Beneath the Lobster’s Shell: ‘Bucks Harbor’ (2026) by Pete Muller
BERLINALE 2026: Men of a small fishing town are revealed for who they are beyond stereotypes in this gentle, multifaceted portrait of masculinity and community.
‘It was always the queer experience at its core’: Kai Stänicke on ‘Trial of Hein’
BERLINALE 2026: The Berlin-based filmmaker shares the importance of using a personal story for his first feature, exploring the tension between the past and present—as well as the memories that come embedded within them.
Cracks in the Fairytale Patriarchy: Queered Desire in ‘Wicker’ and ‘100 Nights of Hero’
SUNDANCE / ROTTERDAM 2026: We unpack how these two films use the fantastical to depict the active shattering of heteropatriarchal social systems by way of queered desire, envisioned more as a rupture than a reinvention of society.
‘I hope people start to feel that queer film is for everyone’: Carly Beath, executive director of Inside Out
INSIDE OUT 2026: In this conversation, we learn where she hopes to take Canada’s largest queer film festival, now celebrating its 36th year and continuing to create more opportunities for filmmakers, audience, and queer community in Toronto and beyond.
The Fluidity of Desire: ‘La belle année’ (2026) by Angelica Ruffier
ROTTERDAM 2026: This graceful documentary self-investigation uncovers all that remains in the home of her late father, including her now 20-year-old desire for her childhood teacher.
Be Careful What You Wish For: ‘I Want Your Sex’ (2026) by Gregg Araki
SUNDANCE 2026: Gregg Araki is back with this fun but surprisingly tame BDSM dramedy set between the riotous art world and the fantasies of the boy-next-door turned upside down.
‘How do I experience my queerness in time?’: Brydie O’Connor on ‘Barbara Forever’
SUNDANCE 2026: The US director opens us up to more than just the life and work of Barbara Hammer, lesbian experimental filmmaker extraordinaire, by sharing how personal and cinematic queer lives are more than intertwined.
Scent Memories: ‘Tell Me Everything’ (2026) by Moshe Rosenthal
SUNDANCE 2026: Hateful thinking might be difficult to unlearn, but words are the most powerful way to disrupt a socially enforced fear of queerness in the director’s moving sophomore feature.
‘Many movies I love are not explicitly queer in content, but more in tone’: Jamie Kiernan O’Brien on ‘Gender Studies’
SUNDANCE 2026: The NYC-based filmmaker discusses the inception behind her first short at the festival, finding a balance in tone, and wanting to be seen by all types of audiences.
Sapphic Origami: ‘The Little Sister’ (2025) by Hafsia Herzi
TROMSØ 2026: Starring breakout Nadia Melliti, this Queer Palm winner unfolds a potent queer coming-of-age story that’s soft to the touch and warm to the heart.