And Then We Danced
A dancer falls in love with his fiercest rival.
Bloodsisters: Leather, Dykes And Sadomasochism
Eight self-described leather dykes discuss queer politics, power and self-determination.
Booksmart
Two studious high school BFFs decide to seize a last chance to party before graduation.
Changing The Game
Transgender high school athletes from across the US compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.
Cicada
A young man is forced to face past traumas when he embarks on a new relationship.
Clementine
Reeling from a one-sided break-up, heartbroken Karen breaks into her ex’s lakehouse. There, she strikes up a complicated relationship with provocative younger woman Lana.

D

A Dog Barking At The Moon
A Chinese family saga, told in different periods of time, commencing with the wife’s discovery of her husband’s homosexuality.
Drag Kids
A documentary about four pre-teens who enjoy competing in drag pageants.
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)
In this romcom, Ellie’s dead aunt has the perfect dating advice for her. But will she listen to it?

I

Justine
A young woman struggles with her demons.
Lingua Franca
An undocumented Filipina trans woman, who works as a caregiver in Brooklyn, develops a connection with the grandson of her employer.

M

Make Up
A teenager finds herself increasingly troubled on an off-season trip to a caravan site.
Moffie
Drama following a conscript through his military service in the South African Defence Force in the 1980s.
Pain And Glory
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
On an isolated island in Bretagne at the end of the 18th century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Pride & Protest
A documentary about LGBTQ+ people of colour in the UK.
Queering The Script
A discussion of the sometimes inspiring yet often troubled history of queer female representation on television.

R

Sixth Happiness
The life, loves and laughter of an irrepressible Indian with brittle bone disease.
S.A.M.
Two teenage boys from opposite side of the tracks meet at the swings each week to escape their dysfunctional homes.
Sequin In A Blue Room
When a teenager's thrill-seeking leads to a memorable encounter at an anonymous sex party, he resolves to track down the mystery guy - even if he has to rely on a menacing former hook-up to help him.
Spiral
A same-sex couple move to a small town so they can enjoy a better quality of life and raise their 16-year-old daughter with the best social values. But nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighbourhood, and when Malik sees the folks next door throwing a very strange party, something has got to give.
Steelers: The World’s First Gay Rugby Club
In 1995, in a pub in King’s Cross, a group of friends discussed the idea of a gay rugby club. From that casual conversation, the first gay rugby team was born.
Summerland
A lonely writer faces up to past heartbreak during the Second World War.
T11 Incomplete
Past mistakes haunt the present and threaten a new love affair between an older woman and her patient.
Two Of Us
Two retired women, who have been in a secret relationship for decades, find their relationship turned upside down when the truth begins to come out.
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