Creatives: Debut Films

In his radical debut, Gus Van Sant explores queer desire, power, and loneliness—raw, poetic, and defining for New Queer Cinema.

Two sisters, one embryo, many questions: Between ethics and biology, a silent war rages over guilt, fear, and the irrational evil.

To protect their gay son, a family moves to the countryside, but there they are confronted with conservatism, religion and folkloric superstition.

As a clown duo, ‘Illi & Olli’ lived the dream at Circus Roncalli. Until reality caught up with them.

Secret glances, quiet longing: in a Korean spa, David navigates between a sense of duty and identity as he discovers a new desire.

Luma, an expectant mother, meets the bisexual Christiane and an intense love affair develops.

Oscar is young, creative and artistically talented, and has a huge problem: he lives in the middle of nowhere in Newfoundland and he is gay.

After every suicide, Richie returns—through a hole in the wall. Becca faces a choice: escape or an eternal cycle of horror.

Two men must hide their growing feelings or risk destroying the sports club they love.

A film about the reunion of two childhood friends and a generation whose sexual preferences are flexible...

They dream, fail, celebrate—together. But when life gets in the way, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.

A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon, formerly a colonial outpost, where she's flooded by memories, particularly of her servant.

A road movie about a deep friendship between men and the essential question of what home really means.

Abandoned, aimless, but not alone: Antonio finds new love, lust, and passion—between dough, guys, and self-discovery.

Two strangers. A spontaneous sex date. The attraction between them is intense. Is this really their first meeting?

An actor turned drag queen, shaken by a breakup, flees to the countryside, where he finds his grandmother in poor health.

A poetic summer full of doubt, intimacy, and courage: Two girls fall in love and explore what freedom and love really mean.

A film about biomimicry and the people who, by choosing nature as their inspiration, place life at the center of their decisions.

Andreas and Martin finally have more time for themselves again and go to the Baltic Sea. But the mood is disturbed by their different expectations.

A filmmaker, a sex worker – two women break down barriers, play with power, and expose the voyeuristic eye of the camera.

The portrait-documentary tells the story of musician, performance artist and scenster Sean DeLear.

The desire for a baby of two lesbian “moms-to-be” and a not entirely voluntary “father” cause quite a stir...

The longing for love compels Ben to risk his family for a boy he has never met.

Benny, a college freshman at Ohio's Akron University falls in love with fellow freshman Christopher at a football game.

The unemployed filmmaker Christoph is to spend a year testing a “climate strike” in a self-experiment for Austrian television.

Two childhood friends meet again after years and are overwhelmed by the unspoken sexual tension between them.

Charo went deaf at 23 and got a cochlear implant. She now asks herself: How can a hearing-impaired person hear again?

Karim has finally found the courage to come out to his family. But will love conquer his family's prejudices?

His sister's meteoric rise to local sainthood puts Lino in a moral dilemma.

Five women who go out with so-called "personal dancers" to discuss loneliness, sexuality and privilege among senior women.

In Austria, more than 60,000 people from Eastern Europe work in the care sector. You don't see them and you don't know them, but they are there.

Together with the handsome Fabien, cop Jean delves into the gay world of his son, who died under mysterious circumstances...

The feature debut of French duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel polarized festival audiences and left critics divided.

Kristin hasn't spoken to her son David in two years, even though they both live under the same roof.

Bodybuilder Lea Pearl is focused on the prestigious Miss Heaven competition until her ex-husband Ben shows up with their child.

The life of the young stuttering woman Lila, is turned upside down when she meets Mo, who risks his life in illegal car racing.

1919: Julie hopes for the return of her missing husband. When she sees a photo in the newspaper, she thinks she recognizes her husband.

Over the course of a Brazilian summer, Tamara develops a fascination for the mysterious girl with the scar on her chest.

In this Berlin thriller, lollipops serve as a gateway to extraordinary adventures and reveal sweet and dangerous secrets.

One misstep costs him his life's work. Workaholic Frank is faced with the choice of preserving his image or his convictions.

A tragedy connects Claire with her destiny: a fateful trip that teaches her to take control of her own life.

Alex and Noémie would like to have a child. But their plans are turned upside down when Alex's mother Suzanne falls ill with "semantic dementia".

An ex-investigator of the Hague Tribunal searches for justice in the Balkans. He shows his mission and its influence on the collective memory.

A theater group takes on the powerful pharmaceutical industry and is infiltrated by its agents.

Baghdad 2006: In the midst of the bloody conflicts, people try to live their day-to-day life.

Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place.

The garage as a refuge where mainly men aim to realize alternative living spaces in a few square meters.

A comically romantic culture clash in Rome: Phaim, who is of Bengali origin, has fallen in love with the progressive Asia.

Mysteries and supernatural events heat up the Saint-Henri neighborhood in a sweltering Montreal summer.

Fifteen-year-old Gina grew up in a loving family on the edge of a forest. She admires and loves her father Jimmy, an unpredictable and whimsical man.