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- New Pride Section
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World Pride Section
- Karinaโs suit
- Firsts
- The Harryian Theory
- Two-Spirit
- El Video
- Escaping the Fragile Planet
- Fireflies
- Sisters
- The Red Trinket
- Itโs Just Another Day
- Rosa
- For Love
- Birthday Boy
- All Those Sensations In My Belly
- Egรบngรบn
- Prayers For Sweet Waters
- Baba
- Let My Body Speak
- The Men Who Speak Gayle
- Nowhere
- All I Ever Wanted
- Continental Drift (South)
- Sirley
- Nobodyโs Hero
- Peter von Kant
- Lie with Me
- Great Freedom
- Carol
- Korea Pride Section
- Special Pride Section
- Open Pride Section
- Special Section for U.S. Queer Movies
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World Pride Section
Karinaโs suit
Director Frank BENITEZโColombiaโ2021โ20minโColorโDramaโ12+
Karinaโs suitDirector Frank BENITEZโColombiaโ2021โ20minโColorโDramaโ12+
Firsts
Director Jesse UNGโNew Zealandโ2022โ17minโColorโDramaโ18+
FirstsDirector Jesse UNGโNew Zealandโ2022โ17minโColorโDramaโ18+
The Harryian Theory
Director ChongYan LIUโUKโ2021โ23minโColorโDramaโ12+
The Harryian TheoryDirector ChongYan LIUโUKโ2021โ23minโColorโDramaโ12+
Two-Spirit
Director Mรณnica TABOADA-TAPIAโColombiaโ2021โ16minโColorโDocumentaryโ12+
Two-SpiritDirector Mรณnica TABOADA-TAPIAโColombiaโ2021โ16minโColorโDocumentaryโ12+
El Video
Director Omar E. OSPINAโColombiaโ2021โ21minโColorโDramaโ15+
El VideoDirector Omar E. OSPINAโColombiaโ2021โ21minโColorโDramaโ15+
Escaping the Fragile Planet
Director Thanasis TSIMPINISโGreeceโ2020โ18minโColorโFantasy, Romance, Sci-FiโGeneral+
Escaping the Fragile PlanetDirector Thanasis TSIMPINISโGreeceโ2020โ18minโColorโFantasy, Romance, Sci-FiโGeneral+
Fireflies
Director Lรฉo BITTENCOURTโBrazilโ2021โ19minโColorโExperimentalโ18+
FirefliesDirector Lรฉo BITTENCOURTโBrazilโ2021โ19minโColorโExperimentalโ18+
Sisters
Director Katarina Reลกek - KUKLAโSloveniaโ2021โ24minโColorโDramaโ12+
SistersDirector Katarina Reลกek - KUKLAโSloveniaโ2021โ24minโColorโDramaโ12+
The Red Trinket
Director Andrรฉ MURRAรASโPortugalโ2021โ9minโColor, B&WโAnimationโ12+
The Red TrinketDirector Andrรฉ MURRAรASโPortugalโ2021โ9minโColor, B&WโAnimationโ12+
Itโs Just Another Day
Director Chenxi LIโItalyโ2022โ15minโColorโDramaโ15+
Itโs Just Another DayDirector Chenxi LIโItalyโ2022โ15minโColorโDramaโ15+
Rosa
Director Ferran NAVARRO-BELTRรNโSpainโ2022โ13minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
RosaDirector Ferran NAVARRO-BELTRรNโSpainโ2022โ13minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
For Love
Director Joy GHARORO-AKPOJOTORโUKโ2021โ13minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
For LoveDirector Joy GHARORO-AKPOJOTORโUKโ2021โ13minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
Birthday Boy
Director Judith CORROโPanamaโ2020โ8minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
Birthday BoyDirector Judith CORROโPanamaโ2020โ8minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
All Those Sensations In My Belly
Director Marko DJEล KAโCroatia, Portugalโ2020โ14minโColorโAnimation, Dramaโ12+
All Those Sensations In My BellyDirector Marko DJEล KAโCroatia, Portugalโ2020โ14minโColorโAnimation, Dramaโ12+
Egรบngรบn
Director Olive NWOSUโUK, Nigeriaโ2021โ15minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
EgรบngรบnDirector Olive NWOSUโUK, Nigeriaโ2021โ15minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
Prayers For Sweet Waters
Director Elijah NDOUMBรโUK, South Africaโ2021โ17minโColorโDocumentaryโ15+
Prayers For Sweet WatersDirector Elijah NDOUMBรโUK, South Africaโ2021โ17minโColorโDocumentaryโ15+
Baba
Director Sam ARBOR, Adam ALIโUKโ2021โ18minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
BabaDirector Sam ARBOR, Adam ALIโUKโ2021โ18minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
Let My Body Speak
Director Madonna ADIBโUKโ2020โ11minโColorโDocumentaryโ15+
Let My Body SpeakDirector Madonna ADIBโUKโ2020โ11minโColorโDocumentaryโ15+
The Men Who Speak Gayle
Director Andrew BRUKMANโUK, South Africaโ2020โ11minโColorโDocumentaryโGeneral+
The Men Who Speak GayleDirector Andrew BRUKMANโUK, South Africaโ2020โ11minโColorโDocumentaryโGeneral+
Nowhere
Director Christopher MANNINGโUK, Palestine, Israelโ2020โ21minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
NowhereDirector Christopher MANNINGโUK, Palestine, Israelโ2020โ21minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
All I Ever Wanted
Director Erin LAUโUSAโ2022โ15minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
All I Ever WantedDirector Erin LAUโUSAโ2022โ15minโColorโDramaโGeneral+
Continental Drift (South)
Director Lionel BAIERโSwitzerland, Franceโ2022โ90minโColorโComedy, Dramaโ15+
Continental Drift (South)Director Lionel BAIERโSwitzerland, Franceโ2022โ90minโColorโComedy, Dramaโ15+
Sirley
Director Elisa AMORUSOโItalyโ2020โ95minโColorโComedyโ15+
SirleyDirector Elisa AMORUSOโItalyโ2020โ95minโColorโComedyโ15+
Nobodyโs Hero
Director Alain GUIRAUDIEโFrance, Belgiumโ2022โ100minโColorโComedyโ18+
Nobodyโs HeroDirector Alain GUIRAUDIEโFrance, Belgiumโ2022โ100minโColorโComedyโ18+
Peter von Kant
Director Franรงois OZONโFrance, Belgiumโ2022โ85minโColorโDramaโ12+
Peter von KantDirector Franรงois OZONโFrance, Belgiumโ2022โ85minโColorโDramaโ12+
Lie with Me
Director Olivier PEYONโFranceโ2022โ99minโColorโDramaโ15+
Lie with MeDirector Olivier PEYONโFranceโ2022โ99minโColorโDramaโ15+
Great Freedom
Director Sebastian MEISEโAustria, Germanyโ2021โ117minโColorโDramaโ18+
Great FreedomDirector Sebastian MEISEโAustria, Germanyโ2021โ117minโColorโDramaโ18+
Carol
Director Todd HAYNESโUK, USA, Australiaโ2015โ119minโColorโDrama, Romanceโ18+
CarolDirector Todd HAYNESโUK, USA, Australiaโ2015โ119minโColorโDrama, Romanceโ18+
Itโs Just in My Head
Director Marius Gabriel STANCUโItalyโ2020โ17minโColorโDramaโ12+
Itโs Just in My HeadDirector Marius Gabriel STANCUโItalyโ2020โ17minโColorโDramaโ12+
Provence
Director Kato DE BOECKโBelgiumโ2018โ22minโColorโDramaโ12+
ProvenceDirector Kato DE BOECKโBelgiumโ2018โ22minโColorโDramaโ12+
Between Us
Director Pingwen WANGโUSA, Taiwanโ2014 โ12minโColorโDramaโ15
Between UsDirector Pingwen WANGโUSA, Taiwanโ2014 โ12minโColorโDramaโ15
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The section that helps us experience diverse perspectives of many countries and people through films from beyond Asia
Programmer’s recommendations : Great Freedom, Rosa, Sirley
SIPFF’s World Pride Section selects and screens the films outside of Asia, that are not only popular but have great quality, and hence, have been noticed by diverse international film festivals. This year’s World Pride Section also chose great films presenting diverse life stories of people from distinct historical and cultural backgrounds and social issues these people go through.
Great Freedom, directed by Sebastian Meise, will be premiered in Seoul, beautifully and finely demonstrates the story of gay people who had been confined in a camp even after Nazy Germany was defeated, just because they were gay. If we understand that homosexual people were subject to the full penalty of law and even prisoned in Germany during 1940s to 1960s, we could understand the messages this film conveys more in depth. The diverse feelings characters experience in prison, and how they gain freedom through love, will evoke great emotion from our audiences. Rosa, a short film directed by Ferran Navarro-Beltrán, unfolds the story of a daughter who met her father for the first time after getting sexual transition surgery. The outstanding Mise-en-Scène and sensuous directing skill of Director Navarro-Beltrán, who was once a graphic designer, help the audiences immerse in the film. Director Navarro-Beltrán, who showed the history, currently facing problems, and diverse voices of LGBTI senior citizens living in Barcelona in his previous documentary films, casts varied questions and implications to the contemporary society in Rosa, by presenting a family of sexual minority.
Sirley (directed by Elisa Amoruso) is also one of the recommended films by the SIPFF programmer. The film displays the story of a warm and cozy Italian family. Director Amoruso created this film based on the novel of the same title, unfolding the story of director’s childhood. The film warmly presents the messy but honest lives of a family, along with how girls grow while feeling friendship and romantic love at the same time. Specifically, the great chemistry between the two main characters and their outstanding acting expresses delicate feelings and the fleeting moments of adolescent girls. This film is highly recommended to those audiences who love Italian family comedy and growth stories. Also, those who love Director François Ozon must be expecting Peter Von Kant, which was invited to the competitive section at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, and was screened as the opening film. While displaying Hommage to Director Fassbinder’s cult movie Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972), Ozon added his own imagination and wit to create an attractive story that lures audiences. It is also worth noticing that great actors such as Hanna Schygulla and Isabelle Adjani act in this film.
Besides these films, audiences can meet diverse genres of films from many countries, including documentary films and animation. The distinctive stories of sexual minorities in the world add rich colors to SIPFF World Pride Section.
