This is the 19th year celebrating the best of LGBTQIA+ films from around the world with the Miami Valley community. This year, the selection was so outstanding that they expanded the festival by an extra day to showcase even more incredible stories. We can’t wait to gather together once again, experiencing these powerful and diverse films that highlight important voices within the LGBTQIA+ community. See you at the festival, October 10-13.
7:30 PM
Lady Like
Dir. Luke Willis /89 Min /USA, UK / Trailer
The pages of Lady Camden’s fairytale are filled with growth, discovery, and a true passion for performance in this imaginative, heartfelt documentary. A student of dance, Camden had performed ballet across many international stages before lip syncing on the catwalk of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Preceded By
Stan Behavior
Dir. Tyler C. Peterson /15 Min /USA
A drag queen (Ginger Minj) embarks on a quest for better workplace rights but ends up in a dicey situation.
Kings
Dir. Eric Garcia /6 Min /USA
Two drag kings fall in love during a bathroom quickie.
7:00 PM
The Queen of My Dreams
Dir. Fawzia Mirza /98 Min /Canada, Pakistan / Trailer
Queer Pakistani grad student Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories – from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming- of-age in rural Canada.
Preceded By
Queen Size
Dir. Avril Besson /19 Min /France
This morning, Marina has an appointment with Charlie to sell her a mattress. This evening, she will cancel her plane ticket.
9:30 PM
Post-Screening Friday Night Party
/Lily’s Bistro / 329 E. 5th St.
12:30 PM
Top Drawer Shorts – Pack #1
There Are Things to Do
Dir. Mike Syers /18 Min /USA
Urvashi Vaid, an outspoken immigrant, lesbian, and woman of color was an LGBTQ+ superhero helped shape the modern-day movement.
Goodbye Tango
Dir. Jason Laurits /15 Min /USA
The sudden death of Ruth’s beloved hamster reveals a decaying marriage with her curmudgeon wife, Connie.
Mélange
Dir. Deshon Leek /15 Min /USA
Two estranged men reconnect in a jazz bar where they embark on a forbidden dance.
Ripe!
Dir. Tusk /18 Min /Spain, USA
On the Catalonian coast, an American exchange student joins a bleach-blonde local for a friendly game of futbol.
Bust!
Dir. Angelis Field /11 Min /USA
A trans girl cop with the NYPD goes undercover to make a drug bust.
Kasbi
Dir. Farah Jabir /12 Min /USA
A middle-aged Pakistani housewife hires a young, self-assured sex worker to keep her company for the night.
Dream Burger
Dir. Sami Kali /9 Min /Switzerland, UK
Luke and Simon always go for burgers together after tennis, but this time, Luke wants to tell Simon how he really feels.
3:30 PM
A House is Not a Disco
Dir. Brian J. Smith /91 Min /USA / Trailer
Gorgeous and emotionally charged, A HOUSE IS NOT A DISCO goes behind the scenes of the infamous Fire Island Pines, a gay fantasyland on the East Coast, to uncover real life pleasures and simmering conflict – capturing the energy and ideas of today’s residents, as millennials connect with old timers to reframe the focus and value of the community.
7:00 PM
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
Dir. Matthew Miele /105 Min /USA
Showcases the six-decade career of award-winning costume designer, Bob Mackie. And like his costumes, Mackie is wholly unique and unfiltered, which makes for a compelling and candid subject- with interviews including Cher, Pink, Tom Ford, Miley Cyrus, RuPaul, Carol Burnett, and more.
Preceded By
Wouldn’t Make it Any Other Way
Dir. Hao Zhou /21 Min /USA
An aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre and reconnect with distanced parents.
9:45 PM
MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK
Dir. Cadan Douglas /84 Min /Canada / Trailer
The Jennings family are having their traditional Sunday dinner. As tensions reach a boiling point, an unwanted guest arrives: Frank, Father’s wayward brother. To what end with Mother, Father, Sister, and Brother go to get rid of Frank? Mindy Cohn and Enrico Colantoni star in this comedy horror that’s full of violence, gore and big laughs.
Preceded By
THE DINNER
Dir. Jesus Martinez /12 Min /Spain
There are some issues which cannot be left for later!
12:30 PM
TOP DRAWER SHORTS – Pack #2
Seat 31: Zoey Zephyr
Dir. Kimberly Reed /15 Min /USA
Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for speaking on a bill banning transgender medical care.
The Pansy of Pickadee
Dir. Gus George & Paddy Moraha /8 Min /Australia
A queer young man who uses his special skills to save his friends and family.
Grace
Dir. Natalie Jasmine Harris /14 Min /USA
Sixteen-year-old Grace prepares for her baptism in the rural 1950s South.
Threshold
Dir. Gregory Brecher /18 Min /USA
After thirty years of marriage, Joan and Susie are about to cross a different threshold.
One Night at Babes
Dir. Angelo Madsen Minax /30 Min /USA
When aging conservative townsfolk and younger queer leftists begin sharing the same watering hole, a delicate allegiance flourishes.
Ily, Bye
Dir. Taylor James /14 Min /USA
Unfortunately, Siobhan can’t get her foot out of her mouth long enough to get her foot in the door.
3:15 PM
What a Feeling
Dir. Kat Rohrer /111 Min /Austria / Trailer
A chance encounter at a lesbian bar brings two women of a certain age living strikingly different lives together in this winning romantic comedy. Named after Irene Cara’s classic anthem from Flashdance, WHAT A FEELING blends heart with a lack of self-consciousness, telling a poignant story of new love amongst two women in the “sandwich generation” while also never taking itself too seriously.
6:00 PM
Turtles
Dir. David Lambert /80 Min /Belgium, Canada / Trailer
Now in their 60s, Thom and Henri are a married couple living an outwardly sweet existence at their quaint home in Brussels with their pet turtles Topsy and Turvy. As they celebrate Henri’s retirement from the police force, Thom sees this as a perfect opportunity to rekindle their passion after 35 years. But Henri can’t cope with his newfound lack of purpose, and thus… the two start to drive each other crazy.
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