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June 5, 2025
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Director: Chheangkea
Producers: Daniel Mattes, Karen Madar
During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
Meet Me Again
Director: Julio César Silva García
Producer: Maya Vishnú Avilés
At a wild party, queer teen Almos uncovers a betrayal that forces him to confront his fears to rediscover his identity.
The Last Round
Director: Julio Cesar SilvaProducer: Maya Vishnú
Fifty-year-old Carmela wakes up in a crumbling cantina, her head pounding and memories hazy. Confused and disoriented, she confronts Agustín, the enigmatic bartender who seems to know more than he lets on.
Amida
Director: Majid Mirhashemi
Producer: Mohammadreza Ataei
Qasem, a young man on the verge of gender transition, is invited by his brothers to a celebration where he receives a new name and becomes Parvaneh. But the arrival of his eldest brother Khandadash disrupts the calm, revealing the true intentions of the brothers.
Evaders
Director: Hudson Shelton
Producers: Catie Loth, Cece King
In an authoritarian future America, the government controls gender and family life. Ziya and Walker, two 17-year-olds, anxiously await their next birthday, which marks their Specification ceremony: the day when they must choose to be male or female.
The Last Goodbye
Director: Ahlaam Yasmin
Producers: Moyo Abiona, Ahlaam Yasmin
After a breakup, Nic and Kitty reunite at a park to clean up loose ends. Sometimes, relationship changes aren’t for better or worse—it’s just different.
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Director: Amanda StrongProducers: Maral Mohammadian, Nina Werewka
Dove, a gender-shifting warrior, uses their Indigenous medicine (Inkwo) to protect their community from an unburied swarm of terrifying creatures.
