Merlinka Queer Film Festival 2019
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- DirectorLeon LeStarsKim ChiIsaacVu T. Le ThiAn unlikely bond forms between an underground debt collector and a cai luong "Vietnamese opera" performer against the backdrop of Saigon in the 90s.
- DirectorLevan AkinStarsLevan GelbakhianiBachi ValishviliAna JavakishviliA passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsNoémie MerlantAdèle HaenelLuàna BajramiOn an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
- DirectorSebastián MuñozStarsJuan Carlos MaldonadoAlfredo CastroGastón PaulsA '70s-set homoerotic prison drama based on a low-circulated pulp novel, tracking the sexual, often-violent and eventually murderous experiences of 20-something narcissist Jaime.
- DirectorHari SamaStarsLumi CavazosMarina de TaviraXimena RomoIn the 1980s, an outsider gets invited to a mythical nightclub where he's unleashed to punk, sexual liberty and drugs.
- DirectorMaxime GovareCédric Le GalloStarsNicolas GobAlban LenoirMichaël AbiteboulMatthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.
- DirectorMadeleine OlnekStarsMolly ShannonSusan ZieglerAmy SeimetzDramatization of the little known side of the writer Emily Dickinson's life, in particular, her relationship with another woman.
- DirectorReinhold BilgeriStarsMarkus FreistätterMartin MakMarianne SägebrechtErik/Erika Schinegger - the ski sensation that became media sensation. As Erika she was celebrated. As newly discovered Erik repudiated and accused of fraud. A true story about the injustice of nature, the taboo topics in Austria in the 1970s.
- DirectorAntony HicklingStarsBiño SauitzvyLuc BruyèreArthur GilletFrig is the third part of a trilogy: the end of a romantic relationship in three parts: Love, poop and sperm.
- DirectorAntony HicklingStarsJean-Christophe BouvetChris ClevelandManuel BlancDaniel is a visual artist who can not find inspiration anymore. He meets three night daughters : Manuela, Divine and Candice, when he attends a drama.
- DirectorAntony HicklingStarsGaëtan VettierManuel BlancAmanda DawsonA young gay boy, from his birth to his teenage years, in which he experiments his sexuality and his own boundaries, to the day he finally meets his father.
- DirectorAntony HicklingStarsManuel BlancThomas LaroppeStéphanie MicheliniMaël tries hard to cope with his partner Adam's suicide as well as their troubled past together. Patricia, also one of Adam's lovers, gets herself into danger in her attempt to help Maël in his grief.
- DirectorAlexandre MorattoStarsChristian MalheirosTales OrdakjiJayme RodriguesAfter his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
- DirectorChristiaan OlwagenStarsSchalk BezuidenhoutHannes OttoGermandt GeldenhuysDrafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's travelling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity.
- DirectorRobert Anderson CliftHillary DemmonStarsBrooks CliftSunny CliftPatricia BosworthClassic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift's legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.
- DirectorDavid Charles RodriguesStarsTim SeeligChris VerdugoAshle BlowIn response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.
- DirectorJorge PelicanoStarsEulália AlmeidaFostter RivieraFilomena GiganteEulália, a conservative 65-year-old mother, finds out that her son who emigrated to Germany became Fostter Riviera, the internationally awarded first Portuguese gay porn actor. From shock and disgust to desperately trying to understand him, Eulália embarks on an emotional journey that puts her values, expectations and perceptions to the test. With the computer and Facebook as her main sources of information and communication, Eulália's quest to get closer to her son makes her click on unexpected websites, meet unlikely people and challenge herself to see her son perform a live sex show in the annual Portuguese erotic fair.
- DirectorDylan TonkLazlo TonkStarsSander den BaasFighting for visibility and solidarity, Lady Galore has become vital to the European drag community. For Sander den Baas, the man behind Lady Galore, this devotion is starting to take its toll. Although his size is what makes Lady Galore stand out and brought her fame, Sander is struggling with more and more health problems. Gastric bypass surgery will help him regain a healthy weight. But what will remain of Lady Galore?
- DirectorTomer HeymannStarsJonathan AgassiMichael LucasJonathan Agassi is one of the world's most successful gay porn stars. This is a rare and intimate look at the world of porn and escorting, as well as on a unique relationship between a mother and son.
- DirectorMark SaxenmeyerStarsSunny Dee-LightMaya DouglasJim FlintChronicling the journey of contestants, past and present, who compete for the coveted crown of Miss Continental, a pageant for transgender women.