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Chinese director Geng Jun comes to LA for two screenings of his new film Bel Ami. While Geng is an acclaimed filmmaker, who won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance for his film Free and Easy, his new film's focus on Queer lives in a small Chinese city means this film may never screen in his home country. Come support this rare movie!

Gay filmmaker Andrew Ahn (Spa Night, Fire Island) joins a special screening of his latest film The Wedding Banquet, a remake of Ang Lee's 1993 breakout comedy of the same name.

A rarely seen treasure of Queer film history, "Meet... Bradley Harrison Picklesimer" (1988) was shot over three years, and paints a colorful portrait of the Lexington drag queen who owned a bar on Main Street in the 80s. Presented with other short films by director Heather McAdams, who joins in person Bradley Picklesimer himself at the Academy Museum on Thursday.

Pride month wraps up and the dog days of summer are here. The calendar lightens up as we head into the holiday, but don't miss the next great screening from the Black Cat Cinema Series, as well as a few great picks with filmmakers across LA

This week, the Supreme Court issued a major legal setback to the Trans community in US v Skrmetti. Gather with your community and join the free West Coast premiere of Heightened Scrutiny, the documentary about Chase Strangio and the team of ACLU Lawyers who bravely fought this case on behalf of Trans kids in Tennessee against their state's gender-affirming care ban.

Nothing says Pride month like too many gay movies to see in the same week, so let's dive in. This week has an embarrassment of riches, and everyone should try to see at least one of these great picks this week

The new Black Cat Cinema Series kicks off this week with a special screening of I Am Divine at LOOK Cinemas in Glendale. This hilarious and moving documentary tells the story of infamous drag queen Divine, star of many John Waters films. Director Jeffrey Schwarz will join in-person for a Q&A, and don't forget to hang out with other Queer film fans at the lounge.

The Queer Film LA team will be at West Hollywood Pride, today and tomorrow, and Los Angeles Pride next Saturday, June 8. We'll be giving away these amazing glitter stickers, and raffling off donations from our partners, including exhibition catalogs from the Academy Museum, annual memberships at Vidiots, event passes at the Philosophical Research Society, and more.

Queer films at LA Latino International Film Festival, the new Black Cat Cinema Series at LOOK, Taking Pride Series at American Cinematheque and more!