17. Queer Lion Award: films in competition
The line-up of the 16 titles competing for the 17. Queer Lion Award is possible thanks to the direct and precious collaboration of the…
The line-up of the 16 titles competing for the 17. Queer Lion Award is possible thanks to the direct and precious collaboration of the…
The line-up of the 19 titles competing for the 16. Queer Lion Award is possible thanks to the direct and precious collaboration of the…
L’origine du mal by Sébastien Marnier (France, Canada, 125’, 2022) Stéphane, a humble factory worker, unexpectedly finds herself living a wealthy life when she…
Chleb i sól (Bread and Salt) by Damian Kocur (Poland, 100’, 2022) Tymek, a young pianist, student of the Warsaw University of Music, returns…
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy by Nancy Buirski (Usa, 101’, 2022) 1969: with Midnight Cowboy, John Schlesinger, Waldo Salt…
Les damnés ne pleurent pas (The Damned Don’t Cry) by Fyzal Boulifa (France, Belgium, Morocco, 110’, 2022) Fatima-Zahra and her adolescent son Selim move…
L’immensità by Emanuele Crialese (Italy, France, 97’, 2022) Rome, in the 70s: a world suspended between new districts still being built and tv shows…
TÁR by Todd Field (Usa, 158’, 2022) Lydia Tár is an acclaimed composer who rose to become the first female chief conductor of a…
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras (Usa, 113’, 2022) Directed by Academy Award winning director Laura Poitras, the film will weave…
Monica by Andrea Pallaoro (Usa, Italy, 113’, 2022) Monica, a trans woman, returns to her hometown in the Midwest for the first time in…
The Whale by Darren Aronofsky (Usa, 117’, 2022) Having abandoned his family for his gay lover, Charlie seems unable to process the grief after…
Il signore delle formiche by Gianni Amelio (Italy, 134’, 2022) The film is inspired by the true story of playwright and poet Aldo Braibanti,…
Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley (Uk, 97’, 2022) It’s 1988. Thatcher’s government have just passed a law that stereotypes lesbians and gays as paedophiles,…
Lobo e cão (Wolf and Dog) by Cláudia Varejão (Portugal, 111’, 2022) Ana was born on an island. She is a middle child. The…
Běžná selhání (Ordinary Failures) by Cristina Groșan (Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, 84’, 2022) A misfit teenager, an anxious mother, and a recent widow…
Aus meiner Haut (Skin Deep) by Alex Schaad (Germany, 103’, 2022) At first glance, Leyla and Tristan are a happy young couple. But when…
Eismayer by David Wagner (Austria, 87’, 2022) Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared instructor in the Austrian army. His brutal approach have jeopardised his…
Casa Susanna by Sebastien Lifshitz (France, Usa, 97’, 2022) In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the…