Félix Maritaud

Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.

In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.

Léo, a 22-year-old homeless sex worker searches for genuine love on the streets of Strasbourg.

When Jonas was 14 he met the charismatic but mysterious Nathan. In addition to guiding him in his sexuality, Jonas soon confronts something dark and even dangerous about his new friend. Now an attractive, sexually assured adult, memories still haunt him. Trying frantically to put the missing pieces together, Jonas becomes determined to break the shackles of the past and finally set himself free.

A sexual reverie unfolds over the course of one ethereal night. Characters wander through an erotic maze of love and lust, blurring the lines between wet dream and lucid nightmare as a macabre, erotic stage performance sends a ripple of lustful desires through its audience and performers.

Two actresses, Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg, are on a film set telling stories about witches.

Mock porn trailer directed by Yann Gonzalez for Knife+Heart (2019).

Today is a day like any other for Kalthoum and her girlfriends. They sip cocktails, look for sex on the Internet, impatiently wait for love and once again, endure the transphobic insults of strangers. But today it’s not going to be like that: the four transgender friends will imagine their revenge.

During a night of drinking, M. arrives by chance in an apartment where an orgy takes place. Embarrassed, he locks himself in the bathroom where he will find a sleeping guy he knows pretty well.

Short companion film to Christine and the Queens' EP.

In an abandoned warehouse, a crowd is dancing as one on 145 BPM techno music. Among them is Dustin, a young transgender woman and crew: Felix, Raya and Juan. As the night draws on, collective hysteria morphs into sweet melancholy, and euphoria into yearning for tenderness.

Prominent politician Louis Durieux is accused of having murdered his wife, found dead in their hotel room. The case blows up into an intense media storm. Is he guilty or innocent? Nobody knows. Perhaps not even him...

Boris is around 20 years old and lives on the road with his disturbed father. When his boss offers him a better job at the restaurant where he works, Boris sees a way out off this rambling life.

La flame

Getting away, that's the only thing that's real. For Manue, here there's nothing to hope for, whereas in America everything is possible. On the next pier, a container ship is heading for Massachusetts and they're looking for sailors. Gaffia agrees to hold Manue's hand for the long voyage.

Nearly 3 hours of LGBTQ and Coming-of-Age short films and music videos await you in the debut of Altered Innocence’s cinematic mixtape supreme! Films from established auteurs like Peter Strickland, Cam Archer, João Nicolau, and Yann Gonzalez join fresh new voices such as Alexis Langlois, Shaun Hughes, Caroline Poggi, and Jonathan Vinel. Cruising, dancing, naked wrestling, trans terrorism, first love, bullies, femme fatales, band practice, and more is in store! The short films are: After School Knife Fight (2017); Bunny (2018); Doors Cut Down [En malas compañías] (2000); Gabber Lover (2016); Wild Haggis [Gambozinos] (2013); GUO4 (2019); Hunt [Jakt] (2018); Terror, Sisters! [De la terreur, mes sœurs!] (2019). The music videos are: 'Les vacances continuent' by Perez (2015); 'Niemand' by Kompromat (2019); 'Our Time' by Imperial Teen (2002).

Tom, 11 years old, lives in a trailer home on the edge of the woods with Joss, his young mother. The two of them support each other and show unwavering optimism. While Joss is away working small jobs, Tom keeps himself occu- pied. One day, a young man fresh out of prison breaks into their home and their lives, and disrupts the equilibrium.

In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant's shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.

Emerging Montreal drag queen Simon must deal with two impossible loves: a passionate, yet destructive affair with Oliver and a cold relationship with his mother, who's just returned after a 15-year absence.

Today is Raphael’s funeral. His young wife Lola doesn’t know what to do with her sadness, or with her 7-year-old son’s, or with anyone’s. Her sister Margaux is here, though they have been estranged for years. On their way to the ceremony, Lola forces Margaux to flee the procession and to take them away from this sad reality. During this improvised trip, the two sisters will rediscover each other and relearn freedom. The freedom of not wanting to bury the man you love.

LIEB MICH! - Gay Shorts Volume 7

Adrien Kaminsky is a young French teacher in a high school in Le Havre. Passionate, he gives his all to his job, and the students give it back to him. When a student discovers that he is homosexual, he falls off his pedestal and is soon violently assaulted in front of the school. As the assault sends a wave through the system, Adrien begins to doubt his vocation.

Je fixais des vertiges

Un monde violent

Camille a 16 years old pregnant girl was placed in a maternal center by the Judge. She became friends with Alison, an immature young mother, and fought against the authority of Nadine, an educator as passionate as she was disillusioned.

Within my walls, many people are taking a break. Waiting to live.

When aimless Manon begins work at À mon seul désir, a strip club that offers high concept performances, she instantly bonds with her fellow strippers, particularly Mia, an aspiring actress with a boyfriend and child. Manon learns that it is “not easy money, but fast money” and when she finds herself falling for Mia, she is forced to question her priorities as she explores her newfound erotic life.

The second volume of an international collection of five short films focusing on men, including: Enter (2018); Free Fall [Caída libre] (2018); Haze [Ocaso] (2014); Mr. Fox [Sr. Raposo] (2018); Twice [Due volte] (2018).

This year 34 actresses and actors were selected by the Revelations Committee of the Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques. And it is the talented Yann Gonzalez, a booming filmmaker, who offers us his vision of this emerging cinema. An esthete of image and light, he chose to shoot his film on 35mm film, bringing a unique texture and atmosphere to this work imbued with lyricism and seduction. Captivating music, dreaminess and intensity are the key words of his creation. Always true to himself, melancholic and at the same time romantic, Yann Gonzalez exposes the talent and beauty of these artists in a bewitching chimerical universe.

Is there a suitable age to face a loss for the first time? 20-year-old Paloma has just lost her grandfather. Her entire family gathers in the grandparents' house the day before the funeral. It is a place full of memories, and without noticing, Paloma is led to confront her loss, as if this end of summer marks the end of her frivolity.

In collaboration with AIDES, an association fighting against HIV, this feature film brings together over 30 artists to explore the freedom to love beyond stereotypes. Desire, passion, break-ups, Grand Amour or the modern version of the freedom to love. All stories are told across genders and sexualities.