With jaw-dropping imagery from the first frame to the last, Anhell69 is a spellbinding film experience like nothing you’ve seen before. A multiple prize winner at the Venice Film Festival and a hit at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, director Theo Montoya’s docu-fiction hybrid expands his short film Son of Sodom (Frameline45). An exploration of a film that was never made, Son of Sodom served as both the director’s eulogy for its would-be star Camilo Najar — who tragically died of a heroin overdose a week after being cast — and the genesis to a more in-depth exploration a “no-future generation” of LGBTQ+ people in Anhell69.

Weaving a dazzling tapestry of young queer life in the director’s hometown of Medellín, Colombia, alongside the ever-present phantoms that haunt the streets, Montoya seeks to capture a vibrant community of young artists whose futures in the oppressive and violent city feel elusive but whose aspirations are irrepressible. Certain to remain in your mind long after the credits roll, this mystical and unforgettable exploration of Medellín’s queer voices ultimately finds life and inspiration through their stories, their dreams, and their memories.