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IN MY SHORTS 2 | Queer Lisboa 30

Cinema 4,5€ M/16

Friday 25 September · 18:00

Cinema São Jorge Arroios · Lisbon
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A program of short films exploring queer identity, asylum, desire, and survival, including works from Pakistan, Iran, Belgium, Spain, and more.

Synopsis Red Elephant Iqran Rasheed (Pakistan, Belgium, Hungary, Portugal, 2026, 22’) Doc. Urdu, French and English with English subtitles. M/16 In Belgium's asylum system, LGBTQIA+ applicants, many from worlds where silence means survival, are asked to speak about the unspeakable, recounting their most intimate wounds to strangers they have just met. How does queer identity manifest when one has spent a lifetime erasing all traces of it to stay alive? Ãsheghetam Filmsaaz (France, Switzerland, Iran, 2026, 21’) Fic. Anim. Farsi with English subtitles. M/16 During a chaotic night at a clandestine rave in Tehran, interrupted by the morality police and the sudden outbreak of war, a young queer person chooses to take refuge in a bubble of romantic illusion with their partner, just to survive the brutal reality outside. Destroy Me, Please Flora Woudstra Hablé (Belgium, 2025, 13’) Fic. Arabic with English subtitles. M/16 While driving home after a party, Lebanese migrant Ziyad receives an unexpectedly unsettling message from his former best friend, Ramy. Cruising Lesbiana Joyce Victoria Newrzella (Spain, 2026, 18’) Docufic. Spanish and Catalan with English subtitles. M/16 Raw HDV footage and interviews with chosen characters, conducted inside a moving car, are framed within the fictional narrative of a taxi driver who visits various cruising spots. A film centered on the exploration of individual and collective desire, addressing the search for intimacy in public spaces, visibility, identity, and the discourse on space within Barcelona's FLINTA community. À la recherche de la queue perdue de l'humanité Sofia Cecere (Belgium, 2025, 13’) Fic. French with English subtitles. M/16 Tara discovers a single hair on Val's coccyx. Could it turn into a tail? The characters embark on an existential and physical quest to rediscover a form of animality and connection with their surroundings, and with each other. Note: this session includes the presence of Iqran Rasheed (Red Elephant), Filmsaaz (Ãsheghetam), and Flora Woudstra Hablé (Destroy Me, Please) Prices General - 4,50€ Discounts Youth up to 25 years Senior +65 years

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