IQMF: Dagen met Blue + I Don’t Want to Be Just A Memory

Dagen met Blue (Days with Blue)

• Duration: 49’
• Director: Amanda van Hesteren
• Language: Dutch
• Subtitles: English
• Country: Netherlands
• Year: 2026
• Synopsis: The documentary follows 23-year-old Blue in Marseille, whose adventurous, rebellious and seemingly carefree lifestyle hides a deeper sense of restlessness and emotional pain. Moving through the city, climbing rooftops and searching for freedom, Blue also struggles with the effects of a difficult childhood and the trauma inherited from her parents. Through intimate conversations with filmmaker Amanda van Hesteren, she explores her vulnerability, self-acceptance and the complicated question of whether to reconnect with her parents or break away from them completely.

I Don’t Want to Be Just a Memory (original title: Ich will nicht nur eine Erinnerung sein)

• Duration: 20’
• Director: Sarnt Utamachote
• Language: German, English and Spanish
• Subtitles: English subtitles (for the German-language version)
• Country: Germany
• Year: 2024
• Synopsis: Members of Berlin’s queer community come together to mourn friends who have died as a result of substance abuse and mental health struggles, while also reflecting on the disappearance of safe spaces within the city’s nightlife and club scene. Through personal memories, photographs, stories and honest conversations, the film explores collective grief, friendship and healing. Like glowing fungi, the community becomes a network of care and solidarity, transforming loss and memories into something that can sustain future generations.