PURPLE HOUR

cinema from a queer lens and canted angle

Sophie Heldman
'We always tried to stay true to who we felt these people were': Sophie Heldman on 'The Education of Jane Cumming'
INDIELISBOA 2026: The Berlin-based director explores the complex nature of truth through archives, the historical invisibilisation of women, and how her film embraces queerness in multiple ways.
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'
ONE WORLD PRAGUE 2026: The Bolzano-born director shares his own journey of political self-questioning in his highly reflexive new documentary, exploring the relationship between himself and his Cuban-born partner.
Bohdan Zhuk Sunny Bunny
'We try to reflect what the community is talking about': Bohdan Zhuk, SUNNY BUNNY director
CURATOR TALKS: We take a closer look at Ukraine's only queer film festival, which is working to change the narrative both sociopolitically and cinematically.

REVIEWS

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
Nadia Melliti in Hafsia Herzi's 'The Little Sister'
Sapphic Origami: 'The Little Sister' (2025) by Hafsia Herzi
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Resorting to Tenderness – A Temporal Implant: 'Before/After' (2025) by Manoël Dupont
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Return to Sender: 'Maspalomas' (2025) by Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi

INTERVIEWS

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'
Bohdan Zhuk Sunny Bunny
'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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'I want people to broaden their horizons about what African love can be': Pamela Adie on 'Ìfé: (The Sequel)'
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'My job is to pull queer radicalism back to where it once belonged': Fil Ieropoulos on 'Uchronia'
mickey stepanskiy knights on a quest for love
'I thought it would be fun to find a cliché and turn it on its head': Mickey Stepanskiy on 'Knights on a Quest for Love'
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