Growing up queer is never just about getting older — it is about learning how to exist in a world that was not built for you.
This program brings together short films that explore first love, identity, family, shame, freedom, and self-discovery through queer youth and young adult perspectives.
The films move between tenderness and rebellion, confusion and clarity, capturing the fragile and powerful moments that shape who we become.
Together they form an intimate portrait of becoming — of finding language for desire, courage for difference, and space for one’s true self.
These stories remind us that queer coming of age is not only about survival, but about claiming joy, presence, and future.
Tied, Nour Xavier Soares Coelho, Austria, 2025-05-30, OV with EN subs, 10min
Hi Mom, It's Me, Lou Lou, Atakan YILMAZ, Turkey, 2024-09-01, Turkish, with EN subs, 21 min
FISH, Ian Yarwood, United Kingdom, 2025-01-20, OV English, 9min
Motion Sickness, Jottum Kok, Netherlands, 2025-03-20, Dutch, with EN subs, 18min
Find the boy, Paulin.e Goasmat, France, 2025-01-20, French, with EN subs, 18min
Grand Dandy (For Ezra), The Campbells, United Kingdom, 2024-04-12, OV English, 4min
Theo's Friend, Joshua Black, United Kingdom, 2025-02-14, OV with EN subs, 11min
Simon at the nightshop, Thanasis Tsimpinis, Belgium, 2024-06-01, Arabic, Dutch, French, with EN subs, 15min
Curated by YAVUZ KURTULMUS
