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Everybody's Perfect
Geneva International Queer Film Festival
Friday, 04 October 2024 until Sunday, 13 October 2024
Everybody's Perfect is the major LGBTIQ cinema festival of the french speaking part of Switzerland. Created in 2010, it was the first existing festival this side of our country, (except an experience in 1978).
Till 2018 it is a biennal event.
Known for its quality of program and its film-debate evenings with experts, public, lgbtiq associations and filmmakers.
Perfect Awards for best documentary and best fiction
Audience awards for the best short films in lesbian, gay and trans* "categories"
(Honoraries awards till now)
2024 films...
Sean Devlin
Dietrich de Velsa alias Francis Savel
sem coração heartless
Nara Normande et Tião
Fernanda Faya
D. Smith
Deborah Craig
mondo homo: enquête sur le cinéma pornographique homosexuel français des années 70
Hervé Joseph Lebrun
salão de baile this is ballroom
Juru et Vitã
Anthony Schatteman
Aline Magrez
Gréco de Beauparis alias Gérard Grégory
Patiparn Boontarig
Marvin Merkins alias Jacques Scandelari
Claire Burger
Teddy Lussi-Modeste
Levan Akin
trei kilometri până la capătul lumii three kilometers to the end of the world
Emanuel Pârvu
all shall be well 從今以後
Ray Yeung
Ash Mayfair
elfogy a levegő without air
Katalin Moldovai
Pratibha Parmar
Luke Gilford
Julie Cohen
David Lambert
Wallace Potts
Appolain Siewe
Dominic Savage
a letter to myself lettre à moi-même
Omar Gabriel
Rose Glass
Annarita Zambrano
Dag Johan Haugerud
THE MALE GAZE RECIPE
Joey Arand and Alma Weber – Germany
03 min – animation (2024) – vo: de – st: fr
A filmmaker dreams of shooting a 16mm masturbation film, guided by her grandmother – according to a tried and tested recipe.
DUSK
Jake Graf – United Kingdom
15 min – fiction (2017) – vo: ang – st: fr
In 1950s England, young Chris struggles to conform to society’s rigid gender roles. When he meets Julie, the woman of his dreams, life briefly brightens, but the lingering feeling of living only half a life continues to haunt him.
Awarded around thirty times and selected in more than 80 international festivals
FINDING MY VOICE
Rouven Gueissaz – United States
10 min – doc. (2024) – vo: ang – st: fr
Two transgender women are working on their voices. One of them is Bernie, 67, who has one of the most famous voices in New York: the voice of the subway, heard by millions of commuters every day.
WHERE THE WILD FRANGIPANIS GROW
Nirartha Bas Diwangkara – Indonesia
12 min – fiction (2023) – vo: ind – st: ang
In Bali, surrounded by nature, a young priest enters a Hindu ashram, a place of sanctuary, under the guidance of a spiritual leader. At night, the leader secretly invites his favored disciple to join him. This situation, inspired by true events, caused a scandal.
HONEYMOON
Alkis Papastathopoulos – Greece
25 min – fiction (2023) – vo: gr – st: fr
Fay, a young non-binary trans person, leaves Greece in search of peace, accompanied by their best friend. While traveling by bus across the country, a transphobic attack leaves them stranded in the middle of nowhere.
LES ROSES ET LES BLEUS (Pink, Black and Blue)
Claudia Lopez Lucia – France
22 min – doc. (2021) – vo: fr
Three young female rugby players train and chat in the locker room. Between playful banter and muddy knees, they challenge society’s stereotypes about feminine and masculine attributes once and for all.
SÎNOR-NEYÊ
Rosida Koyuncu – Switzerland
10 min – doc. (2024) – vo: ang, fr, kur, tur – st: fr
Eight years after seeking refuge in Geneva, Kurdish artist, filmmaker, and queer activist Rosida Koyuncu attempts to see her mother and sister at the border.
PĀCAT (Peace)
Ivona Homicianu – Belgium
12 min – doc. (2022) – vo : fr
Since the age of 13, Ivona has kept her identity hidden, constrained by her Romanian Orthodox upbringing. Now, having recently moved to Brussels for her studies, she finally discovers the freedom to be her true self.
NE JAMAIS S’ARRÊTER DE CRIER (Never Stop Shouting)
Abdellah Taïa – France
10 min – doc. (2023) – vo: fr
Writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taïa pens a heartfelt letter to his gay nephew, Brahim, to help him overcome fear, to offer support and walk beside him on his journey. A powerful message of universal love.
COUPEUR DE ROUTE (Roadtripper)
Christophe Granger – France
21 min – fiction (2022) – vo: fr
Nino, 19, is a drifter. He loves traveling in the summer, sleeping outdoors, and visiting highway rest stops. One night, he forms an unexpected bond with Sarah, a truck driver…
Awarded 5 times and selected in around twenty international festivals
TUDO QUE IMPORTA (All That Matters)
Coraci Bartman Ruiz – Brazil
20 min – doc. (2024) – vo: pt – st: ang
Parents and grandparents of transgender individuals share their journey of understanding and embracing their children’s identities. Captured through the tender, humanist lens of Coraci Bartman Ruiz, author of Limiar and Germino petalas no asfalto, both previously featured in the 2020 and 2022 festivals.
Selected in around twenty international festivals
DÉCALÉ-ES, UNE EXPÉRIENCE DU SPORT PAR ET POUR LES QUEERS (A sports experience by and for queers)
Elio Parfait – France
15 min – doc. (2024) – vo: fr
They belong to a handball team “Décalage,” made up of LGBTQI+ members. More than just a sports team, this association represents a true personal and collective revolution!
ZÉRO DEGRÉ (Zero Degree)
Matias De Sa Moreira and Adrien Stoclet – France
05 min – fiction (2024) – vo: fr
Bruno and Thomas have decided to host a weekend with friends—without alcohol! While shopping in the supermarket parking lot, they begin to argue: is this idea really as reasonable as it sounds?
DREAM BURGER
Sami Kali – Switzerland
09 min – fiction (2023) – vo: ang – st: fr
Luke and Simon always grab a burger after their tennis games. But this time, Luke wants to confess his true feelings for Simon—only to find himself confronted by his own imagination, equally vivid as it is intense.
Selected in around ten international festivals
BUFFER ZONE
Savvas Stavrou – Cyprus
16 min – fiction (2023) – vo: ang, gr – st: fr
Two young soldiers, stationed on opposite sides of enemy lines, observe each other, rifles in hand. Their connection is crystalized through music.
Selected in around twenty international festivals
EL DANCE-OFF
Nicolás Keller Sarmiento – Argentina
13 min – fiction (2022) – vo: esp – st: fr
Isolated in the heart of a rural region, young Ernesto secretly dreams of becoming a dancer. A chance encounter with Ruby, a heartbroken drag queen, inspires him to find the courage to pursue his dream.
Selected in around twenty international festivals
EVERYBODY’S GOTTA LOVE SOMETIMES
Sein Lyan Tun – France
15 min – fiction (2023) – vo: ang, fr – st: fr
Phyo, a young Burmese man newly settled in Paris, wanders the streets of the city in search of love. On the banks of the Seine, he finds unexpected joy in the simple freedom of dancing.
Selected in around ten international festivals
THEY SHOOT HORSES
Ryan Harman – United States
07 min – fiction (2024) – vo: ang – st: fr
A nervous young man joins a high-intensity fitness class, eager to transform his body and build confidence. But as the physical challenges intensify, so does the tension…
CHEMSEX
Daniel Porto – Brazil
07 min – fiction (2024) – vo: pt – st: ang
A group of gay men gather for a chemsex party, where they encounter a mix of fascination, liberating energy, and complex emotions. Amid the fleeting chemical highs, they search for deeper, more meaningful connections.
OLD LESBIANS
Meghan McDonough – United States
29 min – doc. (2023) – vo : ang
A collection of 800 life stories from lesbians across the United States, the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project was launched over 25 years ago. Some of these women are now sharing their stories with great joy!
FALLING FOR GRETA
Gustavo Arteaga – United Kingdom
11 min – animation (2023) – wordless
When love comes knocking at her door, Greta’s bourgeois and solitary world is turned upside down. Complications follow one after another, water floods her villa, and perspectives are completely reversed…
CELEBRATING “SO MANY WOMEN” AT 35
Zanne D’Aglio – United States
08 min – doc. (2024) – vo: ang – st: fr
In 1989, The Flame, a lesbian bar in San Diego, California, became the ideal setting for the music video “So Many Women.” This tribute was directed by its singer, who has toured in Switzerland several times.
LES LIBELLULES (Dragonflies)
Loris Hanck, Adèle Fréchoux and Léa Codden – Belgium
06 min – animation (2022) – wordless
A woman and a maid desire each other. Within their mansion, the two naiads let themselves be carried away into a universe of idyllic freedom.
COEUR BÉTON (Concrete Heart)
Enrika Panero – France
20 min – fiction (2022) – vo: fr – st: ang
In a suburban area of Paris, Kenza, an introverted and secretive teenager, joins a rap workshop led by Oréade, a young queer artist she admires, though her friends mock her for it. Through the workshop, Kenza gradually begins to open up and reveal her true self.
L’ÉCHAPPÉE (Breaking Through)
Siham Bel – France
29 min – fiction (2023) – vo: fr – st: ang
Since leaving her home in Corsica, where she grew up, Safia has never told her father about her homosexuality. This summer, on the winding coastal roads, she meets Jade – natural and bold. With stunning performances by actresses Camille Moutawakil and Salomé Richard.