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FEST FAVES @PrideFull RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
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PRIDEFULL FEST FAVES
SHORTS: RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
Streaming in the US Sept 8-14
This selection of global queer shorts presents the importance of families and communities as pillars of support for queer individuals. A Bird Called Memory explores the loneliness of carving out queer spaces while surrounded by long-held traditions and beliefs. Two Sides celebrates the power of acceptance within family structures and how it can lead to the normalization of queer identities. My Therapist Said, I Am Full of Sadness explores bridging gaps between identity and family while The Performance looks at the struggle of coming out as a parent of an LGBTQ+ person.
Streaming in the US Sept 8-14
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PRIDEFULL FEST SEPT 5-14
NEW YORK, NY & VIRTUAL (USA)
A BIRD CALLED MEMORY (2024) Brazil, UK
dir. Leonardo Martinelli
A trans woman’s poetic quest for a missing bird called Memory turns into a transcendent urban journey of discovery.
Shorts: Radical Acceptance
Virtual Only / Streaming in the US 9/8-14
TWO SIDES (2025) Myanmar
dir. Mi Ni Ni Aung
Documentary about a transgender man navigating his past and present in the bustling city of Yangon.
Shorts: Radical Acceptance
Virtual Only / Streaming in the US 9/8-14
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SEPTEMBER 3-12 MEXICO CITY
BALLROOM BY TREMENDA (2024) Mexico
dir. Omar Mejía Robles
An intimate look into the life of Sebas who discovers the liberating space of ballroom dancing. SHORTS
INTERVAL (2025) Mexico
dir. Roberto Fiesco
An uneasy night ride across Mexico City as Carlos desperately searches for his disappeared boyfriend in the company of a cab driver. SHORTS
QUEER FILM FESTIVALS / SEPTEMBER
PRIDEFULL FEST
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
PRIDEFULL FEST
SEPTEMBER 5-14
NEW YORK NY & VIRTUAL (USA)
PrideFull is a New York-based QTBIPOC film festival. The 5th edition runs in-person and virtually in the United States with a lineup centering LGBTQIA2S+ people of color and their stories. This edition’s theme is Joy Is Resistance celebrating queer joy and resistance in diverse communities across the globe. The 2025 PrideFull Fest lineup includes 1 feature-length and 11 short films from Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, the Netherlands, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
SEPT 4 - SEPT 10
11 CITIES IN GERMANY & VIENNA, AUSTRIA
The 7th Queer Film Festival celebrates the diversity of queer cinema in 11 cities and 16 cinemas across Germany and Vienna, Austria. The lineup includes 18 films - a best-of selection of world queer cinema. A special online retrospective celebrates 40 years of Salzgeber.
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CINEMA QUEER MÉXICO
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
CINEMA QUEER MÉXICO
SEPTEMBER 3-12 MEXICO CITY
SEPT 5 - OCT 31 other cities & VIRTUAL (MEXICO)
The 8th edition of Cinema Queer México kicks off in CDMX and travels across the country to cinemas and universities in Michoacán, Chihuahua, Yucatán, Querétaro, Jalisco, Puebla, Baja California (also streaming online in Mexico) . The diverse lineup includes over 30 international and Mexican features, shorts, docs and more. A special program of Mexican LGBTQ+ stories will be streaming in Mexico for free.
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VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
HONG KONG LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 11-21, 2025
VANCOUVER, CANADA
The 37th annual VQFF’s lineup features 100 films (26 features and 74 shorts) from 25 countries centering 2SLGBTQIA+ creators and stories complete with exciting industry events, Q&As, performances and parties.
With its first Indigiqueer Artistic Director, Mary Galloway (Cowichan) at the helm, VQFF highlights Two Spirit and Indigiqueer stories and artists. The 2025 festival artwork is designed by Quw'utsun artist Charlene Johnny, blending traditional Coast Salish art with contemporary queer and Indigenous symbolism.
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HONG KONG LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
HONG KONG LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
HONG KONG LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
HONG KONG LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 12-27
HONG KONG
The longest running LGBTQ+ film festival in Asia is back for its 36th edition. The lineup features a rich and diverse selection of Asian, Hong Kong and international features and shorts followed by post-screening Q&As and panel discussions. Each year, HKLGFF gives the Prism Award to an outstanding individual whose work has advanced LGBTO+ equality in Hong Kong. Other awards include the Short Film Jury Award and the Short Screenplay Competition.
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Watch FREE GQC
The Orphan (2018)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
THE ORPHAN / O ÓRFÃO (2018)
DIR. CAROLINA MARKOWICZ
This Cannes Queer Palm winning short was inspired by true events and follows the story of Jonathas, a young Brazilian orphan navigating the adoption system, traditional family “rules” and his burgeoning sexuality. Adopted and returned multiple times, Jonathas’ sexuality and mannerisms are unwelcome by the adoptive families. Despite the devastating effects of rejection, Jonathas’ story is an inspiring tribute to the resilience and bravery of queer children.
Kauan Alvarenga’s arresting performance as Jonathas is a must see tour de force.
WATCH HERE
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EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
DIR. OLIVE NWOSU
A poignant short about a young woman who returns from London to her ancestral village in Nigeria for the funeral of her mother. She finds old dreams and loves, but also traumas and lies in the place where she grew up. Egúngún means masquerade: it is roots and tradition. It is also layering and masquerading - the hiding that societal norms and pressures impose on people’s feelings and lives. Beautifully photographed with subtly intense performances, this soulful short is the physical and emotional journey of two women reconnecting in space and time, past and present and egúngún.
WATCH HERE
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More QUEERING WOMEN
Aikāne (2023)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
Aikāne (2023)
AIKĀNE (2023)
DIRS. DEAN HAMER, JOE WILSON
ANIMATED BY DANIEL SOUSA
A beautifully animated queer Pacific Islander story from the creators of Kapaemahu about a wounded warrior who falls into the ocean, is rescued by an octopus who transforms into a young man and the two become aikāne - intimate friends and companions of the same sex. Aikāne skillfully weaves queer Pacific Islander stories into the fabric of world cinema.
WATCH HERE
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More QUEER ANIMATION
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MARK PEREGRINO or @mick.pilgrim
THE Cinemixologist Cheers Cinema
THE Cinemixologist Cheers Cinema
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!
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THE Cinemixologist Cheers Cinema
THE Cinemixologist Cheers Cinema
THE Cinemixologist Cheers Cinema
THE CINEMIXOLOGIST / CHEERS CINEMA
Movies and mixology
The Cinemixologist is a New York-based cocktail designer, movie nerd, photographer and the founder of CHEERS CINEMA - a platfom that brings the magic of movies and mixology together. The Cinemixologist creates cocktails inspired by movies, including queer classics such as Carol (2014) dir. Todd Haynes; Joyland (2022) dir. Saim Sadiq; Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), dir. Céline Sciamma and many more.
Cheers Cinema also has movie nights where films inspire cocktails and conversation. Book your next movie night in Brooklyn, NY at the
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THE QUEER MOVIE PODCAST
THE Cinemixologist Cheers Cinema
THE QUEER MOVIE PODCAST
THE QUEER MOVIE PODCAST
The best (and worst) of LGBTQ+ cinema - one genre at a time
Hosted by Rowan Ellis and Jazza John, The Queer Movie Podcast explores the queer film canon one genre at a time from rom-coms to slashers, contemporary arthouse cinema to comedy classics. New episodes every other Thursday.
A Nice Indian Boy (2024) - Queer Indian Weddings
Nimona - Queer Animation
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