Sat. 15/11/2014 - 17:00
Cinema Nova

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Elisha Lim
2012
1'
Canada
vo: en
sub: frnl
In this series of portraits of 100 butch lesbians, meet « butch number 9 », Ruby, a childhood memory.
A beautiful Chinese version of the little red riding hood that transcends what is left unsaid and drifts poetically beyond interdiction.
A parade of rainbow bears and men marches through the pulsating city of Brussels. Where are they going ? The musical rhythm drives them forward. The buildings dance, transformations take place, even Manneken Pis joins the parade !
Bendik & the Monster is the story of a monster, who dreams of being a cabaret singer. Bendik helps the Monster follow its dreams, while the Monster helps Bendik with his relationship to his mom and her boyfriend. It is a story of finding yourself and challenge others preconceived expectations of your identity.
A couple learns how to get to know each other by exchanging looks, rubbing noses, through their eyebrows and their genitals !
Adam Butcher
2014
5'
United Kingdom
vo: en
sub: frnl
Mini animated documentary based on an online chat between Chelsea Manning (former Bradley), the « mole » from Wikileaks, and the man who will tell on her later on.
Even though they're older now and have, at long last, become a couple, Tom and Jerry still joyfully indulge in the same S&M play as they did when they were younger.
Neelu Bhuman
2014
5'
United Kingdom
vo: en
sub: frnl
The fundamental rights of queers in India are threatened by a decision of the Supreme Court. Mother and daughter take action...
Jan-Dirk Bouw
2014
13'
vo: nl
sub: fr
Violence and fighting with rival fans are the bread and butter of football hooligans. In this animated film, the hero is a diehard fan of a Dutch football club. He has been arrested many times for rioting at football matches. He and his friends love shouting hateful slurs in the stadium and calling the opponents « fagots ». Paradoxically, however, he himself is gay but he carefully hides his sexual orientation to avoid becoming the target of attacks from his « friends ».
Two sailors caught in a net fall in love with each other and decide they want to have a child. Over the course of their long journey, together they'll find the key. A light and optimistic tale.
Exuberant tribute to bloggers and Youtube users. Corrosive reinterpretation of « Habanera » (Bizet likes)
Michael Frei
2013
6'
vo: en
sub: fr
Characters with electric sockets for heads connect, exploring the possibilities, in a universe where two fingers seem to be the masters of the game. Really ?
Juan Carlos Zaldívar
2012
5'
United States
Visually mind-blowing and poetic film about self-transformation and the quest for identity...
2012
2'
Canada
vo: en
sub: frnl
A moment of kinship shared over a dish of chicken rice. Sometimes our identity reveals itself when we least expect it...
Yulia suddenly finds herself in a room with five levers fixed to the walls. When she pulls them, she triggers a series of events that will ultimately lead her to find her soulmate.
Sabako Kabuki
2013
3'
Japan
vo: ja
sub: fren
The breakup of a love affair and the earthquake of 2011 haunt a young girl who dreams, fantasizes and hallucinates at the same time. Sexually explicit and very strange...

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