Fierce, fearless, and fabulously unfiltered (almost) – this selection of queer shorts celebrates queer heroes and villans with all their rights and wrongs. Whether navigating the end of the world or enduring a dinner date with a high-school enemy, these stories spotlight queer resilience, joy, and chaos in equal measure, and each film is a testament to the art of slaying, serving, and surviving (literally).
🎤 Films are screened in their original language, with Ukrainian SDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) and English subtitles and audio description using the Podyv app.
❗ These films may contain potentially triggering or disturbing elements, such as violence, blood, nudity, and death.
🔞 Age restrictions:16+
This program is supported by the British Council Ukraine.
Program partner of the screening: Reclaim the Frame (UK)
DIE BULLY DIE
Director: Nathan Lacey, Nick Lacey
Country: Australia
Duration: 10
Seventeen years on, Max’s dinner with his high-school bully stirs up dangerous old feelings he thought were buried.
WATER SPORTS
Director: Whammy Alcazaren
Country: Philippines
Duration: 20
Jelson and Ipe, students deep in love, undergo trials of the mind and body as they prepare themselves to survive a world devastated by climate change. Though life may be harsh and unforgiving, They believe what their teacher says in that a strong heart and mind can triumph with an iron will. But Jelson and Ipe soon learn that maybe the best way to survive the end of the world is to simply just live, laugh, and love.
#SLAY
Director: Ray de Mesa
Country: USA
Duration: 18
A beauty influencer wannabe must battle murder allegations when a social media celebrity dies suddenly.
CARVE
Director: Femke Huurdeman
Country: USA
Duration: 7
Sculptor Bea deals with the aftermath of a break up when a couple arrives in her Plaster workshop. When they order a custom made art piece to solidify their love, something gets triggered inside Bea. Whilst making the mold she comes up with a different plan for them.
HOPEPUNK
Director: Vasiliki Lazaridou
Country: Greece
Duration: 20
Rebellious driver Andi and a restless zombie named Pina are driving through the city with a dark secret in the trunk. Their destination is HOPEPUNK, a queer zombie squat at the edge of town where they set a trap for a gang of nationalist taxi drivers that has spread its filthy tentacles across the dead-zone metropolitan highways, controlling the streets of Athens.
5 MINUTES WITH CLÉMENTINA
Director: Pedro Hasrouny
Country: Portugal
Duration: 5
An interview with Clémentina, who has a penchant for murder.
¡BESO DE LENGUA!
Director: José Luis Zorrero
Country: Mexico
Duration: 15
Itzcóatl and Moisés are on their first date. After a couple of hours of getting to know each other, they “play” an unusual and riveting game.