That feeling of apprehension, of doubt - the sensation of butterflies before taking the plunge. Five women and the objects of their affection face up to their futures in these thoroughly modern tales of lesbian love from France, Germany, Israel, Italy and the UK. The richness and enthralling complexity of same-sex desire has never looked so inviting. POLYGRAPH dir. Samira Saraya Yasmine, an openly lesbian Arab nurse, finds out that her lover Or, an intelligence officer in the Israeli army, has been reporting on their relationship. Yasmine’s sister arrives for a visit from the West Bank, not knowing that she is going to meet the occupying enemy at her own sister’s house. FEEDBACK dir. Margot Gallimard Maude and Clothilde have been together for several years, but when Maude suddenly loses her hearing, she is cut off from the world and her partner. The pair must now face this new reality together. THE CRICKET AND THE ANT dir. Julia Ritschel Student Lena is engaged in a passionate affair with her French teacher, Katharina. The love they share for one another burns bright, but for how long can they keep it a secret from Lena's classmates, and Katharina's husband? WE WERE WAVES ONCE dir. Asli Umut Cocteau spends her days isolated in her flat observing other people's lives, trying to combat her writer's block. On the day that her estranged father dies, she meets young and wild neighbour Alicia, who just might be the inspiration she needs. THE GIRL AND THE GONDOLA dir. Abbé Robinson Between bouts of football with the boys and aimlessly treading the canal-side paths of Venice, young Carla dreams of becoming a gondolier like her father. However, as it is a famously male-dominated profession, she assumes that her chances of becoming one are slim. That is until she meets Natalia.