Queer Fragments:
Desire, Memory, Survival
15/10, Wednesday, 22:30, Dusty Monkey
From intimacy and abuse to friendship, loss, and unfinished legacies, these films confront the fragility and strength of gay men's lives. They piece together stories of desire and resilience, inviting us to reflect on what it means to inherit, endure, and imagine anew.
Curated by Spiros Charalambous
I Had Sex, But...
Ang Li
15’, 2025, China, UK
Documentary
Synopsis
How would you define intimacy, and how would you find it? A young man tried to find it by having his first two sexual experiences with strangers. The film shows the interactions between them before and after sex. And after these encounters, the young man had some new thoughts about intimacy...
Aedos
Yiannis Christidis
9’, 2025, Cyprus
Fiction
Synopsis
After a violent attack, a queer soul vents over a phone call, unravelling the weight of hollow symbols, silent allies, and the ache of survival, searching for a way out of the margins they never chose.
Icebergs
Carlos Pereira
20’, 2024, Germany
Fiction
Synopsis
One night, in the darkness of a numb city, Theo is confronted with his own fragility. Longing for closeness, he travels to the countryside to visit his friend Ida.
Big Boys Don't Cry
Arnaud Delmarle
23’, 2025, France
Fiction
Synopsis
A scorching summer in a small village near Marseille. After a three-year absence, Lucas and his group of friends welcome back their best friend, Hicham. This eagerly-awaited return quickly arouses conflicting emotions in the gang, but above all, new hopes in Lucas.
