TOAt least three good reasons (but there are more) to leave for Palermo on the days when the event is held Sicily Queer Filmfest (25-31 May) now in its 16th edition. The retrospective dedicated to the Canadian transgender director Louise Weard.

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The tribute to Carlo Cecchi with the projection of Shakespeare in Palermo by Francesca Comencini, present at the festival together with the interpreter Iaia Forte.

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The return to Palermo of the Palestinian director and artist Kamal Aljafari to present his two latest works and hold a masterclass. And then, for two days, UnderQueer hosts the young voices of Italian queer cinema.

Carlo Cecchi in “Shakespeare in Palermo”.

INFO: Palermo, Cantieri Culturali della Zisa, in Via Paolo Gili, 4, from 25 to 31 May 2026 (siciliaqueerfilmfest.it).

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