TIGLFF 34 - St. Petersburg, FL

ALICE JÚNIOR

TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINE

In 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.

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Bare

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Nudity 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.

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FIRST BLUSH

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When 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.

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UNSOUND

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There’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.

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WHO’S ON TOP? LGBTQs SUMMIT MT. HOOD

TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINE

Meet 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.

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TWO OF US (DEUX)

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Tender 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.

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Language Lessons – Opening Night Film

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

Natalie 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.

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Mascarpone

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

Antonio 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.

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Nimby

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

Mervi 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.

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Jump, Darling

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

Screen 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.

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The Novice

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

This 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.

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Baloney

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

This 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.

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Nora Highland

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

Based 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.

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Between Them (Toutes les deux)

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

This 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.

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Firebird

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

Based 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.

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Kiss Me Kosher

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

When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German and a Palestinian, chaos follows in this romantic misadventure crossing all borders.

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Inheritance

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

After 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.

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Rebel Dykes

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A 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.

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Building a Bridge

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Horrified 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.”

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Activist Heroes Double Feature:

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AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman and Yes I Am – The Ric Weiland Story
Portraits of two activist heroes.

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Drag Stars Double Feature:

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Two Films: Being BeBe: the BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary and Workhorse Queen

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Invisible: Women in Southern Music

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Growing 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.

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Potato Dreams of America

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Wes 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.

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Glob Lessons – Closing Night Film

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Move 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.

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33rd ANNUAL TAMPA BAY INTERNATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Mama Bears

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

Mama 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.

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Thanks to Her

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

Thanks to Her is a film that focuses on the self, sexuality, and how that plays out in one's community.

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All Man: The International Male Story

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

A 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.

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Lonesome

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

Fleeing 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.

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Framing Agnes

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After 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.

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Narrative Shorts Program

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

All 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…

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The Sixth Reel

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

When 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.

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Waking Up Dead

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

Gorgeous, 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.

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Pat Rocco Dared

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

In 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.

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No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

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

No Straight Lines chronicles the journeys of five scrappy queer artists from the margins of the underground comics scene to mainstream acceptance.

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Jimmy in Saigon

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

Jimmy 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.

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Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way (Tampa)

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 N. Ashley Drive Cube, 2nd Floor, Tampa

The 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.

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Chrissy Judy

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

When 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.

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It Is in Us All

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

A 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.

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Jeannette

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

The 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.

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Maybe Someday

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Jay, 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.

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Petit Mal

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

In 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.

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The Butterfly Queen

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Five 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.

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Unidentified Objects

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

A 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.

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A Run for More

AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Frankie 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.

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AQRONYM: A Night of Queer Comedy

The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewery 1510 E 8th Avenue, Tampa, FL, United States

Join 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.

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Saving Face

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

In 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…

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The Mattachine Family

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

Oscar (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.

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Big Easy Queens

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

Seems 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.

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Our Son

AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

Featuring 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.

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Chasing Chasing Amy

AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

Can 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.

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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.

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Big Boys

AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

Big 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.

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Lie With Me (Arrête avec tes mensonges)

AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

Based 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.

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Jess Plus None

AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

Let’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.

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All the Colours of the World are Between Black and White

AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

As 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.

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The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)

AMC West Shore - Theatre 7 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

Featuring 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.

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Late Night Shorts

AMC West Shore - Theatre 8 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States

A series of short films.

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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).

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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Jewelle: A Just Vision/Swimming in the Dark

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

Dorothy 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.

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Barrio Boy

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

Barrio 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.

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Golden Delicious

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

Everyone 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.

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Mutt

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

Mutt 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.

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Opening Night Shorts

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

A series of short films. Filmmakers will be in attendance!

SPONSORED BY: Bell Pharmacy

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The Venus Effect

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

Liv 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

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Norwegian Dream

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

Set against the majestic beauty of the Norwegian Island of Sotra, immigrant and newly hired 19-year-old Robert (Hubert Milkowski) navigates the racist and homophobic world of the fish factory camaraderie against the undeniable intrigue for his mentor, Ivar (Karl Bekele Steinland). Both men are young, beautiful, and quietly raging...

SPONSORED BY: The Knights of The Krewe of Cavaliers

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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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Before I Change My Mind

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

It’s 1987, and while the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.

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Lie With Me

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

Based 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.

SPONSORED BY: Love the Golden Rule

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Saturday Night Shorts

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

A series of short films. Filmmakers will be in attendance!

SPONSORED BY: Russell Property Group

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Peafowl

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

Myung is a transgender woman who cut ties with her family and hometown because she needs to live authentically. Now, all she wants is gender affirmation surgery, but the only way to earn money is by winning the Waacking dance competition, which was a disaster.

SPONSORED BY: Creative Loafing

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Greetings from Queertown: Orlando

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

In the aftermath of the Pulse horror, Rick Todd (Watermark) watched the Orlando community coalesce around the outpouring of grief and deepening sadness. Those reflections led to a sense of pride and homage for his beloved Orlando, and for those who paved the way toward a thriving LGBT community, even in the face of tragedy.

SPONSORED BY: Watermark Publishing Group

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A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where The Bears Are: The Documentary

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

Rick Copp, Ben Zook and Joe Dietl are friends and colleagues who have been in “the business” for decades. Between them they have worked on Golden Girls, Scooby Doo, The Brady Bunch Movie, Two and a Half Men, The Thin Pink Line, and Jack and Jill. As does happen in Hollywood, there came the inevitable lapse for all of them.

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Rivière

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

Seventeen-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

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Egghead and Twinkle

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

After coming out to her parents, an Asian American teenage girl takes off on a road trip to meet her online crush with the help of her nerdy best friend.

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The Way He Looks

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

Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives in their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo that make him question his plans.

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Imagine Me & You

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

Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working on the wedding preparations she meets wedding-florist Luce and unexpectedly falls in love with her and discovers what having love feelings for another woman is like.

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