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OUT at the Movies

OUT at the Movies

Thursday, 02 October 2025 until Sunday, 05 October 2025

The OUT at the Movies International Film Fest in Winston-Salem is the second largest LGBTQ+ film festival in North Carolina. It was founded in 2014 to celebrate 10 years of OUT at the Movies, our monthly film series, which began in 2004. Each year, we showcase 35 - 45 films, including narratives and documentaries, features and shorts. We host nightly receptions for our filmmakers and audience members, as well as our closing night awards party. Although primarily a film festival, we have incorporated concerts, theatrical presentations and art exhibits at past festivals.

Jury awards for Narrative and Documentary Features and short films.
Audience Awards for Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature and Best Short.

2025 films...

The 5 O'Clock Chime

15 minutes | Japan | 2024

In Tokyo, an unfulfilled romantic encounter and sudden disappearance leave Seiji struggling to make sense of what never happened and what might have been.

93 minutes | Italy | 2025

Professional diver Ludovica witnesses her diving school go bankrupt due to her partner's debts to the mafia. Left alone and burdened with too many debts to pay, she finds herself forced to extract TNT from a Second World War shipwreck, sunken in the middle of the sea, on behalf of the mafia, which in the meantime has declared war on the Italian state. Along with Sabrina, the partner of Rocco—one of the trusted men of mafia boss Don Calò—Ludovica is forced to dive off the coast of Sicily, into the wreck of a ship named after the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite. If Ludovica follows the mafia’s demands, extracting a daily quota of TNT blocks, her debt will eventually be cleared, and she will regain her freedom. The three protagonists—Ludovica, Rocco, and Sabrina—live in an old, abandoned saltern, isolated from the rest of the world. Ludovica, a captive and naturally distrustful of her captors, slowly begins to bond with Sabrina, a young woman with a childlike appearance and unexpected innocence. Ludovica and Sabrina are two very different women: the former has traveled the world as a diving instructor, while the latter has never left Sicily. During their time together by the sea, they discover a shared sensitivity and a mutual desire to change their lives.

After What Happened at the Library

15 minutes | United States | 2025

In the wake of a terrifying encounter, an overwhelmed drag queen struggles under the weight of public attention. Akita the drag queen hasn't left her apartment in days. Her inboxes overflow with messages of praise, concern, and… death threats? She lets in a film crew and recounts to a reporter how Nazis stormed her Drag Story Hour. After the interview, Akita breaks down. In one final flashback: After the Nazis leave, Akita returns to complete the Drag Story Hour reading for the children and families. Inspired by a true story.

12 minutes | United States | 2025

Mahsa, a transgender Iranian woman, agrees to meet her partner's family, hoping for their blessing and acceptance against all odds.

Are You Fucking Kidding Me?!

12 minutes | United States | 2025

When a broke birthday party clown finds out in the middle of the gig from hell that his mother is on her death bed; he must do whatever it takes to afford a flight home to say goodbye, all the while slowly losing his grip on reality.

12 minutes | United States | 2025

The day of his wedding, Arman, an Iranian gay émigré who is not out to his parents back home, is completely isolated in the midst of a celebration with his American husband-to-be. Lying to his mom back home that he is at work instead of the wedding. Moments before walking down the aisle, he is uncertain how to move forward

35 minutes | Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, United States | 2025

Summertime. Sam and Adele are on a beach holiday in Portugal. When Sam locks eyes with Miguel, the attraction between them throws Sam, Adele, Miguel, and his friend Santiago into a new configuration. The shelter of the nearby woods and the dynamism of the sea bring forth a night of secrets and revelations.

11 minutes | United States | 2025

Amidst the chaos of her daughter’s 10th birthday party, Asha must face her estranged mom who shows up unannounced bearing the ultimate gift.

99 minutes | United States | 2025

This unique hybrid doc follows visionary artist Rashaad Newsome as he transforms a historic military facility into a Black queer utopia, blending art, AI, and performance. Through stunning visuals and deeply personal stories, Assembly captures the transformative power of creativity as a fractured community comes together to find strength, solidarity, and liberation.

At My Girlfriend's Funeral

15 minutes | United States | 2025

A young Korean woman attends her girlfriend's funeral and encounters the mother for the first time, who doesn't know her late daughter had a girlfriend.

AutoErotica: We Buy Gay Stuff

17 minutes | United States | 2025

Behind an unassuming "We Buy Gay Stuff" sign in San Francisco's Castro district - complete with a striking leather daddy illustration - lies an unexpected treasure trove of queer history. AutoErotica's proprietor Patrick Batt has spent decades curating this living museum, packed with artifacts from shuttered gay bars, vintage leather magazines, activist pins, and rare 8mm films. While long a neighborhood curiosity, the pandemic nearly spelled the end for this irreplaceable archive. That's when customer Bradley Roberg launched a GoFundMe and Instagram campaign that transformed this local secret into a global phenomenon, saving not just a store, but a vital piece of LGBTQ+ counter-culture. Through Patrick's journey from a leather scene fixture to an accidental historian, this documentary reveals how preserving the ephemera of the past helps illuminate queer history's untold stories.

11 minutes | Mexico | 2025

Inside a bathroom, a young man lives three possible versions of the same encounter, each one exposing how fragile, violent or tender desire can become when fate turns the handle.

15 minutes | United States | 2025

In the aftermath of a child's birthday party, two estranged high school best friends unexpectedly reunite. But tensions arise as unspoken issues and trauma come bubbling to the surface.

Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day

137 minutes | Croatia, Poland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, United States | 2024

Four close friends are renowned filmmakers in Yugoslavia in the 1950s, but their sexual orientation raises suspicion. A communist party loyalist is sent to sabotage their lives, turning their pursuit of freedom into a battle for survival.

The Best Friend

96 minutes | Brazil | 2024

In this sexy and funny musical comedy, Lucas, an architect, travels to the seaside resort town of Canoa Quebrada after a crisis with his boyfriend. He then encounters Felipe, a former classmate, stirring up old feelings and forcing Lucas to choose between his current relationship and a past passion.

A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian

8 minutes | United States | 2024

After a mysterious girl shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a bird that had just cracked her window, an impromptu bird funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.

99 minutes | United States | 2015

Set in a small baptist community in the south of Mississippi, a 17-year-old high school senior and talented singer juggles with his sexuality and religion while also dealing with the disappearance of his younger sister as it tore his family apart.

10 minutes | Germany | 2024

Carol panics and argues with her girlfriend Ray after an unexpected proposal. The situation gets worse when she wakes up in an apocalyptic reality and terribly discovers that Ray has transformed into a butterfly. Ray's transformation, the invasion of the outside world into their home, and the growing tension between the two threaten their relationship. Carol is afraid of losing Ray……but devoting yourself to your girlfriend could come at a price.

25 minutes | United States | 2025

Luce is a Black loner from the city whose hard past makes them distrust the future. Reina is a White firecracker from Appalachia who has never heard a ‘no’ she couldn’t sway. While Luce shoots up in an abandoned warehouse, Reina pops pills at home. Both OD. Luce and Reina’s paths intersect for one day in rehab – Reina’s first and Luce’s last. While Reina sneaks pills in, Luce tries to shut her ex out. As Reina tries to suss out the lay of the land, she finds on Luce by the lake. Luce warns Reina about routine drug tests while Reina warns Luce about chasing the wrong girl. That night, Reina faces the battle to get clean. The next morning, leaving rehab, Luce faces a new one: the battle to stay clean.

16 minutes | United States | 2025

A former barrel racing champion, haunted by a tragic fall, must find the courage to ride again after forming an unexpected bond with a young woman who harbors a secret of her own.

28 minutes | Poland | 2024

A chorus rehearsal. Karol and Henryk are among the soloists. Like most of the singers, the two men lead the pretty quiet lives of senior citizens. They have been a couple for years, but no one outside their apartment knows about it. One day, they receive an invitation that shakes their meticulously hidden everyday life.

16 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Set in the heart of a declining ’90s rave culture, Cicada follows Gallup, Jack and Tony as they embark on a tumultuous journey of self-discovery through the pulsating lights and rhythmic beats of a fading utopia.

Clam Diving for Beginners

19 minutes | Germany | 2025

Carmen seeks the low down on going down, so her clueless friends help her find a lesbian coach, just in time for her big date with Julia.

15 minutes | United States | 2024

A late-blooming trans woman grapples with a life-altering, assigned-male-at-birth Trans specific dilemma and, with the help of her besties, navigates the complexities of decolonizing her womanhood and finding her true path on her own terms.

15 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Jean has a no nonsense attitude to both her cleaning job and her affluent clientele. But faced with the aftermath of a grieving drag queen’s night of hedonism, she is forced to confront the pain of her own loss, and the repercussions of a deep rooted prejudice. Clutter examines how loss affects us all, whether gay, straight , queer or trans, and how we find the strength to move forward.

22 minutes | United States | 2025

A black transgender man plans to exchange sex for top surgery money with an older gay man until his night hook up turns into a hunt for a cockroach who inspires him to open his heart and conquer his fears.

14 minutes | United States | 2025

Set during the Lavender Scare, Committee follows a family's matriarch is hunted down by an underground government unit the night of their son's birthday party, exposing more than her perpetrators bargained for.

A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot

78 minutes | United States | 2024

In the '70s and '80s, there were over 230 feminist restaurants, cafes, and coffeehouses throughout the United States and Canada. Bloodroot, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is now the oldest and longest lasting of those spaces, in continuous operation for over 46 years. A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot is a short documentary that explores this feminist, queer, vegan restaurant and bookstore, and illuminates the legacy of its pioneering proprietors, Selma Miriam and Noel Furie. Our film shares the history of Bloodroot, its place in the landscape of American feminist thought, and the impact it has had on the local community. It follows the restaurant’s founders, Selma and Noel, as well as the staff and customers that reveal why Bloodroot is much more than just a restaurant. Audiences get an intimate look inside these women’s 46-year working partnership, along with how they navigate sexism, homophobia, and the reality of getting older. Despite challenges, Bloodroot has endured as a beloved space for generations of feminists, vegans, and queer people who keep coming back.

18 minutes | Spain | 2024

Jessica and Alma, two sisters in a situation of domestic violence, will begin to treat each other with love instead of violence through one of their routine trips to the food stamp office on the night of San Juan, a Spanish holiday.

11 minutes | United States | 2025

When August finds shelter in an abandoned ranch home, he starts to go down memory lane of what his Scientist mother did to him. Do you attack your morals to save humanity?

90 minutes | United States | 2025

The Dancer is a coming-of-age film about Ahmad Joudeh, born stateless in Syria's Yarmouk camp. Ahmad is a dancer who battles against inner and external war in his pursuit for the true meaning of freedom. Born into a refugee camp in Damascus, he was condemned for being gay; threatened by ISIS to death for dancing; abused by his father for being true to himself. After gaining Dutch citizenship and international fame, Ahmad navigates the pressure of becoming the first qualified ballet master from an Arabic background. The film follows his journey of fulfilling his dream of returning back to Syria with a newfound sense of freedom, graduate degree and desire to empower the dancers of the Syrian National Ballet. An uplifting and humanizing look at what it means to feel othered in today’s world, The Dancer explores the hopeful pursuit of personal expression in the most dangerous of circumstances.

20 minutes | United States | 2025

In 1970s Los Angeles, rebellious queer teen Margaret gets thrown out of yet another foster placement and finds herself in the company of a mysterious social worker who’s tasked with finding her a new home before the break of dawn. At odds and forced to travel the city together, Margaret realizes that running may not be her only option.

Deep Dish Dimples

10 minutes | United States | 2024

When Gio, a Black trans man, calls his best friend Lazette for help burying a body, the two are pulled into an unexpected confrontation with the past. As whispers of family wounds and unresolved trauma echo through the night, Gio must face a surreal encounter with his pre-transitioned self. What begins as a desperate mission transforms into a journey of acceptance, love, and self-forgiveness, reminding us that healing comes from embracing every part of who we are.

11 minutes | United States | 2024

A reclusive twenty-something develops an all-consuming obsession with another man he encounters on the internet.

The Divine Femme

17 minutes | Canada | 2025

Black. Brown. Trans. Cis. Queer. Immigrant. Full Bodied. Embodied. Femme. The Divine Femme is a conversation between women in Toronto’s ballroom scene. They share their personal identity intersections, and how they bring the presence and power of womanism to the runway! The Divine Femme is part of the documentary short series, GRAND PRIZE.

Divine Intervention

17 minutes | United Kingdom | 2024

To get the promotion of their dreams, a mischievous earth-bound angel must get two ex-best friends to finally admit their love to each other.

19 minutes | United States | 2025

An 18-minute short film about the investigation of a relationship workshop called Dolls, led by and for trans women. Gene, its charismatic power hungry leader is rumored to be running a cult as she helps attendees process their relationship problems - but something more sinister may be going on. Yan, a junior private investigator hungry for a promotion was hired to find a missing girl named Valeria, last seen at the Dolls location. Yan goes undercover to attend the workshop but, unlike in other investigations, this job requires her to explore personal experiences in order to blend in with the attendees. YAansoon feels conflicted: she’s seeing a darker force is at play, but she’s quickly developing a bond with the Dolls and uncovering feelings she had never investigated within herself. At the end of the workshop, Yan has a complicated choice to make.

10 minutes | United States | 2024

How far will a desperate sister go to get her wife pregnant when she needs her brother's sperm to get the job done?

9 minutes | United States | 2025

A newly out middle-aged lesbian panics before a third date and impulsively hires a sex worker to help her prepare.

Dreams in Nightmares

128 minutes | United States, Taiwan, United Kingdom | 2024

After losing her job, Z embarks on a trip across the American Midwest. Together with her two closest friends, she is searching for another friend of theirs who has seemingly disappeared off the grid. In each city, the three queer Black femmes face new threats that test their priorities, causing personal and ideological fractures to emerge. With their second film, Shatara Michelle Ford puts their own singular stamp on the American road movie. Dreams in Nightmares is an expansive and tender ode to the chosen family and to the radical act of claiming space to dream – and to exist – in an increasingly fraught country.

Drive Back Home

100 minutes | Canada | 2025

In the winter of 1970, a cantankerous, small-town plumber from rural New Brunswick, must drive his beat-up work truck 1,000 miles to Toronto to get his estranged, gay brother (Alan Cumming) out of jail after being arrested for having sex in a public park. The two men are then forced to drive back home together at the behest of their hard-nosed mother before they kill each other in this winning comedy drama.

The Eating of an Orange

7 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

In a large manor house identical figures eat the same, move the same, look the same. But everything will change for one woman when she gets given an orange by an unknown figure. She has never seen an orange. In the exploration of this new and exciting discovery, she gets transported into another realm of lichens, slugs and sensuous fluidity. But how can she balance this with the world she knows? She must make a choice: abandon her discovery, or step forwards into a new way of being.

Exit Interviews

98 minutes | United States | 2025

Robert, a middle-aged gay man played winningly by Tuc Watkins, begins a personal documentary project following his long history of failed relationships. As a professional but emotionally vulnerable individual, Robert decides to interview six of his ex-boyfriends, each of whom represents a distinct chapter in his love life. His ultimate goal is to find out why these relationships ended and to use the documentary as a means of personal growth—or so he believes. With the support of his sister Deborah, Robert prepares for the emotionally challenging task ahead. "Exit Interviews" is a highly introspective, emotionally nuanced LGBTQ+ drama that blends humor, heartbreak, and self-discovery with an expert cast that includes Adan Huss, Joseph Haro, Thomas Dekker, Ray Santiago, Nick Hagelin, Paul Zenas and Chad Darnell.

4 minutes | United States | 2025

A wooden toy soldier is placed by a child into a dollhouse castle as a replacement for a porcelain princess figurine. The toy soldier struggles to dance with the princes and princesses of a world that was not built for them.

12 minutes | Slovakia | 2024

Alone, surrounded by deep forests, little boy Vašek sees something strange in the sky. His biological mother Iveta's unexpected request catches his adoptive parents Jan and Pavel by surprise. Can the adults understand the young child's emotions, or will Vašek have to face his fears all by himself? The dense film tells a story in an almost apocalyptic tone about the destructive power of fear and the painful path to mutual closeness.

5 minutes | Canada | 2025

Flat is a live-action and animated documentary short, in which filmmaker Suri Parmar discusses her struggles with breast cancer, gender, and body image as she heals from a double mastectomy without reconstruction and reclaims her identity.

89 minutes | Ireland | 2025

A struggling novelist in Dublin, planning for an upcoming book tour, is forced to take care of three eccentric older women – and his own mother, recovering from a stroke – over the course of one chaotic weekend in Dublin in this warm and funny crowd pleaser. Starring James McArdle, this beauty won the Audience Award at the BFI London Film Festival.

A Friend of Dorothy

21 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Dorothy (BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes) is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ (Alistair Nwachukwu) accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy’s daily routine of pills, prunes and crosswords, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. Despite being worlds apart in every way, the two come to find they have more in common than they could ever imagine. The cast includes Stephen Fry (Wilde, Gosford Park) and Oscar Lloyd (Stranger Things: The First Shadow).

13 minutes | Canada | 2024

Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realize that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question.

19 minutes | United States | 2024

Determined to impress a record executive, Grace Gordon, a resilient trans singe played by the amazing Alexandra Grey performs at a Los Angeles nightclub in pursuit of making it big during the vibrant 80s music scene.

19 minutes | Canada | 2024

A young masculine-presenting woman must return home to help her estranged father, an ex-rancher, recover from a car accident — only to discover that reconciliation isn’t so easy when identity is at stake.

Greetings From Queertown: Orlando

49 minutes | United States | 2023

Greetings From Queertown: Orlando documents the rich history of Central Florida's LGBTQ community and highlights the pioneers who fought for equality, battled the AIDS crisis, built pride and laid the foundation to make Orlando strong and this city beautiful.

Have a Plan Theo

19 minutes | Mexico | 2025

Theo, a young American, moves to Mexico on a whim without telling his family. As he navigates his new life, new home, and new friends (and ignores his mother's worried calls) he's forced to reconcile his desire to discover himself with the noticeable lack of any sort of plan.

30 minutes | United States | 2024

With the help of his supportive mother, Frankie, a young Puerto Rican man, prepares for his first performance as a drag queen while trying to keep it a secret from his disapproving father. Through a night of celebration, self-discovery, and heartbreak, Frankie learns the meaning of home- and the sacrifice of chasing your wildest dreams.

12 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Commitment-phobe Nathan begins to regret his decision after hooking up with drunken stranger Adrian who passes out in his bed. In this anxiety-inducing horror short, Nathan, a sufferer of horrific night terrors must keep this well-hidden secret. Stuck with Adrian for the night, Nathan forces himself to stay awake out of fear of having a night terror episode. However, as the night progresses, a sleep-deprived Nathan starts to feel an increasing sense of madness as strange things begin to occur. No longer able to keep sleep at bay, Nathan succumbs, unleashing the evil entity that is really behind his night terrors. This short is an exploration of intimacy in the world of gay hook-up culture through the lens of horror.

10 minutes | United States | 2025

When four men gather at Christmastime to curse one of their exes, they get a little more in their stockings than they were expecting.

14 minutes | United States | 2025

On a cold night in NYC, after missing curfew at a shelter, T–a homeless queer teen–searches for a way to get off the streets. Knowing the city offers programs that help people living with HIV secure housing, he devises a plan to contract the virus so he can receive the same support. Afraid of following through with such a life-changing decision, he does everything possible to avoid his plan. But as the night gets colder and he’s exhausted all options, he makes a tough choice for his survival. 'home' is a tender and gritty exploration of the fundamental problems LGBTQ+ youth face every day.

11 minutes | United States | 2025

Home follows a successful, Black woman who buys a house on her own. Soon, she begins to feel trapped inside, haunted by memories of her ex and taunted by the imaginings of what might have been.

How A River Is Born

9 minutes | Brazil | 2025

Ayla wakes up in a mountainous landscape, surrounded only by vegetation and a river. Driven by curiosity and a desire to get to know the place, she goes on a journey of discovery and diving. As she discovers where she is, she also discovers herself.

I Was Born This Way

100 minutes | United States | 2025

When Archbishop Carl Bean sang the 1977 disco hit and gay anthem “I Was Born This Way,” it was just the start of his mission to create positive change in the world. He went on to found the Minority AIDS Project and the world’s first LGBTQ+ church for people of color. Using innovative rotoscope animation and featuring appearances by Lady Gaga, Questlove, Billy Porter, and Dionne Warwick, the exceptional, empowering documentary I Was Born This Way explores the life and legacy of Bean and his resounding message “love is for everyone.”

12 minutes | United States | 2024

Dating is hard. So when Annie suggests a unique first date — meet me at Idyllwild campsite, and bring your tent — Berit decides to go for it. Is this how it all starts? Or how it ends?

10 minutes | Australia | 2025

If/When is a surreal, time-bending exploration of love, fate, and what it means to hold on when everything is slipping away. Ollie Quatch doesn’t experience time like everyone else. Untethered from a linear reality, they drift through moments out of order, glimpsing futures that may or may not come to pass. But when they see a future without Az—the one person who makes them feel grounded—Ollie refuses to accept fate as final. From a hospital where their very existence is deemed an anomaly, to a fridge shop where their love first sparked, Ollie scrambles through fractured moments, trying to rewrite what feels inevitable. Ollie’s journey is a kaleidoscope of heartbreak, longing, and resilience. Each shift in time is a gamble, each choice a ripple that could bring them closer to—or further from—the person they love most. And with each shift, Ollie watches Az slip further away—not just from them, but from themself. With stunning visuals and a deeply emotional core, If/When is a story about defying the universe for love—if and when you can.

INCLUSIPHY (Vol. I)

7 minutes | United States | 2024

INCLUSIPHY [Vol. I] is a vibrant celebration of independent queer artists of color, offering a visual experience that showcases their creativity and resilience. This project shines a spotlight on the beauty of minority communities uniting to create art that radiates positivity. It embodies love, unity, collaboration, and inclusivity.

Into the Chutes

23 minutes | United States | 2025

Lee Knight struggles to overcome injury and adversity in order to pursue their dream of becoming a bull rider in the International Gay Rodeo (IGRA).

97 minutes | United States | 2025

Since Dorothy Gale started her epic journey down the Yellow Brick Road 125 years ago in L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , she’s become a celebrity, a brand, and a beacon for marginalized voices across our culture. IT’S DOROTHY brings to life her timeless adventures in Oz through the human experiences of a new generation of star performers, infused with the spirit and influence of Judy Garland and more. With a chorus of cultural icons, unforgettable music, and a magical remix of archival and cinematic art, this film centers the perspectives of women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ voices. Exploring the meaning and evolution of a cherished character through the eras, we celebrate Dorothy as an enduring symbol of hope and a touchstone in our universal quest to fly over the rainbow and find home again.

110 minutes | Australia, Netherlands, Finland | 2025

Hannah (OIivia Colman) takes her non-binary teenager Frances (Aug Mason-Hyde) ) to visit their gay grandfather Jim - affectionately known as Jimpa (John Lithgow) - in Amsterdam. But Frances’ desire to stay abroad with Jimpa for a year means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront old stories about the past in Sophie Hyde's beautifully acted and heartfelt drama.

4 minutes | United States | 2025

A confession of love at a poetry reading, inspired by true feelings of unrequited love I experienced as a queer youth

Just Between Us

16 minutes | United States | 2025

Sam and Dustin have an open marriage and their friends have some probing questions about it. As Sam wrestles with the boundaries of intimacy and partnership, he takes it upon himself to uncover whether he and Dustin are solid. Plans, however, never go right. With the help of a plumber, a pool, a sandwich, and a cute himbo named Brayden, Sam and Dustin travel the line between connection and intimacy. Whether or not it changes how they go forward is anyone’s guess. Out On Film alum Ben Baur stars.

93 minutes | United States | 2025

JUST KIDS is a documentary that follows three families in states that have banned gender-affirming care as they navigate a heartbreaking decision: Should they stay in their home states, where their whole life is, and risk their child's health and safety? Or should they flee? Over the course of a year, these families endure impossible challenges and show unparalleled strength as they fight to save their children's lives. This film will elevate the voices of pioneers in the trans community and civil rights experts, who will contextualize this moment in history: the political right has framed this conversation around the false debate of whether hormones are good for youth; the evidence from America's leading medical associations shows that this is life-saving care. These new laws are a thinly veiled political strategy that's been used against different communities for years. And the trans community and their allies aren't backing down.

13 minutes | United States | 2025

The story of a Midwestern teen in the 80s on the verge of coming out, and the night of danger that changes the course of his life.

19 minutes | United States | 2025

After being kicked out of his strict Mormon home, 17-year-old AJ finds himself lost on the streets of Atlanta. Desperate and naive, he’s taken in by Baby Girl, an 18-year-old Black trans sex worker whose sharp instincts have kept her alive. She offers him shelter in a squat house and teaches him the hustles of survival—stealing, dealing, and navigating the unforgiving city. Under the watchful eye of Daddy, Baby Girl’s volatile pimp, AJ is drawn deeper into a world both thrilling and dangerous. The two form an intense bond—part friendship, part mentorship, part something unspoken. But when their friend Pedro contracts HIV and gets government aid, AJ and Baby Girl are forced to confront a brutal reality. As their nights blur into neon-lit highs and whispered fears, one reckless choice threatens to change everything—forcing them to decide how far they’ll go to escape a life that never wanted them.

100 minutes | Canada | 2024

A vibrant, heartfelt queer ensemble comedy that celebrates friendship, freedom, and the joy of self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of a girls’ weekend convened to mark a transformative divorce, Lakeview gets into the lives of a close-knit group who are navigating the hurdles of life and love at a picturesque retreat. Directed by local treasure Tara Thorne, this film captures both the excitement of newfound freedom and the bittersweet nostalgia of letting go. Lakeview is a refreshingly authentic portrayal of modern relationships, infused with warmth and hilarity.

Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede

50 minutes | United States | 2025

In November 2023, over 800 people from all over the world gathered in San Francisco to attend the Sundance Stompede, an LGBT+ country-western dance weekend with four days of workshops and exhibition performances across three venues. After 27 years this year is the final Stompede. The film documents the weekend of dancing and the thoughts and reflections of 15 participants. As we journey into the weekend, a film about country western dancing reveals deeper insights into the power of dance - not only to create community but to offer a profound healing of bodies and minds.

The Last First Time - El fin de las primeras veces

76 minutes | Mexico | 2025

Eighteen-year-old Eduardo travels from a small Mexican town to the city of Guadalajara to take a university admission exam. In this strange, big city, far away from his mother’s surveillance, he experiences his first missteps in love and sex.

The Last Story on Earth

18 minutes | United States | 2024

Facing angry protesters, a determined drag queen does her best to finish a fairy tale reading at the local library. But when an alien invasion upends Earth’s existence, the queen encounters new challenges that carry terrifying outcomes for humanity. Trapped within the library, her storytelling skills are suddenly put to extraordinary tests, jeopardizing the lives of the last humans on Earth — the families who’ve cherished her stories and the protesters who’ve scorned them. Ultimately, it is the supreme power of imagination that holds the key to both the queen’s survival and the invaders’ domination.

Lesbian Space Princess

87 minutes | Australia | 2024

In this funny,campy outerworldly crowd-pleaser, Introverted space princess Saira is devastated when she is unexpectedly dumped by her girlfriend Kiki for being needy. Deep in the depths of despair, Saira is thrown a lifeline when Kiki abruptly calls for help. Kiki has been kidnapped by forgotten incels known as the Straight White Maliens. Problem is, they’re holding her ransom for the one thing Saira doesn’t have: one of the most powerful weapons known to lesbian kind – her royal Labrys.

88 minutes | United States | 2025

As an unprecedented wave of book banning largely addressing race and LGBTQ+ issues is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy. Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder ( Newtown, Us Kids, 2025 Oscar®-nominated Death by Numbers ) takes us to an unexpected front line where librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy, free access to information, and our First Amendment rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities.

A Little Bit of Glitter

24 minutes | United Kingdom | 2024

When Vidya, a 62 year old recently-widowed Indian woman sublets a room in her house to a 19 year old black gay man, she re-discovers her sense of self and her love for make up, despite complications from the family.

Love Me Bait Me: The Power of Queer Representation

79 minutes | United States | 2025

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.

13 minutes | Italy, United Kingdom

A Cumming Of Age Story. Set in a small catholic town in Italy, 15-year-old Gaia tries to navigate her sexual fantasies while completing her confirmation.

MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter

30 minutes | United States | 2025

MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter is a short documentary about an innovative theater production by master hula teacher, Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne, which aims to reclaim and celebrate the traditional place of honor and respect given to māhū (transgender) people. The film explores the history of the Hawaiian term māhū by interweaving the multi-media stage performance featuring the hula dance, chant, and contemporary music around intimate interviews with the artistic collaborators of the show who are all acclaimed Hawaiian transgender artists. As they prepare to open the MĀHŪ show in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, we meet Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a revered community leader, kumu hula, and filmmaker known for her activism in the field of kanaka maoli language and cultural preservation; Iwalani Hoʻomanawanui Apo, a revered loea, or expert, of Hawaiian music and master falsetto singer in the beloved Hawaiian music trio, Kuini; and Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole, a multi-award winning performer and great-grandchild of esteemed Kumu Hula Edith Kanakaʻole who was one of the seminal figures of the Hawaiian Renaissance. These contemporary artists share intergenerational stories from both older and younger māhū experiences that highlight the difficulties of navigating their transgender identities. In showcasing the talent of the ensemble who are expressing themselves artistically with openness and confidence, in a genuine and culturally connected way, MĀHŪ embraces the wide spectrum of gender rooted in the strength and validity of Hawaiian queer and transgender identities. The term māhū itself is one of the most controversial words in all of the Hawaiian language, and one that has been used in the derogatory and pejorative sense which is now being reclaimed in this creative showcase to bring it out of shame. Māhū is the traditional Hawaiian term for transgender or the “expression of the third self which embodies both male and female aspects within while acknowledging and embracing both.” Māhū were an integral part of Hawaiian culture before the arrival of missionaries in the 1820s, respected as cultural standard bearers, artisans and healers. Today, in many Pacific Islander communities, māhū still face discrimination and unequal treatment due to their gender identity. MĀHŪ serves as a reminder to the Native Hawaiian community and the world that before colonization, before Western concepts of gender and colonial prejudice, there was an indigenous sensibility of queer culture that celebrated cultural truths based on inclusivity, diversity, and aloha. Lead featured artist Patrick Makuakāne is a creative force in the hula world whose innovative art springs from an avowedly queer and socially conscious perspective. Patrick Makuakāne is a kumu hula, or master hula teacher, known for blending traditional hula with contemporary music and subject matter. Since 1985, he has forged his own unique form of hula – hula mua, or hula that evolves, with his San Francisco-based dance company, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu. With his work, Patrick continually reaches beyond the Hawaiian community to present hula to larger and more diverse audiences, within a format that is progressive, provocative, and yet still genuinely Hawaiian.

9 minutes | United States | 2025

After two friends banter over the pros and cons of using Grindr, one is left chatting with a mysterious stranger. And he's getting closer…

Me Porto Bonita

19 minutes | United States | 2025

Following a heartbreak two best friends embark on a day of refuge. What first started as a day of joyriding through the city quickly escalates into an adventure of revenge and exposed secrets. Me Porto Bonita is a dramedy short film that explores the messy, unpredictable journey of being in your 20s. The story centers on Valentina and Lorena, two best friends navigating love, life, and relationships in Sacramento, CA. After a painful breakup with her girlfriend, Valentina has been avoiding her best friend, Lorena. Concerned but determined to help, Lorena drags Valentina for a day of tacos, outfit shopping, and driving around town, blasting loud music. What starts as a lighthearted escape takes a sharp turn when their spontaneous adventure leads them to Valentina's ex, Elle, where the two friends hatch a plan for some revenge. But beneath the fun and chaos, Lorena is hiding a secret: she’s fallen in love with Valentina. As the day unfolds, the tension between their friendship and Lorena’s unspoken feelings builds, threatening to change everything. It's a messy, chaotic day as relationships are pushed to the limit in this Sacramento heat adventure with themes of identity, friendship, heartbreak and the power of vulnerability.

11 minutes | United States | 2025

Meet Me is a soft, romantic drama that follows a queer couple preparing for one of them to reconnect with an absentee parent.

Menschen unter Wasser / People under Water

18 minutes | Germany | 2025

Melek, Lila and Pia set sail on a stand-up paddle to retrieve a time capsule.

Mike and the Magazine

6 minutes | Italy | 2025

In the heart of New York City, Mike, a curious young teenager, sets off on a seemingly simple mission: to buy a magazine. One quick errand - What could go wrong? And yet, as the journey unfolds, Mike’s quest spirals into chaos and becomes a coming-of-age moment. Who knew buying a magazine could become the most complicated adventure of his life? An ode to courage, independence and self discovery.

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

92 minutes | United States, United Kingdom | 2025

It was the summer of 1979, and disco had taken over the world. For the first time, Black, gay, and female artists were dominating the charts. But a backlash was brewing. On a July night in 1979, nearly 50,000 white teenagers descended on Chicago’s Comiskey Park for “Disco Demolition Night,” where they destroyed records made by mostly Black artists. Many say that the birth of house music comes from this fateful evening. Mixing cinematic re-creation, archival materials, and revelatory interviews with the pioneers of house music, Move Ya Body: The Birth of House tells this story in a new way, offering a celebration of the power the dance floor has to liberate us all, and an appreciation of the artists who kept the beat going all night long. Out On Film alum Elegance Bratton directs this energetic and moving documentary.

11 minutes | United States | 2025

Munchies is a fun, fast-paced crime comedy that follows an estranged high school clique as they reunite for a summer girl's night where Lennon, Tessa, Ronnie, and Mack get high together like old times. Their sleepover takes a hilariously dark turn when junk food cravings land them in the middle of a botched convenience store robbery. Despite becoming hostages, the girls are still stoned as f*ck. They must squash their giggles and outsmart the robber to escape alive.

17 minutes | United States | 2025

A withdrawn teenager searches for inner peace at a desert meditation center, only to be paired with a picture perfect roommate.

15 minutes | United States | 2025

On a Sunday that is a brief respite from everyday life, a young man is haunted by a final voice message, a break up, and a 'goodbye' he can't take back.

NATIVES Episodes 1 and 2

37 minutes | United States | 2024

Natives follows a group of unapologetic, queer, native New Yorkers navigating adulting in the projects of NYC. Episode 1 Synopsis: Look what the cat dragged in. Izzy is spotted back on the streets of NYC after burning bridges in LA. Can he get back into good graces with his crew even though he ghosted them? Episode 2 Synopsis: It’s Kai’s mom’s birthday, and Izzy must decide if he’ll show up for his friend or get distracted by Adrian, a messy cutie from his new job.

Never Kill a Femboy on The First Date

18 minutes | Ireland | 2024

An Asian-Irish crossdresser’s bold plans to seduce a closeted GAA player take a risky turn when three lads watch them having sex from afar.

The New Gardener

16 minutes | United States | 2025

Larry and Leo's long-term relationship is put to the ultimate test by the arrival of a very sexy, very criminal young man posing as their new gardener. Shot on location and set in Palm Springs, California, this comedic tale of sex, robbery and remarriage stars Guy Branum and Johnny Sibilly.

17 minutes | United States | 2025

Two broken strangers wrestling with their queer identities meet on the subway just after midnight. A poignant, poetic journey through the past few hours of their night reveals how they got here, and what broke them.

Night in West Texas

83 minutes | United States | 2025

Forty years after a gay Apache man is framed for the brutal murder of a closeted Catholic priest, a police chief uncovers long-buried evidence that shakes up the small, oil-rich West Texas town that imprisoned him in this spellbinding documentary, directed by DEborah S. Esquenazi, acclaimed director of _Southwest of Salem. _

A Night Like This

101 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Using London's gritty nightlife as a backdrop, Liam Calvert’s debut film is about a stone-broke gay actor Lukas (Jack Brett Anderson) and privileged bonehead Oliver ( In From the Side standout Alexander Lincoln) with a failing business cross paths on a winter night. The two join forces in a quest around London to find a meaning to their lives. With great chemistry between the two leads, A Night Like This is a charming look at two souls and how they unexpectedly come into each other’s lives.

117 minutes | Brazil | 2025

An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.

Non-Binary Music Video

4 minutes | United States | 2025

Non-Binary is a sultry, genre-blending love story that reimagines R&B tropes through a queer, jazz-age lens. Set in a dreamy speakeasy, it follows a cat-and-mouse romance between The Crooner and the elusive Lova Love—paying tribute to icons like Josephine Baker, Marlene Dietrich, and Gladys Bentley.

Not Just Another Pageant

15 minutes | Thailand | 2024

Dozen of plus-sized gay men from Asia and Europe compete for the title of the very first Mr. Bear International in a 4-day competition in Bangkok, Thailand to celebrate masculinity and brotherhood no matter what your body size or shape is.

19 minutes | United States | 2025

Old Dykes is the culmination of a 40-year love story. On the day Mel visits Laurie in hospice to say goodbye, Laurie finally asks Mel to be with her — but is it too late? Time stretches and morphs throughout the day while memory and the present converge around Laurie’s request. As the two women say, or don’t say, the things they have held onto since they were eighteen, Mel must face the challenges of loving a woman only to lose her again.

One Day This Kid

17 minutes | Canada | 2024

One day this kid will feel something stir in his heart and throat and mouth. One day this kid will reach a point where he senses a division that isn’t mathematical. One day this kid will talk. Inspired by David Wojnarowicz's renowned text, _One Day This Kid _is an exploration of silent struggle and unspoken tension as Hamed navigates an undefined future with his father.

21 minutes | United States | 2025

Skye a chronically ill outcast, lives in hiding just outside of this retro-futuristic America. The only thing keeping her alive is hope that she'll be cured and accepted back into a society and family she so desperately misses. Well… that and beans. But when drag queen, Virginia Curve, shows up in the woods to self-terminate an unlikely friendship is formed. Skye is forced to consider a totally different kind of healing.

100 minutes | United States | 2025

Cass juggles jobs as a nanny, restaurant server, and party drug dealer to make ends meet and pay for their tiny San Francisco apartment. After a one-night stand with Kalli, a co-worker they have a crush on, the non-binary Cass agrees to watch her 11-year-old daughter, Ari, while she goes out of town. But as days pass without word from Kalli, Cass and Ari form a bond that spirals Cass back to their own difficult childhood and the pain they’ve been running from. Elena Oxman’s film features a stunning lead performance by Asia Kate Dillon as Cass.

Outliers and Outlaws

65 minutes | United States | 2024

Outliers and Outlaws uncovers the history of a large and vibrant lesbian community in Eugene, Oregon. Lesbians who migrated to this small town from the 1960s–1990s candidly share stories about the power of courageous and creative world-building. Intimate portraits—both then and now—model living in hard times with hope, humor, and commitment to social change. Narrated by musician Jody Bleyle (Team Dresch and Hazel), the film includes a rich archive of images documenting this groundbreaking community. Featured songs include Song of the Soul by Cris Williamson, Ode to a Gym Teacher by Meg Christian, and a little-known ode, Eugene, Oregon , by Dolly Parton, which accompany this previously untold story.

18 minutes | Netherlands | 2025

Four gay Indian friends share an unbreakable bond on a Dutch cricket field. But when one agrees to an arranged marriage in India, their chosen family begins to unravel.

Pink Isn’t Your Color

12 minutes | United States | 2025

Binta, a secretly queer African-Muslim teen, sells candy with her crush Aminata in Atlanta at the pursuit of buying Aminata her dream bike.

95 minutes | United States, United Kingdom | 2025

Promising undercover agent Lucas (Tom Blyth), assigned to lure and arrest gay men, defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target, Andrew (Looking star Russell Tovey). Director Carmen Emmi’s gripping film charts the unexpected relationship between the two men and Lucas’ internal growth.

9 minutes | United States | 2025

Between a clogged sink, a pregnancy scare, and a first date who refuses to leave, boundaries are broken and secrets exposed in this claustrophobic comedy that doesn't leave the bathroom.

13 minutes | United States | 2025

A fabulous, queer, Muslim beauty entrepreneur competes in a Shark Tank-like contest after suffering an untimely allergic reaction.

Prom Party Massacre

19 minutes | United States | 2025

A gay high school student throws a swinging prom party in the hopes of finally wooing the football captain - but when popular kids start turning up dead, the partygoers discover a slasher killer amongst the student body!

Queens of the Dead

98 minutes | United States | 2025

When a zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a warehouse party, an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, & frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty, scrolling undead. The killer cast includes Katy O'Brien, Margaret Cho, Cheyenne Jackson and Pose's Dominique Jackson.

16 minutes | United States | 2025

As San Francisco’s tech boom gentrifies their city, Tati, Angel, and Gemini decide to take matters into their own hands by staging an audacious heist targeting the city's most exclusive luxury brands.

10 minutes | Slovakia | 2025

Kamil, a seventeen-year-old teenager, decides it’s time to change his look and cut his hair. However, his mother reacts with strong opposition – in her view, his hair is the key to his appeal, and without it, no girl will want him. What starts as an innocent conflict gradually deepens into an emotionally charged struggle between generations, values, and Kamil’s right to his own identity. As Kamil tries to take control over his life and choices, he begins to realize that sometimes, a simple decision can hold more significance than just a matter of style.

94 minutes | United States | 2024

Sally! brings into focus the life and legacy of Sally Gearhart — a charismatic lesbian-feminist, activist, professor, and fantasy author. A trailblazer in the 1970s and ‘80s U.S. lesbian feminist movement, Sally is a “hidden figure” deserving more attention: she was a key spokeswoman for an important period of women’s history. The film makes clear most of us haven’t heard of Sally or her accomplishments largely due to the patriarchal lens through which history is recounted. At the same time, the documentary honestly and unflinchingly examines Sally’s contradictions, iconoclasm, and the complex relationship between spokeswomen like her and the movements for social change they champion, which are necessarily collective and layered.

88 minutes | Croatia | 2025

A story about a forbidden love set in a village threatened by swollen rivers. Upon his return home for his father’s funeral, Slaven revives his relationship with his childhood friend, a young sportsman named Marko, his teenage love, and the reason his father kicked him out of the house. Now tempted to reunite, they need to make peace with their own decisions and struggle against the family restraints.

SANE INSIDE INSANITY - The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror

100 minutes | Germany | 2025

What is the secret behind the success of Rocky Horror? Is it the music? The actors? The comedy? It’s certainly not the special effects. Rocky Horror has been around for more than 40 years, and still continues to be successful in movie theaters as well as on stage. This documentary highlights the history of Rocky Horror, which started off as a two-page script written in crayons, and ended up with two movies, tons of merchandise, millions of fans, and world-touring shows, grossing more than 500 million U.S. dollars in revenue.

15 minutes | United States | 2025

_Sex in Drag _is an intimate, unfiltered portrait of Sherry Vine - a performer who’s spent her life straddling gender, sexuality, and the unforgiving streets of New York City. What begins as a bawdy tale of her first hookup in drag with a drug dealer evolves into a deeper meditation on what it means to be desired—not just as a spectacle, but as a person. In Sex in Drag, Sherry Vine reflects on her most formative sexcapades and how defying labels, navigating secrecy, and grappling with hetero norms have led her to a love life in the margins. With sharp wit and aching honesty, Sherry dismantles the binary thinking around sexuality and challenges the shame and rigidity that still cling to queer desire.

81 minutes | United States | 2025

On the last week of school, Alex and Ethan pretend to be trans women to get into the girl’s lockers. It’s all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. Now Alex and Ethan must reckon with their changing friendship and the messy process of coming out.

Sistahood: A Story of Strength

8 minutes | United States | 2025

Sistahood: A Story of Strength follows the resilience of Black Trans women in Memphis, TN, as they navigate struggle, survival, and the hope found through My Sistah’s House—a sanctuary of support and empowerment.

88 minutes | United States | 2024

In this beautiful comedy, 20-something best friends Lou and Esther are each other’s “chosen sisters”. But when Lou discovers she has a long-lost actual sister, her and Esther’s co-dependent bliss is rudely interrupted. As Lou becomes closer with her impossibly chic half-sister, she must redefine what that loaded F word – family – really means to her.

30 minutes | Germany | 2025

Two men displaced in the hell of the German meat industry. Something lies between them. Something makes them dream again.

14 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

As grass roots womxn's football team 'Solers United' face eviction, emotions bubble between teammates, Nelly and Bills. Enter new striker Sals with looks as impressive as her footwork, Bills can't help but envy her instant connection to Nelly. As the halftime whistle blows, tensions reach a boiling point and Nelly and Bills must confront their emotions to mend their fractured bond.

15 minutes | United States

Individuals in the LGBTQ community use artistic expression and the power of words to share their own stories and experiences through written poetry.

25 minutes | United States | 2025

On her way out of town for good, Dina—a bubblegum-chewin’ fast-talkin’ queer grifter—makes a surprise pit stop to convince her beloved Bev to escape “the pious throttle of their small town church” (Dina’s words). But Bev—the assistant pastor with quiet charm and dry wit—isn’t so sure about leaving everything behind. Amidst escalating scrutiny from the zealous congregation, the couple wrestles with their uncertain future as they discover that even as we brokenly rip one another to shreds, each of us is aching to know love, forgiveness… and goddammit, a little bit of grace.

10 minutes | United States | 2025

A young, angry, former stuntwoman named Rufus struggles as a caregiver for her neurodivergent brother Freebo. Spray Bottle is about their worst day.

Strangers On A Beach

13 minutes | Not Specified | 2025

It's 1983 in San Francisco and a mysterious killer is targeting homosexual men. But Calvin just wants to kiss that handsome stranger on the beach.

12 minutes | Canada | 2025

A man reconnects with his summer fling who he can only see once a year, but their reunion isn’t quite as it seems.

14 minutes | United States | 2025

A repressed, middle aged man struggles to keep a secret hidden amid his Italian family’s Sunday dinner. As tensions rise, his Catholic shame and hidden desires begin to manifest into something surreal. Cathy Moriarity heads up the amazing ensemble.

Sweet Talkin' Guy

5 minutes | United States | 2025

A trans woman goes on three consecutive dates with straight men. As the men grapple with their fragile masculinity, their sexual identity unravels in a frantic monologue — ironically delivered to the object of their desire.

A Synonym For Art: Andriniki

5 minutes | United States | 2025

Andriniki Mattis reflects on the complexities of their identity and how they’ve navigated a world where they didn’t always fit in. Through their journey of gender exploration, Andriniki views their tattoos as markers of their path to wholeness and symbols of their emerging self. For them, tattoos become a unifying thread, tying together the evolving story of their body, identity, and sacred connection to self.

87 minutes | United States | 2025

Shot over the lead actor’s first year on Testosterone, T follows Em through their journey of gender discovery, and the challenges and joys they face in their romantic relationships, friendships, and family.

13 minutes | United States | 2025

A queer, Black kid going to a PWI needs to get a haircut. He finds a Black barbershop but finds himself having to tone down to blend in.

20 minutes | United States | 2025

In ancient Nazareth in the year Zero, a pregnant teenage girl (Mary) and her gay best friend (Joseph) must hatch a plan to save their lives when they discover they might get stoned to death for their sexual "sins". Their plan? They'll convince everyone that GOD made Mary pregnant… with the new Messiah.

14 minutes | United Kingdom | 2024

Following surgery, Ioan and his father adapt to their new relationship as father and son, that is until the dog mistakes a nipple for a chew toy.

There's Something I Have to Tell You

16 minutes | United States | 2025

A daughter, haunted by her past, helps her mom build a house in a small town in the Bahamas while struggling to reveal a devastating secret that’s kept them divided for as long as she can remember.

This Is Ballroom

92 minutes | Brazil | 2024

In Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of color recreates Ballroom culture on their own terms. A portrait of the dramas, the voguing performances, and the art of shade, 50 years after its inception in New York. Rio is burning!

13 minutes | Mexico | 2025

Raúl Morán invites Diego, his childhood best friend, over with his family to unveil their biggest secret. As the three-course dinner goes on, the family will unmask their reality and discover that they are not as different as they thought before that gathering.

12 minutes | United States | 2025

In the heart of Arkansas, where tradition runs deep, Tippi, a beloved teacher, and Barb, a prosecuting attorney, build a life together rooted in love and community. But after 13 years of devotion, their quiet happiness shatters with a single phone call on their wedding day—one that costs Tippi her career and exposes the harsh reality of workplace discrimination. As they refuse to be silent, their deeply personal fight for justice ignites a movement, transforming them into champions for LGBTQIA+ rights across the nation and thrusts Tippi into an unexpected political career. Tippi and Barb is a story of resilience, love, and the courage to stand against injustice, proving that even the smallest voices can spark lasting change.

Trans and Pregnant

58 minutes | New Zealand

A thought provoking and inspiring documentary about two men who are on a journey to parenthood. Not by adoption or surrogacy, but by Frankie, a trans man, carrying the baby.

7 minutes | United States | 2025

A trans woman dealing with one of many unspoken growing pains: tucking

15 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Their traditional upbringing already in question, non-binary Alex’s values are shaken when they intersect with a fiery Jewish girl on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year.

Two Black Boys in Paradise

9 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Eden (19) and Dula (18) are two Black boys on a journey of self-acceptance. Their love for each other, and their refusal to hide it, lands them in a paradise free from shame and judgement. Based on the poem by Dean Atta.

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Two People Exchanging Saliva

35 minutes | France | 2024

An absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.

19 minutes | United Kingdom | 2025

Set across one summer evening, a young Italian man has a fleeting encounter with a stranger in the English countryside. After a spontaneous meeting, two young men wander through a quiet village and find an unexpected connection. A film about brief encounters, queer coming-of-age, and the vulnerability you can have with someone you may never see again.

Under the Southern Cross, the Art and Legacy of Henry L. Faulkner

100 minutes | United States | 2024

Under the Southern Cross is an unflinching portrayal of Appalachian queer painter and poet Henry L. Faulkner from Egypt, Kentucky (1924–1981). The most documented queer man in the history of Kentucky — and possibly the country — Faulkner chronicled his life and lovers from adolescence in the 1930s until the day he died. This film tells a raucous, unapologetic, and unfiltered story through Faulkner’s photographs, paintings, poetry, rare film and audio recordings, and interviews with those who knew him. It describes a boy — and a man — unwilling to hide who he was and prepared to face the consequences of his authenticity. Through his national reputation as a painter, Faulkner befriended many well-known LGBTQ+ artists, including Edward Melcarth, Tennessee Williams, James Herlihy, and actors Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, and Vincent Price, as well as Bertolt Brecht and Stefan Brecht. Faulkner was unashamedly gay in a time when many LGBTQ+ people lived closeted lives. Self-proclaimed a “radical homosexual,” his art was a fusion of lived experience, an acute sense of color, and his sexuality. For him, there was no separation. Faulkner’s openness cost him dearly, including incarceration in insane asylums and frequent police raids of his home. Yet his houses in Lexington, Kentucky, and Key West, Florida, became refuges for many young people — both gay and straight — in search of a freer way of life.

28 minutes | United States | 2025

At mid-career, queer artist Eve Wood still chases success. “The art world is a horrible business, so why do I keep doing this?” With a solo exhibition looming, she waits in anxious anticipation: “Will anyone come? Will they like my work?” Will Eve ever get the recognition she craves?

4 minutes | United States | 2023

Until Tomorrow is the title track from Magnus Riise’s debut EP. In the music video, the need for love is portrayed entirely through the lens of a passionate one-night stand and touches on the loneliness that can follow. The lyrics include: “Say you’ll stay until tomorrow. Let’s make it through the night. Might not be happy ever after. All I know, this feels so right… We’re just strangers. But you feel like home.” Starring opposite Magnus in the video is openly queer actor, singer, and activist Hernando Umana ( Kinky Boots ), who wrote on Instagram after the release: “Got to be part of @magnusriise’s new video for his song Until Tomorrow. Very cool being part of a video that depicts real, unapologetic queer intimacy. Check it out on YouTube!” The video gained traction after HIV+ Magazine and The Advocate picked it up, writing: “While the song is not at all about HIV, the decision to cast Kinky Boots star Hernando Umana, who happens to be living with HIV, as his one-night lover in the video is significant. It shows Riise is aware of the science of U=U and wants to illustrate that people living with HIV can have just as fun, fulfilling, and spontaneous sex lives as anyone else.” Until Tomorrow is one of five music videos that complete Magnus Riise’s visual debut EP.

92 minutes | United States | 2025

We Are Pat is a tale of obsession, transness and how art ages over time told though the thick spectacles of the 1990s cult character Pat from SNL. The feature length documentary explores the evolution of gender identity and comedy from the 90s until today through the lens of the iconic SNL sketch, It’s Pat. Trans and non-binary comedians and culture-makers reimagine and rewrite the original Pat sketches, using camp and humor to reclaim and re-envision an iconic character in American comedy.

What Friends Are For

10 minutes | United States | 2025

Eden, a queer GNC bisexual AFAB, dating a cis man for the first time, finds out she has a taboo medical disorder, vaginismus. They enlist the help of their lesbian best friend, Grace, to attempt the at-home care method of vaginal dilators. Together they break down the concept of being able to have "regular" sex, while realizing despite their years of sapphic sexual encounters, they know shockingly little about the inner workings of vaginas.

When the Summer Ends

29 minutes | China | 2024

A solitary old man, estranged from his family, saves a troubled teenager from a suicide attempt, leading them to form an unexpected bond. As they share their deepest secrets and support each other, they embark on a journey of self-discovery that empowers them to confront their fears and pursue their true desires.

While We Still Have Time

15 minutes | Australia | 2024

While We Still Have Time is the debut from daughter-cum-documentary filmmaker, Ava Grimshaw-Hall, who embarks on a poignant journey to connect with her sperm donor father John, as he battles an aggressive cancer. Together, they explore their unique bond, seeking understanding and closure amidst life’s uncertainties.

Who Wants to Marry an Astronaut?

94 minutes | Spain, Uruguay, Argentina | 2025

After fifteen years of relationship, David feels the time has come to take the next step. To do so, he plans an idyllic trip along Route 66 with a wedding in Las Vegas. But when he proposes, his partner rejects him in front of everyone. Determined to experience what having a wedding feels like, he's committed to moving on with his plan but only has 10 days left to find someone else to marry! Who Wants to Marry an Astronaut? evokes the adventures of road movies as well as the romantic comedies of recent times, full of optimism, positivity, food, dancing, music and happy endings!

14 minutes | United States, United States | 2024

A revered small-town imam faces a crisis of faith when he must choose between upholding the values of his mosque or protecting the safety and spiritual belonging of a trans man congregant.

The World Stood Still

15 minutes | Finland | 2025

Young trans woman Myrsky has run away from her transphobic parents and lives on her grandfather Tapio’s couch. She dreams of moving somewhere far away, but high school graduation isn’t working out and her mother is causing problems. Tapio’s health issues and Myrsky’s mother’s remarks make her feel like a burden, and she takes her stress out on her friend Nella. On the verge of huge life decisions, the concern of Myrsky’s loved ones makes her second guess herself and rethink the meaning of home. Maybe there could be a new life still in the city that used to feel poisoned?

Zora Head: The Life and Scholarship of Valerie Boyd

20 minutes | United States

Zora Head focuses on Valerie Boyd’s lifelong dedication to sharing black women's stories, and presents insights into her writing process, sites of memory, archival objects, and personal history narratives as told by Boyd’s closest collaborators. The film features her most lauded publications, _Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, _and _Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience _and Reclamation in a Time of Pandemic.