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Screenings & Events

Festivals, Special Guests, Retrospectives and more "one night only" queer cinema screenings.

UPCOMING Events
Nov
 
16
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November
16
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3:00 pm

Challengers

  
Director Luca Guadagnino and Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes
  
Aero Theater
This high-wire love triangle from out director Luca Guadagnino never got quite as bi as it could have--but still features standout performances in a tense, sexually smoldering story of two tennis stars competing for the love (and coaching talents of) Zendaya's Tashi.
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a “Challenger” event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
Nov
 
15
November
15
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November
15
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7:30 pm

Some Like It Hot

  
  
Aero Theater
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Nov
 
15
November
15
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November
15
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7:15 pm

Three Bewildered People in the Night

  
  
Brain Dead Studios
David, Craig and Alicia are a triangle of young lovers who find angst and despair as they sort out their feelings and sexuality in a late-night coffee shop.
Nov
 
15
November
15
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November
15
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7:00 pm

Y Tu Mamá También

  
  
Vidiots Eagle Theater
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Nov
 
14
November
14
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November
14
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7:00 pm

Queer

with Love is the Devil

  
Actor Daniel Craig
  
Aero Theater
Daniel Craig joins in person for an advance screening of Queer, Luca Guadagnino's adaptation of William S Burroughs semi-autobiographical novel. Followed by a Q&A, and a double feature of Love is the Devil, Craig's breakout role in the biopic drama of painter Francis Bacon.
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.
Nov
 
12
November
12
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November
12
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6:15 pm

Emilia Pérez

  
Star Zoe Saldaña
  
Vista Theater Hollywood
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.
Nov
 
11
November
11
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November
11
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7:30 pm

Cuckoo

  
  
New Beverly Cinema
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.
Nov
 
11
November
11
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November
11
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7:00 pm

The Haunting

  
  
Los Feliz 3
The Haunting was remarkable for 1963 for having a main character who was a lesbian, without being punished for it. The 2018 Netflix miniseries adaptation makes Theo even more explicitly gay (and badass).
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Nov
 
10
November
10
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November
10
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8:00 pm

Kamikaze 1989

  
  
Whammy Analog Media
New German Cinema Queer auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder wasn't just a writer and a director--he was an actor, too. Catch his final film appearance in this West German science fiction cult classic about a detective in a totalitarian-utopian future.
In a totalitarian society of the future, in which the government controls all facets of the media, a homicide detective investigates a string of bombings, and finds out more than he bargained for.
Nov
 
10
November
10
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November
10
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5:30 pm

The Crying Game

  
  
Brain Dead Studios
There's not enough space to summarize The Crying Game here--a lauded film that broke new ground in its portrayal of trans people on screen, despite its problematic recycling of toxic and dangerous tropes. Do your homework before seeing it for the first time.
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he’ll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
Nov
 
10
November
10
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November
10
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12:00 pm

Moonlight

  
  
Egyptian Theatre
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Nov
 
9
November
9
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November
9
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9:55 pm

Flesh for Frankenstein

  
  
Vidiots Eagle Theater
Paul Morrissey wasn't queer, but he was a frequent collaborator of Andy Warhol's, and his underground films featured trans breakouts like Holly Woodlawn, bisexual leading man Joe Dallesandro, and prolific gay actor Udo Kier. Don't miss this X-rated sexploitation horror tribute.
Within the decadent walls of the Frankenstein mansion, the Baron and his depraved assistant Otto have discovered the means of creating new life. As the Baron’s laboratory begins to fill up with stitched body parts, the Baroness dallies with the randy new manservant and soon the decadent, permissive household is consumed by an outrageous, bizarre and hilarious combination of death and dismemberment.
Nov
 
9
November
9
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November
9
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7:30 pm

Paris is Burning

  
  
Brain Dead Studios
This iconic documentary, filmed over seven years at the beginning of the AIDS crisis in New York City's ballroom scene, captures the end of a "Golden Age" drag scene--and introduced a whole lot of Queer vocabulary to mainstream audiences.
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza — PARIS IS BURNING brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.
Nov
 
9
November
9
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November
9
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2:00 pm

The Wizard of Oz

  
  
Academy Museum
What movie better deserves the "Not Queer But Queer" label? Historians may debate exactly why Judy Garland was such an icon to the gay community, but for years being a "friend of Dorothy" was code for how closeted queers could find each other. See her in this iconic role.
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
Nov
 
8
November
8
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November
8
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6:30 pm

Strangers on a Train

  
  
New Beverly Cinema
Based on the novel by lesbian Patricia Highsmith, starring bi actor Farley Granger (who came out in his 2007 memoir), this Hitchcock thriller is hardly subtle--with its queer-coded villain serving as a doppleganger for everything our meek protagonist wishes he could be.
Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.
Nov
 
6
November
6
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November
6
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8:00 pm

Kaboom

  
  
Brain Dead Studios
Gregg Araki's fucked-up teenagers go to college, bringing his signature mix of sexual fluidity, apocalyptic dread, slacker humor and cinematic deep cut homages to a new cast and a new location on a Southern California college campus.
Smith, a typical young college student who likes partying and engaging in acts of random sex and debauchery, has been having some interesting dreams revolving around two gorgeous women – and is shocked when he meets the dream girls in real life. Lorelei looks just like his fantasy brunette, while a mysterious red-haired girl being chased by assassins draws him into an international conspiracy. Or is it all just a drug-induced hallucination?
Nov
 
6
November
6
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November
6
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7:00 pm

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

  
  
Philosophical Research Society
One of the first films to even feature a trans lead actor, Warhol muse Holly Woodlawn stars in this wacko underground musical comedy, which has been lovingly restored by the Academy Film Archive and American Genre Film Archive.
An aspiring actress from Kansas comes to New York and meets a host of zany characters.
Nov
 
4
November
4
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November
4
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7:00 pm

Diabolique

Presented by Cinematic Void

  
  
Los Feliz 3
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo – his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle’s corpse mysteriously disappears.
Nov
 
3
November
3
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November
3
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9:00 pm

Rent Free

  
Director Fernando Andrés
  
Vidiots Eagle Theater
After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.
Nov
 
2
November
2
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November
2
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8:00 pm

Eat the Night

Directors' Fortnight Extended

  
  
Culver Theater
Acropolis Cinema brings the films of Cannes' Directors Fortnight to LA, including this story of video-game obsessed teenagers and queer criminals in love, which was also an official selection for the Queer Palm.
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.
Nov
 
2
November
2
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November
2
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7:30 pm

Blonde Venus

  
  
Academy Museum
Bisexual sexpot Marlene Dietrich, who went from Weimar chorus girl to Hollywood super star, takes the lead as a retired cabaret singer coming back to the stage. Co-starring newcomer (and fellow bisexual, by most accounts) Cary Grant. Presented on nitrate 35mm!
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.
Nov
 
2
November
2
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November
2
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7:00 pm

Baby

  
Director Marcelo Caetano
  
Los Feliz 3
After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.
Nov
 
2
November
2
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November
2
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4:30 pm

Ponyboi

  
Esteban Arango, River Gallo, and Victoria Pedretti
  
Milagro Cinemas
Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.
Nov
 
2
November
2
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November
2
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4:30 pm

La Arriera

  
  
Alamo Drafthouse
1930, in the highlands of Jalisco. Emilia, a teenager, silently lives her sexual awakening with her adopted brothers, Caro and Martín. In search of her freedom, she flees into the bush where she poses as a young muleteer to survive among the living and the dying, among guards and deserters, unaware that Martín is stalking her. Emilia’s path will lead her back to the ranch to defy her destiny and escape with Caro.
Nov
 
2
November
2
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November
2
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2:00 pm

The Low End Theory

  
  
Milagro Cinemas
Raquel is an aspiring beats producer in the low-budget hip-hop world moonlighting as a drug money launderer. She ends up stealing from her crime-lord boss to pay off debts owed by the woman with whom she is having an obsessive affair.
Nov
 
1
November
1
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November
1
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8:30 pm

Feeling Randy

  
Director Dean Lent
  
Lumiere Music Hall
In the midst of family confusion, Randy goes on a road trip with his school friends to discover his sexuality in the 1970s.
Nov
 
1
November
1
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November
1
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7:30 pm

Cabaret

  
  
Academy Museum
Bob Fosse's film adaptation of the Broadway show, which won 8 Academy Awards, screens as part of the Academy Musuem's celebration of Technicolor. Showtunes, Liza Minelli, the rise of the Nazis, and forward (for 70's Hollywood) depiction of bisexuality make Cabaret a classic.
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
Nov
 
1
November
1
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November
1
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7:00 pm

Motel Destino

  
  
Los Feliz 3
Dayana lives an abusive marriage with former police officer Elias, owner of Motel Destino. When 21-year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel after messing up a hit and going on the run, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power and desire, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges.
Oct
 
31
October
31
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October
31
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9:15 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Halloween Movie Party

  
  
Alamo Drafthouse
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named ‘Rocky’.
Oct
 
31
October
31
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October
31
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8:15 pm

The Balconettes

  
Actress Sanda Codreanu
  
DGA Theater
This gory horror-comedy, which competed for the Queer Palm at Cannes this year, is the second feature directed by actress Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Tár), and is co-written by Merlant and Queer auteur Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Tomboy).
As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighbourhood to the boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbours from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.
Oct
 
31
October
31
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October
31
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7:00 pm

Glen or Glenda

Ed Wood, Jr. Centennial Retrospective

  
Co-custodian of the Ed Wood, Jr. Estate, Bob Blackburn
  
Los Feliz 3
Program begins with never-before-seen “The Adventures of Ed & Kathy & George & Fran," with an introduction by co-custodian of the Ed Wood, Jr. Estate, Bob Blackburn.
The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transvestism, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It was widely considered one of the worst films ever made upon release. However, it has since been reevaluated and has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values, idiosyncratic style, and early cinematic themes of transgender acceptance.
Oct
 
31
October
31
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October
31
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6:00 pm

Cidade; Campo

  
  
Los Feliz 3
Two tales of migration. In the first, after a tailings dam disaster floods her hometown, rural worker Joana (55) moves to São Paulo to find her sister Tania, who lives with her grandson Jaime. Joana enters the universe of insecurity, replying to an application for house cleaning. She bonds with her colleagues, and their struggle for better conditions gives Joana’s life a new meaning. Her relationship with young Jaime brings back old memories. In the second part, after the death of her estranged father, Flavia (32) moves to her farm with her wife Mara. The couple suffer a shock of reality when facing the harshness of rural life. The contact with the abandoned house reveals to Flavia unknown aspects of her father. She begins to suspect that there is something supernatural in the woods.
Oct
 
30
October
30
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October
30
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5:00 pm

Emilia Pérez

  
Writer/director Jacques Audiard
  
DGA Theater
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.
Oct
 
30
October
30
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October
30
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1:10 pm

Becoming Karl Langerfeld

  
Actor Arnaud Valois
  
DGA Theater
This biopic series, set in the 1970s fashion scene in Paris, follows the rivalries and romances of a young Karl Langerfeld as he establishes himself as an iconic designer known around the world. Free screening of episodes 1 & 2; no RSVP required.
Oct
 
30
October
30
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October
30
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10:50 am

A Dangerous Friendship

  
  
DGA Theater
Join the American French Film Festival for a free screening of episodes 1 and 2 of A Dangerous Friendship, adapted from Juliette Benzoni’s historical romance novels following Anne of Austria, Queen of France and former wife of Louis XIII, and the free-spirited Marie de Rohan.