The Gaze Always Leads: ‘Love Letters’ (2025) by Alice Douard
FRAMELINE50: With her feature debut, the César-winning French filmmaker makes her mark: rhythm, a camera that follows, and a story that’s close to home.
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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.
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.
All You Need is Love and Queerpop: ‘Queens of Drama’ (2024) by Alexis Langlois
XPOSED 2025: The French filmmaker soars to beautifully chaotic, queer, campy heights with this festival favourite about two star-crossed lovers looking down the barrel of the music industry’s straight and conformist gun.
Horny, Frustrated, Joyous: Best of Queer Shorts at Anima 2025
ANIMA 2025: We take a look at three highlights from this Brussels festival for animated films, which have all been critically acclaimed to date—for good reason.
‘It’s a film about how difficult it can be for queer people to love in a world that doesn’t love them’: Alexis Langlois on ‘Queens of Drama’
BFI FLARE 2025: The French filmmaker speaks on their campy, vibrant, and delightfully spectacular debut feature, a musical following the romance between two musical divas through tumultuous decades.