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Filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim searches for his biological mother after discovering late in life that he was adopted. The filmmaker goes in search of his ""true"" unknown parents; the search leads him through German archives and then to Latvia, where he discovers traces of a murderous German past. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/901078536746932/ https://www.facebook.com/events/901078536746932/?event_time_id=901078563413596

Swedish writer and director Alexandra Therese-Keining's second feature film is based on an idea by her and the producer of the film Josefine Tengblad. It tells the story about Mia, a woman in her thirties who lives in the capital of Sweden with her soon to be husband Tim. When they attend Mia's father and...

With the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Latvia, we invite you to the movie "Divine Order’’ (Switzerland) Nora is a young housewife and mother who lives in 1971 with her husband and two sons in a quiet Swiss village. Here little is known about the social upheavals of the 1968 movement. The village...

Nina - a teenage orphan who lives in a group home, is shy, introverted and lives only in the past. She meets Toni, a young woman living on the street who is her exact opposite. They meet Françoise, who has recently been released from a mental hospital in Berlin and now wanders the city aimlessly....

Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves is a Swedish mini series in three parts based on three novels by Jonas Gardell (individually subtitled "Love", "Sickness" and "Death"). Set in Stockholm in the 1980s the series depicts the gay culture of Sweden, the spread of HIV and AIDS and above all the fear and the prejudice...

With the support of Embassy of Suomen suurlähetystö Riika - Embassy of Finland in Riga, we invite you to the movie "Tom of Finland!" Touko Laaksonen returns home to Finland after serving in World War II. In post-war Helsinki, he makes a name for himself with his homoerotic drawings of muscular men. Before finding fame,...

We invite you to 10 times awarded Jennies Livingstons iconic 1990. documentary "Paris is burning", that will introduce you to 80's party life in New York city. This movie and Madonnas song "Vogue" are considered a turning point that introduced society to a new dance style called "vouging" that is still on its uprise in...

My Wonderful West Berlin reveals the LGBTQ community that developed and flourished in post war West Berlin despite homophobic laws and public prejudice. While having a reputation as one of the most liberal and inclusive European cities, West Berlin only gradually grew into its image as being overwhelmingly tolerant towards the LGBTQ youth who left...