Layla (OmU)

In the organizer's words:

Director:in Amrou Al-Kadhi tells a modern story of two people who come together precisely because of their cultural, social and sexual differences and discover something new about themselves.

London in Pride month. Drag performer Layla performs at a dreary corporate event that is only promoting itself as queer-friendly for advertising purposes. Here, of all places, Layla is flirted with by the young marketing expert Max. Although the two come from different worlds - Layla is non-binary, has Palestinian roots and lives in an exciting queer artist community; Max is gay, comes from a conservative British home and has mainly yuppie friends - a real love affair develops between them. But when Layla tries to adapt to Max's lifestyle in order to be more "compatible" with him, conflicts arise. Max begins to question himself and his privileges as a white cis man for the first time. Does their love even stand a chance?