No Pride in Genocide (June 2025)
Queer Cinema for Palestine began as an alternative ethical space for filmmakers who pulled or refused to show their work in the Israeli government-sponsored TLVFest LGBTQ Film Festival. Over the past six years, hundreds of filmmakers have shown their solidarity in response to the boycott call from queer and trans Palestinians. As Israel continues its genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, the West Bank, and across historic Palestine, we condemn this violence and stand in solidarity with Palestinians.
ABGAD HAWAZ by Robin Riad, 2024, 1′
Riad uses humour to play with and sit with her mother tongue, offering a ‘false’ lesson in pronunciation. A response to a digital form of anti-Arab hate that Riad witnessed online coming out of the genocide in Gaza. (Written by Tara Hakim for TQFF)
OUT OF GAZA by Seza Tiyara Selen & Jannis Osterburg, 2025, 9′
A young Palestinian woman wants to flee from Gaza with her friends, hoping to find freedom in the West
BLOOD LIKE WATER by Dima Hamdan, 2023, 14′
Shadi embarks on a secret adventure, and accidentally drags his family into a trap where they only have two choices; either collaborate with the Israeli occupation, or be shamed and humiliated by their own people.
A TANGLED WEB DROWNING IN HONEY by Tara Hakim & Hannah Hull, 2023, 9′
a tangled web drowning in honey is an experiential and textural short film that invites viewers into the inner workings of a mind to ponder the ways in which we love and unlove ourselves.
ALIENS IN BEIRUT by Raghed Charabaty, 2025, 16′
Aliens in Beirut blurs doc and fiction, exploring alienation and desire at home through scripted improv, wildlife cinematography and visual experimentation.
PALCORECORE by Dana Dawud, 2023, 8′
Dana Dawud’s Palcorecore (Palestine) is a hypnotic fusion of dance, archival footage, and internet-circulated videos that collapse past and present into a visceral portrait of Palestinian life.
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A JASMINE GARDEN by Teyama AlKamli, 20′
Tara, a queer Palestinian woman in her late 20s, attempts to suppress her internal emotional turbulence during a phone call with her best friend Sarab, with whom she is in love.
DON’T TAKE MY JOY AWAY by Omar Gabriel, 7′
Two friends revel in the small joys of life until violence suddenly disrupts their world. Forced to flee, they embark on a dangerous journey of survival, confronting fear, chaos, and the stark realities around them.