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NewFest Pride 2026
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NewFest Pride 2026 14 films
All aboard! NewFest Pride 2026 is about to be major.
In-person across New York City and virtual nationwide.
newfest.org
Lesbian Visibility Week 2026 20 films
Explore a selection of lesbian cinema from the NewFest Canon. What are some of your favorite films by or about…
THE FEMININE GAYZ: Celebrating Lesbian Stories 6 films
Join the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center and NewFest for a special edition of The Queer Lens on March 23,…
QTC: We're Out Here 2026 7 films
Queer folks are everywhere – from small towns to the ‘burbs to vast rural areas.
Discover connection and identity in…
Three Black Queer Filmmakers You Should Know 11 films
Read more about these queintessentional filmmakers on substack.com/@newfest 🧡
HEAR US, RISE UP: Films for World AIDS Day 2025 9 films
Join the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center and NewFest for a special edition of The Queer Lens to make World…
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Co-Presented at Anthology Film Archives
Part of the Series BLACK TIME, QUEER TIME: PART 2 running April 8 – April 19 at www.anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/series/61110
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Selected by Mexico in 1978 as its Oscar entry, Arturo Ripstein’s formidable film follows Manuela—the owner of a bordello in remote El Olivo—as a returning outsider awakens buried memories that threaten the tumbleweed town’s fragile peace.
The in-person screening will be followed by a Q&A with Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer (Screen Slate, Le Cinéma Club)
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This Sundance award-winner is a profoundly human portrait of Robert Eads, whose story is a testament to the strength, compassion, and solidarity that define a trans community in the American South.
The 25th Anniversary in-person screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Kate Davis
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Underwhelmed by her small Swedish hometown of Åmål, teenager Agnes yearns to find validation among her high school peers while daydreaming about the rebellious sister of the most popular student.
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fell in love with the main character i could tell this was made by a 100% women producing crew
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The way this documentary balanced the political moment of her detainment/trial with the issues of female pro athletics and then also the experience growing up queer in the south was so perfect to me and delivered on everything. It really felt like a story of love- for the game, her family and her community.
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Holy fuck dude tissues should have been complimentary for this
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From the words of the director: this is a cautionary tale about how fragile our rights are, and how if we do not fight for them with the entirety of our hearts and souls, they can and will so easily be stripped from us.
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All aboard! NewFest Pride 2026 is about to be major.
In-person across New York City and virtual nationwide.
newfest.org