QUEER Filmfest Weiterstadt 2024

A 16-year-old boy who spends the summer with his grandparents falls in love with an older young man, but when tragedy strikes he falls into a dark hole of self-harm, lust, and loneliness.

Using diary excerpts, photographs and memories from companions, the film paints the portrait of the artist Jürgen Baldiga who sensitively and authentically captured the West Berlin queer scene of the 1980s and early 1990s with his camera.

Helen lives with her ex-husband, his 20-year-old girlfriend, their new baby, and his dying mother Gwen. Her life is a grind, and like all the other women she toils with at the local chicken factory, her life spent in service of the clock.

When he returns home for his father's birthday, a man finds that his family is struggling to accept his transition.

Lia, a retired teacher, has promised to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. Her search takes her to Istanbul where she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to feel closer than ever.

A gay filmmaker becomes involved with an obsessive fan while still pining for his absent true love. Meanwhile, he shares a close but complex relationship with his trans sister, an actress.

Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.

Adam, trying to be a good husband and father in a small town in Poland. But Adam starts to feel increasingly uncomfortable in his body, one that doesn't reflect his true identity.

Two sheltered siblings from a conservative household face personal revelations that challenge their family's strict beliefs, forcing them to navigate between authenticity and tradition.

In the summer of 1996, Tamara enjoys the last few weeks in the village where she lives on the coast of Alagoas before going to Brasília. Over the summer, however, Tamara meets and gets attracted to a mysterious girl nicknamed "Heartless".

The documentary chronicles about four decades in a small farming village of Eressos on the island of Lesbos, where lesbian women from around the world have been gathering since the late '70s.

Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.

After three years, Antonio and Luca are reunited. Antonio, a successful pastry chef, still has feelings for Luca, who is now engaged to Tancredi. Antonio is convinced that the past has come back to help them.

When a media storm threatens the marriage between a Vicar and his Samoan boyfriend something extraordinary happens.

Gentle or rough, blonde or shaved, cis or trans, long term inmates or those newly admitted: women re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison, in trance and balance, voguing and singing.

Kheìdidja, in her forties, works for a wealthy Parisian family who offers her the opportunity to take care of their children for a summer in Corsica. It's an opportunity for her to return with her daughters, Jessica and Farah, to the island they left fifteen years earlier in tragic circumstances.

Dancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas meet and form a beautiful bond. As they dive into a new relationship, they must navigate how to build their own kind of intimacy.

Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. Following a tragedy, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey to Pakistan - guided by memories of her mother's youth in Karachi and her own coming-of-age in rural Canada.

In Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of color recreates Ballroom culture on their own terms. A portrait of the dramas, the voguing performances, and the art of shade, 50 years after its inception in New York.

After years together, Thom and Henry are in a rut. Is the only hope of saving their marriage divorce?

Love between cultures and conventions: There is no straight path for Marie Theres and Fa. A heartfelt and clever romantic comedy about two middle aged women who refuse to be pushed to the sideline of life.

Elias develops feelings for his new neighbor Alexander. He soon realizes he's falling in love for the first time.

Samuel used to form a couple with Laetitia before she left him for Gaëlle. Today he's been invited to their home. Together, they will try to perform an act of love.