Misericordia and A House Is Not A Disco
Bun Tikki
(Country: India; Year: 2024; Director: Faraz Arif Ansari; Writer: Faraz Arif Ansari; Stars: Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Aman, Abhay Deol, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Rohaan Singh)
A child learns to navigate the challenges of identity and belonging as he struggles to fit into society's norms and build a loving relationship with his father. Meanwhile, his grandmother, harbouring secrets of her own, teaches him to embrace his uniqueness.
Desire Lines
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Jules Rosskam; Writer: Nate Gualtieri; Stars: Theo Germaine, Aden Hakimi, Grant Carriker, Larry Dane, Chevon Dortch, Mike Geraghty, Emilie Modaff, Brandon Rivera, Emj Saab, Steve Silver, Diego Torrado)
Past and present collide when an Iranian American trans man time-travels through an LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to unravel his own sexual desires.
Drive Back Home
(Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Michael Clowater; Writer: Michael Clowater; Stars: Alan Cumming, Charlie Creed-Miles, Clare Coulter, Sprague Grayden)
A gruff New Brunswick plumber reluctantly drives to Toronto to bail his estranged, gay brother out of jail. Forced together, the brothers face their differences on their journey home.
A House Is Not A Disco
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Brian J Smith; Stars: Doug Harris, Scott Bromley, Marc Christensen, Crayton Robey)
What if you really did put all the gays on an island? In this vibrant portrait of queer paradise Fire Island Pines, past and present blur as the iconic beach town bands together to celebrate its legacy and redefine itself for a new, inclusive era.
I'm Your Venus
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Kimberly Reed; Stars: Gisele Alicea, Daniella Carter, Gia Marie Love, John Pellagatti Jr., Joseph Pellagatti, Louie Pellagatti, Michael Roberson, Maximo Xtravaganza, Venus Xtravaganza)
Documentary considering the unsolved murder of Paris Is Burning star Venus Xtravaganza.
Misericordia
(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Alain Guiraudie; Writer: Alain Guiraudie; Stars: Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jean-Baptiste Durand, David Ayala, Jacques Develay, Sébastien Faglain, Salomé Lopes)
A stranger’s appearance exposes the weird behaviour and the secret desires of a village's residents.
