A sweeping collection of queer cinema from Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Libya and Sudan. Including films by queer North African directors, films with queer themes, films with a minor/coded representation/interest in the subject and even north african films that critique the patriarchy, moral panic, silence and who gets labeled deviant etc.. International films in this list features queer characters of North African descent and/or played by North African actors and films by North African directors.

I’m gathering everything accessible on Letterboxd because North African cinema is criminally under-archived and there’s no reliable index of it, from classics to hidden gems. If you know one I missed leave it in the comment section and I’ll add it

Important: read notes! each film has its own description on why it belongs to this list and where to stream legally for free (if available)