International Queer Film Festival “Merlinka" 2014 - Belgrade
The Festival aims at presenting films dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, intersexual and queer issues. The official program will showcase short, documentary and feature films from all over the world. This year jury will present the best short film with Dorothy’s shoe award.
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- DirectorMichael LucasScott SternStarsMichael LucasAs most of the world moves forward toward gay equality, Russia is seemingly heading backward. Antigay sentiment and legislation are spreading rapidly throughout the country. In 2013, the Russian parliament passed a ban on so-called 'gay propaganda' that effectively makes nearly any public discussion of gay equality a crime. It is my hope that this documentary will educate viewers to their reality.
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsAnne DorvalXavier DolanFrançois ArnaudA semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother.
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsMelvil PoupaudEmmanuel SchwartzSuzanne ClémentA drama that charts ten years in a transgender woman's relationship with her lover.
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsXavier DolanMonia ChokriNiels SchneiderThe story of three close friends who are involved in a love-triangle.
- DirectorMarta Díaz de Lope DíazStarsCristina RodríguezJoaquín ClimentLaia CostaIt is the birthday of Grandma, and Rosa, the hostess, believes to have it all under control, but will she be able to deal with her sisters, with the absurd obsession of her husband by the traditional spanish music, and at the end to herself facing the surprises that holds his own family?
- DirectorMads ErichsenStarsJulie ChristiansenSusanna HorneijAnabel invites her ex girlfriend, Hanna, to come see her new apartment with the hope of getting her back. The day arrives and Hanna rings the doorbell. It takes the unorganized Anabel by surprise and she runs around trying to organize her stuff. She lets Hanna in for breakfast served in the middle of the mess. During breakfast Anabel gives Hanna a present, which she refuses to accept. The mood changes in the apartment and Hanna tries one last time to confront Anabel about the rumors of her infidelity, which caused their break-up. Hanna wants the truth and Anabel just wants her. Are they going to get back together or will they go their separate ways?
- DirectorFábio FreitasStarsNuno PardalPedro Sousa LoureiroSara Barros LeitãoGenesis 2:8. "And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed." In this story, João and Pedro live in this garden. One of them is about to leave because someone ate the forbidden fruit.
- DirectorMarkus Wende
- DirectorQuentin PerezStarsPablo PaulyThrough the maze of a nightmare, a young man faces his father. His trauma springs from the darkness and he gradually exorcises his bitterness.
- DirectorJuancho BañuelosEstefanía CortesStarsInma CuestaAna GraciaHugo ArbuesEach house locked away the secret of a family. For one hour a day Sergio, helped by his grandmother, carry out his desires in a home dominated by his grandfather. A twist will force Elena, his mother, to make a decision that will change their lives.
- DirectorRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsRichard BerkowitzTimothy Ray BrownMichael CallenWhen AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The fight against HIV has never been the same. The Perfect Host reveals how two powerful and very different women came together, and what their combined efforts achieved. With passion and wit, Taylor wielded celebrity as a weapon against government indifference while Krim's commitment to science ensured support for the most promising research areas. Today, the only man cured of AIDS can thank research championed by Mathilde Krim. Visually dazzling and emotionally compelling, this story offers a surprising perspective on the still ongoing fight against AIDS.
- DirectorBruce La BruceStarsPier-Gabriel LajoieWalter BordenKatie BolandA young man begins exploring his attraction to much much older men while working in a nursing home.
- DirectorTor IbenStarsAnnette FrierKlaus J. BehrendtHarry BaerThe phallometric tests were used in the Czech Republic until recently in order to verify the homosexuality of asylum seekers, who reported homosexuality-based persecution in their home country as grounds for asylum. This short tells the story of a young guy whose sexuality will be tested through this method in a satirically way.
- DirectorLorelei PepiStarsLeah CallahanBrian CarpenterBrian King"Happy and Gay" is a revisionist history document reflecting the classic 1930's-styled cartoon musical misadventure. It's responding to this early animation era's acts of censorship, prejudice and stereotype through the placement of a simply positive representation of gay and lesbian characters into the narrative. Stereotypes are embedded as historical markers, contextualizing the conversion. This resulting representation means that this is document that could not have existed at the time it references.
- DirectorTawana BriggsStarsLee DoudAnne HarveyClaude KnowltonAfter Keith, a well-meaning dad, discovers a condom inside his gay teenage son's room, the dreaded sex talk seems imminent.
- DirectorHeather GwaltneyStarsHeather GwaltneyEach day women receive messages from the media that they are not young enough, sexy enough or good enough. In the documentary Ageless, hear from women of all ages about the affects of these daily messages. Is our country telling us that it's not okay to age--something that starts the moment we're born? And why is it that women start feeling invisible in their 40's? See revealing personal and expert interviews integrated with thought-provoking images, and inspiring commentary and music. Pictures of anti-aging advertisements and women in the media will be shown to humorously yet accurately depict the country's absurd obsession with youth. Gain greater insight into these issues through the mosaic of stories, and a growing movement to support aging women.
- DirectorNick CorporonStarsTrent CarltonLauren Dobbins WebbWilliam KiddBobby is a bright, imaginative seven-year-old who plays with dolls. One day his father tells him that dolls are for girls, sending Bobby on a personal mission to find what he should be playing with. He must choose accept his love for dolls or conform.
- DirectorZachary OschinStarsKeith CarrSarah Violet EvansSatori Folkes-StoneA high school girl has one day to ask her dream date to go to prom. Can she work up the courage to do it?
- DirectorJett GarrisonStarsWaide Aaron RiddlePut on your dancing boots and celebrate the world of competitive country-and-western dance for the gay community. Check out the fancy footwork, and experience stories of joy and freedom found on the dance floor.
- DirectorLeandro TadashiStarsDaniel RashidZachary RoozenKatie BakerNew Year's Eve 1999 finds college-bound Clark and Trevor concerned about the future of their friendship, and a request for Clark to be Trevor's wingman ensures things will never be the same again.
- DirectorGsus LopezStarsJeff KristianOliver YellopSophia Satchell BaezaOUT is a dramatic and sometimes comic story about a mother's reactions to her son coming out as gay in a small town.
- DirectorMischa KampStarsGijs BlomKo ZandvlietJonas SmuldersA sexually awakening gay teen athlete finds himself in a budding relationship with his mutually attracted relay race teammate.
- DirectorJalil LespertStarsPierre NineyGuillaume GallienneCharlotte Le BonA look at the life of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Bergé.
- DirectorLeandro WenceslauStarsThiago AguiarEuro CabralGabriel CastroLucas and Caio are studying in the last year of high school and they are two inseparable friends.