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The Visitor

LA Premiere

Fri, Mar 14 @ 7:30 pm
Sat, Mar 15 @ 7:30 pm
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Landmark Nuart
Filmmaker Bruce LaBruce
London, today. A refugee washes up naked in a suitcase on the bank of the Thames. The enigmatic, sexually fluid stranger introduces himself to a bourgeois, upper-class family. He is invited to stay on as an employee. The Visitor soon seduces each member of the family in a series of explicit sexual encounters. He will turn their world upside down as they can redefine themselves in new, radical ways.
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Gun Hill Road

Disclosure: A Trans Re-reading of American Cinema

Fri, Mar 14 @ 7:30 pm
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Hammer Museum
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.
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Gregg Bordowitz Double Feature 1

some aspect of a shared lifestyle and Fast Trip, Long Drop

Fri, Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm
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Now Instant Image Hall
Director Gregg Bordowitz
On occasion of Gregg Bordowitz's This is Not a Love Song at The Brick, Now Instant and The Brick present a series of Bordowitz’s early films, including some aspect of a shared lifestyle (1986), and Fast Trip, Long Drop (1993) on March 14th and Portraits of People living with HIV
A gay jewish man speaks out about living with and dying from AIDS. He also discusses how being gay has affected his identity as a jew and his relationship with his parents.
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Four Mothers

Irish Film Festival Los Angeles

Fri, Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm
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Laemmle Monica Film Center
Director Darren Thornton
A gay novelist is stuck caring for his aging mom--and the moms of all his friends, who have gone to Spain for a Pride party.
Edward, a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. With pressure to go on a US book tour mounting, the last thing Edward needs is his friends jetting off to Spain for an impromptu Pride holiday, leaving their mothers on his doorstep! Over a chaotic weekend, he has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies.
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Sylvia Scarlett

Tue, Mar 11 @ 9:50 pm
Wed, Mar 12 @ 9:50 pm
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New Beverly Cinema
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett (Katharine Hepburn) must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
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The Queen

Disclosure: A Trans Re-reading of American Cinema

Sun, Mar 09 @ 7:30 pm
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Hammer Museum
Artist and filmmaker Zackary Drucker
In 1967, New York City is host to the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes, transporting the viewer into rehearsals and dressing rooms as the drag queen subculture prepares for this big national beauty contest. Jack/Sabrina is the mistress of ceremonies, and their protégé, Miss Harlow, is in the competition. But, as the pageant approaches, the glamorous contestants veer from camaraderie to tension.
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Psycho

Sun, Mar 09 @ 2:30 pm
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Gardena Cinema
It's probably the OG problematic gender-crossed serial killer movie, but there's more Queer connections to Psycho. Anthony Perkins was boyfriend to Tab Hunter before his star turn in Psycho, and died of AIDS in 1992. The film was also remade in 1998 by gay director Gus Van Sant.
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
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Midnight Cowboy

Sat, Mar 08 @ 10:00 pm
Sun, Mar 09 @ 10:00 pm
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Los Feliz 3
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
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Mishima

Sat, Mar 08 @ 7:00 pm
Sun, Mar 09 @ 4:00 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
40th Anniversary screening.
Yukio Mishima's estate didn't let Paul Schrader do more than hint at the homosexuality of the controversial Japanese writer turned right-winger, but Mishima's writings were deeply interwoven with gay themes and characters.
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
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Female Trouble

Sat, Mar 08 @ 6:00 pm
Sat, Mar 08 @ 8:15 pm
Sat, Mar 08 @ 10:30 pm
Sun, Mar 09 @ 8:00 pm
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Gardena Cinema
The life and times of Dawn Davenport, showing her progression from bratty schoolgirl to crazed mass murderer - all of which stems from her parents' refusal to buy her cha-cha heels for Christmas.
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Beginners

Sat, Mar 08 @ 4:00 pm
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Los Feliz 3
Christopher Plummer won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his warm portrayal of a man who comes out at age 75 after his wife dies, shocking his son with his simultaneous announcements that he has cancer and a young lover.
Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.
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Sam's World

Fri, Mar 07 @ 7:30 pm
Fri, Mar 07 @ 9:55 pm
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Vidiots Eagle Theater
Filmmaker Lily Lady
Sam–a non-binary mid 20s sex worker–navigates romantic, sociality and an impending pregnancy-related decision over the course of a weekend in New York City.
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Drunktown's Finest

Disclosure: A Trans Re-reading of American Cinema

Fri, Mar 07 @ 7:30 pm
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Hammer Museum
On a desolate Navajo reservation in New Mexico, three young people – a college-bound, devout Christian; a rebellious and angry father-to-be; and a promiscuous but gorgeous Nádleehi (trans person)- search for love and acceptance.
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Dog Day Afternoon

Fri, Mar 07 @ 2:00 pm
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New Beverly Cinema
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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The Handmaiden

A Century of Romance

Thu, Mar 06 @ 4:00 pm
Thu, Mar 06 @ 9:40 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
Oldboy director Park Chan-Wook adapted the Victorian lesbian con artist psychological thriller Fingersmith into 2016's critically acclaimed The Handmaiden, moving the setting to Japanese-occupied Korea as our main characters set out to seduce and rob a Japanese heiress.
In 1930s Korea, a swindler and a young woman pose as a Japanese count and a handmaiden to seduce a Japanese heiress and steal her fortune.
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And the Breadwinner Is...

Manila International Film Festival

Wed, Mar 05 @ 8:00 pm
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TCL Chinese Theaters
A huge hit in the Philippines, this grounded comedy stars non-binary superstar Vice Ganda as a queer worker returning home from overseas to the family she has been supporting for years.
A mistaken identity leads to a promising opportunity when breadwinner Bambi comes home to her own funeral. Instead of correcting the comical mistake, Bambi, together with her dysfunctional family, decide to keep up the ridiculous act of her death in order to claim her 10 million peso life insurance in hopes of finally turning their dream life to reality.
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The Queen

Queer Diaspora

Wed, Mar 05 @ 7:30 pm
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Philosophical Research Society
In 1967, New York City is host to the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes, transporting the viewer into rehearsals and dressing rooms as the drag queen subculture prepares for this big national beauty contest. Jack/Sabrina is the mistress of ceremonies, and their protégé, Miss Harlow, is in the competition. But, as the pageant approaches, the glamorous contestants veer from camaraderie to tension.
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Maurice

A Century of Romance

Wed, Mar 05 @ 7:15 pm
Wed, Mar 05 @ 1:00 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
Gay director James Ivory won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1987 for this adaptation of gay author E. M. Forster's posthumously-published novel of the same name, about gay love and social class in Edwardian England (with a happy ending!)
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.
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But I'm a Cheerleader

A Century of Romance

Tue, Mar 04 @ 7:30 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
4K restoration!
For anyone who has ever worried that all lesbian films are too serious, Jamie Babbit signle-handedly proves that queer women can be funny as hell in this now-classic queer comedy.
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn’t like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she’s pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to “sexual redirection” school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
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Withnail & I

Tue, Mar 04 @ 7:30 pm
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Vidiots Eagle Theater
Depending who you ask, this British cult black comedy is either homophobic, due to its treatment of Withnail's lecherous gay uncle Morty, or a queer-coded romance, with something special lurking underneath the main characters' close-but-complicated friendship.
Two out-of-work actors – the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail – spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday “by mistake” at the country house of Withnail’s flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
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Bringing Up Baby

A Century of Romance

Mon, Mar 03 @ 7:30 pm
Mon, Mar 03 @ 1:00 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
Likely bisexual Cary Grant and sapphic icon Katharine Hepburn star in this perfect screwball comedy that still feels fresh today--and is a footnote in many queer film histories as the first Hollywood film to use the word "gay" to mean homosexual.
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Sun, Mar 02 @ 1:00 pm
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Los Feliz 3
This Hays Code-era adaptation of Oscar Wilde's manages to be about as Queer as the original novel, which already maintained a repressed Victorian sensibility about Wilde's (and his characters') sexuality.
Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays youthful. His wish comes true, and his boyish looks aid him as he indulges his every whim. But when a stunning revelation forces him to see what he’s become, Dorian faces some very dangerous questions.
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All About Eve

Sun, Mar 02 @ 11:00 am
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Egyptian Theatre
70th Anniversary Screening
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo’s Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo’s director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
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The Skin I Live In

Sat, Mar 01 @ 9:45 pm
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Vidiots Eagle Theater
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
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Disclosure

Disclosure: A Trans Re-reading of American Cinema

Sat, Mar 01 @ 7:30 pm
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Hammer Museum
Tre’vell Anderson, Jen Richards, editor Stacy Goldate
An investigation of how Hollywood’s fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
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Female Perversions

Sat, Mar 01 @ 6:30 pm
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Los Feliz 3
Director Susan Streitfeld
L.A. Premiere of New 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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Problemista

Spotlight on Tilda Swinton

Fri, Feb 28 @ 7:00 pm
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Brain Dead Studios
An aspiring toy designer’s work visa runs out, and a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.
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Memoria

Spotlight on Tilda Swinton

Wed, Feb 26 @ 8:00 pm
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Brain Dead Studios
This dreamlike film is the long-awaited collaboration between Tilda Swinton and gay Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 18 years after Swinton first wrote to him to express her love for his film Tropical Malady.
One morning, Jessica Holland, a Scottish orchid farmer visiting her sister in Bogotá, is woken by a loud ‘bang’. This haunting sound dispels her sleep for days, calling into question her identity and guiding her from recording studios to secluded jungle villages in an attempt to find its source.
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2024 Project Involve Short Films

Tue, Feb 25 @ 7:30 pm
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DGA Theater
Project Involve is Film Independent's artist development program for filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. Every year a new cohort of fellows come together to develop short films that showcase their talents. Join this free screening to see the shorts produced this year.
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Dog Day Afternoon

Tue, Feb 25 @ 7:30 pm
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Aero Theater
Star Al Pacino
Al Pacino joins in person for this members-only event at the American Cinematheque.
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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Gay Girls Riding Club

Legacy Project Screening Series

Sun, Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm
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Hammer Museum
Come see new digital restorations of four short films by the Gay Girls Riding Club, a pre-Stonewall club of gay entertainment industry pros (including cinematographers Ray Harrison and James Crabe) who made high camp drag satires of popular films.
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Cry-Baby

Sun, Feb 23 @ 4:40 pm
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Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother’s wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
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American Theater

Slamdance Film Festival

Sun, Feb 23 @ 9:15 am
Thu, Feb 20 @ 9:30 am
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Quixote West Hollywood
World Premiere Screening
A "canceled" theater director summons a troupe of conservatives to an abandoned cabin in rural Georgia to plot revenge on the Atlanta theater community with a musical retelling of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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Documenting Michelle

Night Two

Sat, Feb 22 @ 7:30 pm
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Hammer Museum
Filmmaker Michelle Parkerson
The UCLA Film and TV archive presents a two-night celebration of New Black Cinema filmmaker, writer, and performance artist Michelle Parkerson. A trailblazing Black lesbian voice, Parkerson has worked in both narrative and documentary film. Free and open to the public.
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Mishima

Sat, Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm
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Egyptian Theatre
40th Anniversary screening.
Yukio Mishima's estate didn't let Paul Schrader do more than hint at the homosexuality of the controversial Japanese writer turned right-winger, but Mishima's writings were deeply interwoven with gay themes and characters.
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
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Suspiria

Spotlight on Tilda Swinton

Sat, Feb 22 @ 6:15 pm
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Brain Dead Studios
Out director Luca Guadagnino followed Call Me By Your Name with this creepy remake of the 1977 horror classic. Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson star in this tale of Cold War witchcraft, dance, and the dark corners of the human heart -- which competed for the Queer Lion at Venice.
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director, an ambitious young dancer and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare, others will finally wake up.
Theatrical runs

PREVIOUSLY In Theaters

They're gone from theaters but you can probably find them streaming.

Viet and Nam
Opened Apr 04, 2025
Opens Apr 04, 2025

In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Viêt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea.

Layla
Opened Mar 21, 2025
Opens Mar 21, 2025

When Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themself in a transformative relationship that tests who they really are.

Young Hearts
Opened Mar 14, 2025
Opens Mar 14, 2025

Fourteen-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

Born for You
Opened Mar 12, 2025
Opens Mar 12, 2025

Alba has Down’s Syndrome and was left in the hospital when she was born. Thirty families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to Luca: a Catholic — and gay — single man.

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Opened Jan 31, 2025
Opens Jan 31, 2025

Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, Bruce David Klein’s luminous documentary celebrates a young entertainer full of boundless raw talent and the deep, creative relationships with her mentors and influences.

Eat the Night
Opened Jan 22, 2025
Opens Jan 22, 2025

Young drug dealer Pablo and his sister Appoline bond over an online game called Darknoon. Pablo falls for Night, neglecting his sister. While Appoline finishes the game, Pablo and Night become embroiled in a dangerous gang conflict.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Opened Dec 13, 2024
Opens Dec 13, 2024

NEW RESTORATION! Though married to Agnes Varda for most of this life, French New Wave icon Jacques Demy was bisexual and died of AIDS-related complications in 1990. He is best known for his sunny musicals of the 1960s, where his voice shines through with romantic optimism.

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother’s chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy’s return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.

Sabbath Queen
Opened Dec 05, 2024
Opens Dec 05, 2024

Sabbath Queen is a remarkable 20 year journey in the life of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a 39th generation Orthodox rabbi — and drag queen.

Playland
Opened Dec 02, 2024
Opens Dec 02, 2024

The Playland Café, Boston’s oldest gay bar, was established in 1937 and was a vital queer hub in the city until 1998, when rampant ‘urban renewal’ projects led to its closure. Demolished but never forgotten, it acted as a meeting ground for an exceptionally diverse crowd — throughout its lifespan, it featured acts from drag performances to DJ sets and was connected to Pride rallies and underground gay newspapers. As a gathering place for outsiders, it was also a target for police raids and zoning. Artist-filmmaker Georden West’s debut feature is an expressionist and very queer bricolage, focusing on an atemporal night in the renowned Playland Café. Following its employees and others who have haunted the space, weaving together a tapestry of personal and community anecdotes across the bar’s existence.

Queer
Opened Nov 27, 2024
Opens Nov 27, 2024

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

Chasing Chasing Amy
Opened Nov 20, 2024
Opens Nov 20, 2024

CHASING CHASING AMY explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers, the Kevin Smith cult classic, CHASING AMY, became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema, he finds himself at a complicated crossroads.

Elton John: Never Too Late
Opened Nov 15, 2024
Opens Nov 15, 2024

Sir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time and recounts his struggles with adversity, abuse, and addiction, and how he overcame them to become the icon he is today.

The World According to Allee Willis
Opened Nov 15, 2024
Opens Nov 15, 2024

Fresh from the audience award at Frameline, this documentary follows the career of queer songwriter Allee Willis, who isn't a household name but wrote September, Boogie Wonderland, and the Friends theme song---and threw some of the best parties of the 1980s.

Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Allee didn’t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece - self-acceptance.

Emilia Pérez
Opened Nov 01, 2024
Opens Nov 01, 2024

Karla Sofía Gascón became the first Trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes, thanks to this extravagant musical about a Mexican drug lord who hires a lawyer to help stage her death and flee the country, in order to transition and live her true life abroad.

Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.

Luther: Never Too Much
Opened Oct 30, 2024
Opens Oct 30, 2024

This documentary about R&B talent Luther Vandross, which premiered at Sundance this year, explores Vandross' triumphs and struggles, and the media's fascination, with his weight and sexuality.

Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.

High Tide
Opened Oct 25, 2024
Opens Oct 25, 2024

Lourenço decides to leave his homophobic family and country behind to get lost in the queer mecca of Provincetown, until the intense and unexpected romance with Maurice, who also feels lost in today’s America, changes his life forever.

All Shall Be Well
Opened Sep 27, 2024
Opens Sep 27, 2024

When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation.

Unfightable
Opened Sep 20, 2024
Opens Sep 20, 2024

Alana McLaughlin is a transgender woman beginning her career in the mixed martial arts. She’ll have to contend with athletes who refuse to fight her, find a gym willing to train her, and win a battle against her own personal demons.

Alana McLaughlin is a transgender woman beginning her career in the mixed martial arts. She’ll have to contend with athletes who refuse to fight her, find a gym willing to train her, and win a battle against her own personal demons.

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Opened Sep 20, 2024
Opens Sep 20, 2024

Enter the colorful world of Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated Patricia Field, the costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Ugly Betty, and The Devil Wears Prada. A queer, first-generation Greek-American, this fiery redhead defied the odds to become a fashion icon. Features interviews with Kim Cattrall, Lily Collins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Urie, and more.

In The Summers
Opened Sep 20, 2024
Opens Sep 20, 2024

On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Will and Harper
Opened Sep 13, 2024
Opens Sep 13, 2024

When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.

When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.

Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln
Opened Sep 06, 2024
Opens Sep 06, 2024

Lover Of Men examines the intimate life of America’s most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln. As told by preeminent Lincoln scholars and never before seen photographs and letters, the film details Lincoln’s romantic relationships with men.

Close to You
Opened Aug 16, 2024
Opens Aug 16, 2024

Academy Award Nominee Elliot Page (Juno, The Umbrella Academy, Inception) stars as a trans man who returns to his hometown for the first time in years. On his journey, he confronts his relationship with his family, reunites with a first love, and discovers a newfound confidence in himself. A Toronto International Film Festival premiere.

Sebastian
Opened Aug 09, 2024
Opens Aug 09, 2024

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

Cukoo
Opened Aug 09, 2024
Opens Aug 09, 2024

This horror film stars trans actress and Euphoria star Hunter Schafer as a teen girl who moves with her family to German, only to find that their town hides sinister secrets.

After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she’s plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.

National Anthem
Opened Jul 19, 2024
Opens Jul 19, 2024

Dylan, a 21-year old construction worker in rural New Mexico, joins a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.

Dylan, a 21-year old construction worker in rural New Mexico, joins a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.

Sisi & I
Opened Jul 19, 2024
Opens Jul 19, 2024

After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.

After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.

Crossing
Opened Jul 19, 2024
Opens Jul 19, 2024

Lia, a retired school teacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey.

Lia, a retired school teacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey. Hoping to bring Tekla home after a period of estrangement, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi to find her. Exploring the hidden depths of the city, they cross paths with a transgender lawyer called Evrim, who helps them in their search.

Chestnut
Opened Jun 21, 2024
Opens Jun 21, 2024

A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.

A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.

Queendom
Opened Jun 14, 2024
Opens Jun 14, 2024

An awe-inspiring portrait of queer performance artist Gena Marvin, a Russian fashion student whose otherworldy gender-defying costumes take up public space in acts of shockingly brave protest in contemporary Russia.

A queer Russian performance artist utilises social media, their identity and a series of remarkable costumes in quiet defiance of prejudice, war and police brutality.

Solo
Opened May 31, 2024
Opens May 31, 2024

This romantic drama, a celebration of Montreal's lively drag scene, won best Canadian Feature Film at TIFF last year, and now comes to LA for a theatrical run.

Emerging Montreal drag queen Simon must deal with two impossible loves: a passionate, yet destructive affair with Oliver and a cold relationship with his mother, who’s just returned after fifteen years.

Summer Qamp
Opened May 10, 2024
Opens May 10, 2024

At Camp fYrefly in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, and trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space, surrounded by counselors who can relate to their experience ― and help them toast the perfect marshmallow.

At Camp fYrefly in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, and trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space, surrounded by counsellors who can relate to their experience ― and help them toast the perfect marshmallow.

I Saw the TV Glow
Opened May 03, 2024
Opens May 03, 2024

Fresh from Sundance, this new queer horror film is opening night for the brand-new LA Festival of Movies. Set in the 90s, two queer teens share an obsession with a supernatural TV show (*cough* Buffy *cough*), living their hardcore queer fandom in the show's fictional universe.

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Egoist
Opened Apr 26, 2024
Opens Apr 26, 2024

This sad and steamy Japanese gay romance, based on author Makoto Takayama's autobigraphical novel, finally makes its arrival in theaters after a successful festival run.

After losing his mother at the age of 14, Kōsuke spent his depressed adolescence hiding his gay identity in a rural town. Now working as a fashion magazine editor, he spends his free time with his close friends. One day, he meets Ryūta, a personal trainer who works in part to support his aging mother.

Mysterious Ways
Opened Apr 17, 2024
Opens Apr 17, 2024

A new film from New Zealand, follows the scandal in a small community when the local priest marries a man.

Choosing between the love of a good man and the love of God is a tough call especially for vicar Peter Simmons. His tranquil life is rudely interrupted when he rashly proposes marriage to Jason his Samoan boyfriend, in church. As the news breaks globally of their forbidden sexual relationship, Peter’s place in the church is threatened and his belief in God is challenged to breaking point. The only thing that can save Peter is a miracle.

The People's Joker
Opened Apr 12, 2024
Opens Apr 12, 2024

This parody of a certain caped crusader through the lens of trans creator Vera Drew was quick to disappear after its premiere at TIFF, due to rights issues from an unnamed giant media company. Why so serious?

A law-breaking comedian who is grappling with her gender identity forms a new anti-comedy troupe with a friend and finds herself battling a fascistic caped crusader.

Housekeeping for Beginners
Opened Apr 05, 2024
Opens Apr 05, 2024

Director Goran Stolevski is on a hot streak. "Of An Age" was warmly received in theaters in 2022. Then he went on to win the Queer Lion at Venice in 2023 with this new heartwarming comedy about a blended queer family, set in his homeland of North Macedonia.

Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that must fight to stay together.

Femme
Opened Mar 28, 2024
Opens Mar 28, 2024

This erotic revenge thriller from the 2023 Berlinale is not for the sensitive--as it follows a drag artist who is victim of a homophobic attack, and then sets out to seduce his closeted attacker after spotting him at a gay sauna.

Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.

Luca (re-release)
Opened Mar 22, 2024
Opens Mar 22, 2024

Pixar's sea monster story blew up the Internet when it came out, with a debate over whether the movie is Disney's first gay film. While the plot never veers from the platonic, hopeful queers (and outraged conservatives) saw something deeper in the film's "be yourself" message.

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Glitter and Doom
Opened Mar 08, 2024
Opens Mar 08, 2024

It's a boy-meets-boy musical extravaganza, and all the songs are by lesbian folk icons The Indigo Girls. It's a bold pairing, if not an obvious one. Does it work? Buy a ticket and judge for yourself!

https://letterboxd.com/film/glitter-doom/

Love Lies Bleeding
Opened Mar 08, 2024
Opens Mar 08, 2024

Fresh from its premiere at Sundance, this bloody lesbian bodybuilding revenge thriller romance (say that three times fast) stars Kristin Stewart as Lou, a lonely gym manager. Her attraction to bodybuilder Jackie pulls her into her family's criminal schemes with violent results.

Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

Before I Change My Mind
Opened Mar 01, 2024
Opens Mar 01, 2024

This 80s-set Canadian coming of age story about a non-binary tween won hearts at Locarno and the Iris Prize.

1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.

Problemista
Opened Feb 29, 2024
Opens Feb 29, 2024

Queer comedian Julio Torres directs and stars with Tilda Swinton in this wild science fiction romp through New York City and the US Immigration system in this latest release from A24.

An aspiring toy designer’s work visa runs out, and a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

Skin Deep
Opened Feb 09, 2024
Opens Feb 09, 2024

Winner of the 2022 Queer Lion at Venice, this twisted German gender-bending body-swapping horror finally gets a US release. One week only at Laemmale NoHo!

At first glance, Leyla and Tristan are a happy couple. When they travel to a mysterious island, a game of identities begins that changes everything – their perception, their sexuality, their entire selves. But not only their relationship threatens to break up. They may even never be who they used to be again …

You Can't Stay Here
Opened Feb 08, 2024
Opens Feb 08, 2024

A very special one-weekend engagement at the Laemmle for this early 1990's serial killer thriller. Guillermo Diaz (Scandal, Weeds) stars as a photographer who comes across a murder in Central Park, kicking off a game of cat and mouse with the killer.

Rick, a photographer, witnesses the brutal murder of a gay man in Central Park. With the cops taking little interest in the crime, a dangerous and sexy game of cat and mouse ensues between Rick and the killer, Adam.

She is Conann
Opened Feb 02, 2024
Opens Feb 02, 2024

Fresh from the Director's fortnight at Cannes, She is Conann is an epic queer feminist re-telling of the story of Conan the Barbarian. Across multiple lives and traveling across time, this dreamy lesbian barbarian queen hacks her way into her own version of the legend.

Traveling through the abyss, underworld dog Rainer recounts the six lives of Conann, perpetually put to death by her own future, across eras, myths and ages. From her childhood, a slave of Sanja and her barbarian horde, to her accession to the summits of cruelty at the doors of our world.

Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live
Opened Jan 31, 2024
Opens Jan 31, 2024

Did you love the soundtrack from "All of Us Strangers?" Are you sad there's not a queer 80s British synth-pop counterpart to the Eras Tour movie to go see? Check out this concert film from queer icons The Pet Shop Boys as they play some of their greatest hits from their career.

Formed in London in 1981 and consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and have been cited as one of the most successful duos in UK music history. Captured live at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, the exhilarating performance features a lavish stage show, full back-up band and mesmerizing visual backdrops, in front of an exuberant, sold-out audience. This brand-new concert film includes all of PSB's greatest hits including 'West End Girls', 'Suburbia', 'Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)', 'Always on My Mind', 'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' and 'It’s a Sin'.

All of Us Strangers
Opened Dec 22, 2023
Opens Dec 22, 2023

Andrew Haigh, the writer/director behind Weekend and HBO's Looking, makes another aching gay romance. Out actor Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) stars as Adam, a writer who visits the ghosts of his parents (Jamie Bell and Claire Foy) while romancing his neighbor (Paul Mescal).

One night, screenwriter Adam, in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, has a chance encounter with his mysterious neighbor Harry that punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As Adam and Harry get closer, Adam is pulled back to his childhood home where he discovers that his long-dead parents are both living and look the same age as the day they died over 30 years ago.

1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture
Opened Dec 01, 2023
Opens Dec 01, 2023

Seeking to uncover the origins of the rabid homophobia of the conservative church, a gay seminary scholar and a straight activist make a shocking discovery: In 1946 an erroneous translation of the term homosexual in the Bible that has been weaponized against the LGBTQIA+ community ever since.

Monster
Opened Dec 01, 2023
Opens Dec 01, 2023

When you know that this film won the Queer Palm at Cannes 2023, it's a small spoiler--and finding it on a queer film site does the same, sorry! Even knowing something queer is coming, this tense social drama from Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda is among his best.

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.