022

The director returns from India to London to take care of his elderly uncle. David, a former actor, is a single gay man, an eccentric and colourful person. The plan was to record a farewell, but the uncle is not intent on dying. He gives his nephew one last lesson.

Online edition of the 63rd KFF

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From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

My Old Gals (Moje stare)

dir. Natasza Parzymies

25′fab2023

Zofia and Ania are two senior ladies, each quite a character. They have already put the years of madness behind them – or maybe not yet? They have not seen each other for half a century. Each followed her own path. Now, they meet again and set off on a journey together like Thelma and Louise to grapple with life and their dreams. Or maybe it is all lost?

Online edition of the 63rd KFF

VOD
From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

Who I Am Not

dir. Tunde Skovran

105′dok2023

Sharon was a finalist of the Miss South Africa beauty pageant, while Dimakatso is a well-known activist. What they share is intersexuality, i.e. they possess traits of both sexes. Meanwhile, the world requires them to unambiguously declare their identity, which is not always in line with their subjective feelings.

Awards:Silver Horn