Diverse encounters. LGTBIQ+ short films

The Cervantes Institute's program dedicated to gender diversity has an annual appointment with this cycle of short films that deal with different approaches to the LGTBIQ+ reality, and which is presented around the celebration of Pride Day. In this edition, Madrid's Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo has selected seven works that recover the militant and awareness-raising spirit of this Spanish activist, whose political career helped enact the same-sex marriage law. In addition, the program is supported by Exterior Es Diverso, the platform created by LGTBI personnel of the Spanish Foreign Service, as well as their partners and families.

The cycle "Diverse encounters. Short films LGTBIQ+" recovers life stories that serve to approach people of all ages, and especially those who have had to flee their countries because of their sexual condition. The cycle is dominated by the documentary genre, but also presents several fiction titles; two of them directed by filmmaker Roberto Pérez Toledo, recently deceased, whose career was prolific and committed to the theme of this cycle, so its presentation wants to serve as a tribute to his figure.