A NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
It has been an extremely challenging time for many arts organizations, locally and nationally, and QFest is no exception. Among the many challenges of organizing festivals during a pandemic, unanticipated loss of financial support has led us to decide that our 25th annual festival will be our last. We’re extremely proud of having foregrounded Queer perspectives, supported a great many risk-taking artists, and brought countless expressions of LGBTQ life and imagination to Houston screens over the past two-and-a-half decades. At the 25-year mark and with the 2021 festival encapsulating the kind of fearless, uncompromising curation QFest has become known for, we’ve decided this will be the conclusion.
— Kristian Salinas
2021 FEATURE FILMS
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THE LAST HURRAH | Directed by Luise Brinkmann
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ASPHALT GODDESS | Directed by: Julián Hernández
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AT THE END OF EVIN | Directed by: Mehdi Torab-Beigi & Mohammad Torab-Beigi
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BELONGING NOWHERE | Directed by: Jungeun Lee
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COMETS | Directed by: Tamar Shavgulidze
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DEALING WITH DEATH | Directed by: Paul Sin Nam Rigter
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FRAGMENTS FROM ANOTHER WORLD | Directed by: Mehmet Selçuk Bilge
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CICLISTE PER CASO - GRIZZLY TOUR | Directed by: Silvia Gottardi
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THE HOUSE OF LOVE | Directed by: Luca Ferri
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INSIDE THE POLYPTYCH | Directed by: Davide Minotti
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INVISIBLE | Directed by: T.J. Parsell
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IT TAKES TWO | Directed by: Arthur Lestak
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LOVE, SPELLS AND ALL THAT | Directed by: Ümit Ünal
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LULU | Directed by Ronald Chase
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NOT KNOWING | Directed by: Leyla Yilmaz
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ONCE A FURY | Directed by Jacqueline Rhodes
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LA PERDICION | Directed by: Domiziano Cristopharo
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POSTCARDS FROM SICILIY | Directed by: David Gräber
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SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT | Directed by Cady McClain
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SWAN SONG | Directed by Todd Stephens
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TALKING LIKE HERE | Directed by: Natacha Giler
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THE FIRST FEATH OF JOANA | Directed by:
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THE OTHER WOMAN | Directed by: Stéphane Ducandas
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THE MOTHER RYE | Directed by: David R Williams
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THE TOUCHING | Directed by:
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THE WEDDING VIDEO | Directed by: Clint Cowen & Norman Korpi
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THERE'S A WOLF IN THE PARK OF THE KING | Directed by: Virginia Nardelli
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TIMES OF DESIRE | Directed by: Raquel Marques
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WHEN THE OLYMPUS COLLIDES WITH THE PAMPAS | Directed by: Sol Miraglia & Hugo Manso
2021 SHORT FILMS
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ABOUT SHORT EYELASHES | Directed by: 혜진 김
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A BRONX STORY | Directed by: Gabriel Peña & Bell Soto
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AS THE CROW FLIES | Directed by Michael Søndergaard
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BEAUTY BOYS | Directed by Florent Gouëlou
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BUBBLE GUM | Directed by: Karina Grinstein
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CHEAP THRILLS | Directed by Candra Aditya
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CLOSETS | Directed by: Jiya Bhardwaj
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DEARLY | Directed by Rose-Anne Déry
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FOURTH B | Directed by: Paloma Coscia de Luque
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HOUSE OF LA REINE | Directed by: Lisa Tedesco
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LAURA'S VOICE | Directed by: Giuseppe Bucci
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LEAVE | Directed by: Sioly Amunadaín
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NIGHTENDER | Directed by: Flávio Gonçalve
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TUTTI A CASA | Directed by: Geraldine Ottier
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ORIGAMI | Directed by Marjan Hashemi
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PUSSY CRUISING | Directed by: Maša Zia Lenárdič & Anja Wutej
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ROADKILL | Directed by: Aliza Brugger
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SABA | Directed by Mohammad Reza Khavari
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THE DAY BEGAN YESTERDAY | Directed by: Julián Hernández
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THE FISH WITH ONE SLEEVE | Directed by: Tsuyoshi Shoji
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THE ODYSSEY | Directed by: Emmanuelle Mattana
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THE TIDE | Directed by: Gisella Barthe
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THE PAGEANT | Directed by: Kasey O'Brien