QW SHORT FILMS I: Journeys of Discovery + Q&A

A programme on stories about awakenings, desires, surrender and reconciliation.

Languages: various • Subtitles: Greek, English, Turkish

Mani • Ashkan Mehri • 16' • Iran • 2020 • A 12-year-old boy is coming to terms with his burgeoning puberty and sexuality, while navigating a series of male-dominated environments in contemporary Tehran.

It's Just In My Head • Marius Gabriel Stancu • 17' • Italy • 2020 • Andreas and Alessandro have been friends since their childhood. Every year, they spend their summer together at their hometown by the seaside.

Escaping the Fragile Planet • Thanasis Tsimpinis • 17' • Greece • 2020 • A few hours before the world ends, two men have an unexpected encounter, while a strange pink fog is spreading throughout the city.

Downhill • Stelios Kammitsis • 14' • Cyprus • 2015 • The story of a mother trying to come to terms with the admission of her son’s sexuality in an island community that is taking the first step toward the recognition of same-sex relationships.