Crip Your Heart Out
Dope Fiend
Rosanagh Griffiths / UK / 2023 / 14 min. / English with English subtitles
Fran, a clean-cut middle-aged woman, waits for her partner Nia to join her for a therapy appointment. Consumed by her internal voice, Fran is sent on a chaotic and increasingly surreal journey through the waiting room. However, not all is as it seems, and Fran must come to terms with this experience in order to save her relationship with Nia.
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.
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Need a dose of cinema therapy? We prescribe seven tales of requited queer love! Rejoice in close friendships, good sex, meet cutes, and romance ever after. In each story disability is present not as a tragedy, but a fact of life comparable to being LGBTQIA+. Disability is, after all, overrepresented among queers, and most of us will become 'crip' as we age.
+ Curated in collaboration with Sarah Glerup and Gabi Buzadzic
*28/10 - 17:00 Community Screening @Ungdommens Demokratihus
+ Q&A with Rosanagh Griffiths, director of Dope Fiend.
*29/10 - 19:00
Community Screening @Online
30/10 - 19:00
@Cinemateket
+ Q&A with Rosanagh Griffiths, director of Dope Fiend.