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

Tickets from Academy Museum

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Rope

on Nitrate

Fri, May 30 @ 7:30 pm

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Alfred Hitchcock

1948

81 min

Is this the original "be gay do crimes" movie? Though heavily censored, this one-take Hitchcock thriller (from out screenwriter Arthur Laurents) is based off the real-life Leopold and Loeb case, where two gay students killed a boy just to see if they could get away with it.

Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.

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Bona

Fri, May 30 @ 8:00 pm

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Lino Brocka

1980

88 min

Openly gay director Lino Brocka was one of the Philippines' greatest directors, and suffered censorship and jail for his art and activism. (His nephew, Q. Allan Brocka, is also a queer filmmaker in LA). See this new restoration of Bona, a tale of showbiz obsession.

Middle class school girl Bona (Nora Aunor) skips class to hang around the sets of bit actor Gardo (Philip Salvador). When her father attempts to beat some sense into her, Bona moves into Gardo’s shack in the slums, delighted to play house–only to find herself not the wife, but the maid.

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The Little Mermaid

Sat, May 31 @ 2:00 pm

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New Beverly Cinema

Ron Clements

1989

83 min

This Disney classic, about a mermaid who dreams of being human, was co-written by out lyricist Howard Ashman. Ashman was openly gay during his career in the Disney Renaissance, and died of complications of AIDS while Beauty and the Beast was still in production.

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

More info at The New Beverly

Tickets from UCLA Film & TV Archive

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In the Best Interests of the Children

with Lesbian Custody

Legacy Project Screening Series

Fri, Jun 06 @ 7:30 pm

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Hammer Museum

Filmmakers Frances Reid and S. Topiary Landberg.

Elizabeth Stevens, Cathy Zheutlin & Frances Reid

1977

53 min

Gay mothers argue for the right to custody of their children.

More info at UCLA Film & TV Archive

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Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Sat, Jun 07 @ 3:00 pm

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Lumiere Music Hall

Writer Peter Atkins and director Tony Randel

Tony Randel

1988

97 min

The Hellraiser series, from out writer/director/producer Cliver Barker, are horror films where queer themes run plainly across the surface. While Hellbound is less overtly gay than other entries in the series, Barker's kinky pleasure-demons are unmistakable icons of Queer horror.

Doctor Channard is sent a new patient, a girl warning of the terrible creatures that have destroyed her family, Cenobites who offer the most intense sensations of pleasure and pain. But Channard has been searching for the doorway to Hell for years, and Kirsty must follow him to save her father and witness the power struggles among the newly damned.

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The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

Sat, Jun 07 @ 7:30 pm

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Hammer Museum

Maria Maggenti

1995

94 min

30th anniversary screening!

Touching and poignant, the acclaimed coming-of-age comedy The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love tells the story of two teenagers whose unexpected friendship grows into the joyful wildness of first love. Randy (Laurel Holloman), a rebellious working class tomboy, meets the beautiful, popular, well-to-do Evie (Nicole Ari Parker) when she brings her Range Rover into the repair shop where Randy works after school. Immediately intrigued by each other, the two girls start a romance that delights and disrupts their lives, causing Evie to lose her friends, Randy to lie to her parents, and sending the two of them on the run. Sensitive and romantic, funny and sincere, this daring film was hailed as a crossover success upon its release and is now celebrated as an iconic part of the 1990s queer cinema canon. Beloved by audiences, it was often referred to, with relief, as one of the few lesbian movies with a “happy ending where no one dies.” World Premiere of the Newly Remastered HD Film, with Preservation Funding Provided by the Sundance Institute and Strand Releasing. A Strand Releasing release.

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Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps

Mon, Jun 30 @ 7:30 pm

Sun, Feb 16 @ 7:00 pm

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Art Theater Long Beach

Director Louise Weard

Louise Weard

2100

275 min

Part i of Castration Movie follows a trans woman named Michaela "Traps" Sinclair, a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends. As the weight of the world piles up on her she decides to pursue her dream of settling down and having a child until her fantasy shatters around her.

More info at Art Theater Long Beach

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Hellraiser

Wed, Jul 23 @ 7:30 pm

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Clive Barker

1987

94 min

The first film in gay writer/director Clive Barker's pain-and-pleasure demon horror franchise, which only got queerer in the 2022 reboot.

Hedonist Frank Cotton finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, who open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.

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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.