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.
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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: The filmmaker shares her approach to crafting complex family dynamics and reflecting Tunisia’s forms of social legitimacy onscreen.
‘It’s a story we’ve seen before in some ways, but never here and never about us’: Šimon Holý on ‘Chica Checa’
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The Czech filmmaker tells us about the necessity of this film in his country right now, pushing back against homophobia disguised as fear, and using an approachable and accessible tone.
‘If we look from this point of view, I can say that this might be my first film’: Nader Saeivar on ‘Hijamat’
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The Iranian filmmaker shares his approach to this Berlin-set drama that examines the echo chamber of conservative religion as it clashes with the realities of queer life.
Retracing Our Steps: ‘In a Whisper’ (2026) by Leyla Bouzid
FRAMELINE50: A young sapphic Tunisian woman living in Paris returns home for her uncle’s funeral, both entangling and disentangling the complexities of a familial diorama when she learns her uncle, too, was queer.
‘I think identification is the only way we reach the other’: Alice Douard on ‘Love Letters’
FRAMELINE50: The French filmmaker talks to us about staying in the realm of questions, awkwardness, and misunderstandings while building a family in her first feature.
‘It was important to show that transition is very much a collaborative experience’: Amy Jenkins and Adam Sieswerda on ‘Adam’s Apple’
FRAMELINE50: The mother and son duo share their experiences of looking at the same memories from different temporal vantage points and their thoughts on a trans gaze in documentary filmmaking.
‘I was trying to understand who I was by looking to another generation’: Marcelo Caetano on ‘Baby’
PINK SCREENS 2025: The Brazilian director shares his thoughts on creating cinema as a testament to life, found family, and the city of São Paulo.
That August in Bilbao: ‘Jone, Sometimes’ (2025) by Sara Fantova
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2025: Time is central to one week in the life of the titular protagonist, where infatuation, heartbreak, responsibility, and acceptance all collide—but in a level-headed manner—during Bilbao’s Great Week festivities.
The Demonic Weight of Community: ‘Correct Me If I’m Wrong’ (2025) by Hao Zhou
ROTTERDAM 2025: The Nanchuan-born filmmaker signs a highly personal short documentary on their family’s attempts to rid them of their non-heteronormative desire, driven by the belief in demonic possession.