QFFM presents: IDAHOBIT SHORTS 2020

To celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), the Queer Film Festival Munich curated a special short film program featuring an exciting mixture of genres, topics and styles. With an overall duration of 98 minutes, the film program is completely for free. Enjoy!

Please note: Some of the films below show violent behaviour, strong sexuality, and some graphic nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.

KISS OF THE RABBIT GOD

USA 2019, 15’, D: Andrew Thomas Huang

Andrew Thomas Huang writes and directs this captivating short film about an ordinary restaurant worker’s extraordinary sexual awakening. Nightly visits from the Rabbit God, who arrives in the body of a tantalizing mysterious stranger, blossom into a tryst that empowers the young man to embark on a journey of self-discovery.
https://vimeo.com/344981433

PHOTOGRAPHERS IN FOCUS: LAURA AGUILAR

USA 2018, 4’, D: Adinah Dancyger, Alice Plati

Before her untimely death in April 2018, aged only 58, Mexican-American photographer Laura Aguilar had cemented herself not only as a pioneer of Chicana photography, but as an artist who treated her subjects with a tenderness nearly unrivalled in contemporary image-making.
https://vimeo.com/280347008

KIDDY SMILE: SLAP MY BUTT

FRA 2019, 4’, D: Pierre Saba-Aris

Slap My Butt takes its driving musical heartbeat directly from house classics while expressing the frustration felt by those living in an oppressive society. This visual celebration of open sexuality and queerness is an invitation to get wild and wicked, and to live out your fantasies on the dance floor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ixj2IRpcI

MY LONELINESS IS KILLING ME

GBR 2018, 16’, D: Tim Courtney

When Elliott lures the animalistic Jack to his apartment for a late night hook up, he unexpectedly unearths a dark emotional connection.
https://vimeo.com/350816307

VERT

GBR 2019, 12’, D: Kate Cox

When Jeff and Emelia are gifted a virtual reality set that shows one’s “ideal self” for their wedding anniversary, they discover a secret that could shift their relationship indelibly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnc4iwFOJII

LASTING MARKS

GBR 2018, 14‘, D: Charlie Lyne

In 1987, police in England acquired a video of a group of men participating in consensual sadomasochistic sex acts. The tape launched one of the largest vice investigations in British history, code-named Operation Spanner.
https://vimeo.com/330121673

THE MESS HE MADE

USA 2017, 10’, D: Matthew Puccini

In a mundane strip mall, a man awaits the potentially devastating results of a simple medical test. The next 15 minutes will be the longest of his life.
https://vimeo.com/203247965

PRE-DRINK

CAN 2018, 23’, D: Marc-Antoine Lemire

Alexe is a young trans woman, and Carl a gay man. Best friends since forever, an evening spent together destabilizes Alexe, when both make a bold decision. (Getting Xavier Dolan vibes here!)
https://vimeo.com/341631029