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POSSUM

February 2024 •English

When the leader of an artist residency kills the possum that’s been eating their cauliflower, the residents come to a shocking consensus.

Tecnoismo

January 2018 •Portuguese

HARLEM FRAGMENTS

Invalid date •English

Harlem Fragments is an Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family's beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster so mesmerizing you can't look away from the tragedy. Based on true events- The film explores the haunting societal pressures of achieving the Black American dream, told in the POV of 10 year old TJ revisiting his family's home that's up for sale. By empowering this Black boy in this film with the agency to imagine, TJ, through his own journey, finds a way to process and come to terms with his family's divorce. It's important for every Black child out there enduring the same foreign emotions to know that it's okay to feel them, and affirm that there is a future trajectory forward out of the initial destruction.

If

July 2024 •Bengali

Jaya and Fatima, two women deeply in love with one another, want to have a family. They have dreamt of a future together that would seem straight out of a fairytale. But then destiny has planned for them otherwise.

Space Is the Place

November 1974 •English

Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city youths and battles with the devil himself to save the black race.

Help Me I'm Dying

December 2019 •English

Filmed live at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, the self-proclaimed sweatiest woman in show business brings you her first ever standup special. Told in three acts and influenced heavily by her loves of surrealism and Russia, with multiple scripted sketches and filmed segments, her unique brand of humor will have you laughing while wondering, “is she ok?”.

That Ex of Mine

Invalid date •Portuguese

When, on his wedding day, Alex finds himself full of doubts about his decision, his friend Laryssa arrives to help with a possible solution to his problems.

White Mirror

April 2023 •English

A young Black game designer comes face to face with covert racism after he’s transformed to look like a white man.

A Normal Daughter: The Life and Times of Kewpie of District Six

May 2000 •Afrikaans

Before South Africa’s apartheid government in the 1970’s destroyed District Six, being gay, or “moffie,” was an accepted part of this racially and religiously diverse community in Cape Town. Kewpie's hairdressing salon was the epicenter of this culture, a meeting place where the “girls” organized drag balls and cabaret performances, all of which are captured through her amazing collection of snapshots.

Good Stock On The Dimension Floor: An Opera

March 2014 •English

A collectively made filmic opera in 35 parts. The Black and predominantly queer art collective, an evolving line up of poets and artists from across the world, abstracts and reimagines opera in any traditional conception. Set to hip-hop, blues, noise, R&B and electronica, the piece uses the voice (chanting, singing, screaming; written by poet and activist Dawn Lundy Martin) as its primary tool, verbalising centuries of alienation, vulnerability and protest in the global African diaspora through its disruptive libretto.

Queer Enough

October 2024 •English

A bisexual woman struggles to accept her own identity when she looks to a local LGBTQIA+ book club for a sense of belonging.

Candle

March 2024 •French

David needs a place to stay overnight. His ex Leonard offers his couch.

Departure

February 2017 •English

An alien couple named Addem and Efa live on Earth as human beings in order to determine if it has proper living conditions for their race. They are suddenly called back to their mothership and must face a disgruntled Special Agent and growing, uncontrollable human urges to stay on Earth before it's too late to return.

Gilda Love

January 2023 •Spanish

Gilda chose Gilda because of Hayworth and at 98 years old is the oldest active drag queen in the world. And lives in Barcelona. Two hours following Gilda's daily life, from morning to night, where you can see what the person behind the makeup, the feathers and the heels is like.

Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

May 2024 •English

An intimate look at pioneering artist George Platt Lynes, who took radically explicit photographs of the male nude. The documentary reveals Lynes’ gifted eye for the male form, his long-term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.

Maneki

March 2023 •English

After being rejected by her favorite customer, a cashier must reconcile her feelings when the customer continues to visit the ramen shop.

June's Kitten

Invalid date •English

After a long night at the club two lonely people make a tender and tenuous connection on the streets of Brooklyn in the wee hours of the morning.

O Disco das Histórias

March 2024 •Portuguese

After a flying saucer containing all the stories of humanity crashes in his backyard, a young artist seeks help to interpret its messages.

We All Play

June 2024 •English

"WE ALL PLAY" addresses the reality of the LGBTQIA+ community in sport. In a trip around the world, we will meet outstanding world elite athletes, who will talk, many of them for the first time, about their personal and professional experiences in first person.

Praying for Us

May 2024 •Portuguese

Núbia finds herself confortable in the systemic conventions of her religion, much to the disappointment of Cecília, who challenges her to rethink her priorities.