Jim Queen

Local title
Jim Queen
Director
Nicolas Athane, Marco Nguyen
Country
Year
2026
Festival
30th Black Nights Film Festival
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A gay influencer’s life crumbles when a virus turns gay men in Paris straight.

In the heart of Paris’ gay scene, Jim reigns supreme: the ultimate Gym Queen, influencer, and object of universal thirst. But when a bizarre virus called Heterosis starts turning gay men straight, his reign ends overnight. Unfollowed, abandoned, and stripped of status, Jim is left with just one unlikely ally: Lucien, a devoted scrawny twink with more loyalty than clout. Together, they plunge into the queer chaos of the Marais, chasing a rogue doctor rumoured to have a cure.

Bold and irreverent Jim Queen is a wild ride through identity, image, and the absurd lengths we’ll go to stay seen – and stay queer.

The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section of the Cannes Film Festival.

Director
Nicolas Athane, Marco Nguyen
Screenwriter
Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athané, Brice Chevillard, Simon Balteaux
Producer
David Alric, Arthur Delabays
Co-producer
Cédric Iland, Bastien Sirodot
Cast
François Sagat, Jérémy Gillet, Elisabeth Wiener
Editing
Ivy Buirette
Composer
Benjamin Nakache, Matthieu Rosenzweig
Production
Bobbypills
Co production
Umedia
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Screenings

Screening013121 / Jim Queen
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Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening082122 / Jim Queen
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1st Lux Hall Apollo Kino Plaza
Screening150121 / Jim Queen
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