The pioneer breakthrough and a great classic in the arena of gay erotica, Boys in the Sand, made by the Broadway dancer and choreographer Wakefield Pool, was the first publicly and officially screened film involving hard-core scenes of gay sexuality. This was the year before Deep Throat and the official beginning of the “porno chic” era, as mentioned in the annals. The Boys in the Sand were mentioned in prestige publications such as Variety and The New York Times. And they weren’t just chic—they were the first to be chic!
Boys in the Sand Boys in the Sand
Like Botticelli's Venera, the handsome Adonis stands up from the foaming sea. This is the beginning of the first of three vignettes entitled Bayside, Poolside, and Inside, which take place in the remote paradise of Fire Island off the coast of New York—a dreamy, playful, and breezy summer ode to freedom and physical love liberated from shame and stigma.
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Queen Queen
Vikas Bahl
Sunday, 12. 04. 2026 / 11:00 / Main Hall
This bittersweet comedy about self-discovery topped the Indian box office charts immediately after its premiere and is now widely regarded as a groundbreaking Indian feminist film. It has been ranked among the ten greatest Bollywood films of the 21st century by the British Film Institute.
Mary Anning Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossils
Marcel Barelli
Sunday, 12. 04. 2026 / 11:30 / Small Hall
The animated film depicts palaeontologist Mary Anning at the age of twelve. A curious, brave and unruly girl who breaks the rules and norms of her time at a young age, she later becomes one of the first female scientists.