This Teddy Jury Award winner from the 2025 Berlinale meets the present moment with its novel coming-of-age story. Anchored by a poignant parent-child bond and effortlessly populated by LGBTQ+ characters, this feature debut is told through a refreshing queer lens that rearranges misplaced shame into a deeply felt sense of pride.

For his feature directorial debut, Sergio de León weaves surreal imagery, offbeat humor, and a ton of birds into one of the most vivid and original queer coming of age films in recent memory — about 18-year-old Emilio, who receives a cursed inheritance of a rural dovecote for carrier pigeons following the death of his mother.

In this stunning feature debut, director Rafaela Camelo creates an intimate, lyrical, and often-humorous story of two 10-year-old girls who meet over the course of a summer holiday. Phenomenal acting from a host of memorable characters and a dash of magical realism bring to life the story of that first friend who truly sees you.

Exploring what it means to be a queer teen in the 2020s, Niñxs turns the transition narrative and the coming-of-age portrait on their heads, as director Kani Lapuerta lets Karla Bañuelos — who is always playfully aware of the camera — shape the project into a cinematic diary. This inventive doc was a recipient of a Frameline Completion Fund grant.

In a San Francisco losing its soul to rapid gentrification, nonbinary newbie Cass barely scrapes by nannying for wealthy kids, waiting tables, and dealing just enough party drugs to cover rent on a small apartment. A one-night stand with coworker Kalli sparks something real, but when Kalli disappears — leaving her 11-year-old daughter, Ari, in Cass’ hands — the seams start to come undone.

For the first time, this special presentation will celebrate the Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grants program and the success of its recipients by showcasing films from past and present grantees.

If you’ve ever wondered what gender-swap teen comedies like She’s the Man would look like if they were actually made by trans and nonbinary folks, look no further! In She’s the He, two best friends concoct a plan to finally dispel the rumors that they’re gay: by coming out as trans women!