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These superbly crafted films reflect the myriad perspectives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals.


Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

Louise Weard

Izzy’s partner’s transition sparks her descent into TERF madness in the latest chapter of this unflinching shot-on-video magnum opus.

Club Kid

Jordan Firstman

A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.

Corpus

Corrin Evans

A New York nightlife photographer and his lover accept an invitation to a mysterious party upstate in this supernaturally charged erotic thriller.

Elephants in the Fog

Abinash Bikram Shah

A Kinnar matriarch is torn between duty and a secret love when one of the daughters from her community disappears under suspicious circumstances.

Elsinore

Simon Stone

This deeply emotional true story follows Ian Charleson, an actor facing his own mortality, who delivers the most courageous performance of his lifetime.

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

Isabelle Stever

In this bold, empathic drama, a couple is pushed to the brink when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upends their lives, throwing their partnership into confusion.

Nagi Notes Nagi Daiarī

Kōji Fukada

In a bucolic village, a rekindled friendship between former sisters-in-law gently unspools much unspoken longing and mourning within the community.

No Rest for the Wicked

Kasper Kalle

Gothic romance meets folk horror and Christian repression in this beautiful yet tragic gay vampire film set in the 19th century Faroe Islands.

The Riverbank A Margem do Rio

Enock Carvalho, Matheus Farias

When Izaquiel falls for the mysterious fisherman Jeremias, the two journey into the heart of the mangroves to seek justice for encroaching violence.

Rose

Markus Schleinzer

When an unknown soldier arrives in a pious 17th century village staking claim to land there, the villagers’ suspicions about his identity force a reckoning.

Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building Seis meses en el edificio rosa con azul

Bruno Santamaría Razo

Filmmaker Bruno recalls the hazy memories from his eleventh year, reconciling his budding queerness with his father’s diagnosis with HIV.

Summer Drift Virages

Céline Carridroit, Aline Suter

Swiss watch technician Johanna sets out to restore her beloved VW bug and return to the tracks where she once raced in this celebration of trans identity.

Tangles

Leah Nelson

A young queer woman grapples with her vibrant mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis in this charming and deeply moving animated memoir.

The Man I Love

Ira Sachs

An artist dying of AIDS throws himself into one final theater role in this vivid portrait of artistic community in 1980s New York City.

Trash Mountain

Kris Rey

In this witty, queer coming-of-age comedy, Gavin (Caleb Hearon) leaves Chicago for his Missouri hometown after his father dies.

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