US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

MENA Shorts

Stories from MENA and the Diaspora

Sunday

Apr 14, 2024

@

1:00 pm

Wicked Queer 40

With in person.
Director
Year
Run Time
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
104
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
This film is presented in with English subtitles.
From North African diaspora stories of queer liberation to tales of young love in Iran, this year's queer MENA stories are sure to leave you with a lasting smile.
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with
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This short film program includes the following films:

Maghreb's Hope

CONTENT WARNING:
Queer individuals from the Big Maghreb region share their stories, spanning across their home countries and various locations worldwide. Through a fusion of drawing, animation techniques, and real-life footage,these artistic portrayals highlight the experiences of queer individuals from the "BIG Maghreb" region, including Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. These individuals have courageously shattered societal taboos surrounding their gender and sexuality, defying legal, social, and familial pressures, even among those who have chosen to distance themselves from their families.
24
 min
Bassem Ben Brahim
Arabic
Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Brazil

CCTV

CONTENT WARNING:
2 lesbian high school girls who decide to erase footage from the school's CCTV cameras end up getting locked up at school.
10
 min
Samira Karimi
Persian
Iran

L'ECHAPPEE

CONTENT WARNING:
Since she left Corsica where she grew up, Safia has always secured family balance. To protect her relationship with her father, she has never told him about her homosexuality. On a summer evening, she breaks the secret and runs away. On the road along the Calanques creeks, as she makes her way through a new life, she has now to learn to live for herself beyond other people’s eyes and maybe against those she loves most.
29
 min
Siham Bel
French
France

Shideh

CONTENT WARNING:
A young barber boy who is interested in one of his clients decides to reveal this interest and faces challenges along the way.
14
 min
Nazanin Vahed
Persian
Islamic Republic of Iran

Youssou & Malek

CONTENT WARNING:
Youssou and Malek are in love but they now have to say goodbye. Tomorrow, Youssou is flying off to the other side of the world, leaving behind him Malek and the neighborhood where they grew up. They promised each other to meet at the top of the hill for their last sunset together.
27
 min
Simon Frenay
French
France

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