You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me

Screening
De Cinema, Antwerp
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
© You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me (Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh, 2024)

You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me

Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh, Nederland, Finland, 2024, 13’

A slideshow records the infatuation of two trans men over a one-year period. The creators collect photographs of real events: their first kiss, meeting each other's parents, a staged wedding, a medical procedure, and the accompanying recovery. 

You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me is a racy celebration of love, life, and art—all mixed together. The images are, at times, reminiscent of Nan Goldin’s work: raw, fragile, and exceptionally intimate.

Antwerp Queer Arts Festival brings a blistering and eclectic short film compilation to the big screen. The programme also includes work by David Ledger, Clari Ribeior, and Alden Peters.