PRIDE with GlobalQueerCinema
FEATURED FILM: TRANS KASHMIR (2022)
FEATURED FILMMAKERs: S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
FEATURED FILMMAKERs: S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
PRIDE with @GlobalQueerCinema
FEATURED FILM:
TRANS KASHMIR (2022)
India, S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
WATCH HERE on JUNE 29-30
A candid documentary about the transgender community of Kashmir who wear men’s clothes and have worked as matchmakers and performers for generations. Once entertainers of the royal court, today they fight for their basic human rights. Iconic figures of the community share stories about their life, struggles, beauty and resilience. A rare glimpse into the daily life of a trans community from an underexplored region.
48 hour virtual exclusive on JUNE 29-30
by courtesy of the filmmakers and CINELOGUE
CINELOGUE is a curated streaming platform for critical independent cinema from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania.
Image © @transkashmir
FEATURED FILMMAKERs: S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
FEATURED FILMMAKERs: S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
FEATURED FILMMAKERs: S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
PRIDE with @GlobalQueerCinema
FEATURED FILMMAKERS:
S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
S.A. HANAN is a television producer, director and educator. He has produced and directed documentaries, shorts, public service announcements, and talk shows for various television channels.
SURBHI DEWAN is an independent writer, director & producer. Her films connect personal portraits to larger socio-political landscapes. Her films include The Night That Forgot To End (2025), An Open Sky (2020) and Daughter of Nepal (2018).
MORE HERE
Image © S.A. Hanan & Surbhi Dewan
PRIDE WITH GLOBALQUEERCINEMA
FEATURED FILMMAKERs: S.A. HANAN & SURBHI DEWAN
PRIDE WITH GLOBALQUEERCINEMA
PRIDE with @GlobalQueerCinema is a FREE curated virtual film fest amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema.
This pride month we are going to spotlight a queer cinema gem EVERY SUNDAY.
!!! Some of the films are going to be available for a limited time only. Follow us on social media to get notified about new releases.
@GlobalQueerCinema would like to THANK all the filmmakers and collaborating partners who participate in PRIDE with @GlobalQueerCinema.
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QUEER FILM FESTIVALS / JUNE & JULY
THE HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
THE HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
THE HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
THE HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
JUNE 27-29
HONOLULU, HAWAI’I
“Where stories take root” Presented by the Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation, the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival is one of the longest-running queer film festivals in the USA (founded in 1989). It features a selection of local, national and international films, creating a unique cultural, cinematic and community building bridge between Hawaiʻi, Pacific Island communities, Asia and the continental United States.
FULL LINEUP
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FUSION X PRIDE
THE HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
THE HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
OSLO/FUSION / FUSION X PRIDE
JUNE 17-29
OSLO, NORWAY
Fusion x Pride is a summer pride extension of the Oslo/Fusion Film Festival featuring a selection of new festival favorites and golden classics. Since its inception in 1990, the Oslo/Fusion film festival has reflected a diversity of personal and sexual identities and expressions. The festival program includes feature films, documentaries and short films that depict LGBTIQ people and communities around the world, or that can otherwise be linked to queer themes.
FULL LINEUP
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RIO LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL
THE HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
RIO LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL
RIO LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL
JULY 3-9
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Founded in 2011, the Rio LGBTQIA+ Festival Internacional de Cinema is a major annual film festival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, dedicated to showcasing LGBTQIA+ films. The 2025 lineup features 138 films, including 11 international features, 7 Brazilian features, 60 Brazilian shorts and 60 international shorts. In 2025, the festival honors filmmaker Luiz Carlos Lacerda, celebrated for his artistic contribution to Brazilian cinema and his sensitive takes on LGBTQIA+ narratives.
FULL LINEUP
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in focus @GlobalQueerCinema
Brokeback Mountain @20
QUEER CINEMA SNUBS AT THE OSCARS
QUEER CINEMA SNUBS AT THE OSCARS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
(2005) dir. Ang Lee
It's been 20 years since Focus Features released one of the most heart-wrenching and beautiful queer love stories on the big screen - also one of the biggest Oscar snubs in the Academy's history.
Love is a force of nature. Ang Lee’s epic adaptation of Annie Proulx’ short story of the same title is inarguably one of the most beautiful and tragic love stories of queer cinema.
MORE HERE
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QUEER CINEMA SNUBS AT THE OSCARS
QUEER CINEMA SNUBS AT THE OSCARS
QUEER CINEMA SNUBS AT THE OSCARS
QUEER CINEMA SNUBS AT THE OSCARS
Queer films that should have won the OSCAR in their respective categories (best picture, best international feature, best animated film, best animated short film, best live action short film, best documentary, best documentary short film).
Check out the FULL LIST on our Letterboxd
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CONTENT/CREATORS WE 🫶
QUEER CINEMA SNUBS AT THE OSCARS
CONTENT/CREATORS WE 🫶
MARK PEREGRINO or @mick.pilgrim
“Creative producer by day, movie hypeman after dark.”
Based in Singapore, @mick.pilgrim’s platform is one of the most eloquent and fun movie micro universes on any social media. Beyond ambitious, month-long marathon movie recs and reviews like the brilliantly curated 30 DAYS OF ASIAN HORROR FILMS, @mick.pilgrim curates ASIAN QUEER CINEMA with a unique touch. Don't miss @mick.pilgrim's amazing film merch finds either!
Image© @mick.pilgrim
queer shorts watch
QUEER SHORTS WATCH @GLOBALQUEERCINEMA
QUEER SHORTS WATCH 100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022)
QUEER SHORTS WATCH 100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022)
QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema. WATCH brilliant queer films with us for FREE wherever you are!
NEXT QUEER SHORTS WATCH
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 2025
QUEER SHORTS WATCH was launched on MONDAY 21 OCT, 2024 with Iris Prize winning short BLOOD LIKE WATER (2023), directed by Dima Hamdan.
!!! Some of the films are available for a limited time only, so look out for our social media posts to get notified about new releases.
@GlobalQueerCinema would like to THANK all the filmmakers and collaborating partners who participate in QUEER SHORTS WATCH.
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QUEER SHORTS WATCH 100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022)
QUEER SHORTS WATCH 100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022)
QUEER SHORTS WATCH 100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022)
100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022)
DIR. GBENGA KOMOLAFE
A spicy comedy about Nikki, a sassy trans girl who, in her quest to afford her breast augmentation surgery, takes a job at her estranged mother’s struggling tofu restaurant in LA’s Koreatown. But Nikki is no ordinary girl and when she sells tofu, things get spiced up. Austria Wang is nothing short of fabulous in the role of Nikki as she navigates her dreams and realities in her mom’s restaurant and beyond. An endearing story about mothers and daughters, spicy tofu and staying true to who you are.
WATCH IT HERE
QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema.
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QUEER SHORTS WATCH FEATURED FILMMAKER: GBENGA KOMOLAFE
QUEER SHORTS WATCH 100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU (2022)
QUEER SHORTS WATCH FEATURED FILMMAKER: GBENGA KOMOLAFE
FEATURED FILMMAKER:
GBENGA KOMOLAFE
Gbenga Komolafe is a Nigerian self-taught multimedia artist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. They draw inspiration from the parallels between African art traditions and the innovative craftsmanship of mid-20th-century queer and black American communities. Their work has been exhibited at The Broad, Felix Art Fair, Tribeca Film Festival, and the 2024 Whitney Biennial. They have directed several experimental shorts and video projects, including Winter Insect, Summer Flower (2022) and 100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu (2022).
MORE HERE
QUEER SHORTS WATCH is a FREE curated virtual short film showcase amplifying the visibility of genre- and geography-diverse queer cinema.
🫶🌎🏳️🌈🎥
Image © @gbeng.a
FREE WATCH
SUNDAY (2020)
APAYAUQ (2023)
APAYAUQ (2023)
SUNDAY (2020)
DIR. ARUN FULARA
The weekly highlight of a middle-aged man’s life is going to the barber shop on Sundays to get a shave and some tender care from the handsome barber he has a secret crush on. Surrounded by an unforgiving heteronormative world, his desire allows for no more than platonic queer longing and a moment of daring fantasy: imagining himself without a mustache because someone he likes told him that it would look amazing. This beautifully shot short with a soulful performance by Shrikant Yadav as Kamble, captures the sensuous intimacy of a barber shop encounter and closeted queer longing.
WATCH HERE
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Check out more QUEERING MEN
APAYAUQ (2023)
APAYAUQ (2023)
APAYAUQ (2023)
APAYAUQ (2023)
DIR. ZEPPELIN ZEERIP
An inspiring documentary about Apayauq Reitan, Indigenous Inupiaq transgender woman (Aġnainġiq) and dog musher who became the first out transgender woman to complete the legendary Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska, USA. The filmmaker followed Apayauq for more than 1,000 miles on the Iditarod trail, documenting her journey from Anchorage to Nome, a trying challenge of unforgiving yet breathtaking terrain. In a hostile anti-trans climate, Apayauq Reitan’s resolve and resilience celebrates Indigenous roots and practices while being unapologetically yourself.
WATCH HERE
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Check out more MUST SEE QUEER SHORTS
METEOR (2023)
APAYAUQ (2023)
METEOR (2023)
METEOR (2023)
DIR. ATEFEH KHADEMOLREZA
A touching tribute to a friend, Meteor is a visually captivating short about loss and grief and the challenges of women and the queer community in Iran - those who have been (and still are) deprived to be themselves. Using rotoscoping, Meteor juxtaposes the stories of the women’s movement in Iran and the filmmaker’s relationship with a gay friend in this poetic exploration of oppression and hope. A must see.
WATCH HERE
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Check out more MUST SEE QUEER SHORTS