#queer-film-festival

#queer-film-festival

The Festival opens on Saturday, May 9, 2026, with Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno to kick off its 26th season, featuring over 100 free performances from May to November.

Clara was a visionary businesswoman and pioneer of early British cinema. I wish she could have known that her legacy would be The Rio, still programming for everyone in the borough.

Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. Trans Cinema provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are BIPOC.

My grandma was my biggest cheerleader to get to do this for her and to raise awareness and to help find a cure is just the most incredible feeling.

The second season appears to go in a The White Lotus-esque direction with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a couple whose fight is witnessed by two country-club employees.

The Sonoma Film Festival will offer a dozen queer features, documentaries, and shorts, showcasing diverse narratives and perspectives within the LGBTQ+ community.

Madonna's surprise new single has taken the queer community by storm, showcasing her continued relevance and ability to connect with fans through her music.

This year's Coachella features headliners like Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G, alongside LGBTQ-inclusive acts such as CMAT, The xx, and Ethel Cain.

Ira Sachs, who emerged from the New Queer Cinema movement of the '90s, has become one of the most accomplished & revered directors of his generation, crafting achingly intimate stories about love, friendship, and desire.

Sam Green's documentary follows his relentless pursuit of the world's oldest person, a journey that reveals deep insights into the nature of time and memory over a decade.

Saad (Mehdi Meskar) is a young Moroccan exile in Quebec who will do anything to save Reza (Aron Archer), his Iranian refugee lover who faces being sent back to his home country. In a desperate move, Saad sets out to seduce a high-ranking spokesperson (played by Alexandre Landry) from the ministry of immigration in a risky gambit that sets off a fateful chain of events.

Billy Preston was a genre-bending singer-songwriter whose work climbed the charts, won Grammys, and saw him collaborating with fellow legends like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin & The Beatles (even earning him the nickname "The Fifth Beatle). Yet he was battling a number of demons on-stage & off, including struggling to come to terms with his sexuality, which he'd repressed thanks to a lifetime in the church.