Queer Qorner

ABOUT THE CATEGORY

A section for queer stories, told by queer filmmakers, without compromise. Open to short films across genre and form that centre LGBTQIA+ lives, love and resistance.

Curated by a jury with deep roots in queer culture and cinema. BISFF's answer to a festival circuit that still treats queer stories as the margin, not the main programme.

ABOUT THE LOGO

The silhouette is drawn from the sikku kolam, chosen for its non-linear, looping form representing self-discovery and a journey that isn’t straight. The shape centres two hearts coming together. Coloured using the transgender flag’s palette.

QUEER QORNER OFFICIAL SELECTION FINALISTS

DIRECTORPROJECT TITLEFF CODE

Mahesh Menon

A LETTER FOR TOMORROW

FF-26-1754

Bijon Imtiaz

A THING ABOUT KASHEM

FF-26-1020

Edwin Lai

AS IT SHOULD BE

FF-26-1922

Moitri Ghosh

ASHA

FF-26-1875

Sunita Malpani

BECAUSE

FF-26-1354

Kamal

BILLI

FF-26-909

Wang Han-Xuan

DELAY

FF-26-131

Omkar Modgi

DESPICABLE NIGHTS IN HEAVEN

FF-26-1933

Anureet Watta

DON'T INTERRUPT WHILE WE DANCE

FF-26-2096

Douglas Alves Ferreira

DUALITY

FF-26-1356

Charlotte Gabriel Guerry, Brea Sondhi

ENOUGH

FF-26-1606

Céline Ribard

GALATEA

FF-26-1483

Dohye Yang

GLORY HOLE

FF-26-1156

Shubham Negi

HILLS DON'T DANCE ALONE

FF-26-4

Jackson McKeehan

HVAC

FF-26-1037

Debarati Gupta

I AM NOT HER LOVER

FF-26-2155

Álvaro G. Company, Mario Hernández

INSIDE

FF-26-1809

Vinoo Choliparambil

JO'S TURN!

FF-26-92

Joon Han

JOB SEEKER

FF-26-1088

Kruthika Ravi Kumar

NISHA

FF-26-407

Keshav Menon

ONCE AGAIN

FF-26-1690

Inzamam Manju Nizam

SERVED COLD

FF-26-1989

Ravi Kumar

SONGS OF THE MIST

FF-26-258

Nandini Godara

SPILL

FF-26-1974

Ashutosh S. Shankar

TARA

FF-26-730

Bhavya Karthikeyan

TEA POWDER

FF-26-611

Sathya Narayanan R

THAYE YASHODA

FF-26-100

Juan Grabosch

UNACCEPTABLE

FF-26-720

Aakash Chhabra

WARM SHADOWS

FF-26-2048

JURY

Nithin M

Siddhanth K S

WINNERS OVER THE YEARS

WINNER

A LITTLE BIT OF GLITTER

Directed by: Siddharth Menon

1ST RUNNER UP

MY COMRADE

Directed by: Tathagata Ghosh

2ND RUNNER UP

ALMARI KA ACHAAR (CUPBOARD PICKLE)

Directed by: Raakesh Rawat