A showcase of the best LGBTQ+ films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS (from Feedback Film Festival):
Best Feature Film: XENA: No Apologies
Best Short Film: GOSSAMER
Best Direction: RADICAL HARMONIES (a LEGACY film)
Best Social Awareness Film: MARIE / TOWNHALL OF CARDS
Best Documentary Film: LUIS AT HOME
Best Story: OUT OF CHECKLIST
Best Performances: Entrelacés en Bleu
RADICAL HARMONIES (a LEGACY film), 88min., USA
Directed by Dee Mosbaher
RADICAL HARMONIES (2002) is an 88-minute documentary produced and directed by Academy AwardTM nominee Dee Mosbacher that chronicles the history of queer music by women (mostly lesbian). Through festival and performance footage, interviews, and archival material from the 1960s to the 1990s, RADICAL HARMONIES delves into a musical culture based on a commitment to feminism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/radical-harmonies-audience-feedback
XENA: No Apologies, 94min., USA
Directed by Judy A. Kim
‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ wasn’t just a TV show – it spawned a cultural revolution that changed lives. This documentary explores the show’s cultural, feminist and LGBTQ impact through interviews with fans, cast members, and cultural commentators.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/xena-no-apologies-audience-feedback
MARIE / TOWNHALL OF CARDS, 11min., France
Directed by Hamon Keven, Cathelineau Renaud
Marie is a transgender woman. After a late transition, committed to fighting discrimination, through encounters and struggles, she decides to run for municipal elections and wins over 63% of the votes…
LUIS AT HOME, 11min., Canada/Mexico
Directed by Francisco Passuelo
Luis, a Mexican immigrant in Canada reflects on the aftermath of leaving his homeland and coming out as a gay man. Since arriving in Vancouver in 2007, Luis has established himself as a Canadian citizen, yet his experience reveals that the search for happiness goes beyond borders and legal status.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/luis-at-home-audience-feedback
OUT OF CHECKLIST, 26min., Czechia
Directed by Roman Němec
Twelve-year-old, hyper-rational David pays an unannounced visit to his father’s Prague apartment. Following a coming out and a subsequent divorce, his father lives alone and already has weekend plans. In a pinch, he convinces the only person available – a hook-up from Grindr – to look after David for the weekend. What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/out-of-checklist-audience-feedback
GOSSAMER, 21min., UK
Directed by Hamish Sturgeon
Set between glamour and decay, Gossamer explores identity, memory, and transformation through a character caught between survival and self-expression. As past and present blur, a fragile alter ego emerges, revealing the delicate threads that hold a life together.
https://www.instagram.com/hamishgsturgeon
https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/gossamer-audience-feedback
Entrelacés en Bleu, 18min., Canada
Directed by Tayler Gladue
3 strangers struggle to find where they fit in a world that demands too much from them. Little do they realize how impactful and connected their lives actually are.
https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/entrelaces-en-bleu-audience-feedback
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 