Expecting Paradise | image+nation

Finland/Germany, 2026, 19 min.
Director: Gabrielė Plukaitė
Original version with English subtitles

Expecting Paradise is a dramedy in which a dispirited queer Eastern European at an underground post-punk concert in Berlin must face personal shortcomings as their best friend prepares to move back to Lithuania.

This short film is part of LESBOQUEER: SAPPHIC STORIES, a series that brings sapphic perspectives in all their complexity to the screen. With humour, irreverence, and a healthy dose of defiance, it explores desire, identity, intimacy, and autonomy, making space for the messy, funny, and deeply human realities of queer women’s lives.