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Beau Travail

Fri, Mar 01 @ 7:00 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
It's not gay but... those handsome soldiers, the beautiful cinematography, the bodies in the sun, woof. This tale of obsession and jealousy between an older sergeant and a young recruit from French master Claire Denis is a smoldering and sensual examination of men's worlds.
It's not gay but... those handsome soldiers, the beautiful cinematography, the bodies in the sun, woof. This tale of obsession and jealousy between an older sergeant and a young recruit from French master Claire Denis is a smoldering and sensual examination of men's worlds.
Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind.
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Before I Change My Mind

Fri, Mar 01 @ 7:00 pm
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Vidiots Eagle Theater
Writer/Director Trevor Anderson
This 80s-set Canadian coming of age story about a non-binary tween won hearts at Locarno and the Iris Prize. See it at the Ealge theater in a special screening with Writer/Director Trevor Anderson in person!
This 80s-set Canadian coming of age story about a non-binary tween won hearts at Locarno and the Iris Prize. See it at the Ealge theater in a special screening with Writer/Director Trevor Anderson in person!
1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.
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Cabaret

Mon, Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm
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Vista Theater Hollywood
Bob Fosse's film adaptation of the Broadway show, which went on to win 8 Academy Awards, comes to the Vista's festival of Technicolor prints. Showtunes, Liza Minelli, the rise of the Nazis, and forward (for 70's Hollywood) depiction of bisexuality make Cabaret a classic.
Bob Fosse's film adaptation of the Broadway show went on to win 8 Academy Awards. Showtunes, Liza Minelli, the rise of the Nazis, and forward (for 70's Hollywood) depiction of bisexuality make Cabaret a classic.
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
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Problemista

with Livestream Q&A

Mon, Feb 26 @ 5:00 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
An aspiring toy designer’s work visa runs out, and a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.
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Henry and June

Thu, Feb 22 @ 7:30 pm
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New Beverly Cinema
Gay groups cried foul when Henry and June was the first film to be given a NC-17 rating. Based on the journals of Anaïs Nin about her love triangle with Henry Miller and his wife June, advocates argued the film was only rated so harshly due to its sex scenes between women.
Gay groups cried foul when Henry and June was the first film to be given a NC-17 rating. Based on the journals of Ana�s Nin about her love triangle with Henry Miller and his wife June, advocates argued the film was only rated so harshly due to its sex scenes between women.
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
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Blonde Death

Wed, Feb 21 @ 8:00 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
This outrageous 80s time capsule, shot on video for $2000 by pulp author and "the world's angriest gay man" James Robert Baker, Blonde Death is a John Waters-inspired true punk film about a teenage girl on a crime spree with her two bisexual best friends.
This outrageous 80s time capsule, shot on video for $2000 by pulp author and "the world's angriest gay man" James Robert Baker, Blonde Death is a John Waters-inspired true punk film about a teenage girl on a crime spree with her two bisexual best friends.
Tammy, an angry, nihilistic teenager fed up with the mediocrity of suburban life, descends into a hedonistic spree of drugs, crime and murder.
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Bottoms

Tue, Feb 20 @ 7:00 pm
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Los Feliz 3
Director Emma Seligman, Star Havana Rose Liu and more cast & crew
PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed.
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Beau Travail

Sun, Feb 18 @ 1:45 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
It's not gay but... those handsome soldiers, the beautiful cinematography, the bodies in the sun, woof. This tale of obsession and jealousy between an older sergeant and a young recruit from French master Claire Denis is a smoldering and sensual examination of men's worlds.
It's not gay but... those handsome soldiers, the beautiful cinematography, the bodies in the sun, woof. This tale of obsession and jealousy between an older sergeant and a young recruit from French master Claire Denis is a smoldering and sensual examination of men's worlds.
Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind.
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Welcome to the West Coast Underground

Sat, Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm
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Academy Museum
The Academy Museum expands their "Outside the Mainstream" exhibit with this all 16mm screening of bold voices in 1960s and 1970s underground cinema on the West Coast. Included in tonight's program are films by queer trailblazers Barbara Hammer, Curt McDowell, and more.
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Skin Deep

Fri, Feb 09 @ 7:00 pm
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Laemmle NoHo 7
Actors Maryam Zaree and Jonas Dassler
Winner of the 2022 Queer Lion at Venice, this twisted German gender-bending body-swapping horror finally gets a US release. One week only at Laemmale NoHo, and the film's stars Maryam Zaree and Jonas Dassler join for a special Q&A at the first screening.
Winner of the 2022 Queer Lion at Venice, this twisted German gender-bending body-swapping horror finally gets a US release. One week only at Laemmale NoHo, and the film's stars Maryam Zaree and Jonas Dassler join for a special Q&A at the first screening.
At first glance, Leyla and Tristan are a happy couple. When they travel to a mysterious island, a game of identities begins that changes everything – their perception, their sexuality, their entire selves. But not only their relationship threatens to break up. They may even never be who they used to be again …
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Celebrate Los Angeles LGBT History!

A Program of Rare Short Films

Fri, Feb 09 @ 7:00 pm
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Philosophical Research Society
Programmer Gregorio Davila presents a program of rarely-seen LGBT films from the 1960's & 70's from local Los Angeles filmmakers Matt Spero, Pat Rocco and Richard Jay Silverthorn! See a slice of the city's queer (and cinematic) history in this historic library.
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You Can't Stay Here

Thu, Feb 08 @ 7:00 pm
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Laemmle Glendale
Guillermo Diaz & Todd Verow
This 1990s cruising serial-killer thriller from Todd Verow and Guillermo Diaz kicks off its theatrical run with a very special Q&A with the director, star, and other cast members. You Can't Stay Here follows this special screening with a limited special engagement.
Rick, a photographer, witnesses the brutal murder of a gay man in Central Park. With the cops taking little interest in the crime, a dangerous and sexy game of cat and mouse ensues between Rick and the killer, Adam.
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Orlando, My Political Biography

Sun, Feb 04 @ 7:30 pm
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2220 Arts + Archives
Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” tells the story of a young man who grows up to become a 36-year-old woman. Almost a century after its publication, Paul B. Preciado speaks to Virginia Woolf to tell her that her fictional character has become a reality. The transition of Orlando’s body now lies at the root of all non-binary bodies and there are Orlandos all over the world. Through the authentic voices of other young bodies undergoing metamorphosis, Preciado retraces the stages of his personal transformation through a poetic journey in which life, writing, theory and image merge freely in the search for truth. Every Orlando, he says, is a transgender person who is risking his, her or their life on a daily basis as they find themselves forced to confront government laws, history and psychiatry, as well as traditional notions of the family and the power of multinational pharmaceutical companies. But if “male” and “female” are ultimately political and social fictions, Orlando, ma biographie politiqueshows us that change is no longer just about gender, but also about poetry, love and skin colour.
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The Matrix Matinee

Fri, Feb 02 @ 2:00 pm
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New Beverly Cinema
When The Matrix came out in 1999, nobody thought it was a queer movie--but directors Lily and Lana Wachowski have come out as trans (and made the wildly queer series Sense8). Watching the Matrix today shines a new light on its epic battles for liberation and authenticity.
When The Matrix came out in 1999, nobody thought it was a queer movie--but directors Lily and Lana Wachowski have come out as trans (and made the wildly queer series Sense8). Watching the Matrix today shines a new light on its epic battles for liberation and authenticity.
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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She is Conann

Advance Screening

Tue, Jan 30 @ 7:15 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
Ahead of the film's limited release, check out an advance screening of this epic queer feminist re-telling of the story of Conan the Barbarian. Across multiple lives and traveling across time, this dreamy lesbian barbarian queen hacks her way into her own version of the legend.
Just like the film's titular gender-bent barbarian, She is Conann fights on. From the Director's Fortnight at Cannes to Fantastic Fest, this queer feminist take on the legend of Conan comes back to LA screens for a limited engagement thanks to American Cinematheque.
Traveling through the abyss, underworld dog Rainer recounts the six lives of Conann, perpetually put to death by her own future, across eras, myths and ages. From her childhood, a slave of Sanja and her barbarian horde, to her accession to the summits of cruelty at the doors of our world.
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Jawbreaker

Mon, Jan 29 @ 7:15 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
Part of the Alamo's "Queer Film Theory 101," Jawbreaker is a 1999 cult classic from out director (and LA native) Darren Stein. Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, and Julie Benz star as a trio of popular high schoolers who accidentally murder their best friend on her birthday.
Jawbreaker is a 1999 cult classic from out director (and LA native) Darren Stein. Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, and Julie Benz star as a trio of popular high schoolers who accidentally murder their best friend on her birthday.
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
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To Die For

Sun, Jan 28 @ 8:00 pm
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Vidiots Eagle Theater
Gus Van Sant's first major studio picture, a black comedy about an aspiring TV journalist who isn't afraid to commit some murders to advance her careers. Nicole Kidman stars, with Joaquin Phoenix and Matt Dillon, in this scathing satire bound for cult classic status.
Gus Van Sant's first major studio picture, a black comedy about an aspiring TV journalist who isn't afraid to commit some murders to advance her careers. Nicole Kidman stars, with Joaquin Phoenix and Matt Dillon, in this scathing satire bound for cult classic status.
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
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Brokeback Mountain

Sun, Jan 28 @ 7:30 pm
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Academy Museum
The Academy Museum hosts a retrospective screening of 2005 Oscar smash Brokeback Mountain. Brokeback won Oscars for Screenplay, Directing, and Score--in addition to its nominations for Best Picture, Cinematorgraphy, and cast Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams.
Landmark Hollywood gay movie and 2005 Oscar smash Brokeback Mountain won Oscars for Screenplay, Directing, and Score--in addition to its nominations for Best Picture, Cinematography, and stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams.
Rodeo cowboy Jack and ranch hand Ennis are hired as sheepherders in 1963 Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, they spark a physical relationship. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart and Jack marries a fellow rodeo rider, they keep up their tortured, sporadic love affair for 20 years.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley

Sat, Jan 27 @ 3:40 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
If Saltburn left you feeling a need for more homoerotic social-climbing thrillers, check out the unavoidable comparison--based on the novel by lesbian icon Patricia Highsmith (whose other novels became Carol, Strangers on a Train, and more).
If Saltburn left you feeling a need for more homoerotic social-climbing thrillers, check out the unavoidable comparison--based on the novel by lesbian icon Patricia Highsmith (whose other novels became Carol, Strangers on a Train, and more).
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
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Tomboy

Sat, Jan 27 @ 2:00 pm
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Vidiots Eagle Theater
The winner of the Teddy Award at the 2011 Berlinale, this French coming-of-age film from Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Woman on Fire) follows a 10 year-old who leads a new life as a boy after moving to a new neighborhood.
The winner of the Teddy Award at the 2011 Berlinale, this French coming-of-age film from C�line Sciamma (Portrait of a Woman on Fire) follows a 10 year-old who leads a new life as a boy after moving to a new neighborhood.
A French family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids and passes herself off as Mickaël.
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The Watermelon Woman

Fri, Jan 26 @ 8:30 pm
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Videotheque
Screening as part of Videotheque's "Video Store Days" series featuring 1990s video stores -- Cheryl Dunye's milestone 1996 film The Watermelon Woman is a must-see, a fresh, witty film that has gone from being debated in Congress to part of the Criterion collection.
Cheryl, a young black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical “mammy” roles relegated to black actresses during that period. This was the first feature film directed by an “out” black lesbian.
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The Matrix

Fri, Jan 26 @ 7:15 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
When The Matrix came out in 1999, nobody thought it was a queer movie--but directors Lily and Lana Wachowski have come out as trans (and made the wildly queer series Sense8). Watching the Matrix today shines a new light on its epic battles for liberation and authenticity.
When The Matrix came out in 1999, nobody thought it was a queer movie--but directors Lily and Lana Wachowski have come out as trans (and made the wildly queer series Sense8). Watching the Matrix today shines a new light on its epic battles for liberation and authenticity.
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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Funny Girl

Sun, Jan 21 @ 6:30 pm
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New Beverly Cinema
If all the backbiting Broadway gossip about the stage revival has you asking what's so special about Funny Girl, come see Barbra Streisand in her Oscar-winning turn as Fanny Bryce (the namesake of Fanny's restaurant at the Academy Museum) in the 1968 Willam Wyler film.
If all the backbiting Broadway gossip about the stage revival has you asking what's so special about Funny Girl, come see Barbra Streisand in her Oscar-winning turn as Fanny Bryce (the namesake of Fanny's restaurant at the Academy Museum) in the 1968 Willam Wyler film.
The story of the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her second husband, Nick Arnstein.
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Wed, Jan 17 @ 7:30 pm
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Vidiots Eagle Theater
New German Cinema's enfant terrible Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who directed 40 feature films before his death at 37, this heart-rending romantic drama showcases Fassbinder's use of Hollywood's melodramatic style to dive deep into social taboos.
Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.
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All About My Mother

Wed, Jan 17 @ 2:10 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
This compassionate, sprawling melodrama follows Manuela after the death of her 17 year-old son Esteban. She sets out in search of Esteban's father, now a trans woman named Lola, who is sick with AIDS. It's the kind of film only Almodóvar can make, lurid and lovely and memorable.
This compassionate, sprawling melodrama follows Manuela after the death of her 17 year-old son Esteban. She sets out in search of Esteban's father, now a trans woman named Lola, who is sick with AIDS. It's the kind of film only Almod�var can make, lurid and lovely and memorable.
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
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Rustin

Mon, Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
A special MLK Day screening of Rustin, with a pre-recorded introduction from Barack Obama. Come see out star Colman Domingo's SAG Award-nominated performance as Bayard Rustin, the architect of the 1963 March on Washington.
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
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Housekeeping for Beginners

Sat, Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm
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Los Feliz 3
Goran Stolevski
Join director Goran Stolevski (2022's romantic hit "Of An Age)" for a sneak preview of his latest film Housekeeping for Beginners, which won the Queer Lion at Venice in 2023. This is a sneak preview screening, RSVPs are free but do not guarantee a seat -- arrive early.
Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that must fight to stay together.
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An Evening with Colman Domingo

Sat, Jan 13 @ 5:00 pm
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Hammer Museum
Colman Domingo & Natasha Lyonne
Out actor Colman Domingo, star of "Rustin" and "The Color Purple," joins Film Independent for a special evening discussing his life and career, with Q&A moderated by actress Natasha Lyonne ("But I'm a Cheerleader"). Don't miss this free event!
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All About My Mother

Sat, Jan 13 @ 4:20 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
This compassionate, sprawling melodrama follows Manuela after the death of her 17 year-old son Esteban. She sets out in search of Esteban's father, now a trans woman named Lola, who is sick with AIDS. It's the kind of film only Almodóvar can make, lurid and lovely and memorable.
This compassionate, sprawling melodrama follows Manuela after the death of her 17 year-old son Esteban. She sets out in search of Esteban's father, now a trans woman named Lola, who is sick with AIDS. It's the kind of film only Almod�var can make, lurid and lovely and memorable.
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
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Justin Torres at the Hammer

Thu, Jan 11 @ 7:30 pm
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Hammer Museum
Justin Torres
Out writer Justin Torres' first novel "We The Animals" was turned into a queer coming-of-age Sundance smash film starring Raul Castillo in 2018. His 2023 novel "Blackouts" just won the National Book Award. Join him for a free reading from his work at the Hammer Museum.
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2023 Project Involve Short Films

Thu, Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm
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DGA Theater
Project Involve is Film Independent's artist development program for filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. Every year a new cohort of fellows come together to develop short films that showcase their talents. Join this free screening to see the shorts produced this year.
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Safe

& May December

Tue, Jan 09 @ 7:00 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
New Queer Cinema auteur Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven) has enjoyed a rich collaboration with actress Julianne Moore over the years, having worked together on five feature films. Two of them, new release May December and 1995 classic Safe screen together at the Egyptian.
New Queer Cinema auteur Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven) has enjoyed a rich collaboration with actress Julianne Moore over the years, having worked together on five feature films--the first of which was 1995's iconic film Safe.
Carol, a typical upper middle-class housewife, begins to complain of vague symptoms of illness. She “doesn’t feel right,” has unexplained headaches, congestion, a dry cough, nosebleeds, vomiting, and trouble breathing. Her family doctor treats her concerns dismissively and suggests a psychiatrist. Eventually, an allergist tells her that she has Environmental Illness.
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The Kids Are All Right

& Poor Things

Mon, Jan 08 @ 7:00 pm
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Aero Theater
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo joins in person for a screening of his latest Poor Things--but the second film on the double bill is Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right, where he plays the sperm donor to a lesbian couple. Can we ask for a triple feature with The Normal Heart?
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
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Giant (35mm)

Sat, Jan 06 @ 6:30 pm
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New Beverly Cinema
The last film James Dean made before his untimely death, this lavish Technicolor epic is packed with queer icons. Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and Sal Mineo co-star in this frontier saga following a generation of cattle ranchers and oilmen in Texas.
The last film James Dean made before his untimely death, this lavish Technicolor epic is packed with queer icons. Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and Sal Mineo co-star in this frontier saga following a generation of cattle ranchers and oilmen in Texas.
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
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All of Us Strangers

Sat, Jan 06 @ 11:40 am
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AMC Burbank 16
Andrew Scott
Join out star Andrew Scott in person for a screening of All of Us Strangers, now playing in theaters. Scott stars with Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy in this buzzy film about a writer who spends his days with the ghosts of his parents while romancing his new neighbor.
One night, screenwriter Adam, in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, has a chance encounter with his mysterious neighbor Harry that punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As Adam and Harry get closer, Adam is pulled back to his childhood home where he discovers that his long-dead parents are both living and look the same age as the day they died over 30 years ago.
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Broken Embraces

Fri, Jan 05 @ 10:00 pm
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Los Feliz 3
Another film in American Cinematheque's celebration of Rodrigo Prieto, this one directed by out director Pedro Almodóvar. It's not Almodóvar's first film to be about an actress, or to star Penelope Cruz, or to deal with themes of love and illness--but each film is a unique gem.
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
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Viet and Nam
Opened Apr 04, 2025
Opens Apr 04, 2025

In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Viêt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea.

Layla
Opened Mar 21, 2025
Opens Mar 21, 2025

When Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themself in a transformative relationship that tests who they really are.

Young Hearts
Opened Mar 14, 2025
Opens Mar 14, 2025

Fourteen-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

Born for You
Opened Mar 12, 2025
Opens Mar 12, 2025

Alba has Down’s Syndrome and was left in the hospital when she was born. Thirty families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to Luca: a Catholic — and gay — single man.

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Opened Jan 31, 2025
Opens Jan 31, 2025

Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, Bruce David Klein’s luminous documentary celebrates a young entertainer full of boundless raw talent and the deep, creative relationships with her mentors and influences.

Eat the Night
Opened Jan 22, 2025
Opens Jan 22, 2025

Young drug dealer Pablo and his sister Appoline bond over an online game called Darknoon. Pablo falls for Night, neglecting his sister. While Appoline finishes the game, Pablo and Night become embroiled in a dangerous gang conflict.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Opened Dec 13, 2024
Opens Dec 13, 2024

NEW RESTORATION! Though married to Agnes Varda for most of this life, French New Wave icon Jacques Demy was bisexual and died of AIDS-related complications in 1990. He is best known for his sunny musicals of the 1960s, where his voice shines through with romantic optimism.

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother’s chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy’s return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.

Sabbath Queen
Opened Dec 05, 2024
Opens Dec 05, 2024

Sabbath Queen is a remarkable 20 year journey in the life of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a 39th generation Orthodox rabbi — and drag queen.

Playland
Opened Dec 02, 2024
Opens Dec 02, 2024

The Playland Café, Boston’s oldest gay bar, was established in 1937 and was a vital queer hub in the city until 1998, when rampant ‘urban renewal’ projects led to its closure. Demolished but never forgotten, it acted as a meeting ground for an exceptionally diverse crowd — throughout its lifespan, it featured acts from drag performances to DJ sets and was connected to Pride rallies and underground gay newspapers. As a gathering place for outsiders, it was also a target for police raids and zoning. Artist-filmmaker Georden West’s debut feature is an expressionist and very queer bricolage, focusing on an atemporal night in the renowned Playland Café. Following its employees and others who have haunted the space, weaving together a tapestry of personal and community anecdotes across the bar’s existence.

Queer
Opened Nov 27, 2024
Opens Nov 27, 2024

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

Chasing Chasing Amy
Opened Nov 20, 2024
Opens Nov 20, 2024

CHASING CHASING AMY explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers, the Kevin Smith cult classic, CHASING AMY, became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema, he finds himself at a complicated crossroads.

Elton John: Never Too Late
Opened Nov 15, 2024
Opens Nov 15, 2024

Sir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time and recounts his struggles with adversity, abuse, and addiction, and how he overcame them to become the icon he is today.

The World According to Allee Willis
Opened Nov 15, 2024
Opens Nov 15, 2024

Fresh from the audience award at Frameline, this documentary follows the career of queer songwriter Allee Willis, who isn't a household name but wrote September, Boogie Wonderland, and the Friends theme song---and threw some of the best parties of the 1980s.

Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Allee didn’t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece - self-acceptance.

Emilia Pérez
Opened Nov 01, 2024
Opens Nov 01, 2024

Karla Sofía Gascón became the first Trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes, thanks to this extravagant musical about a Mexican drug lord who hires a lawyer to help stage her death and flee the country, in order to transition and live her true life abroad.

Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.

Luther: Never Too Much
Opened Oct 30, 2024
Opens Oct 30, 2024

This documentary about R&B talent Luther Vandross, which premiered at Sundance this year, explores Vandross' triumphs and struggles, and the media's fascination, with his weight and sexuality.

Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.

High Tide
Opened Oct 25, 2024
Opens Oct 25, 2024

Lourenço decides to leave his homophobic family and country behind to get lost in the queer mecca of Provincetown, until the intense and unexpected romance with Maurice, who also feels lost in today’s America, changes his life forever.

All Shall Be Well
Opened Sep 27, 2024
Opens Sep 27, 2024

When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation.

Unfightable
Opened Sep 20, 2024
Opens Sep 20, 2024

Alana McLaughlin is a transgender woman beginning her career in the mixed martial arts. She’ll have to contend with athletes who refuse to fight her, find a gym willing to train her, and win a battle against her own personal demons.

Alana McLaughlin is a transgender woman beginning her career in the mixed martial arts. She’ll have to contend with athletes who refuse to fight her, find a gym willing to train her, and win a battle against her own personal demons.

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Opened Sep 20, 2024
Opens Sep 20, 2024

Enter the colorful world of Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated Patricia Field, the costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Ugly Betty, and The Devil Wears Prada. A queer, first-generation Greek-American, this fiery redhead defied the odds to become a fashion icon. Features interviews with Kim Cattrall, Lily Collins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Urie, and more.

In The Summers
Opened Sep 20, 2024
Opens Sep 20, 2024

On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Will and Harper
Opened Sep 13, 2024
Opens Sep 13, 2024

When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.

When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.

Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln
Opened Sep 06, 2024
Opens Sep 06, 2024

Lover Of Men examines the intimate life of America’s most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln. As told by preeminent Lincoln scholars and never before seen photographs and letters, the film details Lincoln’s romantic relationships with men.

Close to You
Opened Aug 16, 2024
Opens Aug 16, 2024

Academy Award Nominee Elliot Page (Juno, The Umbrella Academy, Inception) stars as a trans man who returns to his hometown for the first time in years. On his journey, he confronts his relationship with his family, reunites with a first love, and discovers a newfound confidence in himself. A Toronto International Film Festival premiere.

Sebastian
Opened Aug 09, 2024
Opens Aug 09, 2024

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

Cukoo
Opened Aug 09, 2024
Opens Aug 09, 2024

This horror film stars trans actress and Euphoria star Hunter Schafer as a teen girl who moves with her family to German, only to find that their town hides sinister secrets.

After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she’s plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.

National Anthem
Opened Jul 19, 2024
Opens Jul 19, 2024

Dylan, a 21-year old construction worker in rural New Mexico, joins a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.

Dylan, a 21-year old construction worker in rural New Mexico, joins a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.

Sisi & I
Opened Jul 19, 2024
Opens Jul 19, 2024

After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.

After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.

Crossing
Opened Jul 19, 2024
Opens Jul 19, 2024

Lia, a retired school teacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey.

Lia, a retired school teacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey. Hoping to bring Tekla home after a period of estrangement, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi to find her. Exploring the hidden depths of the city, they cross paths with a transgender lawyer called Evrim, who helps them in their search.

Chestnut
Opened Jun 21, 2024
Opens Jun 21, 2024

A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.

A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.

Queendom
Opened Jun 14, 2024
Opens Jun 14, 2024

An awe-inspiring portrait of queer performance artist Gena Marvin, a Russian fashion student whose otherworldy gender-defying costumes take up public space in acts of shockingly brave protest in contemporary Russia.

A queer Russian performance artist utilises social media, their identity and a series of remarkable costumes in quiet defiance of prejudice, war and police brutality.

Solo
Opened May 31, 2024
Opens May 31, 2024

This romantic drama, a celebration of Montreal's lively drag scene, won best Canadian Feature Film at TIFF last year, and now comes to LA for a theatrical run.

Emerging Montreal drag queen Simon must deal with two impossible loves: a passionate, yet destructive affair with Oliver and a cold relationship with his mother, who’s just returned after fifteen years.

Summer Qamp
Opened May 10, 2024
Opens May 10, 2024

At Camp fYrefly in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, and trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space, surrounded by counselors who can relate to their experience ― and help them toast the perfect marshmallow.

At Camp fYrefly in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, and trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space, surrounded by counsellors who can relate to their experience ― and help them toast the perfect marshmallow.

I Saw the TV Glow
Opened May 03, 2024
Opens May 03, 2024

Fresh from Sundance, this new queer horror film is opening night for the brand-new LA Festival of Movies. Set in the 90s, two queer teens share an obsession with a supernatural TV show (*cough* Buffy *cough*), living their hardcore queer fandom in the show's fictional universe.

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Egoist
Opened Apr 26, 2024
Opens Apr 26, 2024

This sad and steamy Japanese gay romance, based on author Makoto Takayama's autobigraphical novel, finally makes its arrival in theaters after a successful festival run.

After losing his mother at the age of 14, Kōsuke spent his depressed adolescence hiding his gay identity in a rural town. Now working as a fashion magazine editor, he spends his free time with his close friends. One day, he meets Ryūta, a personal trainer who works in part to support his aging mother.

Mysterious Ways
Opened Apr 17, 2024
Opens Apr 17, 2024

A new film from New Zealand, follows the scandal in a small community when the local priest marries a man.

Choosing between the love of a good man and the love of God is a tough call especially for vicar Peter Simmons. His tranquil life is rudely interrupted when he rashly proposes marriage to Jason his Samoan boyfriend, in church. As the news breaks globally of their forbidden sexual relationship, Peter’s place in the church is threatened and his belief in God is challenged to breaking point. The only thing that can save Peter is a miracle.

The People's Joker
Opened Apr 12, 2024
Opens Apr 12, 2024

This parody of a certain caped crusader through the lens of trans creator Vera Drew was quick to disappear after its premiere at TIFF, due to rights issues from an unnamed giant media company. Why so serious?

A law-breaking comedian who is grappling with her gender identity forms a new anti-comedy troupe with a friend and finds herself battling a fascistic caped crusader.

Housekeeping for Beginners
Opened Apr 05, 2024
Opens Apr 05, 2024

Director Goran Stolevski is on a hot streak. "Of An Age" was warmly received in theaters in 2022. Then he went on to win the Queer Lion at Venice in 2023 with this new heartwarming comedy about a blended queer family, set in his homeland of North Macedonia.

Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that must fight to stay together.

Femme
Opened Mar 28, 2024
Opens Mar 28, 2024

This erotic revenge thriller from the 2023 Berlinale is not for the sensitive--as it follows a drag artist who is victim of a homophobic attack, and then sets out to seduce his closeted attacker after spotting him at a gay sauna.

Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.

Luca (re-release)
Opened Mar 22, 2024
Opens Mar 22, 2024

Pixar's sea monster story blew up the Internet when it came out, with a debate over whether the movie is Disney's first gay film. While the plot never veers from the platonic, hopeful queers (and outraged conservatives) saw something deeper in the film's "be yourself" message.

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Glitter and Doom
Opened Mar 08, 2024
Opens Mar 08, 2024

It's a boy-meets-boy musical extravaganza, and all the songs are by lesbian folk icons The Indigo Girls. It's a bold pairing, if not an obvious one. Does it work? Buy a ticket and judge for yourself!

https://letterboxd.com/film/glitter-doom/

Love Lies Bleeding
Opened Mar 08, 2024
Opens Mar 08, 2024

Fresh from its premiere at Sundance, this bloody lesbian bodybuilding revenge thriller romance (say that three times fast) stars Kristin Stewart as Lou, a lonely gym manager. Her attraction to bodybuilder Jackie pulls her into her family's criminal schemes with violent results.

Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

Before I Change My Mind
Opened Mar 01, 2024
Opens Mar 01, 2024

This 80s-set Canadian coming of age story about a non-binary tween won hearts at Locarno and the Iris Prize.

1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.

Problemista
Opened Feb 29, 2024
Opens Feb 29, 2024

Queer comedian Julio Torres directs and stars with Tilda Swinton in this wild science fiction romp through New York City and the US Immigration system in this latest release from A24.

An aspiring toy designer’s work visa runs out, and a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

Skin Deep
Opened Feb 09, 2024
Opens Feb 09, 2024

Winner of the 2022 Queer Lion at Venice, this twisted German gender-bending body-swapping horror finally gets a US release. One week only at Laemmale NoHo!

At first glance, Leyla and Tristan are a happy couple. When they travel to a mysterious island, a game of identities begins that changes everything – their perception, their sexuality, their entire selves. But not only their relationship threatens to break up. They may even never be who they used to be again …

You Can't Stay Here
Opened Feb 08, 2024
Opens Feb 08, 2024

A very special one-weekend engagement at the Laemmle for this early 1990's serial killer thriller. Guillermo Diaz (Scandal, Weeds) stars as a photographer who comes across a murder in Central Park, kicking off a game of cat and mouse with the killer.

Rick, a photographer, witnesses the brutal murder of a gay man in Central Park. With the cops taking little interest in the crime, a dangerous and sexy game of cat and mouse ensues between Rick and the killer, Adam.

She is Conann
Opened Feb 02, 2024
Opens Feb 02, 2024

Fresh from the Director's fortnight at Cannes, She is Conann is an epic queer feminist re-telling of the story of Conan the Barbarian. Across multiple lives and traveling across time, this dreamy lesbian barbarian queen hacks her way into her own version of the legend.

Traveling through the abyss, underworld dog Rainer recounts the six lives of Conann, perpetually put to death by her own future, across eras, myths and ages. From her childhood, a slave of Sanja and her barbarian horde, to her accession to the summits of cruelty at the doors of our world.

Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live
Opened Jan 31, 2024
Opens Jan 31, 2024

Did you love the soundtrack from "All of Us Strangers?" Are you sad there's not a queer 80s British synth-pop counterpart to the Eras Tour movie to go see? Check out this concert film from queer icons The Pet Shop Boys as they play some of their greatest hits from their career.

Formed in London in 1981 and consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and have been cited as one of the most successful duos in UK music history. Captured live at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, the exhilarating performance features a lavish stage show, full back-up band and mesmerizing visual backdrops, in front of an exuberant, sold-out audience. This brand-new concert film includes all of PSB's greatest hits including 'West End Girls', 'Suburbia', 'Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)', 'Always on My Mind', 'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' and 'It’s a Sin'.

All of Us Strangers
Opened Dec 22, 2023
Opens Dec 22, 2023

Andrew Haigh, the writer/director behind Weekend and HBO's Looking, makes another aching gay romance. Out actor Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) stars as Adam, a writer who visits the ghosts of his parents (Jamie Bell and Claire Foy) while romancing his neighbor (Paul Mescal).

One night, screenwriter Adam, in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, has a chance encounter with his mysterious neighbor Harry that punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As Adam and Harry get closer, Adam is pulled back to his childhood home where he discovers that his long-dead parents are both living and look the same age as the day they died over 30 years ago.

1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture
Opened Dec 01, 2023
Opens Dec 01, 2023

Seeking to uncover the origins of the rabid homophobia of the conservative church, a gay seminary scholar and a straight activist make a shocking discovery: In 1946 an erroneous translation of the term homosexual in the Bible that has been weaponized against the LGBTQIA+ community ever since.

Monster
Opened Dec 01, 2023
Opens Dec 01, 2023

When you know that this film won the Queer Palm at Cannes 2023, it's a small spoiler--and finding it on a queer film site does the same, sorry! Even knowing something queer is coming, this tense social drama from Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda is among his best.

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.