Circa: Queer Histories Festival

Oct 5

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Oct 26, 2024

Presented by
One Institute

The One Institute, LA's LGBT history nonprofit, kicks off their annual celebration of Queer history. Running the whole month of October, Circa: Queer Histories Festival partners with artists and organizations across LA to bring screenings, exhibitions, panels, readings and parties celebrating LA's Queer history.

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Upcoming Screenings

Pedaling With Purpose

Oct 9, 2024 7:00 PM
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Short documentary film in which six Papis, Black and Latino men, discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on their communities, and how a 545-mile bike ride across California has changed their lives.
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UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos

Oct 11, 2024 8:00 PM
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Winner of a 2024 Los Angeles Press Club Award, UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos is a feature-length documentary, directed by Gregorio Davila, that tells the story of the country’s first Queer Latine organization, formed in Los Angeles in 1981 to highlight Queer Latine issues.
The story of the Los Angeles organization Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU), a political and social group formed in 1981 to help bring Queer Latino issues to light in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Drag On Tape: Collecting Archival for "The Other Drag" Documentary

Oct 12, 2024 5:00 PM
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Join filmmaker Larin Sullivan, director of The Young King and the new drag king documentary The Other Drag, alongside Alex Bohs, editor of P.S. Burn This Letter Please, for a screening and discussion on the process of finding, using and working with newly vintage drag tape.
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Reel Resilience: The Circa 2024 Short Film Festival

Oct 13, 2024 3:00 PM
Los Angeles LGBT Center
In a first for the festival, One Institute presents “Reel Resilience: The Circa 2024 Short Film Festival.” This curated selection of films delves into the transformative power of love and the revolutionary spirit that has driven the LGBTQ+ community’s journey through history.
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“From Past to Present”: Lecture and Short Film Screening

Oct 15, 2024 6:00 PM
One Gallery
Join photographer Morgan Lieberman for a short lecture and screening of the short film from Hidden Once, Hidden Twice, a long-term documentary project chronicling the lives of senior lesbian partnerships across the United States.
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Transvisible: Bamby Salcedo’s Story Then and Now

Oct 18, 2024 8:00 PM
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Join the California LGBT Arts Alliance as they revisit the 2013 documentary film on the life of renowned Los Angeles-based Trans Latina activist and leader, Bamby Salcedo. Audiences will see how and where Ms. Salcedo — the founder and CEO of the largest trans-led nonprofit...
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Radical Harmonies

Oct 24, 2024 7:00 PM
Los Angeles LGBT Center
RADICAL HARMONIES (2002) is an 88-minute documentary produced and directed by Academy Award nominee Dee Mosbacher that chronicles the history of queer music by (mostly lesbian) women.
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Queer Asian Elders on Screen

Oct 26, 2024 6:00 PM
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Queer Asian cinema has always been part of the tapestry of American cinema, from works like Alice Wang’s Saving Face to the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once. Beyond the blockbuster films, independent filmmakers have been pushing forward stories that document...
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Past Screenings

Bridges Across Homelands

Oct 5, 2024
Los Angeles LGBT Center
“Bridges Across Homelands” is an event to get inspired by pioneering BIPOC feminists in arts and culture. Spanning across geographies and identities, attendees will learn what it takes to be a culture leader and valuable lessons about sustaining a career in the arts.
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LESBO

Oct 6, 2024
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Community building event that features a rough-cut screening of the documentary Free Beer Tomorrow, which tells the story of Ohio's longest running, lesbian owned and operated bar. Followed by a game of LESBO (BINGO).
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Pedaling With Purpose

Oct 9, 2024
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Short documentary film in which six Papis, Black and Latino men, discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on their communities, and how a 545-mile bike ride across California has changed their lives.
Find on Letterboxd