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Gilbert Baker Film Festival
Friday, 27 June 2025 until Sunday, 31 August 2025
Gilbert Baker Film Festival showcases LGBTQ+ narrative films, documentaries, animation, web series, and music videos once a year in honor of the late, great Gilbert Baker, the creator of the original rainbow flag.
The first festival came about because Aaron Casserly Stewart, Parsons City Commissioner in 2017, had wanted to honor Gilbert Baker, the creator of the Rainbow Flag. Gilbert conceived of the idea for the Gilbert Baker Film Festival, GBFF, with a group of his friends. The Festival was to be a celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride in his old stomping grounds of Parsons, KS. Knowing that Parsons is a town in rural Southeast Kansas, Gilbert wanted to have an event that could showcase the accomplishments of the LGBTQIA+ community without a parade. Unfortunately, Gilbert died in 2017 before the first film festival was held. The committee working with him proceeded to hold the first festival. It was a small festival but it was a beginning. The town responded to requests to fly the Pride flag and showed support through attendance. Labette Community College provided space and a picture of the flag raising ceremony graced the cover of the local paper, the Parsons Sun.
In 2018, a dedicated group of people who wanted Gilbert's dream to reach its full potential continued working towards having another Film Festival. It was their hope that this event would honor Gilbert's memory and worldwide legacy for years to come. In 2019, the GBFF Committee coordinated with the Parsons High School Class that Gilbert would have graduated with if he had stated stayed in Parsons. To enable Gilbert's classmates to attend the festival, GBFF was held in October of 2019 at the same time as their high school reunion.
GBFF2020 was held the third weekend of September at the Parsons Public Library in Parsons, Kansas.
GBFF2021 was held from November into December online/virtually to a global audience allowing LGBTQ+ film fans around the world to come together to celebrate authentic Queer stories on screen and honor Gilbert Baker's legacy.
GBFF2022 Celebrated Pride2023 and Streamed Virtually, Worldwide on Eventive from June 16 thru August 16, 2023
Culminating with our Best in Fest! GBFF2022 Celebration Collection-->thru August 2023
GBFF allowed a Global Audience to:
Watch All Four GBFF2022 Collections on your own screen at your own time.
Celebrate Virtual Pride from the Safety and Security of your own home.
And Celebrate Virtual Worldwide Pride by joining our GBFF Zoom Watch Parties and Discussion Groups.
GBFF2023 Streamed on Eventive from December 15, 2023 through January 15, 2024
Featuring:
Five Collections- of short films and one feature film, curated around a theme.
The GBFF Committee strongly believes in Gilbert Baker's vision to unite the LGBTQ+ community around the world so everyone feels seen, heard, valued, loved, and represented. The online/virtual format extends our reach and includes those in remote areas so that they may be able to attend and participate.
We hope to continue our filmmaker Q&A's , watch parties, and discussions for our LGBTQ+ film-loving community.
We look forward to seeing you there!!!
Best in Festival
Best Feature Film
Best Documentary
Best Short Film
Best Web Series
Best Animation
Best Direction
Best Writing
Best Cinematography
Best Performances / Acting
Best Production Value
Best Sound / Music
Best Costume Design
Best Editing
Most Evocative
Best Character Development
Best Music Video
2025 films...
6:28 | United States | 2023
Sometimes, no one knows what your friends or family are going through. Mental Health is a real thing.When one has air in their lungs, life should be for all. Mental health can strike anyone, even those who thought they were tough and above it all. Life isn't fair for so many, yet when you believe in yourself, you can pick yourself up and create magic.
United States
After All (2023) A broody, yet clever teen is on the rocks with her long-distance girlfriend when she discovers she can touch a photograph and travel back to the moment it was taken.
all my friends - Lovpune - (Official Music Video) (2024)
3:45 | United States | 2024
This song & music video is about the artist "Lovpune" moving to New York and finally finding her chosen family.
All the Genders.org film (2025)
2025
25 minutes | 2023
A beautiful talented Deaf actor, Kat Gellar falls in love with the stage manager, Lex. Kat longs for human connection, and genuine love where communication isn't a barrier. Lex is a full package, with sex, love, and the beauty of communication in American Sign Language. They have dreams, and there is the love that Kat and Lex have with each other and a bright future. This all changes when Lex couldn't handle her past and Kat's love for her. Then suddenly it's: Babe to Blocked, is it too late for them?
01:59 | United States | 2016
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian (2025)
07:56 | United States | 2025
After deciding to do a Muay Thai competition, a timid, mid-20s Filipino-Canadian must train in secret and go against her strict parents, while also falling in love with her coach, who is also a woman.
01:45:00 | United States | 2025
As the city cowers in fear of a deranged serial killer, the residents of one Brooklyn apartment building learn new meanings of the word fear as they each encounter their own personal horrors.
United States | 2025
United States | 2025
13:42 | 2022
Josh, a gawky camp counselor who puts the bi in Bible Camp, teeters on the edge of coming out to the entire camp.
Dear God - Law Artis - Music Video (2024)
United States | 2023
Dear God - Law Artis- Music Video A love letter to connect to encourage my community that God will forever love them!
A Different Kind of Love (2025)
32 minutes | Canada | 2024
Entangled (2025) with English Captions
11:36 | United States | 2025
Greer Ralston – Giving It All To Art (2024)
61 minutes | 2024
Greer Ralston – Giving It All To Art (2024) An intimate portrait of figurative artist Greer Ralston as she astonishes us with her exceptional talent and tells of her plans to devote herself solely to art.
5 minutes | 2024
Since early childhood, Tuan and Felix have been inseparable. As they train to become Olympic high divers, however, their budding love for each other suffers under the weight of the competition. Professional sport is a harsh business, and Tuan will sacrifice everything for it ... or will he?
United States
United States | 2024
KUBIK - Inside Your Skin (Official Music Video) (2021`)
United States | 2021
6 minutes | Australia | 2022
Daniel is stuck in limbo. He's not good enough for heaven, nor is he bad enough for hell. When he meets with the Entity known as St. Peter, Daniel must become involved in a battle of wits in order to be reunited with his lover.
9 minutes | United States | 2025
14:00 | United States | 2023
Law's World : Lipstick Bandit (2025)
United States | 2025
17:22 | United States | 2020
Love Gilbert (2020) A film by Vincent Guzzone. A heartfelt look back over the life and career of Gilbert Baker, creator of the LGBTQ Rainbow Flag. From his childhood in Kansas to San Francisco in the 1970s to a historic meeting with Barak Obama in 2016. This film was created for PERFORMAnCE, POLITICS & PROTEST, The ART of GILERT BAKER an exhibit at the GLBT Museum in San Francisco, California.
Love Me Bait Me: The Power of Queer Representation (2024)
79 minutes | 2024
Love Me Bait Me: The Power of Queer Representation (2024) This feature documentary explores the historical relationship between Hollywood, television, and the authentic portrayal of diverse LGBTQ+ experiences over the course of more than a century. Interviews and archival footage provide a critique of the U.S. film industry that emphasizes the life-saving role storytelling plays in our collective imagination for a better future.
The Making of The Last Anomaly (2025)
Japan | 2025
03:55 | United States | 2019
Night Cap (2020) A stalker sets his sights on the wrong victim and gets more then he bargained for.
Night Walkers Anonymous( 2025)
02:40 | Japan | 2025
Norway | 2024
Oh girl, it hurts (2024) Director - Pernille Vogt Directoe - Pernille Vogt Director Biography - Pernille Vogt Pernille Vogt is a Deaf, female and queer filmmaker.
On The Streets of Lagos (2024)
Nigeria | 2024
United Kingdom | 2025
One Day (2025) 'Love the refrain and style of intonation. Mesmerising! 'The most beautiful poem I have ever heard’ ‘Lee, this is a heartbreak of beautiful proportions. My heart swells…’ Lee, a lovely heartfelt piece. Your language mixed with the tone of your voice is very beautiful.' ‘one day’ is a very personal story to me. It is a story about friendship and about queer joy and it speaks about a situation which I've been going through recently and sometimes when you have friendships, sometimes you need distance and you need breaks and that's what this film is about, it's about having a friendship break with someone.
15 minutes | United States | 2024
Having just gotten married to the woman of her dreams, Ellie takes Shae on a romantic excursion to the west coast seaside for a moment of happiness and seclusion before inevitably coming to terms with a life-altering decision.
12 minutes | Portugal | 2024
Daydreaming of unlikely relationships, the flower, as delicate as it is revolutionary, represents an act of love in the midst of the suffocation and embrace of a classic Portuguese neighborhood.
14:41 | United States | 2018
Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story (2024)
80 minutes | Canada | 2024
Delwin Vriend never wanted to be a human rights activist. However, in challenging his firing for being gay, he set in motion a chain of events that impacted the lives of LGBTQ+ people —not just in Alberta, not just in Canada, but around the globe. Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story delves into the riveting narrative of the Vriend v. Alberta case, where Delwin Vriend, an unlikely hero, courageously battles against discrimination from a government determined to deny his human rights. Uncover the twists and turns that unfold as Vriend's pursuit of justice challenges societal biases, culminating in a ground-breaking Canadian Supreme Court ruling in 1998 that confronts prejudice and sets a transformative precedent for LGBTQ+ rights that is cited around the world.
The Rebel (2023)
China | 2023
16 minutes | United States | 2024
Safety State (2024) In a dystopian near future, a gay and a lesbian couple form an unlikely friendship as they flee the Midwest for safety in New England.
Samlingi (2024) This story is about those #Lgbtqia++ people of Punjab, who are not seen with respect in Punjab. They are made fun of because they look different. Due to this, they have to go through big problems many times. Through this documentary, the challenges faced by those people have been talked about. Their voice against it is also a part of it.
United States | 2016
A nightclub singer finds herself in a tumultuous love triangle in the 1930's.
39:36 | United States | 2025
Then & Now (2025) This documentary, 50 years in the making, tells the story of three gay men from the same generation, revealing their personal experiences against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. From early struggles to the rise of the LGBTQ+ movement, their lives reflect resilience, love, and the fight for equality.
27:19 | United Kingdom | 2019
Time and Time Again (2019) Eleanor and Isabelle meet again, sixty years after their relationship break up.
Turtletastic! Confident (2025) Part One
United States | 2025
Turtletastic! Confident (2025) Stone Scriven is just trying to survive sophomore year at Bates College with his turtle roommate... but what darkness lies on the horizon? And why is he in the woods in a pair of budgy smugglers?
Turtletastic! Confident (2025) Part Two
United States | 2025
Turtletastic! Confident (2025) Stone Scriven is just trying to survive sophomore year at Bates College with his turtle roommate... but what darkness lies on the horizon? And why is he in the woods in a pair of budgy smugglers? Ronan Guilfoyle, Director (on the right) Please tell us your motivation for making your film: Telling a quick and funny story about vulnerability!
12:22 | United States | 2023
Lola Sutherland has always been number one in everything, but when her chance of getting into a top college is jeopardized, she campaigns for student council president in order to get ahead. Her best friend Val films a documentary of her progress along the way. Lola drives Val away with her reckless campaign tactics. At the final speech Lola finally realizes her feelings for Val and is faced with the decision between what she believes she should do and what she wants to do. Lola runs from the speech, forfeiting the campaign and reunites with her best friend and true love, Val.
36 minutes | Japan | 2024
We Exist 私たちの居場所 (2024) We Exist is a documentary series about LGBTQIA+ visibility in Japan. Mixing interviews with travel, We Exist shares stories of life as a queer person in Japan. Episode 1, titled: Be Yourself, starts in Tokyo and travels to Matsuyama in Ehime prefecture. Along the way, host Tiffany Rossdale interviews activists, professors, cabaret hostesses, Shikoku’s first transgender city councillor, bar owners, their patrons, as well as people on the street. Come along on a journey through Japan, hearing the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community, and, together, imagine a world where we all can exist.
2:06 | 2025