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MIX COPENHAGEN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Friday, 25 October 2024 until Sunday, 03 November 2024
MIX COPENHAGEN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival started in 1986 and is now the leading LGBTQIA+ film festival in the Nordics.
We show the best in contemporary LGBTQ+ cinema that push and challenge societal notions and conceptions of gender and sexuality. Our focus is not only to bring the best queer cinema to Copenhagen, but also to provide a platform for community.
THE LILI AWARD
Our award for Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short Film is named after the Danish transgender artist Lili Elbe, who became the first person to undergo gender affirming surgery in 1930. She was married to accomplished artist Gerda Wegener. They moved to Paris in 1912 to live openly as lesbians.
The films in competition are nominated by our Programming team and the winners are selected by the International Jury.
THE AUDIENCE AWARD
Selected by our fantastic audience. To participate our festival guests simply vote after the screening of a nominated film.
The Audience Award winner will be announced at our Award Ceremony.
2024 films...
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu / New Zealand (Māori) / 2024 / 82 min
Jeanie Finlay / UK, USA / 2023 / 96 min / English with English subtitles
Alba Cros Pellisé / Spain / 2023 / 91 min / Catalan and Spanish with English subtitles
This Is How We Do It “10 Year Anniversary”
Short Film Program / 97 min
Hello Titty
Skyler Braedon Fox/ Germany / 2014 / 15 min / English without subtitles
Tit Star Showboy is wrapping up his career as a tit flasher, and is offering one last round of private viewings in his trailer. The queers come flocking to see the show, and in their anticipation, a power struggle develops over who will be the first to enter.
Crystal Clear
Max Disgrace / UK / 2017 / 4 min/ English without subtitles
An erotic narration of a date unfolds, packed with fantasy, expectations, and unnecessary emotional baggage, all while we watch from a face-sitting, boob-smothering point of view.
Internal Energy
Aorta Films / USA / 2017 / 12 min / English without subtitles
Internal energy is the energy of the whole, created by the positions and interactions of its parts. Knox bites, grabs, and holds, inflicting intense sensations all over Ohms' body. She absorbs everything and releases in a beautiful vociferation.
Tidal
Dwam Ipomée / France / 2018 / 7min / No dialogue
Immersive ASMR porn for hands & skin fetishists.
Orgy #001
Aorta Films / USA / 2017 / 11min / English without subtitles
Five beautiful queers unite in an afternoon of playful intimacy. Three business partners and two magic wands add to the mix as they bite, suck, and fist their way to a joyful climax. Bathed in afternoon light, they revel in the joy of touch, holding each other down until they reach a gasping, radiant finish.
Fuses
Four Chambers / UK / 2020 / 8 min / English without subtitles
'Fuses', a 1967 film by Carolee Schneemann, explored the merging of bodies in intimate, explicit sex. This short film, inspired by Schneemann, reimagines "fusing" for the digital age. Shot during the pandemic, it blends projected images of distant performers with the filmmaker's body, capturing the fusion of physical and digital intimacy across spaces.
Pista
Ediy Porn / Brazil / 2023 / 14 min / No dialogue
Ledah and Clemix activate the sounds that groove José, Larissa, and Luxúria in a seductive dance that transforms the dance floor into a sensual space of lust and affection.
Shower Me
Mahx Capacity / USA / 2024 / 13 min / English without subtitles
Content Warning: peeing
Meet Robin Astera and Lina Bembe, a real-life couple. In this film, they get hot, wet, and clean before getting dirty in this steamy short.
Gay*Watch Berlin
Hanna Schaich / Germany / 2021 / 13 min / English with English subtitles
'GAY*WATCH BERLIN' is a queer empowerment sing-a-long video. The work celebrates togetherness, sexual liberation and is a manifesto of hope and strength. 'GAY*WATCH BERLIN' strengthens the subcultural context and overcomes a feeling of powerlessness through lightness.
Nicolás Herzog / Argentina / 2023 / 73 min / Spanish with English subtitles
Fil Ieropoulos / Greece / 2024 / 92 min / Greek with English subtitles
Tugba Baykal / Turkey / 2023 / 45 min / Turkish with English subtitles
Georden West / USA / 2023 / 72 min / English with English subtitles
Daniel Donato / Netherlands / 2024 / 94 min / Bahasa Indonesia, English, Dutch, Portuguese with English subtitles
Carolina Markowicz / Brazil, Portugal / 2023 / 102 min / Portuguese with English subtitles
Jochen Hick / Germany / 2023 / 105 min / English, German, Polish and Arabic with English subtitles
What happens to a dream deferred?
Short Film Program / 95 min
Welcome to Celibacy Club
Campbell Moore / USA / 2023 / 16 min / English without subtitles
A coming-of-age short film about identifying as asexual in a world of sex and sensuality.
My Heart Is Going to Explode
Jung In-hyuk / South Korea / 2023 / 20 min / Korean with English subtitles
Soojin is taken on a chaotic journey that tests the strength of her heart. In this B-grade humour short full of invading aliens, sci-fi, action-romance, and clichés, a UFO appears in the sky over Seoul. Together with the green-lit girl she met last night, she strives to save the city.
Beach
Anisha Sharma/ India / 2023 / 15 min / Hindi with English subtitles
Karan is a trans man who has recently undergone gender-affirming surgery, and going to the beach shirtless has been a dream and act of liberation for him. His supportive cis friend Aditya, who always stands up for him, accompanies him on this journey. Will Karan have the courage to go shirtless on the beach? Will he achieve his dream and feel liberated?
Apartment 605
Bianca Catbagan / The Philippines / 2023 / 7 min / English, French and Tagalog with subtitles for the Tagalog
Mika packs up their late father’s apartment when they are interrupted by the buzzer. Over the course of a conversation separated by the building’s intercom, we learn of the visitor's connection with the apartment's owner, Mika’s estranged father.
MnM
Twiggy Pucci Garçon / USA / 2023 / 22 min / English without subtitles
MnM is an exuberant portrait of chosen sisters Mermaid and Milan, two emerging runway divas in the drag ballroom community. Celebrating their joy, siblinghood, and unapologetic personas, the film explores the power and beauty of being non-binary in a community that prizes gender ‘realness’.
Unless We Dance
Hanz Rippe Gabriele, Fernanda Pineda Palencia / Colombia / 2023 / 15 min / Spanish with English subtitles
In Quibdó, Columbia, Bonays and hundreds of young people come together through dance as their act of resilience to the violence of the city.
Lee Mi-rang / South Korea / 2023 / 106 min / Korean with English subtitles
Panel Discussion: If I Die, It'll Be of Joy
Erynn Dalton / USA / 2023 / 78 min / English without subtitles
Roberto Cuzzillo / Italy / 2024 / 73 min / Italian with English subtitles
Do Digital Curanderas Use Eggs In Their Limpias?
Roberto Fatal/ USA / 2023 / 14 min / English without subtitles
A struggling Latinx healer considers abandoning the physical world for promises of a digital utopia.
Agents of Change, Project: Polymer
Jett Garrison / USA / 2023 / 15 min / English without subtitles
Rookie secret agent Guy Longani is on a mission to expose the ringleader of an illegal plastic dumping scheme. However, when the operation goes awry, he must earn the trust of his experienced partner if they are to bring the evil mastermind to justice.
Gender Reveal
Mo Matton / Canada / 2024 / 12 min / English without subtitles
Rhys attends their boss’s gender reveal party with their two partners. Soon, the trans throuple faces challenges that question their ability to survive the event.
The Sports X-trem
Gio Ventura / France / 2023 / 19 min / French with English subtitles
Lino trains day and night under the astute supervision of Loana, a renowned boxing champion. Muscled flirting or sporty bromance? Between coups de fonte and satin bed sheets, their common goal is the ultimate simultaneous knockout.
If I’m Here It Is By Mystery
Clari Ribeiro / Brazil / 2024 / 22 min / Portugese with English subtitles
New Rio, 2054. The renowned witch Dahlia arrives at the port with a mission: to establish the most powerful clan that has ever existed and, thus, defeat the Order of Truth. In the future, many people are trans, but only a few are witches.
How we have loved
EE Eelio Kihlstrand/ Sweden / 2023 / 17 min / Swedish with English subtitles
Butch Jane lives alone, haunted by memories of a long-lost past. Dilo’s asylum plea is rejected, forcing him to leave his life in the city and move in with Jane. As they coexist, the house’s past begins to resurface.
What about us?
Aviaja Skotte / Denmark / 2024 / 14 min / Danish with English subtitles
Asger's girlfriend, Kaya, also wants to date Alex. 'What About Us?' is a chamber play set in its own little dreamlike universe, a bar where Asger, Kaya, and Alex are about to meet for the first time.
Blood Moon: An Evening with Ivon
Berfin Gurini / Denmark / 2024 / 24 min / Danish with English subtitles
Ivon, a well-known queer performer, tragically passes away before realizing her dream of Hollywood.
Despite being widely loved, Ivon still can't find peace in her soul - neither in life nor in the afterlife.
So when the blood moon looms in the sky, Ivon's soul rises from the grave for one more performance.
Dream on Nykvarn
Vera Hamnebo, Sofia Edén/ Sweden / 2024 / 12 min / Swedish with English subtitles
It's the first day of summer break, and Ebba and Alice watch the ninth graders celebrating their graduation in the park. Ebba longs for high school and moving to Stockholm, while Alice dreams of boys. When Gurra, Hugo, and Axel arrive, Alice shifts her focus, leaving Ebba to reluctantly join a hangout she did never want. How do you tell your best friend how you really feel?
Rainbow Dick
Marie Limkilde / Denmark / 2024 / 19 min / Danish with English subtitles
AK and Ella reunite in AK’s apartment so Ella can return some belongings after their breakup. Their meeting stirs up old memories, reliving their intimate and moving journey. Once a strong bond, their relationship is now something different. A specific prop plays a special role in this intense close-up of their shared feelings.
Mami
Alecio Araci / Sweden / 2024 / 7 min / Romani and Swedish with English subtitles
The matriarch of the family is worried. One of her grandchildren no longer visits, and she doesn't understand why. Time passes, and everyday life continues, but soon a phone call comes that changes everything.
Homecoming Queenz
Elias Wakeem / Palestine / 2019 / 11 min / Hebrew with English subtitles
This vibrant live performance, captured entirely on smartphones, takes place at Ben Gurion International Airport as the artist returns from abroad. The two Palestinians boldly attempt to cross the border in striking, unconventional outfits, turning the act of passing through customs into a daring exploration of identity and freedom.
Mondial 2010
Roy Dib / Lebanon, Palestine / 2013 / 19 min / Arabic with English subtitles
A Lebanese couple embarks on a spontaneous road trip to Ramallah, capturing their adventure on camera. As they navigate the complex borders of the modern Middle East, their lively conversations invite us into the heart of a fading city.
A Letter to Myself: Soha Bechara
Omar Gabriel / Switzerland / 2022 / 10 min / Arabic with English subtitles
In a letter to herself, Soha Bechara, a Lebanese figure of the resistance to the Israeli occupation expresses her worries about her son Juan, who recently confided in her that he is trans. Soha reflects on her child’s struggle and what it would mean for him if they had not left Lebanon to live in Switzerland.
The Hat
Hadi Moussally / Lebanon, France / 2022 / 4 min / French with English subtitles
Hadi looks into the camera as he begins to get dressed. As he prepares himself, he shares the weight of discrimination he faces as a gay Arab, grappling with the double stigma he carries.
Sultana’s Reign
Hadi Moussally / Lebanon, France / 2021 / 10 min / English without subtitles
'Sultana’s Reign' showcases a Palestinian drag queen's journey from Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon to New York. She opens up about the challenges of drag in conservative settings, her love for Egyptian cinema, and her dedication to being true to herself and spreading joy.
Shame
Hadi Moussally / Lebanon, France / 2024 / 5 min / Arabic with English subtitles
In the 19th century, in the Levant region, Salma Zahore participated in a photoshoot along with her parents and neighbours. At the end of the session, Salma decided to remove her coat, revealing her body. Unaware of the potential chaos this gesture could cause within her circle, she did not anticipate that it could lead to shame (عيب).
Borekas
Saleh Saadi / Palestine / 2020 / 15 min / Arabic with English subtitles
In Salah Saadi's short film 'Borekas', a Palestinian son heads back to Munich, with his father offering to drive him to the airport. When their car breaks down, they are left waiting, which gives them an unexpected chance to reconnect.
Dope Fiend
Rosanagh Griffiths / UK / 2023 / 14 min. / English with English subtitles
Fran wants to marry Nia but forgets her pen. 'Dope Fiend' is an ADHD comedy about finding the way to your partner's heart, even if you get distracted along the way.
As You Are
Daisy Friedman / USA / 2024 / 14 min. / English with English subtitles
On their first night together, Millie and Piper navigate the complexities of desire, bodily autonomy, and how to love someone fully - whether that someone’s baggage is a wheelchair or a broken heart.
One Night Stand
Shaina Ghuraya and Marie Rodriguez / USA / 2024 / 5 min. / English with English subtitles
Bex needs to prepare for her first one-night stand. Fortunately, her roommate knows everything there is to know about sex, from watching Mad Men to reading fan fiction.
Louder than Words
Julio Dowansingh / USA / 2018 / 16 min. / English with English subtitles
Ansel, a young musician, and Niall, a deaf dancer share a practice studio. Despite a language barrier, the two connect through their passions and hidden admiration for each other. The film explores the challenges of queer love and communication, highlighting the struggles of expressing affection in a world still learning acceptance.
Repair
Bertil Nilsson / UK / 2023 / 11 min. / English with English subtitles
Ramin is often told his neurodiverse brain needs repair. However, the only thing that actually needs fixing is the phone dropped by gorgeous Marc in the vegetable aisle.
Unlucky in Love
Catriona Rubenis-Stevens and Rachel Handler/ USA / 2023 / 5 min. / English with English subtitles
Following an unsuccessful stint on a TV dating show, Lisa bumps into Wendy and falls head over heels. Through the years, their passion for one another fades as a secret threatens their love.
Unmasking
Aubree Bernier-Clarke / USA / 2024 / 10 min. / English with English subtitles
How do autism and queer identities compare? Two best friends connect across differences as they discuss this over breakfast.