2023 QUEER GAZE FILMS
Psycho Beach Party (2000)
Playing Sunday Dec 10th at 7pm
Tomboy Chicklet desperately wants to be one of the surfer in-crowd but fears she may be behind the mysterious murders in town. A campy spoof of 50's psychological thrillers, 60's beach movies, and 70's slasher films!
Signature Move (2017)
Played Nov 12th, 2023
Zaynab, is a thirty-something lesbian, Pakistani, Muslim, taking care of her sweet, TV-obsessed mother. As Zaynab falls for Alma, a very bold, Mexican luchadora, she discovers her identity in life, love, and wrestling.
Knife + Heart (2018)
Played Oct 8th, 2023
Paris, 1979, Anne is a producer of cheap gay porn. When her editor and lover leaves her, she tries to get her back by making a more ambitious film. When one of her actors is found murdered, Anne’s life is turned upside-down.
Flee (2021)
Played Sept 10th, 2023
Amin has kept a painful secret hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. For the first time he tells the harrowing true story of his journey as a child refugee.
Bound (1996)
Played Aug 13th, 2023
In their directorial debut, the Wachowskis spin a sexy noir, with tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concocting a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
Wigstock: The Movie (1995)
Played July 9th, 2023
Colorful costumes & flamboyant performances highlight a spirited examination of New York City's annual drag festival music festival that had been held New York City's East Village through the 1980s and 1990s.
Mama Bears (2022)
Played May 14th, 2023
Although they may have grown up as fundamentalist, evangelical Christians, mama bears are willing to risk losing friends, family, and faith communities to keep their offspring safe–even if it challenges their belief systems and rips their worlds apart.
After Blue (2021)
Played April 9th, 2023
The newest vision from Bertrand Mandico (The Wild Boys) plays like a lesbian El Topo (in space!) with stunning 35mm in-camera practical effects, otherworldly set pieces, and a dazzling score by Pierre Desprats.
Sweetheart (2021)
Played March 12th, 2023
AJ, a socially awkward, environmentally conscious teenager, is dragged to a coastal holiday park by her painfully boring family, who are trying to connect with her. Then she meets a sun-loving lifeguard named Isla. Maybe this holiday won't be as miserable as she expected...
Jeffrey (1995)
Played February 12th, 2023
It's 1993 and Jeffrey, a struggling actor in New York, has just made the biggest decision of his life: he's swearing off sex...forever! No sooner has he made this startling vow than he meets the dreamy and sensitive Steve. This lighthearted and touching film redefined the rom-com for the LGBTQ+ community living in the age of AIDS in the early 90s.
Queer Japan (1995)
Played January 8th, 2023
From shiny pride parades to playfully perverse underground parties, Queer Japan pictures people living brazenly unconventional lives in the sunlight, the shadows, and everywhere in between. Featuring trailblazing LGBTQ artists, activists and everyday people, who defy social norms in contemporary Japan.
Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
Played December 11th, 2022
Washed up Hollywood actress, Evie Harris, lives in an out-of-style bungalow with Coco, her lonely spinster frenemy. When their new roommate, Varla, turns out to be the daughter of a past rival, Evie’s jealous spirals out of control. This camp melodramedy stars Jack Plotnick, Miss Coco Peru, and Varla Jean Merman!
Sirens (2022)
Played November 11th, 2022
Set against the backdrop of the Lebanese revolution, on the outskirts of Beirut. Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East's first all-female metal band, Slave to Sirens, wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars.