Join us for a programme of short animated films that celebrate queer lives, loves, and imaginations. Animation lets us bend reality, dream big, and tell stories in ways words alone can’t. These films come from a range of queer voices and perspectives, each offering a glimpse into experiences that are tender, joyful, bold, funny and beautifully diverse. Together, these films remind us that animation is not just entertainment, but a medium for visibility, resistance, and imagination. Whether they feel close to your own story or open a window into something new, this screening is about connection, creativity, and celebration. Come with curiosity and an open heart – we can’t wait to share these vibrant queer visions with you.
After the screening some of the filmmakers will take to the stage for a conversation moderated by filmmaker and curator Kate Jessop with Wyatt Carson, Ting-Jui Chen, Nour Khamis and Junjie Xu.
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Queerer than Thou – Kate Jessop, UK
Who is the queerest of them all? This queer off will reveal all!
2019 2’25 min
You Are Not Part of the Cake – Ting-Jui Chen, Taiwan
A girl, Ping, faces conflict with her girlfriend Lala’s homophobic and aggressive father, The Man. As tensions escalate, Ping is forced to take drastic action to save herself and kills The Man.
2025 4’30 min
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian – A j Dubler & Carmela Murphy, USA
After a mysterious girl shows up at Gray’s doorstep holding the corpse of a bird that had just cracked her window, an impromptu bird funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.
2024 7’55 min
Adorable – Cheng Hsu-Chung, UK
Hora – Yoav Brill, Israel
Animated documentary about the habit of holding hands among gay men in the city of Tel Aviv.
2014 9’25 min
How to Build a Sand Castle – Nour Khamis, Ecuador / UK
A tender, hand-painted metaphor for shedding shame and the journey of queer self discovery.
2025 4’20 min
Mis-Angel – Wyatt Carson, UK / USA
A love story between two people who will never meet. A transgender girl explores an overlap of gender and sexual fantasy as she recalls a brief interaction with a stranger at a bus stop.
2025 5’25 min
Hey Dad – Weifan Wang, Taiwan / UK
I’ve practiced these words for 20 years now, but maybe being candid isn’t the best idea. I’m starting my countdown again, another 20 years. Maybe it might be the right time by then.
2024 5’35 min
I Love Hooligans – Jan-Dirk Bouw, Netherlands
A football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However, being gay, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him.
2013 13’00 min
I Am a Flower – Ariel Victor Arthanto, Germany / Indonesia
Deviant artist Sam, on the verge of fully transforming into a flower, spends one final day at a flower spa with their mother.
2024 13’10 min
This film is not included in our online programme
Hide and Seek – Junjie Xu, UK
The story of a person hiding their queer identity from their parents at different stages of life, highlighting the struggles faced by the queer community as they grow up.
2024 6’00 min
Our Funding Partners
With Special Thanks to The Elf Factory, official sponsor of LIAF 2025.
Event supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
Venue
The Horse Hospital is a three tiered progressive arts venue in London providing an encompassing umbrella for the related media of film fashion, music and art. For more information about The Horse Hospital and how to get there, find out more.
Horse Hospital, Online
