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#FiveFilmsForFreedom
Sharing LGBTQIA+ stories with the world online.

#FiveFilmsForFreedom in partnership with the British Council invites everyone everywhere to show solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities in countries where freedom and equal rights are limited.
From 16 to 27 March 2022, people all over the world can watch five films selected from the Festival for free online.
Since 2015, Five Films for Freedom films have been viewed by 17 million people, in over 200 countries and principalities. Find out more about FiveFilmsForFreedom.
All Those Sensations in My Belly
Sve te senzacije u mom trbuhu
An innovative animation about growing up, coming out and ultimately learning not to take life too seriously.

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Director-Screenwriter
Marko Djeska
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Producer
Drasko Ivezic
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Croatia-Portugal 2020. 13min
Birthday Boy
Vuelta al Sol
It’s César’s birthday. Should he honour his parents’ strict traditions, or embrace his real identity?

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Director
Judith Corro
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Producer
Gilberto Loffer
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Screenwriter
Luis Alfaro
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Panama 2020. 7min
For Love
Against all odds, two women try to resist being torn apart by the UK’s brutal immigration system.

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Director-Screenwriter
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
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Producer
Emily Morgan
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UK 2021. 13min
Frozen Out
A Chinese artist, in self-imposed exile in Iowa, is drawn to deserted places.

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Director-Screenwriter
Hao Zhou
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Producer
Tyler Hill
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China-USA 2021. 5min
SUNDAY
Every Sunday, Kamble goes to the barber shop. But it’s not his hair he’s thinking of, it’s the guy who cuts it.

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Director
Arun Fulara
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Producers
Arun Fulara, Darshana Binakar, Rangoli Agarwal, Pooja Chauhan
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India 2020. 10min

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