Wicked Queer 40

US PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

MENA Shorts

Stories from MENA and the Diaspora

Sunday

Apr 14

@

1:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 40

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

MENA Shorts

Stories from MENA and the Diaspora

Sunday

,

Apr 14

@

1:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 40

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

MENA Shorts

Stories from MENA and the Diaspora

Sunday

Apr 14

@

1:00 pm

Brattle Theater

With 
 in person.
Director
Year
Run Time
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
104
minutes
Content warning:
This film is presented in
with English subtitles.
From North African diaspora stories of queer liberation to tales of young love in Iran, this year's queer MENA stories are sure to leave you with a lasting smile.
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with
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This short film program includes the following films:

Maghreb's Hope

24
min 
Content warning:
Queer individuals from the Big Maghreb region share their stories, spanning across their home countries and various locations worldwide. Through a fusion of drawing, animation techniques, and real-life footage,these artistic portrayals highlight the experiences of queer individuals from the "BIG Maghreb" region, including Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. These individuals have courageously shattered societal taboos surrounding their gender and sexuality, defying legal, social, and familial pressures, even among those who have chosen to distance themselves from their families.
DIRECTOR
Bassem Ben Brahim
COUNTRY
Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Brazil
LANGUAGE
Arabic

CCTV

10
min 
Content warning:
2 lesbian high school girls who decide to erase footage from the school's CCTV cameras end up getting locked up at school.
DIRECTOR
Samira Karimi
COUNTRY
Iran
LANGUAGE
Persian

L'ECHAPPEE

29
min 
Content warning:
Since she left Corsica where she grew up, Safia has always secured family balance. To protect her relationship with her father, she has never told him about her homosexuality. On a summer evening, she breaks the secret and runs away. On the road along the Calanques creeks, as she makes her way through a new life, she has now to learn to live for herself beyond other people’s eyes and maybe against those she loves most.
DIRECTOR
Siham Bel
COUNTRY
France
LANGUAGE
French

Shideh

14
min 
Content warning:
A young barber boy who is interested in one of his clients decides to reveal this interest and faces challenges along the way.
DIRECTOR
Nazanin Vahed
COUNTRY
Islamic Republic of Iran
LANGUAGE
Persian

Youssou & Malek

27
min 
Content warning:
Youssou and Malek are in love but they now have to say goodbye. Tomorrow, Youssou is flying off to the other side of the world, leaving behind him Malek and the neighborhood where they grew up. They promised each other to meet at the top of the hill for their last sunset together.
DIRECTOR
Simon Frenay
COUNTRY
France
LANGUAGE
French
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