Each of these films teeters on the edge of something: a revelation, a rupture, a reckoning.
Antek, a teenager from a conservative, affluent family, becomes infatuated with Kuba, a teenage drug dealer. Despite their differences, Antek continues to buy drugs he doesn’t use just to spend time with Kuba. Their worlds collide unexpectedly when their families intersect, challenging Antek’s perceptions of love and identity.
Country of Origin: Poland
Year of Release: 2024
Run Time: 25:00
Language: Polish
Director: Mateusz Pacewicz
Nemo, 20, has just found out that he will soon be deaf. At the hospital, he catches the mischievous Lou stealing pharmaceuticals. Determined to escape this new reality that he can’t process, he decides to follow Lou through the night. As Nemo’s hearing disorder worsen and desire awakens between the two boys, Lou will teach him to let go in order to accept his condition.
Country of Origin: France
Year of Release: 2024
Run Time: 24:59
Language: French with English Subtitles
Director: Joséphine Madinier
Inspired by true events, 175 is a poignant love story focusing on the months leading up to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the UK. Juliet and Ruth, a couple in their late 50s, are eager to marry before Juliet’s terminal illness progresses. As they await the parliamentary vote, they confront the fragility of time and the strength of their bond.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Release: 2024
Run Time: 21:50
Language: English
Director: Kasra Karimi
Set in Paris, 1992, Julien, a science thesis student, learns of the death of Christophe, a young suburban hairdresser he had met months earlier. As Julien retraces their brief connection, he embarks on a journey of understanding and forgiveness, confronting the complexities of memory and loss.
Country of Origin: France
Year of Release: 2024
Run Time: 30:00
Language: French with English Subtitles
Director: Frederic Lavigne
There are some issues which cannot be left for later!
Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Release: 2024
Run Time: 30:00
Language: French with English Subtitles
Director: Jesus Martinez “Nota”
1h 54m
Poland, France, United Kingdom, Spain
English, French, Polish, Spanish, with English Subtitles
Wheelchair-accessible
Closed Captioning
Calgary Queer Arts Society honours and acknowledges Moh’kinsstis, the lands and oral practices of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani Nations; the îethka Nakoda Nations: Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney; and the Tsuut’ina Nation. We also recognize this territory as home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, Districts 5 and 6. Finally, we acknowledge all nations, genders and spirits who live, work, and play across Turtle Island.
We are only the latest to live, create and gather here, and so it is only right that we should acknowledge those who have come before us; their feasts and family gatherings, art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony, that have been happening right here, on this land, for more generations than any of us can count.
As we enter and care for the relationships made possible through our work, we see every gathering as an opportunity to engage and walk a path of reconciliation; in doing so, we hope to build connections of inclusion, respect, and shared creativity.
