Queer Artivism

An insight into 5 queer film festivals accompanied with the discussion about the importance of queer film festivals, queer film and people's experience with both.

Cast

João Federici

as Himself

Juanan Martínez

as Himself

Matthew Mishory

as Himself

Slavica Parlov

as Himself

João Ferreira

as Himself

Maria Laura Annibali

as Herself

Itxaso Beistegui

as Herself

Miriam Ortega Dominguez

as Herself

Zvonimir Dobrović

as Himself

Jennifer Markowitz

as Herself

Reviews

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