IQMF: Edhi Alice
An elegant portrait of two South Korean women in transition that calmly unfolds. The first part focuses on Edhi, a modest and cheerful woman who hopes to feel good in her own body after her surgery. The second part of the film revolves around Alice, a quiet personality who is at a different stage in […]
Best Of IQMF 2018: Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta)
Pedro earns a living in chat rooms. He transforms himself into NeonBoy in front of the webcam. Slowly, this young man dips his fingers into pots of coloured paint and glides them across his naked body. But things change when Pedro notices that somebody is imitating his performances. He agrees to go on a date […]
IQMF: Norwegian Dreams
Robert moves from the Polish countryside to work on a fish processing factory on the coast of Norway. There he falls in love with Ivar who is openly gay and a member of the workers union. Robert is hiding his sexual orientation from the other Polish immigrant workers. When Ivar helps the Polish to start […]
IQMF: Short Film Program 2025 incl. Q&A
I Don’t Want to Be Just a Memory Duration: 20’ Director: Sarnt Utamachote Language: English, Spanish Subtitles: English Country: Germany Year: 2024 Synopsis: Berlin queer community members mourn the substance abuse-related loss of their friends by sharing memories and rituals. Resembling glow-in-the-dark fungi, they radiate light together as a network of support and care. 事過方覺 […]
IQMF x 100% Manusia Film Festival: Gado Gado 1 incl. Q&A
GOLDEN FRAMES IN THE CLOSET (JEMARI YANG MENARI DI ATAS LUKA-LUKA) 16 Mins | 2019 | Drama | Indonesia |Indonesian with English subtitles (Non Dialogue) Director : Putri Sarah Amelia A mortuary cosmetologist has to face a dilemma when she receives a job from a mother who had lost her child in an accident. A […]
IQMF: Dreamers
A love story and escape movie set in an immigration removal centre. A woman named Isio is caught working without papers. Relocated and trapped inside Hatchworth Removal Centre, she learns that finding love, friendship and freedom sometimes means doing the wrong things.
IQMF: Come La Notte incl. Q&A
After years of separation, three Filipino siblings, all domestic workers in Italy, reunite in their older sister Lilia’s inherited villa. As the night deepens, their long-awaited reunion stirs old memories and unspoken grievances. The air is thick with the weight of what has been left unsaid over time, as the siblings navigate the delicate distance […]
IQMF: Chinese Queer Shorts (Curated by Popo Fan) incl. panel talk
新前門大街New Beijing, New Marriage Duration: 18’ Director: Popo Fan, David Cheng Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English Country: China Year: 2009 Synopsis: On the Valentine’s Day in 2019, a gay couple and a lesbian couple chose to have their wedding photos taken on the Qianmen Street in Beijing. On this beautiful spring day in Beijing, a […]
IQMF: Between Goodbyes
When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to the surface alongside tenderness, humor, and tenacity.
Best of 2024 IQMF SHORTS (5 shorts)
The ticketlink is located at the bottom of this page Du bist So Wunderbar (Paradise Europe) Duration: 17’ Director: Leandro Goddinho, Paulo Menezes Language: German, English, Portuguese Subtitles: English Country: Germany Year: 2023 Synopsis: Edu is a 20-something-year-old Brazilian gay man living and working for Amazon in the German capital, while also struggling to fit […]