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Boys Be Brave
Reminiscent of the TV show HEARTSTOPPER, BOYS BE BRAVE tells the story of Jin-woo, a top student and a grade-A recluse who refuses to date anyone unless they’re his perfect type. One day,…
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If You Should Leave Before Me
Equal parts fantastical, heartfelt, and quietly devastating, IF YOU SHOULD LEAVE BEFORE ME is a stunning meditation on grief, love, and the strange things we do to avoid pain. After a…
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The Silence of My Hands
Rosa, the first deaf law student in Guadalajara, and Saira, an immigrant from California confronting her gender identity, try to stay together despite their realities and the distance that…
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Dreamers
Love blooms in the most unlikely of places in this gripping and timely sapphic masterpiece that tells the story of Isio, a Nigerian undocumented immigrant who finds herself in a detention…
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Lust - Shorts Program
To yearn, desire, and crave; these short films show us what it means to truly lust. In MUSES, a dancer struggles to break free from the hold of his choreographer now attracted to another.…
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Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film at Frameline and Croatia’s official Oscar submission, Ivona Juka’s bold, unflinching drama is a visceral exploration of art, identity, and…
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Newborn
NEWBORN is a deeply moving and quietly electrifying film that turns a moment of new life into a high-stakes emotional crucible. When a couple in Mexico City gives birth to an intersex baby,…
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This Is Ballroom
Directed by ballroom filmmakers, THIS IS BALLROOM is an insider gaze at the universe of Ballroom culture in Rio de Janeiro and its outskirts. Fifty years after its inception in New York…
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Plainclothes
In this Sundance award-winning romantic thriller set in 1990s New York, an undercover police unit is tasked with entrapping gay men cruising in restrooms. But when a closeted young officer…
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Traxx, Traxxion, Axxion
We’re flipping the switch and lighting up Jackhammer with the launch of TRAXXIÓN, a new monthly Latin party serving glowing looks, bass-heavy beats, and high-voltage energy. Step into a…
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Some Nights I Feel Like Walking
Set in the heart of the bustling Manila, a heavily populated bus terminal, seedy movie theatre, and back alleyways serve as the track where a group of hustlers and sex workers spend their…
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Lesbian Space Princess
Strap in for an endless stream of sapphic jokes, addictive pop songs, and candy-colored animation in the Teddy Award-winning LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS. Saria, an introverted princess (voiced…
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TGIF Showtunes
Start your weekend with Show Tunes! Doors open at 3pm every Friday. Sing along to Sidetrack's Famous Show Tunes from 3-7pm then stay for Chicago's RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Viewing Party…
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Lip Service
Lip Service is Chicago’s kinkiest karaoke night—where lyrics meet leather , rhythm meets rubber , and singing meets spandex . Whether you're belting ballads , screaming metal , or serving…
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All Things Gaga
Live for the Applause and Just Dance as if A Star Is Born when we spin all of your favorite Gaga Music Videos every month at Sidetrack. Don't miss Perfect Illusion Lady Gaga Drag…
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Estrellas, Ritmo y Perreo
Hosted by Persephone Brooklyn and Luna La Catrina. Featuring Serena Fierce every fourth Sunday and Gato
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Animal House
Dance, purr and play at Jackhammer's monthly Pet and Handler Social—Animal House—every 2nd Sunday at 4pm! Loosen your collar with a $5 Puppy Bowl cocktail while our co-hosts, Pup Figaro and…
