Bodies

Stories of sex, identity and transformation.

10s Across the Borders

Sze-Wei Chan’s soulful documentary takes a deep dive into Southeast Asian ballroom culture.

Bearcave

In this gorgeously shot drama, a friendship between two girls soon reveals hidden depths.

The Broken R

Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren’s film reflects upon his rare genetic condition and his sexual identity.

Cherri

This poignant, melancholic character study promotes respect for diverse body types.

Don’t Come Out

In Victoria Linares Villegas’ gory and gloriously fun film, a queer medical student grapples with her sexuality as deadly forces pursue her.

Jaripeo

Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig’s captivating, dreamlike documentary journeys into the world of Mexican rodeos.

Keep Coming Back

An 18-year-old Uruguayan navigates grief, financial struggles and uncontrollable hormones.

Low Rider

Campbell X’s long-awaited second feature takes us on a fun ride across South Africa.

Maspalomas

This portrait of elder queer desire highlights the importance of reconciling all parts of ourselves.

Mickey & Richard

A frank portrait of Richard Bernstein, aka 1980s porn star Mickey Squires.

Perro Perro

Argentinian filmmaker Marco Berger presents a boldly absurdist fairy tale.

Queen of Coal

In this defiant portrait of self-determination, a woman yearns to work in a male-dominated world.

The Serpent’s Skin

Lesbian goths and vampiric trade abound in this punk, trans-led queer horror.

A Sweetness from Nowhere

Ester Bergsmark ruminates on trans violence and healing, in this evocative and personal film.

Treat Me Like Your Mother

Based on the book Trans* Histories from Beirut’s Forgotten Past, this kaleidoscopic documentary is a contemplative journey through the lives of five Lebanese women.

Warla

In Kevin Alambra’s provocative drama, a group of vigilante Filipino trans women kidnap foreign businessmen to fund gender-affirming surgeries.

We Are Pat

Examining an androgynous character on Saturday Night Live, this uproarious, thoughtful film invites trans comedians to recreate and reclaim Pat.

Short film programmes

Edges of Belonging

From queer immigrants striving to find their place in the world to a solitary farmer’s quiet existence and a young man’s erotic fixation, this programme explores lives on the margins, and the ways people forge bonds, find intimacy and meaningful connections, and a place to belong.

Fragments of Us

A collection of UK shorts exploring desire, trauma and identity. Through moments of connection, courage and honesty, they illuminate the struggles and triumphs that shape our most vulnerable selves.

Having the Last Laugh

When life gives you lemons, laughter is a tonic. Here are trans tales of levity, liberation and looking for love, featuring fundraising sexcapades, gender-flipping frolics and bodily autonomy in abundance.

She Got Claws!

Trans Femmes fight back with curses, crime, cults and cunning monstrosity in this seductive selection of high-femme shorts. Dolls, its late-stage capitalism embrace your inner creature!