15h30

(Best Documentary Competition)
Verliebt, Verzopft, Verwegen | Amorous, Antiquated, Audacious,
by Katharina Lampert and Cordula Thym (Austria, 2009, 64’)

Amorous, Antiquated, Audacious takes us back to Vienna in the 1950s and 60s. It was not exactly a welcoming city for lesbians. But still, they did exist even back then. How they met, where they went, how they found their look, their identities and their fellow sisters – the three very vivid and outspoken protagonists narrate a rare and important example of oral history.

17h30

(Feature Film Competition)
Mein Freund aus Faro | To Faro, by Nana Neul (Germany, 2008, 87’)

The boyish Mel is the only woman in the Wandel household, even if nobody can tell by looking at her. With short hair and her femininity hidden under oversized clothes, Mel fits nicely into the chaotic men’s world of her father Willi and brother Knut. She can bear the depressing days as an assembly-line worker for an airline catering outfit at the nearby airport in Münster, because very soon she plans to travel the world with Knut. But the dream of the big trip takes a back seat when Knut breaks with the news that his girlfriend Vicky is pregnant. When her well-meaning brother puts pressure on her to start looking for a meaningful relationship, she claims she already has a boyfriend. The new Portuguese co-worker, Nuno, who gets paid by Mel to play her boyfriend at Knut’s
engagement party, is doing too good a job. The family loves him and invites him to visit more often. And Nuno is happy to comply... Aimless and depressed, Mel sets out at night. When two young hitchhikers, Jenny and Bianca, take her for a Portuguese male, she grabs the chance and reinvents herself. As Miguel, she falls madly in love with Jenny. But before Mel has the chance to tell Jenny the truth, Bianca and her brother Bernd tell Jenny’s mother inflammatory things about the alleged Portuguese. There is great confusion when the mother shows up at Mel’s house and accuses a Portuguese man of seducing her underage daughter. Nuno becomes the scapegoat, while Mel is finally able to reveal her true identity to Jenny.

19h30

(Shorts Film Competition)
El Reloj | The Watch, by Marco Berger (Argentina, 2008, 15’)

Pablo, a soccer fan, meets Javier in the street when his watch stops ticking. Pablo asks Javier to share a taxi with him, and when they arrive at Pablo’s, he invites him in. After watching TV with Pablo’s cousin, Pablo asks Javier to spend the night. In bed, almost naked, both the guys are ready to sleep. They can’t. They wait for something to happen.

(Feature Film Panorama)
Quemar las Naves | Burn the Bridges, de Francisco Franco (Mexico, 2007, 105’)

Our first vital election can be a difficult process that forces us against what we love the most, so we can discover who we really are. Helena and Sebastián are a couple of teenage brother and sister who will have to
burn their bridges in order to find their way and a safe place between the joys and the pain that life brings to us all.

22h00

(Feature Film Competition)
Wu Sheng Feng Ling | Soundless Wind Chime, by Kit Hung (Hong Kong, Switzerland, 2009, 100’)

Soundless Wind Chime is the poetic journey of Ricky, searching for the lost soul and the past of his deceased Swiss lover, Pascal. The film shows a battle of love, lust, reality, memory and illusions and the grief everybody bears every day. Ricky – a new Chinese immigrant in Hong Kong; and Pascal – a 27 years old Swiss rebel escaped from his traditional boundaries, meet in Hong Kong. Ricky works as a waiter in a local restaurant and lives with his aunt who is a street prostitute. Pascal is a thief and enjoys the advantages of his European status in this post-colonial Asian city. After being abused by his roommate, Pascal moves in with Ricky. Although Ricky makes it easier for Pascal to immerse himself into local culture, life is never easy for these rootless hearts. They are tortured by the dilemma of whether their relationship is built on true love or only dependency on each other and the fear of being lonely. While Pascal is tempted by the glamorous and lustful gay world in Hong Kong, Ricky is holding onto his belief and waits for a sign of true love. Without even saying goodbye, Pascal passes away in an accident. Ricky carries his grief and sorrows to Switzerland, looking for hints of Pascal in a nameless village. When he visits a beautiful thrift store, Ricky meets Ueli, a man that looks identical to Pascal, but has a totally different personality…

0h00 / LEATHER PROGRAMME (Hard Nights)

Sucker, by Peter Pizzi (USA, 2008, 17’)

Sucker tells the story of a young man and his notable “talent”. Throughout this short film he proves his skills. Sometimes it’s a quickie, other times with a group scene or by using handcuffs; even overnight sessions with his online buddies. Finally however he shows his expertise with both intensity and intimacy as he attempts to land the lust (and love?) of his life.

Gefangen im Analkerker | Anal Detention, by Horst Braun (Germany, 2006, 77’)

A putrid old public toilet in Berlin. The place for men to have sex with hardcore guys. Next to the overflowing urinals hairy muscled beasts are shoving their dicks and fists up each other’s butts. If the cubicle is occupied,
then the next best guy is used as a human urinal. But this public convenience has a secret. A really mean toilet attendant keeps an eye on the place. When he opens the trapdoor the men end up in a horny basement labyrinth.