PURPLE HOUR

cinema from a queer lens and canted angle

Faridah Gbadamosi, senior programmer at Tribeca Festival
'Is queer cinema ultimately changing form? Festivals are in an ideal position to have that conversation': Faridah Gbadamosi, Tribeca senior programmer
TRIBECA 2026: Ahead of its 25th anniversary edition, we learned about the New York festival's audience-driven approach, a move toward queer stories existing rather than explaining, and festivals as a platform for queer cinema to evolve as a form.
Virages directors - Aline Suter & Céline Carridroit
'The Geneva you see in the film is the one we belong to': Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter on 'Summer Drift'
CANNES 2026: The directors chat with us about capturing that alternative view of the city they know so well, letting film and life meld together, and the importance of a little patience—and a lot of flexibility.
Still from 'Elephants in the Fog' by Abinash Bikram Shah
A Fragile Sanctuary: 'Elephants in the Fog' (2026) by Abinash Bikram Shah
CANNES 2026: Between a supportive community that suffocates and an anonymised village that condemns, a Kinnar trans woman searches for her own path of belonging in this Cannes-awarded Nepalese feature debut.

REVIEWS

Still from 'Elephants in the Fog' by Abinash Bikram Shah
A Fragile Sanctuary: 'Elephants in the Fog' (2026) by Abinash Bikram Shah
Still from SUMMER DRIFT by Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter
Oh, What Beautiful Machinery: 'Summer Drift' (2026) by Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter
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The Ecstasy of the Monstrous: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' (2026) by Jane Schoenbrun
Still from Paloma Schneideman's 'Big Girls Don't Cry'
Covering the Tiers: 'Big Girls Don't Cry' (2026) by Paloma Schneideman
Still from Pete Muller's 'Bucks Harbor'
Beneath the Lobster’s Shell: 'Bucks Harbor' (2026) by Pete Muller
'La belle année' by Angelica Ruffier
The Fluidity of Desire: 'La belle année' (2026) by Angelica Ruffier
Cooper Hoffmann and Olivia Wilde in Gregg Araki's 'I Want Your Sex'
Be Careful What You Wish For: 'I Want Your Sex' (2026) by Gregg Araki
Still from Moshe Rosenthal's 'Tell Me Everything'
Scent Memories: 'Tell Me Everything' (2026) by Moshe Rosenthal

INTERVIEWS

Faridah Gbadamosi, senior programmer at Tribeca Festival
'Is queer cinema ultimately changing form? Festivals are in an ideal position to have that conversation': Faridah Gbadamosi, Tribeca senior programmer
Virages directors - Aline Suter & Céline Carridroit
'The Geneva you see in the film is the one we belong to': Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter on 'Summer Drift'
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'All the images I create must be aware of the responsibility they carry': Markus Schleinzer on 'Rose'
Sophie Heldman
'We always tried to stay true to who we felt these people were': Sophie Heldman on 'The Education of Jane Cumming'
Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani
'The film is about being understood by others, but also making the effort to understand them': Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani on 'Bouchra'
Matthias Lintner
'I'm on the side of making films where being queer isn't a big deal': Matthias Lintner on 'My Boyfriend the Fascist'
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'We try to reflect what the community is talking about': Bohdan Zhuk, SUNNY BUNNY director
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'Sexuality stays with us even when our mind fades': Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi on 'Maspalomas'
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