KINOFILM Festival Presents LGBTQ PROGRAMME
SAT 17th May 10.20pm at Mini Cini, Ducie Street Warehouse
LGBTQ Short Films brings together heartfelt stories from across Europe, Manchester, London, Italy, and Brazil, exploring beautiful friendships, intimate journeys, and the search for belonging. This programme blends comedy, emotion, and celebration, delving into identity, freedom, and first loves.
I HAD SEX, BUT…
Dir/Wri/Prod: Ang Li, United Kingdom, 2024, 14:44 min
How would you define intimacy and how would you find it? The filmmaker tried to find it by having his first sexual experiences with strangers. The film shows the interactions between them before and after sex. And after these encounters, the filmmaker had some new thoughts about intimacy and sex.
LOVERS’ STORY: FRAGMENT(S)
Dir/Wri, Marta Irene Giotti, Italy/Korea, 2024, 20:00 min
Set against the shimmering backdrop of Seoul, “Love Story: Fragments” weaves together three poignant love stories that converge on a single, unforgettable summer night.
I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE ON THE MOON
Dir/Wri/Prod: Emily Burke, United Kingdom, 2023, 2:13 min
A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape – literally, to the moon.
PONTO E VIRGULA / LINGER
Dir/Prod: Thiago Kistenmacker, Prod: Bem Medeiros, Ana Lidia Guerrero, Sofia Wickerhauser Brazil, 2025, 18:00 min
João and Vitor used to be paramours but haven’t spoken to each other for 30 years. At 70, they reunite and reconcile past, present, and a possible future after the passing of Vitor’s wife, at a moment when so much of their lives seem to have reached an end.
WITH YOU, IN OUR TOWN
Dir/Wri: Harry Jenkins, Prod: Sam Liddell, United Kingdom, 2025, 14:13 min
When Benny struggles adjusting to coming home from university for the summer, amongst his group of friends who have also changed, he encounters a problem. He realises he has feelings for his childhood best friend, Tom.
ONE NIGHT / UNA NOTTE
Dir/Wri: Alessio Vasarin, Prod: Michela Parlavecchio, Italy, 2025, 18:19 min
Late spring, downtown Bologna, it is almost 3am. GIULIO is waiting for a girl, LARA, outside the club where she works. They are friends with benefits and, as often happens in this type of relationship, one of them would like something more. Giulio needs to talk to her about something that has happened
DIRTY ANGELS
Dir:, Austria, 2025, 7:30 min
Forged by trauma and baptized in noise, the Dirty Angels rise to punish—but the hunt turns savage, and soon, they’re the prey.” Here one with a little more information: “Two victims of ill treatment form a collective, the dirty angels, to strike back against perpetrators. But the more they try to rid the world of them, the more they get sucked into violence and cruelty, whilst being chased by law enforcement.
Total Runtime: 01:35:00
Next Showing ANIMATION SHORTS Programme Sun 18th 6:00pm.
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