TIGLFF 34 - St. Petersburg, FL

CHAVELA

Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United States

Chavela is the captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame.

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Riot

Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United States

In 1978, when the push to decriminalize homosexuality in Australia stalled, a group of activists decide they must make one final attempt to celebrate who they are. They get a police permit, spread the word.and on a freezing winter's night, cloak themselves in fancy dress, join hands, and parade down oxford street. But they have no idea what is to come and that the courage they find that night will finally mobilize the nation..

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Studio 54

Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United States

Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell made magic happen when they opened Studio 54 in New York City in 1977. By 1978, Studio 54 was the most famous nightclub in the world. Matt Tyrnauer’s excellent and entertaining documentary explores the enchantment behind the madness that took Manhattan by storm.

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Dykes, Camera, Action!

freeFall Theatre 6099 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

“I’m going to make a film about a girl who falls in love with a woman.” A radical idea in 1984 from Su Friedrich, who used that inspiration to make Damned If You Don’t. This beautifully constructed documentary is more than a review of lesbian filmmaking.

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History Lessons (Shorts)

Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us for a collection of six short films that celebrate the history of queer people from long before Stonewall to the present day.

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1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted A Culture

Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

“My Christian friends rejected me because I am Gay. My Gay friends were angry with me for being a Christian.” So says Ed Oxford, a Gay theologian and researcher in how the Bible has been weaponized against LGBT people.

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