PURPLE HOUR

cinema from a queer lens and canted angle

leah nelson tangles
Reviews
Honouring the Inevitable: 'Tangles' (2026) by Leah Nelson
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: The Canadian filmmaker adapts Sarah Leavitt’s autobiographical novel to create what is undoubtedly one of the best queer animated features of recent years.
22 October 2026
  Olivia Popp
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Reviews
The Shape of Desire: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (2026) by Kasper Kalle
SITGES 2026: In his sophomore feature, Kasper Kalle moulds a Faroes-set Danish queer gothic out of a supernatural romance rooted in confinement, intimate suggestion, and anticipation.
15 October 2026
  Federica Giampaolo
Fabian Stumm The Ideas
Interviews
'To me, art is also a certain vision of what the world could be': Fabian Stumm on 'The Ideas'
ZURICH 2026: In the context of the German filmmaker's third feature, we dig deep into the pull of a creative challenge, confronting industry views on queer cinema, and—perhaps—being an auteur, as they say.
03 October 2026
  Olivia Popp

PURPLE HOUR RECOMMENDS

Some of our favourite films of the moment.

Still from 'Love Letters' by Alice Douard
Love Letters
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Adam's Apple
Virages directors - Aline Suter & Céline Carridroit
Summer Drift
Still from 'Elephants in the Fog' by Abinash Bikram Shah
Elephants in the Fog
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
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Rose
Still from Urška Djukić's 'Little Trouble Girls'
Little Trouble Girls
'La belle année' by Angelica Ruffier
La belle année

REVIEWS

leah nelson tangles
Honouring the Inevitable: 'Tangles' (2026) by Leah Nelson
San Sebastián 2026
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The Shape of Desire: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (2026) by Kasper Kalle
Sitges 2026
'Will You Still Be My Friend?' by Lu Po-shun
Our Shared Reality: 'Will You Still Be My Friend?' (2026) by Lu Po-shun
San Sebastián 2026
Still from Aung Phyoe's 'Fruit Gathering'
A Longing for the Upcountry: 'Fruit Gathering' (2026) by Aung Phyoe
Karlovy Vary 2026
Still from 'Animol' by Ashley Walters
This Paradise Built in Hell: 'Animol' (2026) by Ashley Walters
Karlovy Vary 2026
Still for Mate Ugrin's 'Petty Thieves'
The Trespass of Intimacy: 'Petty Thieves' (2026) by Mate Ugrin
Karlovy Vary 2026
Still from 'Love Letters' by Alice Douard
The Gaze Always Leads: 'Love Letters' (2025) by Alice Douard
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A Smothering Embrace: 'The Holy Boy' (2025) by Paolo Strippoli
Karlovy Vary 2026

INTERVIEWS

Fabian Stumm The Ideas
'To me, art is also a certain vision of what the world could be': Fabian Stumm on 'The Ideas'
Zurich 2026
Rhys March Jones Black Church Bay Zurich Film Festival
‘I lean toward the dark and twisted, and I hope we are allowed to have more narratives in that space’: Rhys Marc Jones on ‘Black Church Bay’
Zurich 2026
angelica ruffier
‘It’s not just a love story about a teacher—it’s about a person with queer desire going through this world’: Angelica Ruffier on ‘La belle année’
San Sebastián 2026
Massih Parsaei
'I did not want the film to be focused on this one language or one specific feeling': Massih Parsaei on Lovers Sleep Alone’
San Sebastián 2026
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'We are into spreading the word about queer life and culture, making sure people are not alone': Daniel Woo, HKLGFF feature film curator
HKGLFF 2026
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'I wanted to give a body and existence to love between two women in Tunisia': Leyla Bouzid on 'In a Whisper'
Sarajevo 2026
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'Supporting emerging filmmakers has become a really important part of GAZE': Sam Ahern, GAZE festival director
GAZE 2026
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'People who do not eat well are not to be trusted with artwork': Viv Li on 'Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest'
Karlovy Vary 2026
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