Vice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down. Based on real events.
Directed by David Wagner
Yael, a teenager struggling to figure himself out, finds things complicated when his best friend Aaron openly expresses affection. After rejecting Aaron, Yael’s realization comes through witnessing his older brother’s emotional struggles, prompting him to rethink his actions and mend their friendship.
Director: Michèle Flury
For a Lost Soldier follows Jeroen, a young boy evacuated from wartime Amsterdam, who forms an intimate bond with Canadian soldier Walt. What begins as warmth and safety becomes a confusing first love that stays with him long after the soldier leaves, shaping the man he later becomes.
Directed by Roeland Kerbosch
David and Chris spice up their stagnant relationship by turning to a gay dating app, but this unwittingly throws their lives into turmoil.
Director: Jirka Cerny
Student Valeria is trying to find her ex-boyfriend Ewan who told her he was gay and left. She meets Fynn who seems closer to Ewan than she thought.
Directed by Lukas Liedig
Matthias lives in Berlin. Matthias likes techno. Matthew likes Matthias. Matthew wants Matthias. Matthew wants to be Matthias.
Director: Drew Lint
A haunting portrait of a well-established German family living on the outskirts of Berlin in their ideal world, but are slowly shaken by external influences.
Director: Curtis Burz
After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who’s better.
Director: Sherry Hormann
Prora, on the Baltic Sea. Mysterious, endless. In this deserted former Nazi holiday camp and communist military complex, teenagers Jan and Matthieu embark on an adventure that puts their friendship at risk.
Director: Stephane Riethauser
Thomas and Manni meet after a long time in a backyard. The long-awaited reunion brings back common memories and lets them revel in the past. Suddenly both are confronted with their different expectations and hopes for the future.
Director: Kim Culetto
Cyrus belongs to a group of gay, lesbian, bi, trans* and queer wizards, the Queltin. They are despised by their fellow men and hunted by the Shadow Clan. Cyrus must therefore leave his home. In search of a safe place to live, he meets Prince Tamino. Tamino is in great trouble himself and can really use Cyrus’ help to prevent an impending war.
Late summer in Berlin. The city is pulsating and friends Fabian, Bene, and Richard are wandering aimlessly through the big urban jungle.
Director: Christin Freitag
At the German Juristentag in Munich in 1867, he publicly called for the impunity of same-sex sexual acts for the first time in a speech, which led to tumultuous scenes among the audience and his speech being broken off.
Director: Sven Niemeyer
Jonas’s father expresses his enthusiasm about drag queen Conchita Wurst’s victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Hence, his 18-year-old son works up the courage to come out as a homosexual and introduce his boyfriend to his parents …
Director: René Kmet
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father’s values.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Sog (“Suction”) is a force that draws something to another body. It is an attraction that is difficult to escape.
Director: Jannik Gensler
Second-generation Irani-German Parvis works at a refugee shelter where he meets brother and sister Irani refugees and develops a tenuous romance with Amon as his friends attempt refugee status.
Director: Faraz Shariat
From prolific director Tor Iben comes a new thriller about a lonely young man who becomes dangerously obsessed with a stranger. After encountering him during a burglary, Tom begins stalking and antagonizing the attractive young Lars. When Lars finds out about Tom’s intentions, he manages to turn the tables on him, leading to a shocking confrontation.
A poetic and melancholic short film about two brothers with different intentions. A personal struggle involving obsession, abuse, and guilt.
Director: Marcus Schwenzel
Tom, 16, lives in a small town in Bavaria and is about to admit his homosexuality to society. Being mobbed and threatened in school and after some exiting experiences he overcomes his own barriers and makes his dream come true: getting into contact with others.
