TIGLFF 34 - St. Petersburg, FL
YOUNG HUNTER (EL CAZADOR)
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA horny teen left alone by vacationing parents may have a familiar ring but this film’s intimate treatment of a gay boy’s early sexual explorations is far more original with its mystery and mayhem mix of thriller and coming-of-age story.
A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET (TODOS TENEMOS UN MUERTO EN EL PLACARD O UN HIJO EN EL CLOSET)
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEPeak inside a playfully loving family and their coming out, coming-of-age, and coming around discoveries as they unravel their long-held layers of prejudice and pride.
LATTER DAY JEW
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEMeet H. Alan Scott: a gay former Mormon/converted Jew/cancer survivor/writer-comedian, as he finds his spiritual path while preparing for his Bar Mitzvah, traveling to Israel during their Gay Pride celebration, and immersing himself in Jewish life and culture.
ELLIE & ABBIE (& ELLIE’S DEAD AUNT)
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEMove over Cinderella… this modern queer fairytale belongs to Ellie who has her very own fairy godmother in the form of her reincarnated Aunt Tara appearing just in the nick of time to give advice to Ellie who is coming out to her mother and trying to pursue Abbie, the girl of her dreams at school.
DRAMARAMA
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEIn this bittersweetly nostalgic drama-rama-com set in 1994, pop-culture references and witty wordplay are as plentiful as clues in a mystery novel when five high school theater friends dress up in costumes for one final murder mystery party before they leave for college.
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.
BREAKING FAST
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINECocooned in strict Muslim beliefs about family, faith, and food, Mo – an adorably shy gay doctor in postbreak-up mode – cautiously expands his comfort zone during Ramadan to connect with Kal, an All-American gay actor who happens to speak Arabic and make great mloukieh (jute stew).
STAGE MOTHER
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEStage Mother delivers the ultimate wish-fulfillment fantasy for any misfit who longs for their parent’s unconditional approval. This feel-good, laugh-out-loud, sing-along comedy proves that it is never too late to change your mind, change your views, and change your life.
STEELERS: THE WORLD’S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINECome for the eye candy of hunky rugby players and their spunky lesbian coach…stay for the meaningful stories, exciting tournaments, and the surprising half-time drag show.
SHORTS PROGRAM #5: IDENTITY CRISIS
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEIt’s not me…it’s YOU. These perceptive shorts show that sometimes the only identity crisis that’s going on is the one that’s happening in someone else’s judgmental mind.
SHORTS PROGRAM #4: DESPERATE MEASURES
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEWhen up against formidable odds, these truth-seekers discover that the ultimate battle is waged within their own minds and, to win a sense of peace, they must out-maneuver themselves.
SHORTS PROGRAM #6: ROLE REVERSAL
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEIn these inspiring documentaries, change-making role models use their ingenuity and integrity to disrupt the status quo and help define a “new normal.”
GIVE OR TAKE
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEWhen a disillusioned New Yorker’s father dies, he goes home to Cape Cod and prepares the house for sale while sharing it with his father’s temperamental live-in boyfriend. Grieving, they circle each other, butt heads, and are forced to negotiate how to remember the man they both loved.
ALICE JÚNIOR
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEIn this uber hip, pop culture film laced with electrifying emojis, the stunningly gorgeous Anna Celestino Mota stars as Alice Junior - a high octane social influencer and Teen Top Model trans girl – who panics when she finds she must move to the Brazilian hinterlands to attend a Catholic school.
Bare
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINENudity is beautiful - this is the theme of famed Belgian choreographer Thierry Smits’ new production. We follow eleven male dancers as they bare more than just their bodies, they bare their souls for all to see.
MINYAN
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINESet in the Russian-Jewish enclave of Brighton Beach during the 1980’s, this contemplative coming-of-age/ coming-out story follows the soul-searching journey of David, a closeted gay Yeshiva student who moves in with his grandfather in a Jewish religious center.
FIRST BLUSH
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEWhen a young married couple becomes involved with another woman, they learn to navigate the emotional intricacies of a polyamorous relationship in this tenderly told, relatable story about the pursuit of love.
SURVIVING THE SILENCE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF TWO WOMEN IN LOVE WHO HELPED CHANGE MILITARY POLICY
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEIn this monumental coming-out-story, Colonel Patsy Thompson and her wife Barbara Brass reveal how they had to keep their relationship secret for years in order to preserve her military career.
UNSOUND
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEThere’s a silent synchronicity on the screen when Noah, a disillusioned musician, returns home to Australia for some soul searching and falls for Finn, a deaf trans DJ.
WHO’S ON TOP? LGBTQs SUMMIT MT. HOOD
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEMeet Ryan, Shanita, Stacey, Taylor, …and Wy’east (the Native American name for Mt. Hood) which is also a character in this glorious documentary that captures the spectacular scenery of Oregon’s tallest mountain.
TWO OF US (DEUX)
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINETender lesbian love story. Edge-of-your-seat thriller. Wickedly amusing dark comedy. Director Filippo Meneghetti delicately blends disparate genres in a grippingly unique tale about “open-door policy” neighbors.
2021 Launch Party
Straz Center for the Performing Arts 1010 N Macinnes Pl, Tampa, FL, United StatesWe’re kicking off the 32nd annual festival at the historic Straz Center in downtown Tampa with a dazzling evening of friends, cocktails, and music. Be among the first to pick up your program and see trailers for this year’s film festival. So that you’re ready for opening night, you will be able to purchase or pick-up…
Language Lessons – Opening Night Film
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesNatalie Morales directs this charming feature film that she stars in alongside Mark Duplass, her co-writer, to tell a story that is extremely timely and and underscores the importance of human connection in this technologically isolating time.
Mascarpone
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAntonio is a 30-year-old family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically.
Nimby
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesMervi 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.
Jump, Darling
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesScreen legend Cloris Leachman gives a masterful final starring performance in this bittersweet family drama as an old woman in rural Prince Edward County, Ontario whose mental and physical decline means she may soon be moved to a nursing home.
The Novice
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThis darkly thrilling sports drama about a queer college student climbing the ranks of her university’s rowing team is based on director Lauren Hadaway’s own experiences as a competitive collegiate rower.
Baloney
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThis provocative documentary tells the story of San Francisco's beloved Gay All-Male Revue of the same name. BALONEY's co-creators, Michael and Rory, invite their collaborators and audiences to embrace the sexualized aspects of striptease and burlesque alongside a blend of fantasy, confession, and social commentary.
Nora Highland
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesBased on out-actor Ryan Spahn's play of the same name and shot entirely on computers during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Nora Highland, follows the casting process of a notable gay character in an upcoming Broadway revival.
Between Them (Toutes les deux)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThis tongue-in-cheek homage to spy thrillers and screwball comedies follows a lesbian private eye who is hired by a desperately jealous Russian professor to follow his wife who he is convinced is cheating on him. Having to travel to Montreal for the stakeout, she must sleep in her car since most hotels in Montreal were closed during lockdown.
Firebird
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesBased on the late Sergey Fetisov’s memoir “The Story of Roman,” this romantic drama tells the story of star-crossed lovers who have the supreme misfortune of falling into a relationship during the height of the Cold War in the Soviet Union, where someone is always looking over your shoulder and sexual relations between two men is punished with five years’ hard labor.
Kiss Me Kosher
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhen two generations of Israeli women fall for a German and a Palestinian, chaos follows in this romantic misadventure crossing all borders.
Inheritance
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAfter the murder of their parents, Nick and Steve Wellington are left to share their inheritance. However, when the masked Figure shows back up to finish what was started, The Wellington boys will learn the hard way…that blood runs thicker than water.
Dreams and Nightmares – Shorts Program
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA series of shorts in the Fantasy/Horror/Comedy genre.
Queer-toons – Shorts Program
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA series of animated shorts.
Pride and Prejudice Shorts Program
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA series of documentary shorts.
Snips and Snails – Shorts Program
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA series of mens' shorts.
Life’s a Drag – Shorts Program
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEDrag Life Documentary Shorts
It’s A Queer World After All…Shorts Program
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA series of international shorts.
Sugar and Spice – Shorts Program
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEA series of womens' shorts.
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.
Building a Bridge
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEHorrified by Catholic leaders’ silence in the wake of the Pulse nightclub massacre, Father James Martin writes a widely-acclaimed book and tours the country speaking with the news media, local parishes and LGBTQ+ Catholics with his message of “compassion, respect, and sensitivity.”
Activist Heroes Double Feature:
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEAIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman and Yes I Am – The Ric Weiland Story
Portraits of two activist heroes.
Drag Stars Double Feature:
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINETwo Films: Being BeBe: the BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary and Workhorse Queen
Invisible: Women in Southern Music
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesGrowing 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.
Potato Dreams of America
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesWes Hurley’s autobiographical dark comedy about growing up gay in the Soviet Union and emigrating to America with his mail-order bride mother is divided into two strikingly different halves featuring two different pairs of actors playing the nick-named Potato and his mother.
Glob Lessons – Closing Night Film
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesMove over Felix and Oscar, the latest odd couple is Alan and Jesse, two mismatched strangers who are paired together by a children’s theater company to perform low-budget productions of Robin Hood and A Christmas Carol in elementary schools.
33rd ANNUAL TAMPA BAY INTERNATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Mama Bears
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesMama Bears is an intimate exploration of two mama bears, conservative, Christian mothers who have become fierce advocates for LGBTQ+ people and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears are so important.
Thanks to Her
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThanks to Her is a film that focuses on the self, sexuality, and how that plays out in one's community.
Documentary Shorts Program
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA series of six documentary shorts.
All Man: The International Male Story
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA nostalgic and colorful peek behind the pages and personalities of International Male, one of the most ubiquitous and sought-after mail-order catalogs of the 80s and 90s.
Lonesome
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesFleeing a mysterious drama in his hometown, a country boy nearly loses himself in the easy sex and pervasive loneliness of the big city in this erotic and dark-hued drama from Craig Boreham.
Framing Agnes
TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINEAfter discovering case files from a 1950s gender clinic, a cast of trans actors turn a talk show inside out to confront the legacy of a young trans woman forced to choose between honesty and access.
Narrative Shorts Program
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAll The Awards I Never Gave You Caio Scot, 2021, Brazil, 17 min In the bathroom at an awards ceremony, an unexpected encounter between two young actors brings up unresolved feelings and a love story that may not have come to an end yet. Aura Guy Hodgkinson, 2022, United Kingdom, 10 min When given an…
The Sixth Reel
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhen the death of a close friend unearths the long-thought-lost final reel of a classic film, Jimmy (drag legend Charles Busch) and his cohorts each concoct underhanded schemes involving false romances, drag personas and maybe even vampires to cash in on a big sale of the film.
Waking Up Dead
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesGorgeous, hard partying Danny Maldonado was once about to conquer Hollywood. But at 35, his acting career has flatlined, his boyfriend has dumped him, and his long estranged drug-addict mother is dying.
Pat Rocco Dared
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesIn this colorful trip back in time, filmmaker and activist Pat Rocco shares his incredible life story as one of Hollywood's original boundary pushing gay pioneers.
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesNo Straight Lines chronicles the journeys of five scrappy queer artists from the margins of the underground comics scene to mainstream acceptance.
Jimmy in Saigon
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesJimmy in Saigon is a documentary exploring the mysterious death of Peter McDowell's eldest brother, James, who died age 24 in Saigon. The film explores unspoken grief and family secrets, while honoring those lost long ago.
Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way (Tampa)
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 N. Ashley Drive Cube, 2nd Floor, TampaThe story of Pedro Zamora, the charming young activist who transformed the face of AIDS in America by allowing MTV's REAL WORLD to chronicle his joy, his influence, and his journey with a disease that would ultimately kill him.
Chrissy Judy
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesWhen his best friend and creative partner suddenly couples off and moves away, an ambitious New York drag queen determined for the limelight must reinvent himself or risk becoming an irrelevant solo act both onstage and off.
It Is in Us All
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesA Londoner returns to his ancestral homeland of Donegal in the west of Ireland and is drawn in by a teenage boy who almost kills him in a car crash.
Documentary Shorts Program (ReDux – St. Pete)
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesA series of six documentary shorts.
Jeannette
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesThe film begins in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub massacre and follows Jeannette as she recovers, backslides, and eventually finds support and healing through community.
Maybe Someday
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesJay, a non-binary 40-something photographer, attempts to move across the country to start her life over again in the midst of separating from her wife.
Petit Mal
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesIn director Ruth Caudeli's latest collaborative chronicle of queer life, three charismatic women living in an intimate, passionate partnership must learn to navigate the shift in their dynamic when one lover is called away for a long-term project.
The Butterfly Queen
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesFive years ago, best friends Casey and Robin parted ways. Casey wanted to draw cartoons and take over their grandparents’ sheep farm, Robin wanted to leave town and never look back.
Unidentified Objects
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesA curmudgeonly gay dwarf and his unstable, alien-obsessed neighbor are thrown together on an impossible road trip that will alter their strange friendship (and their sense of reality) forever.
A Run for More
AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesFrankie Gonzales-Wolfe goes on a personal journey and questions her relationship to her community as she runs for city council in San Antonio, Texas, and attempts to become the first openly elected transgender official in Texas.
AQRONYM: A Night of Queer Comedy
The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewery 1510 E 8th Avenue, Tampa, FL, United StatesJoin 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.
Mambo Italiano
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesThe son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay.
Paris Is Burning
Screen Door: An Ybor City Microcinema 1624 E 7th Ave #228, Tampa, FL, United StatesA chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Desert Hearts
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesWhile waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
At the End of the Day
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesA conservative, Christian professor experiences a profound change when he finds himself planted in a gay support group to stop their plans to open an LGBTQ youth shelter in their small town.
Lianna
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesA happily married woman comes to realize herself of being a repressed lesbian after she has an affair with a female college professor, and then tries to come to terms with her newfound lifestyle.
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesTerrence McNally adaptation his Tony-winning Broadway play about the lives and loves of eight gay friends who gather at a vacation home.
When Night Is Falling
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesAn uptight conservative literacy professor at an urban university finds herself attracted to a free-spirited liberal woman who works at a carnival that comes to town.
Evolution of Drag – Drag Through the Decades
Palladium Theater 253 5th Ave N, St Petersburg, FL, United StatesGlamazon and drag performer/producer Daphne Ferraro brings her smash hit multi-media drag extravaganza to St. Pete
Evolution of Drag – Drag Through the Decades
Palladium Theater 253 5th Ave N, St Petersburg, FL, United StatesGlamazon and drag performer/producer Daphne Ferraro brings her smash hit multi-media drag extravaganza to St. Pete
Saving Face
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesIn Manhattan, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon Wil is surprised by the arrival of her forty-eight year old widow mother to her apartment. Ma was banished from Flushing, Queens, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. The presence of Ma affects the personal life of Wil, who is in love with the daughter of…
The Mattachine Family
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesOscar (Juan Pablo di Pace, Mamma Mia) and Thomas (Nico Tortorella, Scream 4) meet cute, get married, have charming friends and burgeoning careers. Fate steps in and the two agree to be foster parents to a little boy, Arthur. When Arthur is reunited with his birth mother, Thomas realizes he loves being a dad.
Big Easy Queens
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesSeems like a perfect time in Florida for campy gangland humor. Fort Lauderdale Director Erynn Dalton (The Gravedigger) delivers this raucous delight. Miss Minnie Bouvèé (Eric Swanson) is a full-bodied queen of the Big Easy underworld who finds herself under threat by a mysterious masked predator and the fragrance of gardenias, a “sore spot of torment” from Miss Minnie’s past.
Our Son
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesFeaturing great lead performances by two talented gay actors, Our Son is an absorbing exploration of parenthood and family. Gabriel (Pose’s Billy Porter) and Nicky (Beauty and the Beast’s Luke Evans) share a life in a spacious city apartment with their sweet 7 year old son, Owen (Christopher Woodly). Nicky works long hours while Gabriel stays home to care for Owen.
Chasing Chasing Amy
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesCan a Lesbian have a romantic friendship with a straight, cis man? Especially when that man is portrayed by Ben Affleck?! Let’s get real. Many lesbians of a certain age hated Chasing Amy, Kevin Smith’s 1990’s romcom about a straight white guy who falls in love with a lesbian. Filmmaker Sav Rodgers, a young filmmaker from Kansas, did a Ted Talk about how Chasing Amy literally saved his life.
Black Barbie
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States“It took 21 years for one black fashion doll to be worthy of the Barbie name.” So says award winning Queer director, Lagueria Davis (Maid of Dishonor) who decided to make “Black Barbie” after spending time with her Aunt Beulah Mae Mitchell, a 45-year employee at Mattel. Those conversations sparked a curiosity about the evolution of Black Barbie leading to complex conversations.
Big Boys
AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesBig Boys is a sweet and humorous story about the awkwardness of growing up and feeling different from your peers. Jamie is an anxious and chubby, 14-year old. While he’s not the least bit interested in sports, he might just be a culinary master.
Afternoon Delights Shorts
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesA series of short films.
Lie With Me (Arrête avec tes mensonges)
AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesBased on the bestselling French novel, Lie With Me is a story about lost love and the importance of being true to yourself. Established author Stéphane Belacourt (Guillaume de Tonquédec) returns to his beautiful hometown to promote a renowned local cognac distillery and deliver a keynote speech.
Jess Plus None
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesLet’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.
All the Colours of the World are Between Black and White
AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesAs the title of this debut film suggests, those who are willing to see beyond their own rigid black and white points of view, are able to see a full spectrum of vibrant colors, nuances, and complexity. When Bambino, a salt of the earth delivery driver in Lagos, meets aspiring photographer, Bawa, the two men form an instant intimacy.
The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesFeaturing an invigorating original score by Bachar Mar-Khalife and engaging performances, Lost Boys boldly explores ideas of freedom, the human need for love, and the ever-lingering effects that experiences in the juvenile detention system have on young people.
Late Night Shorts
AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United StatesA series of short films.
It’s Only Life After All
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States“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).
Glitter and Doom
AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States“You look like someone with a lot of songs inside,” says Glitter to Doom. And the songs are those of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers – the Indigo Girls. New arrangements and mashups of their classics are a delight in Tom Gustafson’s (Were the World Mine) homage to the soundtrack of love and the burning desire for “the dream.”
Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States“Let people who are closest to the pain, be closest to the power.” So says Malcolm Kenyatta, State Representative from the North Philly district of Pennsylvania and the first Queer person of color in the Pennsylvania State House. Executive Producer, Al Roker (and others) and filmmaker Timothy Harris chronicle Malcolm’s quest for the U.S. Senate amid the stark reality of the blatant racism and homophobia engrained in the political process of this country.
Black Barbie (Reprise screening!)
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States“It took 21 years for one black fashion doll to be worthy of the Barbie name.” So says award winning Queer director, Lagueria Davis (Maid of Dishonor) who decided to make “Black Barbie” after spending time with her Aunt Beulah Mae Mitchell, a 45-year employee at Mattel. Those conversations sparked a curiosity about the evolution of Black Barbie leading to complex conversations of race, body image and social influence.
Jewelle: A Just Vision/Swimming in the Dark
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesDorothy 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.
Barrio Boy
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesBarrio Boy is a coming of age story with an edge and with heart. Quique is surrounded by machismo at the Nuyorican barber shop where he cuts hair. One summer day while playing ball with his coworkers, he has a chance encounter with an Irish stranger.
Golden Delicious
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesEveryone wants something from high school senior Jake: his father is pushing him to try out for the basketball team—an abandoned dream of his own—and his girlfriend wants to take their relationship to the next level. But it’s not until Aleks, an openly gay teen with a love for basketball, moves in across the street that Jake begins to struggle with his own desires.
Mutt
Green Light Cinema 221 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesMutt follows Feña (Lio Mehiel) through a stress-filled New York City day, as he anticipates his estranged Chilean father’s visit. In his feature debut, Vuk Lugulov-Klotz, who is also trans, builds the story by consistently adding unfair burdens onto Feña’s shoulders.