NewFest’s New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 38th edition, as IndieWire exclusively shares. The lineup of 144 projects representing 23 countries is led by many of the year’s most celebrated queer films out of Cannes and other festivals. This year’s edition runs October 15-25 in theaters across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, with premieres taking place at SVA Theatre, BAM, MoMI, Nitehawk Prospect Park, and the LGBT Community Center. Some films will stream virtually on NewFest‘s on-demand platform from October 15-30.
Lesli Klainberg, NewFest’s interim executive director, said, “NewFest’s 38th edition underscores the festival’s unique role as a vital platform for the best in queer cinema — bringing together acclaimed work from leading studios and distributors with bold discoveries and emerging voices that define the medium’s future. This year’s lineup shows that LGBTQ+ stories are not on the margins of culture; they are among the most ambitious, artistically vital, and anticipated films of the moment. We are proud to offer New York audiences the opportunity to experience these prestige titles alongside a rich program of daring independent work.”
“This year’s sterling slate bursts with bold creativity, prestige, and civic-mindedness — reflecting the vibrancy and vastness of our community on a local and global scale,” added director of programming Nick McCarthy. “From the USA to Mexico to Nigeria to Nepal to Australia, NewFest38 honors the best in LGBTQIA+ film from around the world. We’re excited to amplify a selection of standouts from Cannes, highly anticipated titles fresh out of Telluride and TIFF, and brilliant work from emerging artists premiering their films for the first time. We look forward to gathering audiences in conversation with filmmakers to generate connections, spark dialogue, and celebrate deeply resonant stories that will endure far beyond. Queer cinema is fully alive — and it’s thriving.”
As previously announced, NewFest38 will open on October 15 with the NYC premiere of Cannes Best Director winner “La Bola Negra,” from filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, who just earned a massive reception in Toronto for the queer epic.
The festival will close on October 25 with a screening and party celebrating Ira Sachs’ acclaimed 1980s-set romantic triangle drama “The Man I Love,” starring Rami Malek, Tom Sturridge, and Luther Ford.
NewFest’s centerpiece premieres include IndieWire favorite “Mouse,” directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson; “Elsinore” starring Oscar contender Andrew Scott; Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri’s Nigeria-set Virginia Woolf adaptation “Clarissa”; and Jordan Firstman’s A24 festival sensation “Club Kid.” Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos’ trans documentary “What Will I Become?” is this year’s documentary centerpiece.
NewFest will honor Emmy-, Grammy-, and Tony-winner and political activist Cynthia Nixon with the 2026 Voice and Visibility tribute; she will be in attendance to accept the award followed by a discussion of “The Gilded Age.”
Throwback screenings include “9 to 5” and “Steel Magnolias” in honor of the late Dolly Parton, as well as Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona.”
NewFest will also host a screening for the third and final season of Starz’s Southern Gothic melodrama series “P-Valley,” followed by a conversation with creator/showrunner Katori Hall and series star Nicco Annan.
Ticketing info is available via www.newfest.org.
The full NewFest38 lineup, including its wide range of narrative features, is below, with language courtesy of the festival.
OPENING NIGHT FILM
LA BOLA NEGRA, directed by Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi (Spain).
Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, and Carlos González star in a bold tapestry spanning nearly a century of Spanish history and three generations of men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain, and love directed, co-written and produced by Cannes-award winning Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. New York City Premiere & Party
CLOSING NIGHT FILM
THE MAN I LOVE, directed by Ira Sachs (USA).
The 1980s-set music-driven drama starring Rami Malek follows an artist experiencing a precious window between sickness and mortality–a time when beauty and love remain within reach.
U.S. CENTERPIECE
MOUSE, directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson (USA).
The 2026 Berlinale-premiering coming-of-age drama is tender, sensitive, and deeply human—Sophie Okonedo delivers a standout performance in this affecting story. New York City Premiere
SPOTLIGHT CENTERPIECE
ELSINORE, directed by Simon Stone (UK).
The deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Choosing to live life on his own terms, Ian finds purpose through art, transforming his own struggle into a source of healing and inspiration for those around him. New York City Premiere
INTERNATIONAL CENTERPIECE
CLARISSA, directed by Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri (Nigeria, USA).
A stunning reimagining of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and portrait of contemporary Nigeria, CLARISSA follows a day in a wealthy woman’s life as she prepares for a high-society gathering and a young soldier haunted by trauma, both confronted by the lingering weight of their pasts.
NEW YORK CENTERPIECE
CLUB KID, directed by Jordan Firstman (USA).
This Cannes-premiering triumph follows a hard-partying New York City club promoter as his whirlwind lifestyle is upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE
WHAT WILL I BECOME?, directed by Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos (USA).
This 2026 Berlinale documentary captures directors Lexie and Logan as they try to understand their own trans boyhood through the legacies of two young men and the exploration of community healing. New York City Premiere
SPECIAL EVENTS
AN EVENING WITH CYNTHIA NIXON
Join NewFest for an evening with NewFest’s 2026 Voice & Visibility Award recipient Cynthia Nixon, in conversation about THE GILDED AGE.
AUBIN PICTURES 30TH ANNIVERSARY: SCREENING + CONVERSATION
NewFest celebrates the 30th anniversary of Aubin Pictures, a production company committed to creating cultural awareness through social justice-driven storytelling. Featuring two retrospective shorts from the Aubin catalogue alongside the New York premiere of AND AGAIN I DREAM. Featuring the short films:
WHEN DEMOCRACY WORKS (1996), directed by Catherine (Saalfied) Gund with Scot Nakagawa
CUZ IT’S BOY (1994), directed by Catherine (Saalfied) Gund
AND AGAIN I DREAM (2026), co-directed by Catherine Gund & Mariah Norman
LEGACY SCREENINGS + EVENTS
DOLLY DOUBLE: 9 TO 5 (1980), directed by Colin Higgins
In Colin Higgins’s iconic and hilarious office satire, three female office employees band together to seek revenge on their sexist and obnoxious boss.
DOLLY DOUBLE: STEEL MAGNOLIAS (1989), directed by Herbert Ross
The small town-set comedy drama from Herbert Ross follows the bond and celebrates the friendship between six women who gather in a beauty salon as they share gossip, laughter, and heartbreak. Screening in 35mm
PERSONA (1966), directed by Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman’s psychological masterpiece follows a young nurse put in charge of a mute actress, when they realize their personas are blending together and blurring the lines between their identities. 60th Anniversary Screening
NARRATIVE FEATURES
BEFORE I DO, directed by Gary Jaffe (USA).
A lakeside bachelor party weekend devolves into riotous chaos when the groom realises he has latent romantic feelings for an old friend. New York Premiere
BLACK BURNS FAST, directed by Sandulela Asanda (South Africa).
Adorkable and studious, Luthando is on track for a normal academic year at the prestigious boarding school she attends on scholarship. The arrival of a new girl in her class ignites Luthando’s suppressed desires which threaten her relationships and everything she thought she knew about herself.
CORPUS, directed by Corrin Evans (USA).
1997 — New York City. Sayo, a nightlife photographer and small-time drug dealer working the city’s sweaty underground club scene, is invited upstate by his long-time crush, Vince. The two set out with Ross, a raucous party boy, and the three drive to a secluded, bucolic manor. When they arrive, the promised party twists into a night of dark, strange, erotic terror. New York City Premiere
COWARD, directed by Lukas Dhont (Belgium, France, The Netherlands).
As the First World War drags on, Pierre, a soldier newly arrived at the front, is eager to prove himself. Behind the lines, he meets Francis, who decides to lift the spirits of his comrades by putting together a theatre show. While the violence continues, both men try to find ways to escape the brutality of war, even if only for a moment. New York City Premiere
ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG, directed by Abinash Bikram Shah (Nepal, Germany, Brazil, France, Norway).
In a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, Pirati is the matriarch of a Kinnar community. She dreams of escaping to a “normal” life with the man she is in love with. But when one of her daughters disappears, she must investigate and choose between love and responsibility to her community. New York Premiere
GUGU’S WORLD, directed by Allan Deberton (Brazil).
With a football at his feet and a heart that doesn’t fit the lines drawn for him, a boy watches the place, where he feels whole, beginning to slip away. New York Premiere
I AM GOING TO MISS YOU, directed by Daniel Ribeiro (Brazil).
After seven years together, Amanda and Caio move in, but love alone isn’t enough. He dreams of a future with her; she dreams of something more. When Amanda meets João, their bond is tested. Some loves fade. Others transform. East Coast Premiere
INDIGO ELSEWHERE, directed by Willow Skye-Biggs (USA)
Two directionless transsexual lesbians connect in a reality shifting way. World Premiere
IVÁN AND HADOUM, directed by Ian de la Rosa (Spain, Germany, Belgium).
In a greenhouse in southern Spain, Iván falls in love with newly hired co-worker Hadoum. But his long-awaited promotion interferes with their relationship, forcing him to decide what kind of person he wants to be. New York Premiere
LA GRADIVA, directed by Marine Atlan (France).
A group of French high-school students travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius. There, they are drawn into a dizzying descent. One by one, they are swept up in desire and anger, until they surrender to them completely.
MADFABULOUS, directed by Celyn Jones (UK).
A riotous, uncompromising celebration of otherness inspired by the unlikely British aristocrat who theatrically bankrupted his estate, lived fast and died young. New York Premiere
MASC, directed by Bertil Nilsson (UK).
Desperate to fit in, a young autistic man tries on different roles to understand what kind of man he’s supposed to be. U.S. Premiere
MONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL, directed by Xiaodan He (Canada).
At 53 years old, Feng Xia, a Chinese immigrant in Montreal, finally confronts her repressed desire for women and begins a secret affair with a young Québécoise. This adventure brings her passionate love and a betrayal of her moral life.
ON THE ROAD, directed by David Pablos (Mexico).
A drifter who sleeps with truckers meets a reserved driver and joins him hauling freight across northern Mexico. As they grow closer on the road, the drifter’s past threatens them both. East Coast Premiere
OUT OF THE WOODS, directed by Sal Bardo (USA).
Max is slowly losing her memory. When she reunites with an old friend, Diana, a long-hidden part of her past is reawakened and she’s forced to choose between spending the precious time she has left with the woman she’s always loved or remaining faithful to her husband. New York Premiere
PERFECT, directed by Millicent Hailes (USA).
Drawn to a lakeside haven by a mysterious pregnant woman, a heartbroken drifter finds refuge with a group of eccentric misfits. New York Premiere
THE RIVERBANK, directed by Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias (Brazil, Germany).
In the darkness of Recife’s mangroves, a young man’s search for desire leads him into a world where seduction and violence become impossible to escape. East Coast Premiere
SINNER SUPPER CLUB, directed by Nora Kaye and Daisy Rosato (USA).
Sinner Supper Club is a gay mumblegore ghost story that centers on friends reuniting to throw a “wake” for Genevieve, who has been priced out of NYC; as the night progresses and a heatwave traps them together, their long-ignored problems boil over. East Coast Premiere
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME, directed by Andy Fidoten (USA).
At an artists’ retreat, insecure trans cartoonist Al is caught in a love triangle between his best friend and his creative nemesis—and must win his best friend’s heart by learning to draw his feelings honestly.
SWEET MILK LAKE, directed by Harvey Zielinski (Australia).
Jake and Sam are twin brothers, one cisgender and one trans. Sam, long estranged from their father, learns he is dying and decides to visit and finally open up to him. But when his dad
mistakes him for his brother, Sam relishes the chance to finally be one of the boys, until the lie
becomes heavier than his need for the truth. U.S. Premiere
TANGLES, directed by Leah Nelson (USA, Canada).
Fresh from Cannes, this star-studded, adult animated drama follows Sarah as she juggles a long-distance relationship, a burgeoning career, and her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. New York City Premiere
TEST, directed by Sam McConnell (USA).
An amateur bodybuilder in rural Ohio must confront a dysfunctional family, substance abuse, and his own emerging sexuality on his quest to become a champion. New York Premiere
TIGER, directed by Anshul Chauhan (Japan).
A 35-year-old gay masseuse finds himself pushed to the edge as his escalating clash with his sister over property ownership blurs the line between right and wrong.
DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION FEATURES
GAYS AGAINST GUNS, directed by Paul Rowley (USA, Ireland).
From the Pulse night club shooting to today – a queer Irish immigrant brings us to the front lines of the American gun violence epidemic following an outrageous activist group as they tackle the gun industry head on. U.S. Premiere
THE HIDDEN FACE OF THE EARTH, directed by Arnaud Alain (France).
Dimitri loves photographing friends, strangers, lovers. Over the years, images have slipped away from his sight. Behind his camera, he gathers light and bodies, inviting me to gaze toward the hidden face of the Earth. U.S. Premiere
HUNKY JESUS, directed by Jennifer M. Kroot (USA).
For 45 years, the San Francisco–based Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have wielded humor, irreverent wit, shock value, and radical joy as tools of resistance, exposing the forces of bigotry, complacency, and guilt that chain the human spirit. A secular order of queer and trans nuns devoted to community service and ministry, the Sisters’ annual Easter celebration, Hunky Jesus, is as subversive, controversial, and fun as it sounds. New York City Premiere
KAREN WILLIAMS: I HAD TO LAUGH, directed by Andrea Meyerson (USA).
The year is 1983 and Karen Williams bursts into the world of standup comedy—the first out Black lesbian to perform lesbian-specific material on stage. Four decades later, Karen is still going strong and we’re still laughing! New York Premiere
MICKEY, directed by Dano Garcia (Mexico).
Filmed over ten years, Mickey is a documentary about the memory of a trans woman from Sinaloa who, alongside the filmmaker who grew up with her, Dano, uses play and performance to re-signify the past and inhabit the present. New York Premiere
NO MONEY NO HONEY, directed by Nicole Costa (Chile, USA).
Revisiting old VHS tapes, Máxima Mauricio, an Argentine sex worker, longs for her golden days in Miami while confronting a childhood marked by neglect and abuse. As she reconciles with her past, she finds strength in friends and the trans community. New York Premiere
TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN MY CHEST, directed by Viv Li (Germany, Netherlands, China).
A Chinese misfit ricochets between Berlin’s alternative frenzy and Beijing’s family order, transforming cultural whiplash into an offbeat search for identity and a playful quest for belonging.
UNCLE ROY, directed by Keri Pickett (USA).
As 93-year-old Roy Blakey faces life-threatening dementia, his niece races to preserve his legacy—as a figure skater, ice show archivist, and gay photographer whose male nudes etched their way into history—all before his final curtain call. New York City Premiere
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: BLACK QUEER PRIDE NY
Join us for an encore screening of our NewFest Pride shorts, celebrating stories from the Black LGBTQ+ community! All films in this program are original creations by NYC residents. Featuring the short films:
BLACK TRANS LIBERATION, directed by Brent Thomas Whiteside
FOR LOVE, directed by Micah Cyrus
GLASS BRICKS, directed by Simone Holland
HAIL MAYA, directed by Fredgy Noël
IF ONLY YOU KNEW, directed by Safiyah Chiniere
JAYLAH, directed by Christina Batte
SHORTS: DREAM IT, BE IT
Tap into your inner child and future self with animated shorts that build fantastical new worlds. All we have to do is dream it. Featuring the short films:
BOYGIRL, directed by Michal Heuston
CEPHALOPODS, directed by Vic Casé
DOUG + ME, directed by Cecile Fountain-Jardim
FOR SMALL CREATURES, directed by Dylan Jeanette Albertson
THE LOVERS, directed by Alice Mao and Sophia Paez
MY NAME IS LILITH, directed by Leo Luna Robert-Tourneur
A NEW CREATION STORY, directed by Dane Figueroa Edidi, J Mase III, and Audria LB
OUR BODY OURS, directed by Sanam Sheriff and Sonali Gulati
TUNA TARTARE, directed by Lena Greene
SHORTS: DYKE NYTE RETURNS!
Celebrate the diversity, nuance, and joy of the sapphic experience! These shorts highlight the sexiest and sweetest stories in queer cinema, from romantic entanglements to dating misadventures and more. Featuring the short films:
CATHEXIS, directed by Libe Barer
HIGH VOLTAGE, directed by Hannah Whisenant
HUMMINGBIRD, directed by Lorena Gordon
I LIKE THE WAY YOU TASTE, directed by Maya Williams
LESBIAN MUD WRESTLING, directed by Kirsty Wilson
MAYFLIES, directed by Lydia McNulty
PANGEA, directed by Mimi Davila
PURPLE LINGERIE, directed by Jiayi Li
WHOLESOME, directed by Kimmy Campbell
SHORTS: GET SOME LAUGHS!
Get ready for a chaotic, genre-bending ride through the glorious absurdities of modern life! This hilarious shorts block delivers zero chill and maximum unhinged energy. Featuring the short films:
CIRCLE THE BLOCK, directed by Matthew Pifko
FLIGHT RISK, directed by Mohammad Awad
GUSH, directed by Gracie Fojtik
THE LATE IN LIFE GUIDE TO MODERN DAY LESBIANISM, directed by Emelie Claxton and Molly Rangel
MONES, directed by Zachary Drucker
SCISSORS, directed by Hannah Alline
THE WADDLES, directed by Max Jenkins
WIFE, WIFE directed by Sara Werner
SHORTS: GETTING TO KNOW HIM
From cruising at secluded gloryholes to seeing a partner with fresh eyes, these shorts capture all the excitement of meeting someone for the first time—whether it’s for one night or for a lifetime. Featuring the short films:
AFFIRMATION, directed by Christopher Vallario
AS IF I’M HERE, AS IF I’M NOT, directed by Nile Tan
CALLBACK, directed by Matthew Puccini
CHULO, directed by Joshua Hernandez
FLY, directed by Carlton Daniel Jr.
GLORY/US, directed by Jet Harris
MAGIC 8, directed by Robyn Faye
METHOD COWBOY, directed by Carlos Valdivia
SHORTS: HAVING A GREAT TIME BEING TRANS LATELY
This T4T short-film program brings together some of the most lucid trans voices of our time, fearless and unapologetic artists and activists whose work insists: History cannot be written without the “T.” Featuring the short films:
BORN 2 FEEL, directed by My Panelli & Serena Hommes
DADDY HAS ME DETRANSITIONING, directed by Yoyo Rita
THE DOLL WALK, directed by Qween Amor & Ashley Ryan
HOW TO FIND A CAREER THAT LOVES YOU BACK, directed by Ethernet Wang
THE LAST VAGINOPLASTY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, directed by Drew Burnett Gregory
ROAD RUNNER, directed by Yaz Josiah
THIS SUFFOCATING NOW, directed by Vika Kirchenbauer
TRIVAKRA, directed by Sofia Angst
SHORTS: HEARTLANDS, USA
Home is where the heartland is in this compelling shorts program that captures queer life across rural USA. Home is where the heartland is in this compelling shorts program that captures queer life across rural USA. Presented in partnership with The American LGBTQ+ Museum. Featuring the short films:
JULIE TAKES A WALK, directed by Frankie Pedersen and Shea Vassar
MARSHLAND, directed by Ray Chambers
RAINBOW RIDER, directed by Georgia Krause
SEARCHING 4 SATURN, DW McCrary
SOMETHING IN THE AIR, directed by Niamh Barry
SHORTS: KILL YOUR DARLINGS
These shorts indulge in the bloodthirsty fantasies of getting rid of something (or someone) that no longer serves you. Because if you can’t have them, nobody else should. Featuring the short films:
THE ACT OF CUTTING AWAY, directed by Hayden Celentano
CAMP OLEANDER, directed by Alyssa Aldaz
HVAC, directed by Jackson McKeehan
I’M GONNA KILL YOU, directed by Andrew Chappelle
IN HER YOU’LL FIND SANCTUARY, directed by Isabelle Garcia
KILL THE DJ, directed by Clementine Narcisse
MATCHES, directed by Jake Delaney
SHORTS: NEW VOICES FILMMAKER GRANT SHOWCASE
Celebrate short films from 2026 New Voices grant recipients—Star Amerasu, Deborah Devyn Chuang, Georgia Krause, and co-directing duo AJ Dubler and Carmela Murphy—at our fifth annual showcase. In partnership with Netflix. Featuring the short films:
AFTER HOURS, directed by Star Amerasu
A BIRD HIT MY WINDOW AND NOW I’M A LESBIAN, directed by AJ Dubler & Carmela Murphy
RAINBOW RIDER, directed by Georgia Krause
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKEDeborah Devyn Chuang
SHORTS: QUEER TEEN SPIRIT
For the ninth year, NewFest is thrilled to collaborate with NYC Public Schools and GLAAD on a spirited shorts program curated for LGBTQ+ teens. Featuring the short films:
CRUSH.EXE, directed by Victor Torres
EYELINER, directed by Aisha Boudjillouli
GABE’S SISTER, directed by Monica Mai
GLOSS, directed by Leah Shore
LESBIAN DITCH DAY, directed by Olivia Cade
MY DEAR WATSON, directed by Jacob McKee
OTHER GIRLS, directed by Ryder Scully
TODAY & TMRW, directed by Mariales Diaz
SHORTS: SOUND AND SCENE SHOWCASE
Celebrates short films from NewFest’s 2026 recipients of the Sound & Scene: NewFest + BMG (formerly Concord) QTBIPOC Short Film Initiative, a program launched in 2024 in partnership with Concord Originals. Featuring the short films:
JOY/ORGASM, directed by Kalani Axelrode
A STORY SHE TOLD, directed by Vivian Ip
THE WAIT, directed by Sekiya Dorsett
YOU SEE ME, directed by Manuel Villarreal
SHORTS: TRANSMISSIONS
In this trans-centered shorts program, characters turn to EMDR sessions, reincarnation specialists, and dream oracles, journeying through memory and the unconscious to create something new that will transcend all your expectations. Featuring the short films:
ARE YOU BEING THANKED ENDLESSLY?, directed by Ayo Tsalithaba
THE DEER OF NINE COLORS, directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
THE FEELS – OR THE DEBILITATED CONDITION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, directed by Carolina Costa
GO WITH THATDENNY, Nico Reano
MAY THE ROAD RISE UP TO MEET YOU, directed by Khaleb Brooks
NEVER SLEEP, directed by Ayo Tsalithaba
ONE DAY, directed by Yên Sen
TWO DREAMS ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD, directed by Frances Arpaia
EPISODIC SHOWCASE: BINGE THE RAINBOW
This shorts program proves queer episodics are thriving, with a lineup that includes a coven of drag queen witches, an animated supernatural romp, and a girl-punk rebellion. Something for everyone! Featuring episodes from the following series:
CODEPENDENT, directed by Caitlyn Phu
MANDELBROT HALL, directed by Ren Abueg, Milo Ferguson, and Reid Sandlund
MR. LAVENDER, directed by Mason Leaver
PDA, directed by Morgan Rielly
WE KISSED ONCE, directed by Sharik Geneve
THE WITCHY GIRLS, directed by Haley Alea Erickson, Robbie Sinclair Ten-Eyck (a.k.a. Lazy Susan)
VIRTUAL EXCLUSIVES
In partnership with Aubin Pictures, NewFest will feature a curated collection of legacy features and shorts from the Aubin catalog.
CHAVELA, directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi(Mexico, Spain, United States)
Exclusive interview and performance footage from 1991 capture Chavela Vargas in her own words: a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her extraordinary life into being. Virtual Exclusive
DISPATCHES FROM CLEVELAND, directed by Catherine Gund (USA).
DISPATCHES FROM CLEVELAND is a 5 chapter documentary focused on ordinary Clevelanders who have been long shaken by police misconduct, social discrimination, and poverty. Virtual Exclusive
HALLELUJAH! RON ATHEY: A STORY OF DELIVERANCE, directed by Catherine (Saalfield) Gund (USA).
Raised to be a Pentecostal minister, Ron Athey was speaking in tongues by the age of ten, a heroin addict by seventeen, and a performance artist by twenty-three. Hallelujah! presents Athey’s life and work, spending time with him on and off the stage. Virtual Exclusive
MEANWHILE, directed by Erika Dilday (USA).
MEANWHILE, a docu-poem in six verses about artists breathing through chaos. Virtual Exclusive
SACRED LIES, CIVIL TRUTHS, directed by Catherine (Saalfield) Gund and Cyril Phipps (USA).
Produced by Catherine Gund and Cyrille Phipps, for The Gay and Lesbian Emergency Media Campaign. Documents the insurgent “Religious” Right and its broad-based agenda, analyses their campaigns for anti-gay initiatives in Oregon and Colorado in 1992. Virtual Exclusive
DIVA TV: TARGET CITY HALL, directed by Catherine (Saalfield) Gund
The first tape produced by “Damned Interfering Video Activists” (DIVA TV) exhibits a range of styles and statements on ACT UP’s massive demonstration at City Hall on March 28, 1989, to protest state-level governmental negligence in the AIDS crisis. Virtual Exclusive
DIVA TV: PRIDE ‘69-89, directed by Catherine (Saalfield) Gund
This documents NYC’s Gay and Lesbian Pride week, 1989, including the homophobic gay-bashing in Sheridan Square during the 20th anniversary celebration of the Stonewall Riots, often cited as the birth of the modern Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movement. Virtual Exclusive
DIVA TV: LIKE A PRAYER, directed by Catherine (Saalfield) Gund
This tape analyzes the collaborative demonstration “Stop the Church” by WHAM! and ACT UP/NY on December 10, 1990, against Cardinal John O’Connor and the Roman Catholic Church’s murderous stand on abortion rights, safer sex and homosexuality. Virtual Exclusive
