The Queer film lover&#x27;s guide to Los Angeles.

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Mulholland Drive

Thu, May 01 @ 8:00 pm

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David Lynch

2001

147 min

In David Lynch's maniacal, notorious thriller, amnesia-suffering Rita, who barely escapes murder on winding, hilly Mulholland Drive, makes her way down to Hollywood, where she sneaks into the apartment of bright-eyed aspiring actress Betty.

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

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Māhū: A Trans-Pacific Love Story

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Fri, May 02 @ 4:00 pm

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DGA Theater

Filmmakers

Lisette Marie Flanary

2025

30 min

MĀHŪ is a short documentary film that explores the Native Hawaiian concept of gender fluidity through an innovative theater production by Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne that aims to reclaim the traditional place of honor and pride given to māhū, or transgender, people.

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Lavender Men

Fri, May 02 @ 7:30 pm

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LOOK Dine-In Glendale

Director Lovell Holder

Lovell Holder

2024

99 min

Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her own head — only to learn that she can’t hide from her own present-day demons in the shadows of someone else’s past.

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Female Perversions

Fri, May 02 @ 10:00 pm

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Art Theater Long Beach

Susan Streitfeld

1996

119 min

New 4k Restoration.

Now considered a feminist classic, Tilda Swinton stars in this film as a bisexual attorney whose life and romances begin to unravel in the run-up to a professional opportunity.

Eve Stephens, a beautiful and sexy high-powered attorney, is up for appointment as a judge. But below her veneer of self-confidence lies a darker side, one in which she is driven by bizarre visions and sexual fantasies. After a series of events, including rescuing her sister Madelyn after her arrest for shoplifting, being rejected by her lover John during a surprise visit, and finally, meeting with the Governor regarding her judicial appointment, Eve comes unraveled. In a stunning and climactic conclusion, Eve is forced to confront her fears and, more importantly, herself.

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Between Goodbyes

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Sun, May 04 @ 4:30 pm

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AMC Atlantic Times Square 14

Filmmakers

Jota Mun

2024

96 min

When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to the surface alongside tenderness, humor, and tenacity.

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M. Butterfly

Sun, May 04 @ 7:30 pm

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David Cronenberg

1993

101 min

Book launch event for "David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials" with author Violet Lucca in person.

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

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Persona

Mon, May 05 @ 7:00 pm

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Los Feliz 3

Ingmar Bergman

1966

83 min

You can cut the lesbian tension with a knife in this arthouse masterpiece from Ingmar Begrman. Long imitated, this classic films follows a stage actress who has gone mute, and the pyschologically intense journey she goes on with her young nurse while recovering on an island.

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth’s persona.

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Dog Day Afternoon

Mon, May 05 @ 7:30 pm

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Sidney Lumet

1975

125 min

Presented in collaboration with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association as part of the monthly LAFCA PRESENTS series.

A true Story! Young Al Pacino plays John Wojtowicz, who tries to rob a bank in order to pay for his lover's sex-change operation. The real Wojtowicz was an active gay liberationist, and tells his own story in the 2013 documentary "The Dog."

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny’s motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

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Theatrical runs

Now In Theaters

Prefer your movies with popcorn and trailers? Here some the queer films at LA cinemas right now...

Misericordia

Opened Mar 21, 2025

Opens Mar 21, 2025

Alain Guiraudie

102 min

Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man’s widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie’s short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.

A Nice Indian Boy

Opened Apr 04, 2025

Opens Apr 04, 2025

Roshan Sethi

96 min

When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

The Wedding Banquet

Opened Apr 18, 2025

Opens Apr 18, 2025

Andrew Ahn

102 min

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

On Swift Horses

Opened Apr 25, 2025

Opens Apr 25, 2025

Daniel Minahan

119 min

In the 1950s, a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.

Escape to Life

Opened Apr 26, 2025

Opens Apr 26, 2025

Andrea Weiss & Wieland Speck

81 min

This documentary contains dramatized episodes about the lives of Erika and Klaus Mann, the brilliant children of German writer Thomas Mann.

Brokeback Mountain: 20th Anniversary

Opened Jun 08, 2025

Opens Jun 08, 2025

Ang Lee

134 min

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.