On Queer Aging and Endings
“What does it mean to grow old as yourself?”
Filmed in their home in Norway, this intimate documentary follows conversations between trans physician and queer-rights advocate Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad and their partner Elsa Almås. As Esben Esther lives with cancer, they reflect on queer aging, love and mortality, and what it means to face an uncertain future together.
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Christian Schulz-Quach Director · Amanda Muisyo Cinematographer Isabella Karlström Editor
United States release August 7, 2026 · Produced in Canada, Norway · Languages English, Norwegian
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existentials:LAB
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Canada · Norway
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Norwegian
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 2025
Premiere · Toronto Independent Film Festival; Paradise Theatre, Toronto
United States · August 7, 2026
Limited theatrical · Little Roxie, San Francisco
United States
March 14, 2026 · Premiere · New York Shorts Awards; New York City
Argentina
December 19, 2025 · Premiere · Orchid Lesbian/Queer International Film Festival; Buenos Aires
Canada
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto Indie Shorts; Toronto
April 15, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto Film Week; Innis Town Hall, Toronto
May 19, 2026 · Premiere · Muskoka Queer Film Festival; Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre, Bracebridge
May 24, 2026 · Premiere · Canadian Independent Film Festival; Casa d'Italia, Montreal
France
January 5, 2026 · Premiere · International Indie Film and Screenplay Festival; Paris
April 11, 2026 · Premiere · Cannes Independent Shorts; Cannes
Germany
June 3, 2026 · Premiere · Berlin Indie Film Festival; Berlin
Japan
November 25, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo International Cinema Awards; Tokyo
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo Indie Shorts Fest; Tokyo
June 11, 2026 · Premiere · Tokyo Film & Screenplay Awards; Tokyo
Mexico
June 26, 2026 · Premiere · Festival MIX México 2026, Mexico City, Mexico
United Kingdom
March 21, 2026 · Premiere · BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival; BFI Southbank, London
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