Outfest Los Angeles: 2021 Title Guide
Here's what's screening at Outfest Los Angeles 2021.
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- CreatorQ. Allan BrockaMatthew RettenmundStarsDerek MagyarDarryl StephensJason CaceresA hard-working escort-for-hire finds that he's up against a younger generation who have gained a competitive edge on the market in the digital age. A continuation of Q. Allan Brocka's 2006 'Boy Culture'.
- CreatorJohn OniealStarsShannon DeVidoJimmy FowlieChester LockhartFollows Terry, the man-of-honor intent on stealing away his best friend Judith's husband-to-be before the couple can make their vows.
- DirectorPatrik-Ian PolkStarsDarryl StephensDalila Ali RajahJennia Fredrique AponteA pandemic-era reunion special of Patrik-Ian Polk's groundbreaking 'Noah's Arc' series.
- DirectorBlythe HaagaStarsAbby McEnanyCeleste PechousKarin AnglinAbby settles into a routine with a new roommate as she embarks on a fraught quest for a therapist she doesn't hate. Season premiere.
- DirectorKun-Young ParkStarsLee Sang-heeHong KyungKang Gil-wooA sheep farmer whose remote and quiet life is disturbed by the arrival of both his lover and his twin sister.
- DirectorDante AlencastreStarsPeter CashmanJohn DuranPaul LanglotzSeizing her power as she confronts her mortality, trailblazing trans activist Connie Norman evolves as an irrepressible, challenging and soulful voice for the AIDS and queer communities of early 90's Los Angeles.
- DirectorNathan Hale WilliamsStarsDyllon BurnsideThomas HobsonBernard David JonesBernard David Jones, Dyllon Burnside, Thomas Hobson, along with Jenifer Lewis bring Johnson's words to life in this dramatic reading of his book, All Boys Aren't Blue. Each of the characters represent a Johnson at different stages of his life. The memoir is a firsthand account of trials, tribulations, and triumphs that have made George M. Johnson into the person they are today.
- DirectorJoshua GuerciStarsMichael PhillisRory DavisJoe AndrewsThe story of San Francisco's gay all-male revue.
- DirectorEmily BranhamStarsNea Marshall KudiEmily BranhamRuPaulCaptures the incredible rise of the first ever winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: the legendary BeBe Zahara Benet.
- DirectorJeffrey SchwarzStarsMuhammad AliSteve AllenBrooke AndersonDickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young songwriters and romantic partners, find themselves caught in movie star Gloria Swanson's web when she hires them to write a musical version of "Sunset Boulevard."
- DirectorDaniel Sánchez LópezStarsMatthew MorrisonAlexandros KoutsoulisLouis Labron-JohnsonHarry has been partying for 48 hours when he meets Johannes on the dance floor of a club in Berlin. With 15 hours until his flight home, Johannes offers to help him print his boarding pass. This mundane task leads to a day together wandering the city. The contrasts in their lives and values force each one to confront their own truths. Boys Meet Boys is a feature length mumblecore about the journey of a brief encounter: the mark left by a fleeting moment of joy.
- DirectorGina LambEdward 'Enyce' SmithStarsRyku BellaThomas DavisJerome KitchenFive members of the Los Angeles LGBTQ+ House & Ball Community share intimate stories of their experiences with methamphetamine addiction in response to the death of Ballroom community member Gemmel Moore, who died in the home of Democratic political fundraiser Ed Buck.
- DirectorLyle KashStarsWill KrisandaTracy KowalskiFaith BryanIn a fictional meta-critique on trans representation, a transgender actor struggles with what it means to be seen after the beloved captain of his lesbian bowling league dies and a mysterious stranger shows up at the funeral.
- DirectorJonathan ButterellDan Gillespie SellsTom MacRaeStarsMax HarwoodLauren PatelSarah LancashireDespite obstacles, 16-year-old Jamie has the courage to fabulously follow his unconventional dream.
- DirectorAlberto FuguetStarsPaco MoyanoManolo RodríguezFrancesc MuletA film essay about a singular couple, Paco and Manolo, two Catalan photographers from the outskirts of Barcelona, who have been together for thirty years. Both have managed to work as a single photographer and have captured their imagery in Kink magazine, a very personal photography fanzine with an essentially Mediterranean homoerotic aesthetic.
- DirectorBobbi Jo HartStarsFannyJune MillingtonJean MillingtonFANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles. Features Bonnie Raitt, Joe Elliott.
- DirectorPeeter RebaneStarsTom PriorOleg ZagorodniiDiana PozharskayaFirebird follows a handsome, soulful young soldier who embarks on a clandestine sexual affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on a Soviet Air Force Base at the height of 1970's Communist rule.
- DirectorBrielle BrilliantStarsTim KinsellaSpencer JordingCaleb CabreraA film about "first" perceptions of three characters in the desert. A dad in an experimental therapy program, his non-binary kid, and a recently incarcerated neighbor. Their relationships feel both dreamy and concerning-depending on who's watching.
- DirectorMichiel ThomasStarsGia BanksMark ChambersJeffrey DrewFriends reminisce on the lives and deaths of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean, two black gay men who died at the hands of West Hollywood politico Ed Buck.
- DirectorJoseph SackettStarsColby MinifieTre RyderMaria DizziaA little boy sends his spirit into his babysitter's body.
- DirectorT.J. ParsellStarsBonnie BakerCidny BullensDianne DavidsonThis documentary explores a group of gay women songwriters who have successfully navigated the male dominated country music genre and have written number 1 hits for some of country music's greatest stars.
- DirectorPhil ConnellStarsCloris LeachmanAndrew BushellSheldon McIntoshA rookie drag queen reeling from a break-up escapes to the country, where he finds his grandmother in steep decline but desperate to avoid the local nursing home.
- DirectorFrida KempffStarsCecilia MiloccoAlbin GrenholmVille VirtanenA woman leaves a psychiatric ward after a nervous breakdown, only to start hearing mysterious knocking sounds in her apartment.
- DirectorPedro PeiraStarsPatricia ArquetteRosario DawsonBarbara JacobsBamby, a transgender activist, hosts a 50th birthday celebration attended by the people who made her.
- DirectorChris J. RussoStarsFelicia CarbajalJoyce CentofantiCheryl Mumzer GoldmanAfter the widely praised decision to legalize marijuana in California, six courageous women come out of the shadows of the cannabis underground to enter the new commercial industry. But with excessive government oversight and regulations that favor well-funded corporations, these trailblazers risk everything to fight for a piece of the "American Dream" in the market they helped create.