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Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narratives in the press influence public perception and the fight for transgender rights.

""I collect. I document. I write down my memories. I’m afraid they’ll disappear." This is how Victoria Verseau introduces her intimate documentary diary, in which she returns to Thailand and to the year 2012, when she underwent her transition. She had long awaited this moment, but then came feelings of uncertainty, amplified by the death of a close friend. The conceptual artist adopts an almost archaeological approach to the past and lays bare the process of writing a personal story that is intrinsically linked to the creation of her own identity. In this deeply felt debut she reveals the joyful aspects and also the dark recesses of transition and, bringing other testimonies into play as well, she critically examines what defines women as women."

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

Rosa, 20, leaves Cape Verde after the death of her husband to settle in Reboleira, a poor district of Lisbon. She works for Nunha, a local matron who runs a small bistro. Caught between the harassment of kingpins and daily police violence, Rosa knows she must keep her cool, as she has a mission: to send money to her two children. To console herself, she sings about her misfortune in the evenings.

Peaches Goes Bananas takes an intimate look at artist and musician Peaches' playful and intoxicating creative world. Real name Merrill Beth Nisker, Peaches left home and her job as a schoolteacher in Canada with the ambition of making a name for herself in the Berlin Underground, combining sex, punk, and the sweet memory of the early '80s, when disco went underground again.

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

Pedro travels from Spain to Argentina for a vacation at his uncle's home, where he meets Maxi again, a childhood friend. Maxi is surprised when he finds out Pedro is gay. When Maxi finds his ex-girlfriend is also there, he asks Pedro to pretend to be his boyfriend to win her back. Pedro accepts the game, unaware of the dangers of playing with love.

In desolate Hong Kong, a gay man imitates the men he has sex with and brings this new persona with him on his next sex date. Only by pretending to be someone else can he be completely himself. He visits the different flats of the men he has met on a dating app, observes their living spaces, tells stories he has heard himself, always varies them slightly and gets new, unpredictable answers.

An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.

As Raman prepares to migrate out of Iran, his friends plot the perfect way to celebrate his impending departure. However, their path is plagued with conflict; an unresolved argument over the accidental death of a friend and a conservative elder brother who looks upon their lives with disdain, further resolves to stop the celebration.

In a remote village in the north, a young girl named Yuri is taught never to go outside after dark and to fear the reclusive forest dwellers known as the Ochi. When Yuri finds an Ochi baby that has been left behind by its pack, she devotedly cares for the little one and embarks on a daring journey to bring it home.

July 23, 2018. An important date for ex-FEMEN leader Oxana Chatchko - the opening of her exhibition of blasphemous icons. So begins a day of wandering across Paris. Amidst encounters with lovers and an art critic, and an appointment to confirm her political refugee status, memories of her past as a feminist activist, and the traumas and betrayals suffered during her fight, resurface. Can she reawaken her desire to live?

Love Alone Can’t Make a Child chronicles the love story and emotional odyssey of Maria and Christiane who, for over a decade, have been trying to fulfil their desire of giving birth to a child of their own. The director, a childhood friend of Maria, lovingly narrates the couple's journey, showcasing their resilience in the face of ever-increasing challenges, and the intricate dynamics of a relationship under tremendous strain. More than anything else, the film continually pursues what love truly means in a long-term romantic relationship.

A thirty-year-old city-dweller compelled to spend ten-day mourning of his father in the rugged countryside of Western India tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, he must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.

The comedy road trip follows Goni and his mother Lemja, as they return from England to find a traditional Albanian bride. Their plans are hilariously disrupted by Luli, a naive character who unintentionally complicates their journey.

In the Bernese Seeland region, a married couple and their adult son run a thriving small business buying, renting and repairing excavators. But the rural idyll is deceptive: since the accidental death of their 19-year-old daughter, their gay son, who wants to study economics in the USA, cannot leave the family home. When the mother drifts into depression and the father falls in love with the village's new choir director, the family structure continues to disintegrate.

After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.

Schoolgirl Totsuko can see other people's feelings as colors. Kimi, an outsider at her school, radiates the most beautiful colors of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music lover. As they rehearse in an old church on a remote island, the music brings them closer and closer together.

Lourenço decides to leave his homophobic family and country behind to get lost in the queer mecca of Provincetown, until the intense and unexpected romance with Maurice, who also feels lost in today's America, changes his life forever.

Director Joseph is working through a new idea for a film and the breakup with his ex-boyfriend Marc. At the same time Sonya, the mother of his son Pino, is suffering from a depression that increasingly tears her from her life.

After an abrupt layoff, Z embarks on a trip across the Midwestern United States in search of a friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid. Traveling with her two closest friends, these three queer black femmes find their priorities tested as shapeshifting threats in each city expose (inter)personal and ideological fractures.

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

Gabriel, a young literature teacher, has just moved to Rio. He discovers Glória, a bar in the neighbourhood, where he soon becomes friends with the magnetic owner Monica. When he meets Adriano, one of her male companions and escort, the chemistry between the two is explosive and a turbulent love affair begins. When Adriano suddenly disappears one day, Gabriel sets off in search of clues and becomes a sex worker himself. When he realises that his obsession with Adriano is leading him down a destructive path, Gabriel has to make decisions to protect himself and his friends at the Glória.

Justine, her husband and their gang of friends come up with a solution to their money problems: organize a fake romantic cruise for Franck, a major investor, who is looking to seduce a woman.