Mix Mexico

2026 films...

Opening Film... 

Mickey (2026), by Dano García 

Competition

This year, the 11 feature films and 14 short films selected to compete for the BOX MIX show us a broad and important panorama of the social context of different latitudes through film work. The 30th Festival MIX Mexico – Film, Sexual Diversity and Gender will present a Competition that mixes equal fictions and documentaries, long and short films, that will lead us to contemplate stories of great relevance.

FEATURE FILMS

• ADIÓS AMOR, by Indra Villaseñor Amador (Mexico)
• HOUSES, by Veronica Nicole Tetelbaum (Germany)
• The Circle of Liars by Nancy Cruz Orozco (Mexico)
• DESIRE TO LIVE (MUTATIS MUTANDIS), by Giorgia Narciso (Brazil)
• The Divine Tragedy by Sergio Tovar Velarde (Mexico)
• TWICE JOÁO LIBERADA (TWO TIMES JOÁO LIBERADA), by Paula Tomás Marques (Portugal)
• FREE HEART (FREE AT HEART) by Max Hegewald (Germany)
• DOG DOG, by Marco Berger (Argentina)
• SABATH QUEEN, by Sandi Dubowski (USA) U.S.)
• UCHRONIA, by Fil Ieropoulos (Greece)
• WARLA by Kevin Zarate Alambra (Philippines)

MEXICAN SHORT FILMS

• Relief by Juan Manuel Gonzáles
• WHEN YOU ARRIVE HOME, by Edgar Adrián Flores
• FLORES by Job Samaniego
• FUEGO TERCIOPELO, by Francisco Roblero Avendaño
• RAG DOLLS by Amy Adler
• ABOUT THE WAVES: THE BALLAD OF ALBA, by Juan Carlos Palazuelos Covarrubias and Ximena Flores Fregoso
• THE VAYING, by Chucho E. Quintero

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS

• DAFNE Y POL, by Sergio Checa (Spain)
• FROM MALE AND FEMALE by Bassem Ben Brahim (Tunisia)
• ON QUEER AGING AND ENDINGS, by Christian Schulz-Quach (Norway)
• HUNGER (UPON STARVATION) by Saurav Dattatraya Mahind (India)
• Sister, by Anderson Bardot, Brazil
• SOPLO (BLOW) by Fernanda Beling (Brazil)
• UNA PLAYA, by Juanqui Soto and Luis Paredes (Spain)

Mexican Rose

The best of LGBTQ+ national cinema.

FEATURE FILMS

• EVEN IN, by Omar Flores Sarabia
• JOINT WE ARE STRONG, by Tania Claudia Castillo
• LIMINAL by Rodolfo Graziano
• A BOYFRIEND FOR SUNDAY, by Gabriel Ordoñez

SHORT FILMS

• AGATHA AND LOVE by Elke Franke
• AZCATL: BEYOND THE COURT, by Donaldo Galeana Gallardo
• CRABS IN THE AIR, by Esteban Guerrero Carranco
• THE SONG OF COYOTES by Christhian Levi Cruz López
• CRUDAS, by Mont Carver
• DIME RO, by Carolina Meza
• THIS IS NOT MY SKIN, by Juan Pablo Ruíz del Castillo
• The Resurrection of C! by Leonardo Martín Núñez
• LUCRECIA Y LAS BRUJAS, by Eduardo Lecuona
• HAVE A THEO PLAN by Paden Koltiska
• THREE TIMES, by Saul Francisco Ornelas Esparza

Variopinth

Young and independent looks of Mexican LGBTQ+ cinema.

• Transparent Love by Jean Marco Colunga
• THINGS I NEVER TOLD YOU, by Airam Alejandra Ramírez
• ECLIPSE DE SOL, by Jandy Ayala
• MY BEST FRIEND, by Raziel Corona
• ROJO VICTORIA, by Dacia Orozco

Panorama

A look at global LGBTQ+ cinema.

FEATURE FILMS

• ABJURATION (ABJURATION), by Fernando Weller and Alan Oliveira (Brazil)
• SONS OF GOD (Gotteskinder), by Frauke Lodders (Germany)
• LABIOS DE FRESA, by Carla Martinez-Lázaro Almeda (Spain)
• DIFFERENT GENERATIONS (FUCKING DIFFERENT GENERATIONS), by Monika Treut, Todd Verow, Jo Pollux and
• Theo Parker, Emre Busse, Sofia Alvarado, Jim Lee and Shine Louise Houston, Kristian Petersen and Manuela Kay (Germany)
• QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois (France)
• The Lady (The Miss) by Daniel Porto (Brazil)
• THE LAST TABOO by Manfred Oldenburg (Germany)
• A TRUE STORY by Mariano Lamberti (Italy)
• A NIGHT LIKE THIS by Liam Calvert (UK)
• P$RN STAR UNIVERSITY by Charlie David (Canada)
• CARROOT PENDANT (DANGLING CARROT), by Taylor Ghrist (USA) U.S.)

SHORT FILMS

• ALUMNA, by Andrea Martínez Dorr (Argentina)
• I STILL LOVE YOU by Hsu Chein (Brazil)
• WHERE ARE YOU?, by María Moreno Novoa (Spain)
• ENVELURA (ENVELOPE), by Ruixi Ye (China)
• BORDER, by Rosa Caldeira and Nay Menndl (Brazil)
• GALATEA, by Céline Ribard (Canada)
• GORGONS, by Dimitris Tsakaleas and Lida Vartzioti (Greece)
• MY AGE NOW (MY AGE NOW) by Daniel Talbott (USA)
• The Motive (The Motive) by Jorge Molina (USA)
• SOFIA, by Camila de Ilhéus (USA)

Out of competition

EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS

• ENGRENAGES, by Lázaro Louzao (Spain)
• OUR HAPPY FINALS (OUR JOYFUL ENDINGS), by La Fille Renne and Lucie Babayan (France)
• MAY EVERYTHING TRANSFORM by Frankie Murphy (USA)
• LA RÍZ, by Isa Sáez Pérez (Spain)
• RAW + POROUS, from Pinho Agate (Portugal)
• REZBOTANIK, by Pedro Gonçalves Ribeiro (Brazil)
• TRIVAKRA, Sofia Angst (Brazil)

HORROR SHORT FILMS

• CLOT by Hsu Chein, Brazil
• SUMMERLOVE by Andrea Segarra Bueno (Spain)
• THE VIOLINIST, from Cremance (Mexico)

POSTPONORNO PROGRAM (SHORT FILMS)

• BETWEEN BATHROOMS (BETWEEN SHOWERS) by Rose Palissandre (Belgium)
• MANILA KILLAH, by Omar Beretta (Thailand)
• NO REFUNDS, by Adamska Elizaveta Rakhilkina (USA)

Specials MIX

Among the special activities that we will have in the framework of the 30th edition of the MIX Mexico Festival are:

HIV DAY / GSK-ViiVHealthcare

During HIV DAY, in collaboration with our friends at GSK-ViiVHealthcare and the NETWORK of People Living with HIV/AIDS, rapid HIV testing will be conducted at the Xoco National Cinematheque facility. We will also have a discussion on Pre-Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposition (PEP) to HIV, in addition to a cycle with the following films:

• HIV: THE JUST CAUSE, by Luis Ara (Uruguay-Mexico)
• MALANOVA, by Roberto Cuzzillo (Italy)
• BLOWIE, by Ed Aldridge, altSHIFT and Sam Lidbetter (England)

JULIÁN HERNÁNDEZ CYCLE

In 2026, the Berlinale Teddy Award celebrated four decades of recognizing the highlights of LGBTQ+ cinema internationally. As part of this commemoration, the award organized a special cycle with some of the works that have marked its history, including THOUSAND CLOUDS OF PEACE CLOSE TO THE SKY, LOVE, YOU WILL NEVER JUST BE LOVE (2004), one of the fundamental films of contemporary Mexican cinema. On the occasion of this celebration, Roberto Fiesco and Julian Hernandez promoted the remastering of the film, providing the opportunity to meet her again in the best exhibition conditions. The MIX Mexico Festival joins this tribute with a special projection on the big screen, accompanied by a selection of short films directed by Julian Hernandez. The filmmaker will be present to participate in a conversation with the public around his work and career.

25 YEARS AFTER TREMBLING BEFORE GOD

Twenty-five years after his first visit to the MIX Mexico Festival, filmmaker Sandi DuBowski returns to present his latest documentary, SABBATH QUEEN. For this reason, the festival has decided to recover the work that was presented with great success at the festival.

• TREMBLING AGAINST G-S (TREMBLING BEFORE G-D), by Sandi DuBowski (USA)
• TREMBLING ON THE ROAD by Sandi DuBowski (USA)

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