Pavel G. Vesnakov
2021New Queer Visions: Parental Guidance
Benjamin Teske, Charlotte Rolfes
Sabin Tambrea, Ronald Nitschke
As any mother or father will tell you, when it comes to parenting, there's no right way to do it! Discover the highs and lows of being a queer kid in a straight family and vice versa in these six moving short films from Germany, Bulgaria, Israel, China and the United Kingdom. The short films are: Samira (2016); Pride [Чест] (2013); Lost and Found [אבידות ומציאות] (2015); Chaos Toad (2018); Sunken Plum [沉李] (2017); Escaping Gravity [Fliehkraft] (2013).
New Queer Visions: Parental Guidance
Yect
Pavel G. Vesnakov
Mihail Mutafov, Aleksandar Aleksiev
Manol — a retired general and a loving grandfather — is a patriarch of firm morals and fixed beliefs, which he has upheld in his household. But on this day, he learns that the boy he raised is gay. The life choices of his loved ones challenge his values in a battle he has lost by default.
Pride
German Lessons
Pavel G. Vesnakov
Julian Vergov, Vasil Banov
Nikola is a middle-aged man struggling to make sense of his life in his native Bulgaria and to say goodbye to his loved ones before leaving for Germany in search of a better life. This is a story about the last days of the past and the hope of a new beginning.
German Lessons
Zeus
Pavel G. Vesnakov
Aleksandar Aleksiev, Deyan Donkov
The death of his father urges Zeus to contact his older half-brother Vasil, who left the family years ago. Vasil has no intentions to help his younger brother finance the funeral. When he finally agrees to help Zeus to sell his car, the 2 brothers start on a fateful journey.
Zeus
