September Events...

Queer Voices: NYC

Queer Voices: NYC

Friday, 26 September 2025 until Sunday, 28 September 2025

Queer Voices: NYC (QVNYC) – is a 3-day film festival focused on centering and celebrating LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color from around the globe. Season 3 will once again be hosted at none other than Manhattan's historic LGBT Center!

Our mission is to empower LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color by providing a platform to showcase their talent, shape their own stories, and connect them to professional development opportunities in the entertainment industry. Through entertaining and socially relevant films, we aim to educate and inspire audiences to embrace their truths and advocate for social justice.

With an exceptional catalog of films, thought-provoking live panels, and engaging talkbacks, QVNYC creates an environment that builds connection, inspires advocacy, and provides filmmakers with real-world opportunities.

QVNYC is more than just a film festival. We are a vibrant community created to support, uplift, connect, and push each other forward. Join us in creating a space where LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color can exist unapologetically, be celebrated for their artistry, and share their powerful narratives with the world.

Submit your film today and be part of a transformative cinematic experience that will leave an undeniable mark on our community and beyond!

2025 films...

Acá Arriba (Up Here)

19 minutes | Puerto Rico | 2025

A week after his breakup, Venecio, decides to visit the bar he used to go to with his ex-partner. While drowning in his sorrows, he meets a young man who changes his solitary night.

25 minutes | Iran

Qasem, a young man on the verge of gender transition, is invited by his brothers to a celebration where he receives a new name and becomes Parvaneh. But the arrival of Khandadash (Eldest brother) disrupts the calm, revealing the true intentions of the brothers. Amidst the chaos, Qasem is caught in a purgatory between her inner truth and outer appearance, while Khan Dadash is trapped in his own purgatory, unable to accept this new reality. In the end, only two remain, connected by a silence in the damned purgatory.

Asian Bitches Speak

After generations of cultural silence, years of pandemic anxiety, and one anti-Asian hate crime, queer filmmaker Janet takes her retired single mom Diana on a mental health discovery road trip. Along the way, they spill the tea about their own family history, and start the journey to healing.

August & Ebony

12 min, 51 sec | USA

Ebony, who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a U-Haul marriage, has to referee between her new wife, August and best friend-turned-childâs father, Justin, while finding her footing as a mother-to-be.

15' | France

A queer couple has to face an eviction at the very same time as their breakup.

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.

Dig Up Your Darlings

18:48 | United States

After accidentally sending an explicit item to her parents address, Melly starts a race against the clock to reach it before they do, getting slowed down at every step of the process.

Echoes: The B Side

This experimental documentary-film ultimately examines the technology of black liberation and healing of trauma through vintage fashion, vintage aesthetics, and the romanization of nostalgia to create afro-futuristic utopias.

Finding Her Voice

8 minutes | United States of America

An academically brilliant girl in NYC struggles to conquer her fear of public speaking.

15:15 | United States

When a nerdy, autistic teen attempts to reconcile an old friendship, they must learn to embrace their differences before losing themself to the status quo.

The Guardian

15 minutos | Brazil

A boy and his grandpa must face the life-changing consequences of a skirt.

How A River Is Born

0:08:33 | Brazil

Ayla wakes up among mountains and a river. Driven by curiosity, she gradually discovers the place and herself.

To love is to be Human.

It Happened in August

15:00 | United States, Thailand

Aim (Aimme), a Thai immigrant navigating grief and lost dreams, returns to New York after her motherâs passing and is surprised by the sudden reappearance of her ex, Sandra, on a quiet August evening.

14 minutes | USA

A couple invites an android robot into their home.

Last Day in Florida

9:57

Two queer people meet up in Brooklyn after years of not talking to each other and reminisce about dating (as each otherâs beards) during high school back home in Florida.

The Last Goodbye

3:15 | United States

After a breakup, Nic and Kitty reunite at a park to clean up loose ends. Sometimes, relationship changes arenât for better or worseâitâs just different.

92 minutes | USA

Light Up is a film about black, same-gender-loving men and a transgender woman who find their superpower by living in their truth.

Love Solider

5:04

Britton Smith is the lead singer and frontman of Britton and the Sting. From performing on Broadway to standing on stage giving powerful sermons coupled with spiritual funk music, Britton Smith is creating a new spiritual space of praise. Britton has created a band of musicians with amazing vocal range and talent.

Make Some Room: The Rebirth of The Legendary Haus of Marciano

Make Some Room documents the revival of the New York City Chapter of the Legendary Haus of Marciano within the Kiki Ballroom Scene. The short film explores themes of resilience, artistry, and chosen family, as the Marcis, with their reputation on the line, prepare for the high-stakes Blond Ball.

16:52 | USA

An adorkable gay Latino joins an LGBTQ soccer team to bond with his father struggling with Alzheimerâs over their shared passion for the sport.

2:48

A bold artist dismantles femphobia in the gay community, commanding attention in a mini skirt.

No Estás Sola

11:47 | Mexico

Mexico City's judicial authorities have failed to condemn Natalia Lane's attempted transfemicide, and after three years of waiting, she decides to demand justice on her own terms.

Non-Binary is a sultry, genre-blending love story that reimagines R&B tropes through a queer, jazz-age lens.

NOSTALGIA'S CALLING

4:20

Step into a cinematic dreamscape where longing and desire unfold in the dim glow of a dive bar.

Papi

23 mins | USA

Hector Jr. tries to navigate the complexities of reconciliation and self-identity amidst his father's COVID-19 crisis.

Quinceañera

After being forced to have a quinceañera, a raging teenager is faced with joy and confusion when she meets a shy girl at dance practice.

Riis

13 min 04 | United States

A hopeless romantic and their friends contrive a meet-cute at NYC’s queer beach, but chaos, dysphoria, and unexpected connections reshape their quest for love.

20mins 50 secs | United States

After a breakup hibernation, KeKe — a Black trans woman — is coaxed into a night out, where she unexpectedly connects with a sweet stranger and must decide between a fresh start or clinging to the past.

19:49 | USA/CHILE

Franco and his boyfriend's nomadic life in an RV is interrupted by Franco's widowed mother's unexpected visit. Franco fabricates a groomed lifestyle to satisfy her expectations, much to his boyfriend's chagrin, only to discover that his mother may not be the same person he once knew.

Soft Boy - music video

3:25 | United States

Them That’s Not

A sudden prison furlough unexpectedly bonds an estranged father with his emotionally avoidant daughter at their matriarchâs repass.

Transitions In Life

04:51 (4 minutes 51 seconds) | United States of America

A young man talks about his struggles of being transgender and how art has helped him get through them.

03:39 min. sec. | United States

Two dancers with contrasting styles butt heads, but when they become face to face their contention is overcome with a powerful sensation.

Xunami Mus - Muva

Fashion meets pop meets the highest of drag.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE ME

10 minutes | United States

A mass-presenting woman grappling with insecurities and dealing with societal norms.