OPENING NIGHT FILM & PARTY: Young Hearts

Thursday, October 17th @ 7:00 pm

Fourteen-year-old Elias (Lou Goossens, in a breakthrough performance) lives a carefree life in his charming Belgian town until the arrival...

Born For You (Nata Per Te)

Friday, October 18th @ 5:00 pm

Born For You tells the beautiful and touching true story of Luca a gay, single, Catholic man, who in 2017 adopted Alba, a Down's syndrome...

The Little Pageant That Could

Friday, October 18th @ 5:15 pm

The Little Pageant That Could chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing....

All Shall Be Well

Friday, October 18th @ 7:30 pm

In his Teddy Award-winning film, Ray Yeung explores the lives of Pat and Angie, two sixty something women who have weathered life and...

High Tide

Friday, October 18th @ 7:45 pm

For his feature directorial debut, playwright Marco Calvani places Brazilian star Marco Pigossi at the heart of High Tide, a moving tale of...

Block Pass (La Pampa)

Friday, October 18th @ 9:30 pm

Willy is a mechanic for Motocross racer JoJo. The two youths are inseparable friends who share not only the love of their sport, but the...

Salt Water (Agua Sala)

Friday, October 18th @ 9:45 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Salt Water follows thirty-three-year-old Jacobo as he reconnects with José Luis, a fifty-year-old Catholic priest facing allegations that...

The World According to Allee Willis

Saturday, October 19th @ 2:15 pm

Award-winning songwriter and artist Allee Willis was unafraid to be herself. Known for her cacophony of prints and colors, signature...

Lady Like

Saturday, October 19th @ 2:30 pm

LADY LIKE is a hero origin story about Lady Camden, exploring the tragedy and trauma that drives Rex Wheeler to create fantasy and joy...

Woman Of (Kobieta Z)

Saturday, October 19th @ 4:15 pm

Set against the backdrop of Poland's transformation from communism to capitalism, Woman Of spans 45 years in the life of Aniela Wesoly, who...

My Place Is Here (Il Mio Posto e Qui)

Saturday, October 19th @ 4:45 pm

In the impoverished confines of her parents' home, 17-year-old Marta awaits the return of her fiancé from war. As a single mother, she...

LADIES' SPOTLIGHT FILM & PARTY: Last ExMas

Saturday, October 19th @ 7:00 pm

Last ExMas follows Maggie and Julianne, ex-girlfriends whose bitter breakup led them down different paths. Unexpectedly, they rekindle their...

MEN'S SPOTLIGHT FILM & PARTY: Duino

Saturday, October 19th @ 7:15 pm

Matias, an Argentine filmmaker in his forties, is struggling to finish a movie inspired by his elusive first love, Alexander, a Swedish...

Pierce

Saturday, October 19th @ 9:15 pm

After Han is released from juvenile prison, where he served seven years for killing an opponent in a fencing match, he meets his younger...

Haze (OUTshine After Dark)

Saturday, October 19th @ 9:30 pm

Joseph returns to his hometown to investigate the hush-hush case of eight gay men who allegedly died by suicide at a now-abandoned...

George Dureau: New Orleans Artist

Sunday, October 20th @ 12:45 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

George Dureau: New Orleans Artist is a compelling documentary that explores the life and work of gay George Dureau, an iconic painter and...

OUT

Sunday, October 20th @ 2:30 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Tom and Ajani are outsiders in a conservative village in The Netherlands. Their relationship is a secret and they dream of a new life as...

It's Ladies' Night! Ladies' Shorts Program

Sunday, October 20th @ 2:45 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

175 Kasra Karimi, 22 minutes, UK Inspired by true events. Rural England, early 2013. Ruth and Juliet are waiting for the British Parliament...

Sapir

Sunday, October 20th @ 4:45 pm

Sapir Berman has worked hard to become a well-respected referee in the Israeli professional football league. But she also wants to be a...

Where The Men Are! Men's Shorts Program

Sunday, October 20th @ 5:00 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Buffer Zone Savvas Stavrou, 16 minutes, Cyprus/UK, In English and Greek with English subtitles Two young soldiers across enemy lines fall in...

White Flag

Sunday, October 20th @ 7:00 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Saran and Naran, young women in their early twenties, embark on a new life as nomads in the steppe. Despite their close bond, they are...

Three Kilometers To The End Of The World (Trei kilometri pâna la capatul lumii)

Sunday, October 20th @ 7:15 pm

Adi (17) is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night, he is brutally attacked on the street, turning his world...

Eat The Night

Sunday, October 20th @ 9:15 pm

Pablo, a small-time dealer, and his teenage sister Apolline have forged an unbreakable bond through their shared obsession with the online...

Pet Shop Days

Sunday, October 20th @ 9:30 pm

In an act of desperation, impulsive black sheep Alejandro flees his home in Mexico, escaping his unforgiving father. He ends up in New York...

B.O.Y. - Bruises Of Yesterday Cocktails & Cinema™

Monday, October 21st @ 7:30 pm

Sixteen-year-old Tobias is sent by his absent mother to spend the summer with his grandparents. There, he falls in love with Aron, who is...

Drive Back Home Cocktails & Cinema™

Tuesday, October 22nd @ 7:30 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

In the winter of 1970, a cantankerous, conservative plumber from a small east coast Canadian village travels to Toronto to get his brother...

South Florida Filmmakers Showcase: Shorts Program | Cocktails & Cinema™

Wednesday, October 23rd @ 7:30 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

South Florida has a small but mighty filmmaking community with plenty of interesting and compelling films. Some are students, or beginners...

CENTERPIECE FILM & PARTY: Hammarskjöld - Fight For Peace

Thursday, October 24th @ 7:30 pm

In New York City, 1961, amid the Cold War, Dag Hammarskjöld, the charismatic UN Secretary-General, is at the height of his influence....

My Sunshine (Boku No Ohisama)

Friday, October 25th @ 4:45 pm

Living on a remote, wintry island, a young boy with a stutter, Takuya, develops a crush on a graceful figure-skater in training, Sakura....

Josefa’s Return (Ungeschminkt)

Friday, October 25th @ 5:00 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

After more than 40 years, Josefa returns to her parents’ farm in the village she’d once stormed out of. Back then, she was still known...

LATIN SPOTLIGHT FILM: The Astronaut Lovers (Los Amantes Astronautas)

Friday, October 25th @ 7:00 pm

Set against a languid summer by the sea in Argentina, The Astronaut Lovers is a breezy comedy about Pedro and Maxi, childhood friends...

LATIN SPOTLIGHT FILM: The Muleteer (La Arriera)

Friday, October 25th @ 7:15 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

1930, in the highlands of Jalisco. Teenager Emilia silently lives her sexual awakening with her adopted siblings, brother Martín and sister...

Three Kilometers To The End Of The World (Trei kilometri pâna la capatul lumii)

Friday, October 25th @ 9:30 pm

Adi (17) is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night, he is brutally attacked on the street, turning his world...

The Paradise of Thorns

Friday, October 25th @ 9:45 pm

Thongkam and Sek, a gay couple, work tirelessly to build a life together, including a house and durian orchard. Tragedy strikes when Sek...

Lost Boys & Fairies BRUNCH AT AXEL MIAMI

Saturday, October 26th @ 11:30 am

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Lost Boys & Fairies is a captivating UK TV series that delves into the lives of Gabriel and Andy, a gay couple navigating the complexities...

Pride Vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story

Saturday, October 26th @ 2:45 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story delves into the riveting narrative of the Vriend v. Alberta case, where Delwin Vriend, an...

Linda Perry: Let It Die Here

Saturday, October 26th @ 3:00 pm

Linda Perry, one of the most recognizable artists of the last 30 years, became an icon with her signature hat, tattoos, attitude, and the...

Misericordia

Saturday, October 26th @ 4:45 pm

Jérémie returns to his hometown of Saint-Martial to attend his former boss's funeral and stays a few days with the widow Martine. His...

Norbert(a)

Saturday, October 26th @ 5:15 pm

Norbert(a) follows Norberto and María, a married couple living an ordinary life in their working-class neighborhood. To supplement their...

MEN'S SPOTLIGHT FILM & PARTY: Baby

Saturday, October 26th @ 7:15 pm

After being released from a juvenile detention center, 18-year-old Wellington (Baby) finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São...

LADIES' SPOTLIGHT FILM & PARTY: Split

Saturday, October 26th @ 7:30 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

When stuntwoman Anna meets the magnetic and famous actress Eve, she unlocks a part of herself she’d always kept hidden. What starts as an...

Demons At Dawn (Los Demonios Delamanescer)

Saturday, October 26th @ 9:30 pm

Demons at Dawn is Julián Hernández's latest exploration of queer love, sex, and connection in modern Mexico City. The film follows...

Birthrite

Saturday, October 26th @ 9:45 pm

OUTSHINE AFTER DARK In Ross Patridge’s Birthrite, a jubilant occasion (becoming a parent) is inverted to instead become a springboard into...

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

Sunday, October 27th @ 1:30 pm

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story is a captivating documentary that delves into the life of Jackie Shane, a pioneering Black transgender...

Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero

Sunday, October 27th @ 3:00 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Shy young barista, Simon, works at the Pink Unicorn Cafe with his childhood best friend, Jae. On his 21st birthday, Simon finds a magic wig...

Do I Know You From Somewhere?

Sunday, October 27th @ 3:30 pm

Streaming: Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd

Arianna Martinez directs a captivating exploration of reality and identity. Olive and Benny are spending an ordinary day at their lake house...

CLOSING NIGHT FILM & PARTY: Layla

Sunday, October 27th @ 6:00 pm

Layla is a struggling British-Palestinian drag performer whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. When their...