Diverse Encounters. LGTBIQ+ short films

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

The series “Diverse Encounters. LGTBIQ+ short films” recovers life stories that serve to approach people of all ages, and especially those who have had to flee their countries due to their sexual condition. The documentary genre predominates in the series, but several fiction titles are also presented; two of them directed by the filmmaker Roberto Pérez Toledo, recently deceased, whose career was prolific and committed to the theme of this series, so his presentation is meant to serve as a tribute to him.