Creatives: Debut Films

Compelling firsts from the young guns and those who used to be one.
  • Mala noche

    Mala noche

    Classics

    1986

    1h.18min

    12 FSK

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


  • The Alienated

    The Alienated

    Independent, Thriller

    2024

    1h.35min

    16

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


  • Carnal Sins

    Carnal Sins

    Queer, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2024

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

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


  • I should have held on to the chandelier

    I should have held on to the chandelier

    Documentary, Independent

    2020

    1h.10min

    0

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


  • Spa Night

    Spa Night

    Drama, Queer

    2016

    1h.33min

    12 FSK

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


  • Luma

    Luma

    Drama, Queer

    2015

    1h.24min

    0 FSK

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


  • Closet Monster

    Closet Monster

    Drama, Queer

    2015

    1h.26min

    12 FSK

    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.


  • Dead Dicks

    Dead Dicks

    Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2019

    1h.23min

    18 FSK

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


  • In from the Side

    In from the Side

    Drama, Queer

    2022

    2h.14min

    12 FSK

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


  • Seashore

    Seashore

    Love & Sex, Queer

    2015

    1h.23min

    12 FSK

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


  • The Braves

    The Braves

    Drama

    2021

    1h.40min

    16+

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


  • Chocolat

    Chocolat

    Classics

    1988

    1h.44min

    16

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


  • Drive Me Home

    Drive Me Home

    Drama, Queer

    2018

    1h.33min

    12 FSK

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


  • Mascarpone

    Mascarpone

    Comedy, Queer

    2021

    1h.41min

    16 FSK

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


  • End of the Century

    End of the Century

    Drama, Queer

    2019

    1h.24min

    12 FSK

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


  • Jump, Darling

    Jump, Darling

    Drama, Queer

    2022

    1h.30min

    12 FSK

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


  • Air

    Air

    Drama, Queer

    2018

    1h.32min

    12 FSK

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


  • Biocentrics

    Biocentrics

    Documentary, Independent

    2023

    1h.48min

    0

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


  • Paths

    Paths

    Drama, Queer

    2017

    1h.47min

    0

    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.


  • Rising Sun Blues

    Rising Sun Blues

    Documentary, Independent

    2022

    1h.23min

    16

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


  • The Life of Sean DeLear

    The Life of Sean DeLear

    Biography, Documentary

    2024

    1h.22min

    16

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


  • Mater

    Mater

    Drama, Queer

    2017

    1h.20min

    12 FSK

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


  • I Love You More

    I Love You More

    Queer, Romance

    2024

    1h.33min

    12 FSK

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


  • Akron

    Akron

    Drama, Queer

    2016

    1h.28min

    6 FSK

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


  • Piggy Bank

    Piggy Bank

    Independent, Comedy

    2024

    1h.37min

    16

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


  • Esteros

    Esteros

    Drama, Queer

    2016

    1h.27min

    0 FSK

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


  • Eight Stories About My Hearing Loss

    Eight Stories About My Hearing Loss

    Documentary, Independent

    2021

    1h.26min

    0

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


  • The Love

    The Love

    Drama, Queer

    2022

    1h.42min

    12 FSK

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


  • Blessed Boys

    Blessed Boys

    Drama, Queer

    2024

    1h.39min

    16 FSK

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


  • A Partner to Call My Own

    A Partner to Call My Own

    Documentary, Independent

    2022

    1h.23min

    16

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


  • Tomorrow I Leave

    Tomorrow I Leave

    Documentary, Independent

    2024

    1h.15min

    16

    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.


  • 7 Minutes

    7 Minutes

    Queer, Thriller

    2020

    1h.17min

    16 FSK

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


  • Jessica Forever

    Jessica Forever

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2018

    1h.37min

    16

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


  • Goliath96

    Goliath96

    Drama

    2018

    1h.49min

    12 FSK

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


  • Pearl

    Pearl

    Drama

    2018

    1h.22min

    12

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


  • M

    M

    Drama, Romance

    2017

    1h.39min

    12

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


  • Loving Memories

    Loving Memories

    Drama, Romance

    2023

    1h.30min

    12

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


  • Heartless

    Heartless

    Drama, Queer

    2024

    1h.30min

    16

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


  • Pinky Swear - Whatever She Wants

    Pinky Swear - Whatever She Wants

    Independent, Thriller

    2024

    1h.31min

    16

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


  • Those Who Work

    Those Who Work

    Drama

    2018

    1h.41min

    16

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


  • Twisting Fate

    Twisting Fate

    Drama

    2016

    1h.47min

    16

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


  • Madly in Life

    Madly in Life

    Drama, Comedy

    2020

    1h.27min

    16

    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".


  • The Investigator

    The Investigator

    Documentary, Independent

    2023

    1h.13min

    16

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


  • Immerhin: Die Kunst, die Kunst

    Immerhin: Die Kunst, die Kunst

    Drama, Independent

    2024

    1h.30min

    12 FSK

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


  • Our River... Our Sky

    Our River... Our Sky

    Drama, Action & Adventure

    2023

    1h.57min

    12 FSK

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


  • After the Fire

    After the Fire

    Drama

    2023

    1h.38min

    12

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


  • Garage People

    Garage People

    Documentary, Independent

    2021

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

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


  • Bangla

    Bangla

    Comedy, Drama

    2019

    1h.27min

    12 FSK

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


  • Dog Days

    Dog Days

    Drama

    2020

    16

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


  • Into Dad's Woods

    Into Dad's Woods

    Drama

    2020

    1h.31min

    12

    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.