QUEER XPERIMENTAL

LEATHER GRAVES — Malic Amalya
US — 2024 — 12’ — muet
In a cemetery, queer people wander on the tenuous border between mourning and ecstasy: in memory of our siblings.

ABORTION PARTY — Julian Mellen
ES — 2026 — 13’ — VO EN
After managing to pull together the money for her abortion, the filmmaker decides to celebrate by throwing a party. Among the guests are her geriatric ska musician neighbor, semi-retired gang members, her delightfully filthy gay roommate, and the ever-present bedbugs.

DARIA’S NIGHT FLOWERS — Maryam Tafakory
FR/IR/UK — 2025 — 16’ — VO FA
n her first manuscript, Daria recounts her love for a mysterious girl in a country where love stories turn into crime scenes.

SKIN DESPAIR — Mireia Vilapuig
ES — 2025 — 20’ — VO ES
“The summer I turned 13, I got a camera. I have only one video from that year. I don’t know if I erased everything or if I just wanted to forget.”

VIBRATIONS — Miguel Soll
BE — 2025 — 13’ — VO FR/PT
An essay exploring the relationship between explicit imagery and sexuality, on screen and in real life.

VULKAN — Julia Zakia
BR/FR — 2025 — 15’ — VO EN/FR
A sensitive portrait of a lesbian love triangle. Between the waves, poems and kisses, desire is burning.

TWO DREAMS ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD — Frances Damien Arpaia
US — 2026 — 5’ — VO EN
Two lovers each recall one of their dreams.
Frances Arpaia is a queer trans woman who lives in Brooklyn and makes weird films. Through her work, she explores everything from queer life in NYC and the struggles of community and connection, to longform experimental works.