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We Are Not Dreaming
In this engrossing story of self-expression and chosen family, Ciro, a young pole dancing instructor, fills both his personal life and his dance studio with palpably sensual beats,…
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Meeting Marsha
In this sharply comedic feature debut from writer-director McKenzie Goodwin, co-host of the wildly popular podcast Two Dykes and a Mic, Lily, an aspiring actress, has planned the perfect…
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Trivia Tuesday: Pokémon Edition
You've Gotta Catch 'em All when the Trivia Questions start flying Tuesday, September 22, at our Pokémon Edition of Trivia Tuesday! Put together your Team, or come play solo, and be … See…
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My Brother's Killer
Expanding upon the world of documentarian Rachel Mason’s 2019 Netflix hit Circus of Books, MY BROTHER’S KILLER details the remarkable effort by members of the LGBTQ community in Los Angeles…
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The Prado & The Moon
This eccentric and imaginative hybrid documentary directed by Cayetana H. Cuyás is a tribute to her uncle Antonio Gómez, chief menswear designer for Valentino. As a young man, Gómez left…
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A Free Man
A FREE MAN returns to his rightful place in Spanish history the Andalusian dramatist and novelist Agustín Gómez Arcos, whose sexually transgressive and radical work was censored and banned…
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Caity
Every October, 16-year-old Caity (Chiara Aurelia, CRUEL SUMMER) and her father Paul (Morgan Spector, THE GILDED AGE) transform their upstate New York property into a locally-beloved haunted…
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Languid
Set against a kaleidoscopic view of the Midwest, LANGUID follows a budding romance between Alex and Joe that is thrown into disarray by a mysterious disappearance. Nebraska-based filmmaker…
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Lunar Sway
In this dark, quirky, sexy black comedy, handsome Cliff navigates a series of sexual, romantic, familial, and criminal misadventures in the desert town of Mooncrest. He spends his days…
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Shorts Program: Queer Voices
A collection of shorts dedicated to queer voices, queer life, and queer love—who we are and how we show up. In PARTNERS (dir. Sophie Barnes; U.S.), when engaged couple Faye and Peter…
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Madfabulous
Meet Henry Paget, aka Toppy. A flamboyantly eccentric aristocrat who arrives in 1890s North Wales to claim his inheritance only to shock high society with his theatrical flair, extravagant…
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Senior Employment Bootcamp
The Senior Employment Bootcamp class is a 2 week intensive job readiness course for individuals age 50+. The course includes a variety of skill building and employment readiness activities…
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Very Deep Inside
A gay couple from a small town travels to Mexico City for a weekend to celebrate one of their thirty-third birthdays. What begins as an intimate getaway soon transforms into a journey of…
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Shorts Program: Queer Fantasy
Mermaids, musicals, time travel, and gay love—these shorts have it all! In THE PARABLE OF THE GREEN ROOSTER (dir. Ã?talo Almeida; Brazil) Rayra wants to enjoy the last night before starting…
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Loves Company
Lining up a perfectly paired funny/sad comedy duo in Rachel Dratch (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) and Jack Plotnick (GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS), writer/director Jason Laurits re-imagines Stephen King's…
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Shorts Program: Youth In Revolt
If there is no right way to be me, it will have to be wrong. These stories follow the younger queer generations as they fight and rebel to find themselves and their communities. FIVE YEARS…
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The Brittney Griner Story
When WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner was detained at an airport near Moscow in February 2022 for having medically-prescribed cannabis oil vape cartridges in her luggage, it became…
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Black Burns Fast
In this “instant queer teen comedy classicâ€? (Attitude Magazine) seventeen-year-old Luthando, an adorkable bookish scholarship student at a prestigious South African girls’ boarding…
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An Island Away from You
Dumped at the altar, the heartbroken Harry (Freddie Dennis, QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY) is dragged by his female bestie to her breathtaking homeland in the Canary Islands. There,…
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Shorts Program: Memento Vivere
It is important to remember, especially now, that Queer Life is not new, it is not a fad or a phase, and it is eternal; memento vivere—remember life, remember to live. These shorts remind…
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Son of Sara
Haunted by strange visions and unusual cravings, heavily pregnant Sara (Chloe Van Landschoot, FROM) is shocked when she encounters Troy, the baby’s father who abandoned her at the start of…
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Shorts Program: Midnight Madness | Reeling 2026: The 44th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
From the darkest corners of the mind: the crazed, the twisted, the very, very itchy—these shorts are the perfect nightcap. Iris is hooked on Ichor, a mysterious and powerful party drug that…
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Something You Should Know About Me
At an artists’ retreat, insecure cartoonist Al (EJ Marcus) seeks creative confidence, but his world shifts when a fellow queer artist, Mason Cash (Generation’s Sydney Mae Diaz), begins…
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Test
Eddie Owens, a small-town bodybuilder in rural Ohio, dreams of earning his pro card while living under the watchful eye of his deeply religious mother, Joanne (Emmy winner Tammy Blanchard),…
