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- DirectorJeffrey McHaleStarsToon AgterbergNancy AllenKevin BaconPaul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near-universal derision. "You Don't Nomi" traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsJuan Pablo CestaroLautaro RodríguezPatricio RodríguezA 15-year-old young man burning with desire to have sex with another man gets involved with a manipulative and exploitative porn plot.
- DirectorLisa Zi XiangStarsRenhua NaGaowa SiqinZhang YinyueA Chinese family saga, told in different periods of time, commencing with the wife's discovery of her husband's homosexuality. When her adult daughter comes to visit, other secrets slowly come to light.
- DirectorRay YeungStarsTai-BoBen YuenPatra AuSUK SUK is a quiet portrayal of a gay relationship between two men in their twilight years. PAK, 70, a married taxi driver who refuses to retire meets HOI 65, a retired single father. Although both are secretly gay, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and hardship over the years. HOI is a member of the Mature Tongzhi Society, a social group, which caters for gay men who are over 60. The group is planning to attend a public forum to request the government to create senior citizen homes dedicated exclusively for gay people. However, due to the fact that most men in the group are in the closet, there is no one who is willing to voice their opinions in the public forum. HOI supports the notion of a gay senior citizen home and considers speaking in the public forum. However when HOI begins to wonder whether his son WAN suspect he is gay, his attitude shifts. As PAK and HOI fall in love they contemplate a possible future together. SUK SUK studies the subtle day-to-day moments of the two men as they struggle between conventional morals and their personal desires.
- DirectorBen-Alex DuprisStarsAdrian StevensSean SnyderSWEETHEART DANCERS is a story about Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the 'Sweetheart Dance.' This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for men and women couples, until now.
- DirectorSarah Jane DrummeyStarsBill CornallyMary MurrayEric LalorOn the day of a regional Irish dancing competition, an Irish couple struggle to cope with their child's gender identity.
- DirectorTaylor HessErin SangerStarsMack BeggsMack Wrestles tells the story of Mack Beggs, a transgender high school wrestler from Euless, Texas, who much compete under the gender he was assigned at birth rather than how he identifies. His resolute journey is artfully told as we watch him struggle against the outside forces that stigmatize these athletes. The film is a deeply personal look at the debate around sports and who gets to play.
- DirectorBibi FadlallaFor young black gay men navigating the world can be a disturbing experience. As Kiki House founder Guilliano (26) explains: 'being black and gay means being two steps behind in life'. In this narrative collage film Guilliano and his friends share personal experiences of homophobia, racism and marginalization in everyday life and the ways in which they find solace and community.
- DirectorJulio Mas AlcarazStarsDavid GaitánPedro PuenteAlicia SánchezCuban Heel Shoes tells the story of two teenage boys in a marginal neighborhood of Madrid, in a place hostile to each of their desires. With serious family problems, and surrounded by an aggressive, macho, homophobic environment, they must lead a double life to hide their love relationship and their passion for flamenco dance.
- DirectorMichelle HandelmanStarsSkeeterRainbeauPat CalifiaFrom pushy bottoms to macho femmes, Bloodsisters is an A-Z documentary guide that takes an in-depth look at the San Francisco Leatherdyke scene during the mid-nineties.
- DirectorMatthew FiferKieran MulcareStarsMatthew FiferSheldon D. BrownSandra BauleoA New York love story that toes the line between narrative and doc with two actors reliving parts of their own experiences.
- DirectorJessica SwaleStarsGemma ArtertonGugu Mbatha-RawPenelope WiltonDuring World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.
- DirectorSam FederStarsLaverne CoxBianca LeighJen RichardsAn in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
- StarsHanna van VlietJade OliebergEline van GilsA twenty-something lesbian university graduate navigates life and love in Amsterdam.
- DirectorLara GallagherStarsSonya WalgerOtmara MarreroRamseyReeling from a one-sided breakup, heartbroken Karen breaks into her ex's lake house. There, she strikes up a complicated relationship with provocative younger woman Lana.
- DirectorMonica ZanettiStarsMarta DusseldorpZoe TerakesSophie Hawkshaw17 year old Ellie is struggling to find the courage to ask her classmate, Abbie, to the formal. Luckily her Aunt Tara, a lesbian who died in the 80's has shown up as a "Fairy Godmother" to dish out advice, whether Ellie wants it or not.
- DirectorJennifer BagleyJack and Yaya met at ages three and two through their shared backyard fence. They spent their childhood together, building forts and burning trash cans in their small hometown in South Jersey. From a young age, Yaya and Jack saw each other as they truly were, a girl and a boy, even though the rest of the world didn't see them that way. As they grew older, they supported each other as they both came out as transgender. Decades later, Jack and Yaya remain best friends. Jack now lives in Boston with his loyal pup, Plinko, and works as a kindergarten teacher, while Yaya lives in her childhood home, waiting tables and trying to make ends meet after her mother's passing. During his summer vacation, Jack travels back to his childhood home to spend time with Yaya and his extended family. Jack and Yaya follows these two friends for a year and explores their unique relationship, drawing on home videos and conversations with their eclectic cast of friends and family.
- DirectorJamie PattersonStarsKirsty DillonSian Reese-WilliamsSteve OramJustine is a love story set against the backdrop of Brighton and tracked by a violent and puzzling tale of a young woman's descent into self-destruction. She meets Rachel and love takes over. At first it heals, but Justine's pain goes deep, and soon a new battle commences, more urgent and angry than anything she has ever before experienced.
- DirectorRobin CloudStarsGabrielle MaidenKarissa Lee StaplesNaomi MackA troubled office worker finds the courage to leave their working life behind and pursue their dreams.
- DirectorRomas ZabarauskasStarsEimutis KvosciauskasDogac YildizDarya EkamasovaLife drifts by for gay corporate lawyer Marius, his time spent teasing friends and chasing young lovers. One day, Marius' estranged father dies. Mourning turns to love as the lawyer finds an unanticipated connection with a sex-cam worker Ali - a Syrian refugee stuck in Belgrade.
- DirectorIsabel SandovalStarsEamon FarrenLynn CohenLev GornAn undocumented Filipina transwoman falls in love in Brooklyn.
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsGabriel D'Almeida FreitasXavier DolanPier-Luc FunkHidden feelings come to light and threaten the bond of a group of friends in their late 20s.
- DirectorLucas Santa AnaStarsRenato QuattordioThomas LeperaMalena NarvayAfter the suicide of his best friend and the fire of a local dance called Cromañón, including recitals, illegal parties in an abandoned warehouse and high school, a year passes by in the life of Zabo who writes everything he feels and lives in his blog, "Memories of a teenager".
- DirectorOliver HermanusStarsKai Luke BrummerBarbara-Marié ImmelmanMichael KirchA young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.
- DirectorHong KhaouStarsHenry GoldingWilliam DoDavid TranKit, a British man of Vietnamese heritage, returns to Saigon for the first time in over 30 years after leaving the country with his parents, when he was six years old, at the end of the Vietnam War.
- DirectorKelly WalkerStarsJeanette MausCorbin ReidElohim NycaloveDevastated by the unexpected suicide of her best friend Fiona, Jane helps Fiona's widow care for their son. The relationship develops from a friendship to a deeper affair that's potentially catastrophic to the healing of all involved.
- DirectorSebastián MuñozStarsJuan Carlos MaldonadoAlfredo CastroGastón PaulsA '70s-set homoerotic prison drama based on a low-circulated pulp novel, tracking the sexual, often-violent and eventually murderous experiences of 20-something narcissist Jaime.
- DirectorSuzanne GuacciStarsKristen RentonKaren SillasKaty SullivanA visiting home health aide and recovering alcoholic strives to rebuild her broken life, only to have it fall apart once again when she falls in love with her young, paraplegic patient, and betrays her trust.
- DirectorFilippo MeneghettiStarsBarbara SukowaMartine ChevallierLéa DruckerPensioners Nina and Madeleine have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades, but their bond is put to the test when they are suddenly unable to move freely between each other's apartments.
- DirectorSzu-Wei ChenStarsNick WangAric ChenYi-Shan WangJay, a 13-year-old boy, is fascinated by his toned and athletic older brother. Steadily, Jay's fascination develops into an attraction.
- DirectorNeil ElyLloyd Eyre-MorganStarsGeorge WebsterSam RetfordDavid TagTwo young men form a connection on the swings of their local park.
- DirectorMatthew PucciniStarsManny DunnMorgan SullivanSean Patrick HigginsMarco cuts class to spend the afternoon with his boyfriend, Graham. Things do not go as planned.
- DirectorJohn OgunmuyiwaStarsMichael AkinsulireBradley BantonStevie BasaulaA job is just a job, but as with anything, time flies when you're doing it with your best friend. And today's no different. We follow Ty Malcolm as they go about their daily routine. Just another day for two really good friends.
- DirectorLivia HuangStarsSammy KimConder ShouJon WanTwo boys spend one last night together in Brooklyn.
- DirectorChristopher CosgroveStarsNicolai LafayetteAdam SollisA young gay man is hiding an embarrassing secret about his body. When a long-term crush begins seducing him at a party, he is forced to confront his shame and expose the truth, or risk losing the boy of his dreams.
- DirectorTyler RabinowitzStarsJames Cusati-MoyerJonny BeauchampOlivia PeaceA gay man travels across the country to spend the weekend with someone he's been talking to for months on a dating app, hoping to find the kind of romance that he grew up thinking he'd never get to experience.
- DirectorFabien CorreKelsi PhungStarsJohanna Korthals AltesVéronique AugereauLou BroclainIn a kitchen, a mother and a child struggle to establish dialogue.
- DirectorHelena MiddletonStarsJacqui BardelangJulie MiddletonEdythe WoolleyJulie had a list of sixty things she wanted to do before she turned 60. Top of that list: be a 'man' for a day.
- DirectorSungbin ByunDisabled teenager struggles satisfying his needs.
- DirectorFaraz Arif AnsariStarsShabana AzmiSwara BhaskerDivya DuttaSheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family told through courageous, queer women choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
- DirectorCaio ScotStarsMel CarvalhoLucas DrummondCharles FricksLeo had never imagined he would see his Dad kissing another man in the middle of a party - Until it happened. Now, with the help of Carol, his best friend, he has to find the most perfect way to tell his Dad that he found out about his secret.
- DirectorLuke WillisStarsTim TorreNick ZephyrinAfter many years Greg returns to his family's secluded vacation house with his boyfriend only to be tormented by the ghost of his homophobic father.
- DirectorJoão Cândido ZachariasStarsMaurício BarcellosLucas CanavarroVictor Lisboa GorgulhoTwo young men share different points of view of the same sexual encounter in a public space.
- DirectorJean-Baptiste HuongStarsSamuel de SagasAndrew SheatherStéphane RideauSamuel reads a farewell letter from his boyfriend and decides to take a break in nature to clear his head. Once in the forest by the lake, something strange is gonna happen.
- DirectorXavier MirallesStarsDaniel GraoJon KortajarenaCristian and Óscar have been a couple for ten years. One night they interchange their t-shirts. This apparently insignificant fact will lead them to a conversation in which they realize that their vision of life has changed since they met.
- DirectorEmma MoffatStarsJessie BuckleySophia BrownAlistair PetrieDuring the Battle of Waterloo, a soldier's wife searches for her missing husband in the nearby forest and must resort to extraordinary measures to survive.
- DirectorMichael BarnettStarsMack BeggsSarah Rose HuckmanTerry MillerTransgender high school athletes from across the country compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.
- DirectorOlivier DucastelJacques MartineauStarsManika AuxireGeoffrey CouëtSimon FrenayA woman and four men who barely know each other find themselves in an apartment in the sky above Paris. They have all been the victim of the same domineering pervert who is locked in a room. That night, they decided to finish it. In turn, they tell each other memories that bind them to this man and enter the room to confront him. But what happens between the monster and them remains their secret.
- DirectorMegan WennbergStarsOlivia BaileyTrinity BaileyVictoria Bailey-KerrFeature length documentary of four preteens who enter the adult world of competitive drag queens.
- DirectorTal GranitSharon MaymonStarsStav StrashkoNetsanet MekonenNoam LugasyThree teenagers from Jerusalem sell their kidneys to pay for cosmetic surgery and prom dresses. As a secret uncovers they realize nothing is as it seems.
- DirectorClaire OakleyStarsMolly WindsorJoseph QuinnStefanie MartiniOn a remote holiday park in Cornwall, a young woman is drawn into a mysterious obsession when she suspects her boyfriend has cheated on her.
- DirectorCarter SmithStarsScott EvansAdam FaisonLukas GageMidnight Kiss follows a group of longtime gay best friends and their straight female bestie as they head to a beautiful desert home to celebrate New Year's Eve. One of their annual traditions is to play a game called Midnight Kiss, a sexy but ultimately dangerous challenge to find that special someone to help you ring in the New Year. As friendships have grown strained with secrets, jealousy and resentment, the group faces another challenge when a sadistic killer wants in on the game. Relationships are put to the test and truths are revealed as the night turns into a fight for survival.
- DirectorMark PariselliStarsNeil PatersonPeter CampbellTarick GlancyAn accident on the way to the cottage has horrifying consequences for an interracial gay couple contemplating parenthood.
- DirectorFaraz ShariatStarsBenjamin RadjaipourBanafshe HourmazdiEidin JalaliSecond-generation Irani-German Parvis works at a refugee shelter where he meets brother and sister Irani refugees and develops a tenuous romance with Amon as his friends attempt refugee status.
- DirectorSamuel Van GrinsvenStarsConor LeachJeremy Lindsay TaylorAnthony Brandon WongAfter a chance encounter at an anonymous sex party, a boy hunts through the world of a hook-up app to track down the mystery man. Favouring the instant gratification of anonymous, no-strings sexual encounters over meaningful relationships, high schooler Sequin is part of the always logged-on, but never-engaged, hook-up generation. He ghosts ex-partners and remains emotionally unavailable. That's until he finds his way to an anonymous sex party, where a whole new dizzyingly alluring world unfolds before him. In one scene, Sequin connects with a mysterious stranger, but they are separated suddenly. Utterly fixated on this man, Sequin sets off on an exhilarating and perilous mission to track him down. Cowritten by Jory Anast and Samuel Van Grinsven, Sequin in a Blue Room is a highly-accomplished queer coming-of-age tale and a breath of fresh air from the Australian independent film scene.
- DirectorWaris HusseinStarsFirdaus KangaSouad FaressKhodus WadiaThe unusual story of a boy who will never grow. Born with a disease that makes his bones brittle, Brit, as he is appropriately named by his mom, will be four feet tall for life. But he doesn't think small. He has his own spirited way of dealing with the world, and the cast of characters that surrounds him helps ensure that life is never dull: an eccentric mom, a dad with movie star looks, a doting sister, and numerous other mentors, lovers (both male and female), and charlatans who come in and out of the picture.
- DirectorKurtis David HarderStarsJeffrey Bowyer-ChapmanAri CohenJune LaporteA same-sex couple move to a small town to enjoy a better quality of life and raise their daughter with strong social values. But when neighbors throw a very strange party, nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood.
- DirectorHilla MedaliaStarsRomy AbergelNoam KanielLiron MatzasTranskids' follows four Israeli teenagers who go through transition in a militaristic society in which teenagers go to the army right after high-school, and religion plays a very strong role in people's identity and is not separated from the state.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsElizabeth BerkleyKyle MacLachlanGina GershonA mysterious young drifter who calls herself Nomi Malone hitches a ride to Las Vegas, Nevada, and begins working as a strip club dancer, and sets about clawing her way to the top of the Vegas showgirls.
- DirectorMarco AlessiMatthew Jacobs MorganHarry LightonStarsOtamere GuobadiaBrian MartinPeter McPhersonTam gets on the first tube home alone. In just a crop-top and high-waisted jeans, he feels conspicuous. So he plugs in his earphones and begins reliving his Halloween night out via his phone.
- DirectorAbel RubinsteinStarsPete MacHaleLudovic Jean-FrancoisAtlanta HaywardA story of young love, as a transgender teen and a cis-gender teen spend their time together on a regular night, doing regular things. Or not.
- DirectorNichola WongStarsAmy TygerNatalie Radmall-QuirkeTrevor MurphyA mortician has a difficult day at work.
- DirectorTheo James KrekisStarsOlivia BradyNico MarraccinoSamson MarraccinoA top lad recalls fights, friends and painting his toe nails with his old man.
- DirectorNosa EkeStarsSacharissa ClaxtonDaniel DavidDaniel DavidsA gay teenager struggles with her sexuality as her desires begin to manifest themselves in unsettling ways.
- DirectorEllie LandRupert WilliamsStories of unexpected interactions and awkward moments, Bathroom Privileges is a short animated documentary looking at some of the difficulties people face accessing public bathrooms.
- DirectorZane IgbeStarsTolu AjayiYasmin KeitaKemi LofinmakinEfosa loves his mom. But he also loves Anwar. Sweet Mother is a film questioning British-Nigerian identity, cultural rejection and sexuality in the North of England.
- DirectorLilah VandenburghStarsFern DeaconNicola DuffettSiena KellyAfter waking up from yet another heart surgery, Liddy starts hearing a voice telling her that she's probably about to die a virgin...and that's unacceptable.
- DirectorJason BradburyStarsYoni RoodnerJacob AveryRio ThakeFragments of the director's teenage video diaries collide with the fictional story of Tommy in this short film about MSN Messenger, alcopops, boys, Placebo, cigarettes and being truly seen.
- DirectorJustin DucharmeStarsAbby de ForestMacKenzie Kingdon-ProutyJohn WoodsAn unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one's own body.
- DirectorZarrar KahnStarsMohammad Ali HashmiAdnan ShahKarachi, Pakistan. Iqbal, a migrant sex worker, cannot come to terms with his illness. He convinces his uncle to take a day trip to the beach, desperate for respite. The Arabian sea beckons.
- DirectorAsher JelinskyStarsJesse James KeitelAlexandra GreyTravis HammerA trans woman mechanic lives between running her family's auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the balance of her compartmentalized life.
- DirectorManuel MarmierStarsLika MinamotoFrançois BurgunArthur GilletKiko, a Japanese illustrator on assignment in France, gets suddenly overwhelmed by a strange new inspiration, while she realizes she's been spying on a gay couple on the beach next to the chapel where she's working. Obsessed by such a vision, she will continue spying on those men and drawing them secretly. These drawings will slowly push her towards an encounter that will change her life and break the barriers she created around her.
- DirectorMikael BundsenStarsRick YaleEiry HughesJohn PartridgeAn openly gay teacher must choose a course of action when his sister asks him to step back into the closet for her wedding in Turkey.
- DirectorOlivier LallartStarsPaul GomerieuxJacques LepesqueurYannis Perrier-GustinThomas, a 17-year-old high school student, finds himself attracted to Esteban, another boy from his school. The rumor of Thomas's homosexuality is spreading fast, and he begins to suffer the gaze of others.
- DirectorRebecca ShoptawStarsAnt BelleGeorgie HenleyA sapphic short film, in fragments. Adapted from and featuring the poetry of Sappho, as translated by Anne Carson.
- DirectorXindi LouStarsQingge GaoShudan WangAlexandre ChenA psychologically-damaged teenager, who is undergoing an existential crisis, begins a love affair with her rebellious hospital roommate in the hopes that it will lead to a breakthrough.
- DirectorJanuary JonesStarsJoanne BoothCharlotte CookFletcherDetermined to fit in at a sleepover, 15-year-old Sam ignores cruel taunts from mean girl Blair and her growing feelings for Willow, but she can't ignore the strange things happening to her body.
- DirectorIsobella HubbardStarsRachael JamesNiccy Lin
- DirectorFawzia MirzaStarsFawzia MirzaKausar MohammedIn the afterglow of a seemingly-fated hookup, two women realize that they might have a little too much in common.
- DirectorOlga LvoffBusy Inside is a feature length documentary film chronicling the lives of women living with Dissociative Identity Disorder; many personalities, one body.
- DirectorAngela PopeStarsLorri LeeCrystal SpringEddie SimoneLife style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
- DirectorDaniel G. KarslakeStarsAnnette FeboVictor FeboDavid McBrideWhen the Supreme Court legalized marriage equality, the backlash by the religious right was swift, severe, and successful. Karslake's documentary looks at four faith-based families with LGBTQ children caught in the crosshairs of sexuality, identity, and scripture.
- DirectorPosy DixonStarsJeremy CostelloNick DouradoBeverly Glenn-CopelandBeverly Glenn-Copeland, a Black transgender musician, becomes a cult icon three decades after the release of his album Keyboard Fantasies.
- DirectorPatricia Vidal DelgadoStarsMonica BetancourtKailei LopezIrlanda MorenoIn Compton, a soon-to-be undocumented teenager fights for her right to stay in America while risking her family, her friendships, and her first love.
- DirectorCody StickelsThis is a one of a kind celebration of the queer experience. The film profiles the award winning Brooklyn performance collective Switch n' Play, a group that redefines gender performance by blurring the line between drag and burlesque to create a subversive, reflective, and strikingly queer show. The documentary provides a window into of the world of queer nightlife performance, where struggles with body shame, family rejection, and transgender and non-binary identity are common.
- DirectorPhillip PikeStarsMichelle RossRefusing to be silenced and raging with love, the featured trailblazers demanded a city where they could all live their truths free from the threat of violence.
- DirectorElegance BrattonStarsAniyahDeSean IrbyCheetahPier kids follows Crystal LaBeija, Casper and Desean's transition from being homeless to housed.
- DirectorBlaise SinghStarsBlaise SinghLady PhyllRyan LanjiIn the wake of the Birmingham protests against LGBTQ+ relationship education in primary schools, a team of queer community reporters of colour challenge homophobia and call out racism in LGBTQ+ spaces.
- DirectorCatherine PancakeStarsCamae AyewaJibz CameronBarbara Hammer"Queer Genius" is a cinematic exploration of four visionary queer artists breaking down barriers in their creative fields as they confront fame, failure, censorship, family, gender, and sexuality. The film embraces the communal possibilities of "genius" from a particularly queer perspective crossing genre and generational perspective. The film features intertwined portraits of Eileen Myles, Barbara Hammer, Jibz Cameron, and Black Quantum Futurism.
- DirectorGabrielle ZilkhaStarsRiese BernardLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorQueerness on television has moved from subtext,in series such as Xena: Warrior Princess,to all-out multi season relationships between women, as seen on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost Girl, and Carmilla. But things still aren't perfect. In 2016, a record number of queer women died on fictional shows, which broke the hearts of queer fans and launched a successful fight for better,more diverse LGTBQ2S+ representation. Stars such as Ilene Chaiken, Stephanie Beatriz, Lucy Lawless and Angelica Ross join with the voices of numerous kickass fangirls in this fast-paced history of queer women's representation of contemporary television. Queering the Script not only charts the evolution of queerness, but also demonstrates the extraordinary impact of activism on its many diverse fans,ensuring that they see themselves accurately portrayed onscreen.
- DirectorJasco ViefhuesStarsMignon BaerJürgen BaldigaMichael BrynntrupBerlin, 1993. Photographer and artist, Jürgen Baldiga, battles HIV. In the 1990s, the AIDS epidemic reached its climax, to which no one was prepared. Infected bodies and their stories diminish, erasing their existence.
- DirectorEammon Ashton-AtkinsonStarsSteve BrockmanSimon DunnNic EvansTold through the eyes of an Australian television reporter who moved to the UK to escape depression, we learn that sometimes you can find happiness where you least expect. We follow the journey of 3 characters in the club: the lesbian coach fighting misogyny, even in the gay world. The semi-pro player who spiraled into a depression after his coming out didn't go as planned. And the prop who discovered he was a drag queen through the club.
- DirectorLinda Goldstein KnowltonWE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS documents an Oakland-based alternative to the Girl Scouts - specifically for girls of color, ages 8-13. The girls earn badges for units on social justice, such as Black Lives Matter, Radical Beauty, Disability Justice, and being an LGBTQ ally. Filmed over three years, we follow the dynamic Co-Founders as they face challenges in growing the organization, both pre-and-post the 2016 election.
- DirectorZara ZandiehStarsNeomi IlanLlanquiray Valioska Painemal MoralesSabuha SalamFour protagonists share their experiences and visions of happiness - not despite but because of life.
- DirectorLaurie Kirwan-AshmanA short documentary providing an introduction to and snapshot of Pxssy Palace, a London-based QTIPOC (queer trans intersex people of colour) collective and club night.
- DirectorTathagata GhoshStarsArghya AdhikaryAvishikta ChatterjeeAnanya DharA man's discovery of his own sexuality against all odds and finding himself in the process.
- DirectorTimothy SmithQUEERING DI TEKNOLOJIK is a message from the future. Spoken by the collective digital voice of a group of queer artists and activists, this collaborative project speculates about the possibilities of a temporality yet to come. What does the future look, sound and feel like? Did we manage to dismantle the white supremacist capitalist patriarchy and avert the impending environmental catastrophe? Which strategies of protest and resistance were the most effective? This is a message of hope.
- DirectorJoe Murphy-RoeStarsSimon EckertMartin HamannWill Hearle