This year at KASHISH, we are proud to present 61 films centring Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans & Non-Binary voices and experiences from across the world, presented in different short film packages and standalone screenings. Spanning intimate personal journeys, acts of resistance, friendship, desire, family, identity, and becoming, these stories reflect the many ways queer women, trans men, and non-binary individuals continue to imagine and reclaim space for themselves. Diverse in form, geography, and emotion, the films in this section celebrate resilience, vulnerability, joy, and the power of living authentically.

Check for details of individual films at https://mumbaiqueerfest.com/

NARRATIVE FEATURES (7 Films)

A (DIS)LIKED STORY (Na Aavadti Goshta)
Dir: Sai Deodhar | 120 MIN | 2025 | India | Marathi, English

AMANTES
Dir: Caroline Fournier | 106 MIN | 2025 | France | French

DREAMERS
Dir: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor | 85 MIN | 2025 | UK | English

I AM GOING TO MISS YOU (Eu Vou Ter Saudades de Você)
Dir: Daniel Ribeiro | 87 MIN | 2025 | Brazil | Portuguese

IVAN & HADOUM
Dir: Ian de la Rosa | 101 MIN | 2026 | Spain, Germany, Belgium | Spanish

JIMPA
Dir: Sophie Hyde | 113 MIN | 2025| Australia, Netherlands, Finland | English

WHISPERINGS OF THE MOON
Dir: Yuqing Lai | 85 MIN | 2025 | Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India | Central Khmer, English

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES (2 Films)

BARBARA FOREVER
Dir: Brydie O’Connor | 103 MIN | 2026 | USA | English

ON THE PATH TO LEO (En camino a Leo)
Dir: Ana Bárcenas Torres | 97 MIN | 2025 | Mexico, Italy | Italian, Spanish

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (9 Films)

BECAUSE I COULDN’T STOP FOR DEATH
Dirs: Anas Arif, Mohammad Hammad, Mohammed Ayan Sayed, Sakshi Salil Chavan, Shaqib Chowdhury, Shefali Khan, Zaeem Ahmed Khan | 29 MIN | 2024 | India | Hindi

CAN’T MAKE A FLOWER GROW BY PULLING ON IT (On tire pas sur une plante pour qu’elle pousse)
Dir: Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc | 16 MIN | 2025 | Canada | French

I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS (Meri Do Betiyan Hain)
Dir: Aashish Kumar | 22 MIN | 2025 | USA, India | Bengali, English

KISS KISS BANG BANG (Kus kus beng beng)
Dir: Ollie Launspach | 28 MIN | 2025 | Netherlands | Dutch

LIFE OF KAI
Dir: Fox Fisher | 22 MIN | 2025 | UK | English

NEVER STAND DOWN: THE QURAISHI FAMILY
Dir: Elena Chang | 17 MIN | 2025 | USA | English, Urdu

PORSHI
Dir: Niharika Popli | 11 MIN | 2025 | India | Bengali, English, Hindi

THANKS BABS!
Dir: Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow | 14 MIN | 2025 | USA | English

UNFURLED
Dir: Gail Willumsen | 28 MIN | 2025 | USA | English

INDIAN NARRATIVE SHORTS (12 Films)

A HANDSHAKE LATER
Dirs: Sneha Singh, Faizan Shah | 11 MIN | 2026 | India | Hindi

BILLI
Dir: Kamal K | 20 MIN | 2025 | India | Hindi

HILLS DON’T DANCE ALONE
Dir: Shubham Negi | 24 MIN | 2025 | India | Hindi

I AM NOT HER LOVER
Dir: Debarati Gupta | 19 MIN | 2026 | India | Bengali

JO’S TURN! (Tumhari Baari, Jo!)
Dir: Vinoo Choliparambil | 15 MIN | 2025 | India | Hindi

NISHA
Dir: Kris R | 30 MIN | 2025 | India | English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam

SERVED COLD
Dir: Inzamam Manju Nizam | 27 MIN | 2026 | India | Malayalam

SHAPE OF A DESIRE
Dir: Sunita Malpani | 23 MIN | 2025 | India, UK, USA | English

TEA POWDER (Chayapodi)
Dir: Bhavya Karthikeyan | 25 MIN | 2026 | India | Gujarati, Malayalam

THE RED UMBRELLA
Dir: Furkan Ali | 13 MIN | 2025 | India | Hindi, English, Marathi

THIS WAY (Iss Taraf)
Dir: Shrey Leena Shah | 9 MIN | 2025 | India | Hindi

WHAT THE SKY FORGOT (Khawab Ho Tum Ya Koi Kabootar)
Dirs: Akshit, Amrita | 15 MIN | 2026 | India | Hindi, Urdu

ANIMATION SHORTS (4 Films)

APRIL
Dirs: Carmen Meitín Moreno, Corona Alonso Rebaque | 7 MIN | 2025 | Spain | No Dialogues

THE EATING OF AN ORANGE
Dir: May Kindred-Boothby | 8 MIN | 2024 | UK | English

FROM MALE AND FEMALE
Dir: Bassem Ben Brahim | 12 MIN | 2026 | Tunisia | Arabic

GIGI
Dir: Cynthia Calvi | 14 MIN | 2023 | France | French

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORTS   (27 Films)

ANYWAY, I PISS SITTING DOWN
Dir: Zak Slattery | 16 MIN | 2024 | Canada | French

BLUE (Azul)
Dir: Luísa Pinheiro de Andrade | 20 MIN | 2026 | Brazil | Portuguese

DINNER FOR SIX (Jantar Pra Seis)
Dir: Isabela Lisboa | 18 MIN | 2025 | Brazil | Portuguese

FRANCISCO
Dir: Sergio Avellaneda Belmonte | 18 MIN | 2025 | Spain | Spanish

HOW’S ARCHIE?
Dir: Jessie Posthumus | 17 MIN | 2025 | Canada | English

i DREAM
Dir: Lula Dahringer | 15 MIN | 2026 | Germany, Spain | Spanish

I HATE HELEN
Dir: Katie Lambert | 8 MIN | 2025 | UK | English

KILLJOTE
Dir: Ángel Villahermosa | 12 MIN | 2025 | Spain | Spanish

KRIZALIT
Dirs: Naz Tokgöz, Aranxta Ibarra | 17 MIN | 2026 | Turkey | Turkish

LANDFILL
Dir: Jess Lee | 18 MIN | 2024 | Canada | English

LAST DAY OF US
Dir: Shiao-ya Maggie Huang | 8 MIN | 2024 | South Korea | Korean, Spanish

MAYFLIES
Dir: Lydia McNulty | 17 MIN | 2026 | UK | English

MY BIG FAT GAY WEDDING
Dir: Lara Schmitz | 11 MIN | 2026 | Canada | English

MY PERSONAL U
Dirs: Rafael Giner Sánchez, Alex Cuellar | 15 MIN | 2025 | Spain | Spanish

NARMOOK
Dir: Ghazal Zoghinia | 20 MIN | 2025 | Iran | Baluchi, Persian

NIPPLE (Teth)
Dir: Peter Darney | 14 MIN | 2024 | UK | English

NO AIR (Sufoco)
Dir: Victor Vinícius | 16 MIN | 2024 | Brazil | Portuguese

NO CONTEST 
Dir: Olivier Wright | 18 MIN | 2025 | France | French

SAME TIME NEXT YEAR?
Dir: Anushay Sheikh | 8 MIN | 2025 | Canada | Arabic,English, Urdu

SHOWTIME 
Dir: Lam Can-zhao | 15 MIN | 2026 | China, Switzerland | Chinese – Min Nan, Cantonese

SLOW DOWN THE FALL 
Dirs: Camille Tricaud, Franziska Unger | 20 MIN | 2023 | Germany | English, French, German

SPIDERS ON MY LASHLINE
Dir: Grace Tan | 8 MIN | 2025 | Australia | English

THE WIND IN ASH
Dir: Kun SUN | 18 MIN | 2025 | China | Mandarin Chinese

THEY, WITH AN AXE
Dir: Cande Lázaro | 13 MIN | 2025 | Spain | Spanish

TOP 
Dirs: Jake Morgan-Scharhon, Danielle Morgan-Scharhon | 16 MIN | 2025 | USA | English

WATCHING OVER INFINITY
Dir: Henrique Prudêncio | 16 MIN | 2025 | Portugal | Portuguese

WITH LOVE, LOTTIE
Dir: Lily Drummond | 14 MIN | 2024 | Australia | English