Spanning documentary, experimental, and narrative cinema, this programme brings together bold queer voices from across the world. These films explore intimacy, identity, performance, migration, race, and belonging through deeply personal and politically resonant stories. From underground drag culture in Hong Kong and Singapore’s trans history to reflections on love, self-image, and queer desire, each work challenges systems of erasure and normativity. Together, they create a vibrant, emotional portrait of LGBTQ+ lives navigating vulnerability, resistance, and the search for connection.

PROGRAMME:

Almost There. Dir. Mina Eusebio, 1.57 mins, Ireland, Experimental, 2026

A young trans woman struggles with her appearance while getting ready to go out. 

A handsome man. Dir. Marcelo Núñez ,7:10 mins, Peru, Experimental, 2025

Being called handsome is such a weird thing, especially after being left out many times by different men. The handsome promised he would never allow himself to be hurt again, even after the right one just appeared in his life. Can the promise of true love overcome the fear of pain? Is it a risk worth taking? 

A ( ) Job Interview. Dir. Wenhao Shen, 15 mins, China, Ireland, Experimental, 2026

A Chinese gay man attends a series of increasingly absurd “job interviews” that mirror the micro-aggression, negotiations, and power dynamics of gay hookup culture in Dublin.

The Art of Cruising. Dir. Fadzli Jambari ,3:58 mins, Singapore, Documentary, 2026

A gay man describes the frustrations and thrills of picking strangers up for sex and the intimate encounters that ensue in uncanny, deserted pockets of Singapore. 

a_blurred_fluxx_00.avi. Dir. Osadolor Osawemwenze , 25:54 mins, United States, Experimental Documentary, 2026

As an experimental documentary, a_blurred_fluxx_00.avi delves deep into the nuance of today’s Blackqueer youth. This dynamic and non-linear supercut provides a carefully crafted audiovisual space for the multiplicity of Blackqueer self-expressions. 

Twilight Ladies. Dir. Alexe Liebert, Alain Soldeville, 10:50 mins, France, Documentary, 2026

In the 1950s Singapore’s transgender community began to settle in the Bugis street area. Attracted by the street reputation as « the Montmartre of Singapore » tourists and sailors from all over the world came to enjoy themselves until dawn, sometimes being seduced by trans women dressed like divas. In the early 1980s, an urban renovation project planned to demolish the area. 

We Were No Desert. Dir. Agustina Comedi, Chiachio & Giannone, 13:00 mins, Argentina, Short Film, 2026

This short film was born from an installation by Argentine textile artists Chiachio & Giannone. In it, a group of dancers, wearing dresses crafted and sublimated by the artists, challenge the choreography of the “Pericón,” the national folk dance, to question the portrayal of a homeland projected as white, binary, and civilized.The film rejects the conquest imaginary that narrated a void erasing diversity: we were no desert. 

Where do we go?. Dir. Shabnam Singla, 5:58 mins, Estonia, India, United States, Short Film, 2026

A letter from a queer, BIPOC daughter to her mother, describing her visit to a western dreamland, turns into a journey between this new city and herself. 

Hong Kong Heels – 港出我天后. Dir. Elias Fritz, Carlos Laux y Silió, 20 mins, Germany, Hong Kong, Short Film, 2026

Pan lives two lives. During the day, he is the son of a traditional Hong Kong family. But at night, he transforms into the unapologetic drag queen Pansze Diva, entertaining the underground of the city. While building their own drag house, they are still figuring out their own identity.

Screening as part of Queer Spectrum Film Festival 2026 – June 12th-14th.