Films Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Ref Abu Arshad Khan Canada Documentary Aparita Bhandari, "In his feature debut, documentary filmmaker Arshad Khan opens his living room to the world". The Globe and Mail, March 29, 2018. Alifu, the Prince/ss Wang Yu-lin Taiwan Drama Utjung Tjakivalid Allure Carlos and Jason Sanchez Canada Thriller drama Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Denis O'Hare, Maxim Roy Anything Timothy McNeil United States Romantic drama John Carroll Lynch, Matt Bomer, Maura Tierney, Margot Bingham, Michael Boatman, Tanner Buchanan, Micah Hauptman Axolotl Overkill Helene Hegemann Germany Drama Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Arly Jover, Mavie Hörbiger Based on Hegemann's novel of the same name Battle of the Sexes Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris United States Comedy-drama, Sport Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales, Jessica McNamee, Fred Armisen, Lewis Pullman, Martha MacIsaac, Mickey Sumner, Bridey Elliott, Eric Christian Olsen, Wallace Langham, Matt Malloy, James Mackay Loosely based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs Peter Knegt, "It's already been a massive year for LGBTQ film — but at TIFF, the spotlight finally turns to women". CBC Arts, September 7, 2017. Bayard & Me Matt Wolf United States Documentary, Short Bayard Rustin, Walter Naegle Beach Rats Eliza Hittman United States Drama Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff "What’s Queer At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival?". NewNowNext, December 16, 2016. Body Electric (Corpo Elétrico) Marcelo Caetano Brazil Drama Jay Weissberg, "Film Review: ‘Body Electric’". Variety, February 11, 2017. Bones of Contention Andrea Weiss United States Documentary Miguel Ángel Muñoz (Narrator), Laura García Lorca, Emilio Silva, Antoni Ruiz, Isabel Franc, Empar Pineda, Fernando Valverde, Silvia Reyes, Miguel Caballero Stories of LGBT people during Spain's fascist regime "All Films at the 31st TEDDY AWARD". Teddy Awards, January 31, 2017. BPM (Beats per Minute) Robin Campillo France Drama Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz, Felix Marituad, Médhi Touré, Aloïse Sauvage, Simon Bourgade, Catherine Vinatier, Saadia Ben Taieb, Ariel Borenstein, Théophile Ray, Simon Guélat, Jean François Auguste "EXCLUSIVITÉ TÊTU : Tous les films en compétition de la Queer Palm au Festival de Cannes". Têtu, May 4, 2017. The Cakemaker Ofir Raul Grazier IsraelGermany Drama Sarah Adler, Zohar Strauss, Tim Kalkhof, Roy Miller, Tamir Ben-Yehuda "Gay-themed films battle for the Ophir Prize". The Jerusalem Post, September 5, 2018. Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino Italy Drama Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois Based on the novel by André Aciman The Carmilla Movie Spencer Maybee Canada Drama Natasha Negovanlis, Elise Bauman, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Annie M. Briggs (credited as Annie Briggs), Kaitlyn Alexander, Nicole Stamp, Grace Lynn Kung, Cara Gee Based on the web series Carmilla, which itself is loosely based on the Gothic novella of the same name by Sheridan Le Fanu Casa Roshell Camila José Donoso MexicoChile Documentary Roshell Terranova, Liliana Alba, Lia García, Diego Alberico, Cristian Aravena Casa Roshell is a place where men who want to be women in secret Casting Nicolas Wackerbarth Germany Comedy, Drama Toby Ashraf, Susanne Beier, Milena Dreißig, Judith Engel, Stephan Grossmann, Tim Kalkhof, Corinna Kirchhoff, Ursina Lardi, Andreas Lust The Chances Anna Kerrigan United States Drama Josh Feldman, Shoshonnah Stern Chavela Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi Hauptsächlich United States Documentary Chavela Vargas Close-Knit ( 彼らが本気で編むときは、) Naoko Ogigami Japan Drama Toma Ikuta, Kenta Kiritani, Rinka Kakihara, Rie Mimura (credited as Mimura), Eiko Koike, Mugi Kadowaki, Shuji Kashiwabara Coby Christian Sonderegger France Documentary Coby, Jacob Hunt, Sara Mound, Ellen Richards-Hunt Story of a transgender person and family in Ohio The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson David France United States Documentary Explores the activism and death of Marsha P. Johnson Discreet Travis Mathews United States Drama Jonny Mars, Atsuko Okatsuka, Joy Cunningham, Jordan Elsass, João Federici, Ed Hattaway Disobedience Sebastián Lelio Drama Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Anton Lesser Based on the novel by Naomi Alderman Tristan Ferland Milewski Germany Documentary Michael A., Amit, Michael Anastasio, Ansgar, Daniel B. On a cruise only for gay men promising seven days of sunshine, love and freedom, appear five men from five countries Dressed for Pleasure (Je fais où tu me dis) Marie de Maricourt Switzerland Short Angélique Bridoux, Nathalie Cuenet, Naëlle Dariya, Vincent Chaumont, Raphaël Tschudi 17 mins long Escape from Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith Jerry Tartaglia United States Documentary Archive footage of; Jack Smith (film director), Mario Montez, Beverly Grant, Tony Conrad, Agosto Machado, Francis Francine (actress), Irving Rosenthal (journalist), Tally Brown, Mary Waronor, A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica) Sebastián Lelio Chile Drama Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes Morandé (credited as Fransisco Reyes), Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Amparo Noguera The Feels Jenée LeMarque United States Comedy Constance Wu, Angela Trimbur, Josh Fadem, Ever Mainard "‘The Feels’: Constance Wu Stars in Lesbian Comedy That Amusingly Untangles Differences Between the Sexes". IndieWire, June 7, 2017. Final Stage Nicolaas Schmidt Germany Short Aaron Hilmer and Fynn Grossmann 27 min (happy end) or 32 min (sad end) Fluidø Shu Lea Cheang Germany Science fiction Caprice Crawford, William E. Morris For Nonna Anna Luis De Filippis Canada Short drama Maya Henry, Jacqueline Tarne Peter Knegt, "This filmmaker is pushing beyond 'sensational' trans narratives with a love letter to their nonna". CBC Arts, January 16, 2018. Freak Show Trudie Styler United States Drama Alex Lawther, Abigail Breslin, Bette Midler, Larry Pine, AnnaSophia Robb, Ian Nelson, Lorraine Toussaint, Laverne Cox, Willa Fitzgerald, Celia Weston Based on the novel of the same name by James St. James God's Own Country Francis Lee United Kingdom Drama Josh O'Connor, Alec Secăreanu, Ian Hart, Gemma Jones Golden Years André Téchiné France Drama Pierre Deladonchamps, Céline Sallette, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Based on the non fiction book La garconne et l'assassin (The Flapper and the Killer) by Fabrice Virgili and Daniele Voldman Hello Again Tom Gustafson United States Musical Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, T. R. Knight, Cheyenne Jackson Based on the musical by Michael John LaChiusa Hidden Kisses Didier Bivel France Drama Bérenger Anceaux How to Talk to Girls at Parties John Cameron Mitchell United StatesUnited Kingdom Science fiction, romantic comedy Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson, Matt Lucas Based on the short story of the same name by Neil Gaiman I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en otro idioma) Ernesto Contreras Mexico Drama Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, José Manuel Poncelis, Eligo Meléndez, Fátima Molina, Norma Angélica If Not Love Rose Troche United States Short, Drama Zachary Booth, Mitchell Winter In a Heartbeat Esteban Bravo, Beth David United States Animated short Just Like Our Parents (Como nossos pais) Laís Bodanzky Brazil Drama Maria Ribeiro, Paulo Vilhena, Felipe Rocha, Sophia Valverde, Jorge Mautner Marguerite Marianne Farley Canada Short, Drama Béatrice Picard, Sandrine Bisson Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Mouly Surya Indonesia Drama Marsha Timothy, Yoga Pratama, Egy Fedly, Dea Panendra Method Bang Eun-jin South Korea Drama Park Sung-woong, Yoon Seung-ah The Misandrists Bruce LaBruce GermanyCanada Drama Susanne Sachße, Viva Ruiz, Kembra Pfahler, Caprice Crawford, Grete Gehrke A Moment in the Reeds Mikko Mäkelä Finland Romantic drama Janne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani Most dialogue in English Montana Limor Shmila Israel Drama Noa Biron, Netta Shpigelman, Avi Malka, Keren Tsur My Days of Mercy Tali Shalom Ezer United Kingdom Drama Elliot Page, Kate Mara, Amy Seimetz, Brian Geraghty, Elias Koteas My Gay Sister (Min Homosyster) Lia Hietala SwedenNorway Short Erika Coleman, Tina Pour Davoy, Juliette Safavi 15 mins long My Wonderful West Berlin (Mein wunderbares West-Berlin) Jochen Hick Germany Documentary, Biography, History Mabel Aschenneller, Wolfgang Cihlarz, Rolf Eden, Egmont Fassbinder, Romy Haag, Peter Hedenström (Journalist), Gerhard Hoffmann, Manuela Kay, René Koch, Patsy L'Amour LaLove, Wilfried Laule, Dirk Ludigs (Journalist), Detlef Mücke (politician), Wolfgang Müller (actor and comedian) and Aron Neubert Never Steady, Never Still Kathleen Hepburn Canada Drama Shirley Henderson, Nicholas Campbell, Theodore Pellerin The Prince of Nothingwood (also known as Nothingwood) Sonia Kronlund FranceGermany Documentary Qurban Ali Afzali (cross dressing actor) and Salim Shaheen (director) Follows a film mogul in Afghanistan and his actor friend Neruppu Da B. Ashok Kumar India Thriller Vikram Prabhu, Nikki Galrani, Sangeetha Krish, Madhusudhan Rao, Vincent Asokan On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi Brandon Gross, Skyler Gross Canada Documentary Ruth Blank, Roman Blank "A survivors’ love story, and a game-changing secret". Canadian Jewish News, September 14, 2017. Out of Exile: Daniel's Story Nonny de la Peña United States Documentary, Short Daniel Ashley Pierce The Party Sally Potter United Kingdom Comedy Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall Paths (Ein Weg) Chris Miera Germany Drama Mike Hoffmann, Mathis Reinhardt, Cai Cohrs, Tom Böttcher, Eva Horacek Porcupine Lake Ingrid Veninger Canada Drama Delphine Roussel, Christopher Bolton, Lucinda Armstrong Hall Pre-Drink Marc-Antoine Lemire Canada Short, Drama Alex Trahan, Pascale Drevillon Princess Cyd Stephen Cone United States Drama Rebecca Spence, Jessie Pinnick Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Angela Robinson United States Drama Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, JJ Field, Oliver Platt, Connie Britton Biopic of American psychologist William Moulton Marston Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution Yony Leyser Germany Documentary Bruce LaBruce, G. B. Jones, Lynn Breedlove Peter Knegt, "What's queer at Hot Docs? A guide to everything LGBTQ at North America's biggest documentary event". CBC Arts, April 25, 2018. Rebels on Pointe Bobbi Jo Hart Canada Documentary Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo "Review: ‘Rebels on Pointe,’ and in Tutus". The New York Times, November 15, 2017. Retablo Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio Peru Drama Junior Béjar Roca, Amiel Cayo, Magaly Solier Rough Night Lucia Aniello United States Comedy Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz Saturday Church Damon Cardasis United States Musical, drama Margot Bingham, Regina Taylor, Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Matt Tyrnauer United States Documentary Scotty Bowers Sebastian James Fanizza Canada Romantic drama James Fanizza, Guifré Bantjes-Rafols, Alex House, Brian McCook Expansion of the 2014 short film of the same name, which was also written by Fanizza, but directed by Ricky Bryant Signature Move Jennifer Reeder United States Romantic comedy Fawzia Mirza, Shabana Azmi, Sari Sanchez Skins (Pieles) Eduardo Casanova Spain Drama Macarena Gómez, Carolina Bang, Jon Kortajarena, Candela Peña, Carmen Machi Small Talk (Ri Chang Dui Hua) Hui-chen Huang Taiwan Documentary Huang (director) and her lesbian mother A-nu (also a Taoist priestess) Soldiers, Story from Ferentari Ivana Mladenovic Romania Drama Vasile Pavel, Adrian Schiop, Ștefan Iancu, Dan Bursuc Speech & Debate Dan Harris United States Dramedy Liam James, Sarah Steele, Austin P. McKenzie, Roger Bart, Janeane Garofalo, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kal Penn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Skylar Astin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ryan Lee