Lesbian
Wild Nights With Emily
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLFinally, Emily Dickinson as we always knew she must be - a passionate, funny, endearing woman in love with Susan Gilbert. Molly Shannon’s Emily throws her bloomers over her head and dives into the pleasures of stolen kisses and red-hot passion, despite the trappings of petticoats and the oppressive roles for women.
Frisky Friday Movie & Dance Party COMBO
Watch the opening night film, Wild Nights With Emily at Tampa Theatre, and then join us for the Frisky Friday Dance Party for a wild night with all the beautiful ladies at the Hilton in Downtown Tampa.
Frisky Friday Dance Party
Hilton Downtown Tampa 211 N Tampa St, Tampa, FLJoin us Friday, October 5th after the Opening Film (Wild Nights with Emily) for a wild night with all the beautiful women of Tampa Bay.
Drama In Your Shorts
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLJoin us for a collection of seven short films that celebrate queer and trans people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Kiss Me (Embrasse-Moi!)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLKiss Me! is an ordinary rom-com with a typical rom-com story … except it is about lesbians. Brava! It is about time lesbians were featured in a feel-good romcom, and we can thank French comedian and director, Océane Rose Marie for the good time. The story centers around Océanerosemarie (yep, that’s her name), a chiropractor with a big heart and a very active sex life.
Riot
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLIn 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..
Tucked
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLThere are those of us who believe that people come into our lives at exactly the right time, just when we need that particular person, that particular light. Jackie and Faith find themselves together at the precise moment they both needed the other.
Freelancers Anonymous
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLBillie is in a dead-end job that she hates, is engaged to Gayle whom she adores and is wound up tighter than a top. When she has a chemically induced epiphany, she quits her job and makes a dramatic exit, only to realize she has no job, a wedding to plan, and a fiancé who is going to be super pissed.
Studio 54
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLIan 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.
Good Manners (As boas maneiras)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLlara is poor, Black, and so desperate for work that she takes a demeaning job working for what appears to be (at least on the surface) an entitled, self-absorbed wealthy, pregnant white woman. Make no mistake – nothing in this story is what it appears to be.
Lez Bomb
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLThanksgiving is a blessed time of celebrating the ties that bind and the love of family, the perfect time to make memories and share precious moments, together. Thus, the perfect time to drop the “lez bomb.” If only Lauren’s family wasn’t completely nuts!
Paternal Rites – DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLPaternal Rites is an extraordinary first-person essay film that examines the secret underbelly of a contemporary Jewish American family as they grapple with the aftereffects of physical and sexual abuse on their present-day lives. It is also a groundbreaking film about the nature of trauma and memory itself.
Dykes, Camera, Action!
freeFall Theatre 6099 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL“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.
Daddy Issues
freeFall Theatre 6099 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FLMaya, a 19 year-old queer pixie and a talented artist, gets romantically involved with her sexually fluid insta-crush. But, on the verge of her first love, the situation at hand is more complicated than anything she could imagine.
White Rabbit
freeFall Theatre 6099 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FLRecently single, Korean-born LA artist Sophia Lee devotes herself to her public performance art, whether it’s a provocative Korean perspective on the LA Riots at a park or supermarket, or quirky digital art on social media. Meanwhile, when a stranger makes Sophia late for a TaskRabbit gig, she loses her temper, only to run into her repeatedly and discover a strong connection.
Fun In Your Shorts
freeFall Theatre 6099 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FLLighten your mood with this quirky collection of seven short films.
Two In The Bush: A Love Story
freeFall Theatre 6099 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FLSometimes one in the hand isn’t better – just take it from Emily. An aspiring documentarian, Emily is toiling away as personal assistant to filmmaker Kenneth, getting verbally berated on a daily basis. She returns home early from work to find her girlfriend Kate in bed with their best friend Peter.
BIT
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLBIT is the lesbian vampire film everyone has been waiting for – campy, fresh, aggressive, provocative and sexy. On her first night in LA, Laurel, a transgender teenage girl on vacation falls in with four queer feminist vampires.
Queering The Script
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLQueer nerd alert! This fascinating documentary is a fun and informative look at the subculture of queer fandom. Hear from fans at conventions like ClexaCon, as well as Pose actress Angelica Ross, The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken, and Xena: Warrior Princess herself, Lucy Lawless.
Zen In The Ice Rift (Zen sul ghiaccio sottile)
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLMaia (who prefers to go by Zen) is a walking cube of ice, freezing out the world. Zen plays hockey on the high school boys’ team to hone the skills needed to land a place on the national women’s team. She is constantly bullied by her teammates.
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLIn this powerful documentary, renowned filmmaker, Tom Shepherd follows the intense struggles of four LGBT+ refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Cheyenne and Mari (Angolan), Subhi (Syrian), and Junior (Congolese) have fled homophobic violence and are starting over in San Francisco.
Something to Cry About: Drama In Your Shorts
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLJoin us for a collection of eight dramatic short films that celebrate queer people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love Story
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLSingle mom Rachel is fresh, funny and ready to “get back out there” after several years of chaste devotion to her job and her family. She gets the surprise of her life when she attends a Māori film festival and lays eyes on filmmaker Nikki Si’ulepa.
Billie and Emma
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLBillie and Emma are sent to a Catholic high school for very different reasons. Set in the Philippines of the mid-1990’s, Billie is banished by her city parents to get her away from her girlfriend. Emma is brilliant, overachieving, popular, and on course for a bright future.
Adam
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLIn the summer of 2006, Adam escapes another boring family vacation to stay with his cool older sister Casey in NYC. Adam's horizons rapidly expand as he follows Casey to lesbian bars and gay marriage rallies, but it isn't until he is mistaken for a trans guy that he really gets a crash course in LGBT vocabulary.
Good Kisser
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLJenna agrees to a sexy weekend fling with girlfriend Kate (Rachel Paulson) and the worldly Mia. As the night unfolds, Jenna realizes she’s bitten off more than she can chew. Jenna is unsure of herself, and the entire situation for that matter, while Kate is more than ready to get to the main event.
More Beautiful For Having Been Broken
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLDevoted FBI Agent McKenzie “Max” De Ridder has recently lost her mother. In the wake of grief, she forms a bond with a young boy with special needs and an unexpected - and at first tense, then loving - relationship with his mother.
For They Know Not What They Do
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLFrom The Director of "For The Bible Tells Me So" This new documentary takes us on a journey of understanding and sheds light on religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation in America. At the core of the story are four families whose faith is their source of strength and, sometimes, a source of pain.
Paradise Hills
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLIn this futuristic fairy tale, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up in a rose- and tulle-filled boarding school for wayward young women, whose families pay big bucks for their daughters to emerge perfect. With the love and support of the women in this beautiful prison, she must find a way to escape, or risk being erased.
Being Impossible (Yo impossible)
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLAfter attempting her first sexual experience with her boyfriend, Ariel discovers that she is different. Her gynecologist reveals that her sex life may be complicated by "corrective" surgery and a strictly gendered upbringing by her family and religious societal norms of Venezuela. Now, as she discovers her body for the first time, Ariel must decide who she wants to be.
Universal Drama (Shorts)
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLJoin us for a collection of six short films that celebrate queer people around the world.
The Ground Beneath my Feet (Der Boden unter den Füßen)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLLola is a jet-setting overachiever in a cutthroat corporate environment. She keeps both her relationship with her boss, Elise, and the existence of an older sister, Conny, a secret. But when she receives the news that Conny has attempted suicide, Lola's secrets threaten to explode into the open.
Kattumaram
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLAnandhi understands loss. Her parents and relatives perished into the waves of a Tsunami off the coast of India. Her Uncle Singaram feels the loss even deeper, as he is the only one left to look after Anandhi, with all the tenderness and the hand wringing of an anxious father.
Clementine
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLHeartbroken Karen becomes unwittingly entangled with the younger Lana after breaking into her ex's lake house on a bender of passion and without much forethought. She comes to find that Lana is a loose cannon, and with a little weed and nothing better to do, the women grow a friendship that might be another bad idea.
History Lessons (Shorts)
Metro Wellness and Community Center 3251 3rd Ave N, St Petersburg, FLJoin us for a collection of six short films that celebrate the history of queer people from long before Stonewall to the present day.
Knives and Skin
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLCarolyn, Joanna, Laurel, and Charlotte are your average teenage girls in rural Ohio: they front afro punk bands, make out with fellow cheerleaders in the woods, and deal with unstable parents. But when Carolyn disappears one night, the town must come together to investigate this unimaginable trauma.
Suzanne Westenhoefer in Tampa
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLSuzanne never does the same show twice. She can’t. She doesn’t write anything down. She charges boldly onto the stage and what happens is always a mystery and a delight. So if you have seen her before, never fear, she has new and fun stories and observations every day! Be prepared for 90 minutes of laughter and fun!
TIGLFF: Next Scene – FREE!
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLA new initiative to offer viewing and filmmaking experiences to our younger audience members who live their lives online and stream On Demand. We are offering opportunities for these young filmmakers, activists, and audience members.
A Dog Barking At The Moon
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLXiaoyu returns to China with her American husband in tow to visit her parents, whose relationship is as dysfunctional as ever. Her father's homosexuality set off a domestic earthquake many years ago, with aftershocks extending to the present as the family still struggles to maintain their integrity.
Tickle In Your Shorts
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLLighten your mood with this quirky collection of eleven short films.
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEAn inspirational tribute to the fascinating life and career of Franco Stevens, creator of the ground-breaking lesbian magazine Curve, which generated a world-wide sense of community and positive visibility for gay women.
Nimby
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLMervi and Kata, a lesbian couple living in Helsinki, are considering coming out of the closet but when they visit Mervi’s hometown and family, all hell breaks loose.
Kiss Me Kosher
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FLWhen two generations of Israeli women fall for a German and a Palestinian, chaos follows in this romantic misadventure crossing all borders.
Rebel Dykes
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA full-length documentary about the explosion that happened when punk met feminism, told through the lives of a gang of lesbian, trans and queer people in the riotous London of the 1980s.
Invisible: Women in Southern Music
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FLGrowing up gay in the South is hard enough, but to be an openly gay woman in country music is nearly impossible. Nashville is a man's town, yet this group of gay women have persevered anyhow.
AQRONYM: A Night of Queer Comedy
The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewery 1510 E 8th Avenue, Tampa, FLJoin our Master of Ceremony Shaine O'Laine as he leads you through an incredibly fun night of great humor and a good time with Melissa Nichols, featuring Kye Saunders, and headlining Jenn Snyder.
Jess Plus None
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FLLet’s just say it: Jess is a hot mess. She is impulsive, whiney, and completely self-absorbed. That she is the maid of honor for her best friend is like an afterthought to Jess’ preoccupation with her recent breakup. The wedding is literally in the woods and a reunion of sorts for college friends and partners.
It’s Only Life After All
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL“Fans want to know what is personal,” says Emily Saliers. And, in spite of her admitted discomfort with the personal, Saliers and Amy Ray, the iconic Indigo Girls, go there in this acclaimed documentary by filmmaker Alexandria Bombach (On Her Shoulders).
Jewelle: A Just Vision/Swimming in the Dark
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FLDorothy Allison (Bastard Out of Carolina,) says of Jewell Gomez’s The Gilda Stories, “Why hadn’t it occurred to anybody that the perfect vampire would be a Black Lesbian?” Why, indeed! After graduating from Columbia School of Journalism Jewelle started writing poetry and plays. Screening with Swimming in the Dark.
The Venus Effect
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FLLiv is in her early twenties. She works at her family’s garden center in the province. Totally unprepared, she falls in love with the chaotic but spirited Andrea. Andrea has sought refuge at her uncle’s idyllic apple plantation because of stress.
SPONSORED BY: Savvy Mortgage
Rivière
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FLSeventeen-year-old Manon leaves the Swiss mountains to head out in search of her father, who is nowhere to be found. As she forms new bonds and encounters her first love , she is determined to follow the path she has set herself on the ice: to become a professional hockey player.
SPONSORED BY: St. Pete Clearwater Film Commission
Lez Bomb
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FLA still closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving, only to have her coming out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.
But I’m a Cheerleader
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FLMegan (Natasha Lyonne) considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she isn't that crazy about him. So she's stunned when her parents decide she's gay and send her to True Directions, a boot camp meant to alter her sexual orientation. While there, Megan meets a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham (Clea DuVall). Though Megan still feels confused, she starts to have feelings for Graham.
Lakeview
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FLWhen a queer friend group unites for a girls' weekend celebrating a divorce, their old feelings, new relationships, and shifting dynamics crash into each other in the shadow of summer’s dying light. Darcy (Lesley Smith) is finally divorced, to the relief of her friends, but they are bringing their own drama to this celebration weekend. Lakeview is a celebration of the power (and damage) of familiarity, what happens when lessons learned don’t lead to patterns broken.
Tara Thorne, 2024, Canada, 100 min
Preceded By:
Rose Colored
Ruby Wright, USA, 10 min
Like the Very Gods
Lazarus Lazarides, USA, 12 min