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THE QUEER MOVIE PODCAST
MARK PEREGRINO or @mick.pilgrim
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.
Nimona - Queer Animation
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Accented Cinema
MARK PEREGRINO or @mick.pilgrim
THE QUEER MOVIE PODCAST
ACCENTED CINEMA
Asian and world cinema
Run by Chinese-Canadian filmmaker and photographer Yang Zhang, Accented Cinema is a rich and diverse platform for insightful film essays focusing on Asian and world cinema, including some real queer gems. Check out the channel's excellent essay on Leslie Cheung & Hong Kong LGBTQ+ Cinema or 3 LGBTQ+ Films from Conservative Countries.
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MARK PEREGRINO or @mick.pilgrim
MARK PEREGRINO or @mick.pilgrim
MARK PEREGRINO or @mick.pilgrim
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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in focus @GlobalQueerCinema
5+1 GLOBAL QUEER CINEMA GEMS AT NEWFEST
37TH NEW YORK LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 9-21 NEW YORK, USA
IN PERSON & VIRTUAL (USA)
A DEEPER LOVE: THE STORY OF MISS PEPPERMINT (2025) USA｜dir. Oriel Pe'er
An intimate documentary about radiant NYC nightlife icon and rising trans activist, Miss Peppermint. New York Centerpiece
In person October 12, 6:30PM @svatheatre
WE ARE FAHEEM & KARUN (2024) India
dir. Onir Dhar
When a border patrol guard accepts an apple from a man crossing from Kashmir into India, a forbidden romance begins across borders and against tradition.
In person October 17, 7:15PM @svatheatre
Virtual (USA) October 9-21
FEST FAVES AT NEWFEST
SHORTS: AVANT QUEER @NEWFEST
OCT 15, 7:30 PM @bamfilmbrooklyn
Virtual (USA) October 9-21
Exploring bold stories and the rich creative aesthetics of queer experience, this selection of 7 shorts by NewFest programmer Murtada Elfadl brings complex global queer stories to the fore. Baz Sells’ inspiring animation Two Black Boys in Paradise (UK) follows the blossoming relationship of two unapologetic Black queer teens. Deborah Devyn Chuang’s Strawberry Shortcake (Taiwan) blurs the lines of reality in a Lynchian dreamscape. Jeremy Feight’s Spa Night (USA) submerges into a steamy and surreal place of lust and longing. In Chheangkea’s Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites (Cambodia/ France/ USA), a dead grandmother sneaks back from the afterlife to help out her queer grandson. Omer Ben Shachar Houston, We Have a Crush (USA) might just be the cutest alien crush you’ll ever see. Mauricio Calderon Rico’s The Immaculate Honey (Mexico) tells of mothers, bodies and honey while Alexander Farah’s One Day This Kid (Canada) weighs desire, shame, and a father’s expectations. Evocative stories, bold storytelling, and a colorful canvass of the queer experience, the AVANT QUEER program is a must see.
QUEERING MEN
QUEERING MEN
QUEERING MEN
Your curated selection of genre- and geography-diverse global queer cinema. Features, shorts, docs, animation, experimental, and more.
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (1993)
dir. Chen Kaige
I BLEED (2019) dir. BH Castro, Tiago Minamisawa & Guto BR
AIKĀNE (2023) dirs. Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson
QUEERPANORAMA (2025) dir. Jun Li
CACTUS PEARS (2025) dir. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
HURRICANE SEASON (2023)dir. Elisa Miller
QUEER FILM FESTIVALS / October
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
12TH TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 3-12
TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Founded in 2014, the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival is the only LGBTQ film festival in Taiwan held each fall in Taipei. The lineup includes features, shorts, documentaries and Taiwanese queer cinema gems. The 12th edition of the festival opens with the Taiwanese drama Silent Sparks (2024) directed by Zhu Ping Ping Chu with a queer classic spotlight on Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of Roses (1970).
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BANGALORE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
15TH BANGALORE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 3-5
BANGALORE, INDIA
Founded in 2009, the Bangalore Queer Film Festival (BQFF) has been a community-funded, collectively-run, entry-free, annual film festival located in Bangalore, India. The lineup of the 15th edition focuses on queer film in India with a special spotlight on films about/ set in the city of Bangalore and it also revisits queer cinema gems from past editions.
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NEWFEST
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
NEWFEST
37TH NEW YORK LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 9-21
NEW YORK, USA / IN PERSON & VIRTUAL (USA)
Founded in 1988, NewFest is New York’s largest presenter of LGBTQ+ film & media and convener of LGBTQ+ audiences in New York. The 37th NewFest lineup features over 130 features, shorts, documentaries, and episodics, complemented with panel discussions, industry mixers, and parties. As an act of solidarity, NewFest is providing complimentary virtual access for Arizona residents who have lost access to their LGBTQ+ film festival via the Arizona Queer Film Access Initiative.
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Watch FREE GQC
IF I DIE IN AMERICA (2023)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
IF I DIE IN AMERICA (2023)
IF I DIE IN AMERICA (2023)
DIR. WARD KAMEL
After the sudden death of his immigrant husband, a young American man is grappling with loss, grief, and time as his late husband’s family wants to fly the body back to Kuwait for the funeral which - according to tradition - has to happen within 24 hours of death. A poignant short about tradition, the right to grieve, and the agency of a body in the backdrop of complex emotional, cultural, and political circumstances.
WATCH HERE
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The Orphan (2018)
EGÚNGÚN / MASQUERADE (2021)
IF I DIE IN AMERICA (2023)
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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