Category: LQBTQ+ DIVERSITY AWARDS – WSXA PARIS 2026

(FINALIST)

Original Film Title: It is not dirty

Director’s Name: Ulysse Patrick Thevenot

Writer’s Name: Ulysse Patrick Thevenot

Producer: Gerard Barros

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: France

Language: French

Runtime: 4 minutes 22 seconds

Film Description:

Didier remembers.
In the intimacy of his daily life, he recounts his memories of love and loneliness, of what is hidden and what remains.
The film questions how memories build our identity, while raising awareness of the struggles and hardships that LGBT seniors face throughout their lives. It values resilience in the face of discrimination, while offering support tailored to this community.

The film is also a message of hope to future generations with worries and fears about growing up and growing old in a blurred and uncertain world and future, where acquired rights – those of women, LGBT+ people and minorities – seem once again to be weakened and called into question.

To preserve essential narratives.

(AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER)

Original Film Title: Iss Taraf

Director’s Name: Shrey Leena Shah

Writer’s Name: Shrey Leena Shah

Producer: Leena Dilipkumar Shah

Country of Origin: India

Country of Filming: India

Language: Hindi

Runtime: 8 minutes 34 seconds

Film Description:

Iss Taraf offers a glimpse into the quiet struggles and momentary victories of a trans man living in a cisnormative world, navigating the journey of acceptance in daily life.

(HONORABLE MENTION)

Original Film Title: HUNTING

Director’s Name: Li XU

Writer’s Name: Li XU

Producer: Li XU

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese

Runtime: 9 minutes 45 seconds

Film Description:

“HUNTING” is a cultural video work that combines documentary and experimental characteristics. The film invites indigenous performers from Shiti Village, Longshan County, Xiangxi, Hunan Province, to use palm leaves and tree bark as costumes to recreate a primitive hunting ritual through performance – from observing the weather, assembling teams, searching for and catching prey, to worworship heaven, earth and mountain gods, sharing food, celebrating the success of the hunt, and finally ending with ritual activities such as reproductive worship.
The work not only focuses on the reproduction of movements and scenes, but also delves into the symbolic structures and spiritual implications contained in the rituals, revealing the deep connections among nature, individuals, groups and the cycle of life. Through the interweaving of body language and primitive symbols, “HUNTING” attempts to reconstruct a cultural dialogue between historical memory and contemporary gaze in the short film, allowing the audience to touch the original appearance of early human beliefs and spiritual expressions in the dual dimensions of the senses and thoughts.

(WINNER)

Original Film Title: Je Vois L’Obscurité (Veo Oscuro)

Director’s Name: Domingo Pisón

Writer’s Name: Domingo Pisón

Producer: Domingo Pisón, David García Ferreiro

Country of Origin: Spain

Country of Filming: Spain

Language: Spanish

Runtime: 12 minutes

Film Description:

En sortant d’une boîte de nuit, Neka, une jeune fille sourde-aveugle, et Raul, son interprète en langue des signes, retrouvent Ailén, une amie sourde commune. Neka insiste pour rentrer chez elle et Ailén l’accompagne. Entre rires et confidences, Neka est contrainte d’affronter ce qu’elle avait si longtemps ignoré.