TLVFest
20th Tel Aviv international LGBTQ+ Fim Festival
October 23 – November 1, 2025
Tel Aviv Cinematheque, HaArba’a St. 5, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Two Italian films will be presented at the 20th edition of the Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (October 23 – November 1, 2025): “A True Story” by Mariano Lamberti and “My boyfriend El Fascista” by Matthias Lintner.
My boyfriend El Fascista (Italy, 2025)
Director: Matthias Lintner
Cast: Sadiel Gonzalez, Matthias Lintner
Duration: 95′
Language: Italian with Hebrew and English subtitles
Competing for Best Documentary
The true story of left-wing director Matthias and Cuban activist Sadiel, told against the backdrop of a stunning Alpine landscape. Sadiel, uncomfortable in communist Cuba, is led by frustration to embrace right-wing ideas, while Matthias remains faithful to his own convictions and their relationship risks being endangered. Matthias Lintner creates an intimate portrait of the protagonists’ journey, in which the true nature of change is understood.
Screenings at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque:
Friday 24/10/2025, 3:30 PM (Hall 2).
Sunday 26/10/2025, 1:00 PM (Hall 2).
Friday 31/10/2025, 3:15 PM (Hall 2). TICKETS
A True Story (Italy, 2025)
Director: Mariano Lamberti
Cast: Giulio Guerrisi, Alessio Bisaccia, Grazia La Ferla, Lorenzo Balducci
Duration: 80′
Language: Italian with Hebrew and English subtitles
Guilio and Alessio are two gay men in their twenties who meet in Rome during a scorching August. Despite being different, they are attracted to each other. Their troubled search for intimacy will bring to light old wounds and abandonments (taboo elements in the common representation of happy lives to be displayed on social media), forcing the two to expose themselves in their authenticity.
Screenings at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque:
Saturday 25/10/2025, 7:30 PM (Hall 3).
Wednesday 29/10/2025, 5:00 PM (Hall 1). TICKETS
Thursday 30/10/2025, 6:15 PM (Hall 3). TICKETS
Calcinculo (Italy/Switzerland, 2022)
Screening of the Italian-Swiss film on the occasion of the 25th edition of the Week of the Italian Language, organized in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy. For further information, visit the dedicated page.