Welcome [EN]
Welcome to the 36th edition of MIX COPEN-
HAGEN LGBTQ+ Film Festival. This year, we think this welcome means something extra special. The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into crisis, making us all question how we combat isolation and create togetherness while still keeping each other and ourselves safe. We at
‘Bliss’ (p.19) and ‘Forgotten Roads’ (p.33). The theme Let’s Talk About Sex (p.26) presents a selection of films that look at sex from different angles, whether it’s a queer twist on sex education in ‘A Sexplanation’ (p.27) or an exploration of the parallels between sex and religion in ‘Passion’ (p.27).
MIX CPH, one of the oldest LGBTQ+ film festivals
In keeping with our longstanding focus on Nordic
in the world, are thankful to our loyal audience
film, not only is fan favourite program Nordic
for always showing up for us and each other,
Lights (p.64) back, but we’ve also curated a
and for the many ways queer folks create com-
Danish Delights program (p.30) featuring top-
munity as we all start to adapt to a new reality.
tier Danish, short-form queer cinema. Speaking
This is why we’ve worked hard this year to bring you a festival built on the same idea that is reflected in 2021’s visual identity: “Blurred Constel-
of short films, we’ve collaborated with Oska Bright Film Festival on a short film program that centers queers with disabilities (p.71).
lations.” Our networks are fluidly and tenuously
Out of a desire for community despite the iso-
reforming and expanding just like the universe,
lation of the pandemic, in 2020 we created our
and so are the ways you can interact with MIX
first online festival, MIX@Home. This was such
this year, from films, to virtual and in-person ac-
a success that we are continuing it this year,
tivities, to a new podcast season (p.76) and the
from November 1 - 15. MIX@Home allows us the
2nd edition of our Industry Weekend (p.99) that
opportunity to spread queer cinema to all of
will gather local and international filmmakers and
Denmark, so we’ll be streaming a selection of
industry professionals for a series of events.
films and events from our program this year for
As you read through this program, we’d like to
you to enjoy (see more info on p. 57).
draw your attention to some exciting themes in
It goes without saying that this festival would
the line-up of films. First is Fight Back, a theme
not be possible without you, our dedicated
for queer resistance, exemplified in films such
audience, the tireless volunteers, and all our
as ‘March for Dignity’ (p.45) and ‘Nico’ (p.46).
partners, especially DFI and Copenhagen Mu-
Another strong theme is Racialised, Queer and
nicipality. Our community helps us push gender
Unstoppable with the feature film ‘La Leyenda
and sexual boundaries, create space for mar-
Negra’, and the documentary ‘I Am Samuel’, and
ginalised folks, and draw attention to works of
the short film program Colouring The Queer
art that exist outside of the often whitewashed,
Screen (p.92), consisting of 6 short films about
cisheteronormative mainstream. We say a mas-
QTIBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Intersex / Black,
sive thank you!
Indigenous, People of Colour) love, power and resistance. In a queer film landscape that often feels starved for good lesbian representation, this year we are overjoyed to bring you films like
See you in the dark. MIX COPENHAGEN 2021
