Sunday, August 6
LEON - Belgian Premiere
17:00 De Cinema, Maarschalk Gerardstraat 4, 2000 Antwerpen
7 euro general admission/ 5 euro reduction
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We have a soft spot for those that dare to gloriously fail. So what better way to open our film program than with Leon, a 60-year-old performance artist, who seems to be understood only by his world famous boyfriend, the iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler. Encouraged by Thierry, he decides to make his last big show to cure his middle-age crisis. It drives him to an emotional journey, the finale of which no one can predict. LEON is not only an intimate portrait of a troubled artist but also a film about passion and love. And above all, about accepting one’s failures and past life that you can no longer change. Belgian premiere.
Queer Shorts
20:15 De Cinema, Maarschalk Gerardstraat 4, 2000 Antwerpen
7 euro general admission/ 5 euro reduction
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We curated a shorts film program with contributions by directors from Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America. From artistic experimental films to animation, classic drama or even comedy. Unconditional love is what director Dan Nieders connects to his film "Monochrome", where protagonist Juan is fantasizing about a love triangle. Or might it all be very real? Nadia Parfan's "It's a date" portrays strength of mind and solidarity amidst the invasion of Ukraine. Emory Chao Johnson documents each step of transitioning and how one’s body is treated as a family matter in "To write from own memory".
Travel through the artificial landscapes that were created in "Colorless Spectrum" by Chu-Hsun Hsieh and find out how "Coming Out Autistic" works as a queer person, directed by Steven Fraser. Enjoy the weekend of five protagonists, their non-monogamous relationship and the encounter between different generations in the homage to lesbian cinema "A wild patience has taken me here" by Érica Sarmet and meet a young woman discovering her sexual self-determination in Sandulela Asanda's coming-of-age film "Mirror Mirror".
