QTOONS

Bheetar (Within) is a poetic animated short that explores identity, love, and freedom through abstract visuals and verse. It portrays a journey from silence to self-acceptance, uncovering a truth that transcends fear, binaries, and expectations.

A diary of an office worker’s day. A humorous look at his casual queer adventures turns bitter when it is revealed that he is already in a relationship with a deeply depressed, alcoholic man.

In a large manor house identical figures eat the same, move the same, look the same. But everything will change for one woman when she gets given an orange by an unknown figure. She has never seen an orange. In the exploration of this new and exciting discovery, she gets transported into another realm of lichens, slugs and sensuous fluidity. But how can she balance this with the world she knows? She must make a choice: abandon her discovery, or step forwards into a new way of being.

Salima, accidentally discovers that she is intersex. A young ballerina, she escapes into an imaginary world where a magical unicorn becomes her guide. Together, they travel through a parallel universe in search of a buried truth: her identity, and the essence of who she is.

From the tormented little mermaid to the fulfilled woman she is today, Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humour and sensitivity.