TIGLFF 34 - St. Petersburg, FL

Desert Migration

This compelling and contemplative documentary follows a dozen men who have survived HIV, emerging startled from a past littered with the deaths of the many who passed. These marginalized gay men flock to Palm Springs to die surrounded by the stark beauty of this desert oasis...only to find themselves very much alive. The mundane motions of their…

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Beautiful Something

In downtown Philadelphia, four men wrestle with desire as they cross paths through the chill of the night. Brian is a poet looking for inspiration in all the wrong places. Drew is a sculptor obsessed with his young muse. Jim is not prepared for the adoration Drew gives him and rebels against the notion of relationships. Bob…

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Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Legendary Falcon Studios founder Chuck Holmes had a vision of what gay porn should be and it was blond, clean-cut, and all-American. He almost singlehandedly took gay porn from the back alleys to the mainstream building a worldwide empire of flesh and fantasy. However, the AIDS epidemic changed everything that mattered to him, his passion, and even…

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Drag Becomes Him

Jinkx Monsoon is the hardest-working woman in show business. The winner of Season 5 of Ru Paul's Drag Race is an incredibly talented and driven performer in the art form that is drag. Jerick Hoffer discovered theater as a young teen, channeled his talent into Jinkx, and built a critically acclaimed reputation as a singer/performer.…

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Men’s Shorts

Tradesman’s Exit (Tom E. Brown, 2015, USA, 12 min) Breaking up is hard to do. Open Relationship (Carlos Ocho, 2014, Spain, 14 min) Serious negotiations are so complicated! The Future Perfect (Nicolas Citton, 2014, USA, 13 min) Zachary Quinto comes from the future. Health Class (Brad McDermott, 2015, Canada, 9 min) How was your sex…

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Guidance

While buying tequila for some teenagers one afternoon, it strikes actor David Gold that he has a passion for helping today's youth. On the precipice of eviction and with only his raging alcoholism as support, David decides to reinvigorate his acting career by committing identity theft to land a gig as a guidance counselor. Teetering “between caring…

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Sworn Virgin (Vergine Giurata)

In a remote Albanian village, the ancient laws of the Kanun allow a woman to eschew the burdens of her gender if she swears an oath to remain a virgin, forever. She takes a male name and is allowed to live her life as a man with all of the privileges and responsibilities of being…

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Margarita With A Straw

Beautiful Laila has a loving, devoted family and she attends the University of Delhi where she writes lyrics for a rock and roll band. She falls in love with the lead singer who, as lead singers do, breaks her heart. Not to worry, Laila has another suitor. Ah, but she breaks his heart. She moves to New York and finds…

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Out to Win

There was a time that it would have been unheard of for active professional athletes to come out publicly. Any athletes who did came out well after their playing days were over. With Jason Collins and Michael Sam, we are in the middle of an exciting wave of young players willing to be true to…

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Nasty Baby

Sebastián Silva directs and stars as Freddy, a performance artist preparing for his next installation at the local gallery. He and partner Mo (TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe) are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend Polly (SNL alum Kristen Wiig). After Freddy's sperm count comes back as less…

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Those People

We all know those people, the beautiful ones who seem to have it all. On Manhattan’s Upper East Side, art school student Charlie is so smitten with his manipulative best friend that his self-portrait assignment becomes yet another depiction of the handsome Sebastian. They, along with friends Ursula, London, and Wyatt live without a care…

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In the Grayscale (En las Gamas de Gris)

Handsome architect Bruno finds himself living alone after a recent separation from his wife. Their problems stem from Bruno's description of marriage in transitional terms instead of finite. A new monument project for the Chilean capital city of Santiago connects Bruno to history teacher Fer who is gay and out and sees sexuality as either black…

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Portrait of a Serial Monogamist

Breaking up is hard to do, but it is not impossible. So says Elsie, a "not so square" Toronto lesbian on the next big cusp of her life. Leaving her girlfriend and facing a corporate takeover at work, Elsie navigates the uncertainty of her future in the shadow of her disapproving mother; disapproving not because…

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In the Grayscale (En las Gamas de Gris)

Handsome architect Bruno finds himself living alone after a recent separation from his wife. Their problems stem from Bruno's description of marriage in transitional terms instead of finite. A new monument project for the Chilean capital city of Santiago connects Bruno to history teacher Fer who is gay and out and sees sexuality as either black…

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Summer of Sangaile

Who remembers being seventeen? The angst, the despair, the ecstasy and the sublime, all boiling in a sea of hormones and insecurities. Sangaile is seventeen and locked away in her fear, shame and rebellion, miserably vacationing with her parents at their modern lake house. The summer is long and introspective until she meets Auste, who…

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The New Girlfriend (Une Nouvelle Amie)

Claire and David bond over the loss of Laura, Claire’s best friend and David’s wife. As they grieve together, they help each other become their more authentic selves. Like a French perfume, this psychological bender of a romantic comedy has crisp, floral head notes, heavy heart notes, and dramatic base notes. Prolific French director Ozon’s…

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Naz & Maalik

Two Muslim teens living in post 9/11 Brooklyn balance their mutual romantic attraction with their small-time scheming operation. Reserved Naz and outgoing Maalik have recently taken their relationship to a new level, though the teens have not declared their sexuality to family or friends. After a run-in with an undercover cop selling guns, they are…

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Baby Steps

Taiwanese-American Danny and his partner Tate live in West Hollywood and they want to have a baby. Danny's mom, Mrs. Lee, (expertly played by The Wedding Banquet's Gua Ah-leh) travels from Taipei to oversee the proceedings and ensure the surrogate mother is exactly right. She has a vested interest, as she has no other grandchildren…

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Love Island

You know it is going to messy when a woman professes, “I love my husband” and then lunges into a mind-blowing kiss with the woman her husband fantasizes about… and, unknown to him, is her ex-lover. Marital bliss takes an unexpected turn on Love Island, a steamy vacation spot teeming with intrigue and not so subtle…

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From This Day Forward

For better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do you part … are you sure? This middle class family consists of mom and dad and two teen-age kids trying to, "just blend in with everybody else," while coming to terms with the truth that dad would be more comfortable being mom.…

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While You Weren’t Looking

“While you weren’t looking, I had an affair, our daughter grew up and began to explore her identity and sexuality, my politics swung a wide right, my value system changed and I lied myself into believing my capitalism is not incongruent with my activism.” Dez doesn’t actually say these things, but this is certainly what…

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Eisenstein in Guanajuato

Rejected by Hollywood, Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to Mexico to shoot a new film funded by author and socialite Upton Sinclair. Eisenstein travels among Mexico's elite, including Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, but his greatest enlightenment comes from his guide Palomino Cañedo. Eisenstein follows as Palomino leads him into a world of pleasure and…

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Women’s Shorts

When Mom Visits (Chiung-Wen Chang, 2015, Taiwan/USA, 19 min) Surprise! Cue complications. The First Session (Ryan Logan, 2015, USA, 6 min) Therapy is a great place to meet chicks. Pepper (Patrick Aubert, 2014, Canada, 7 min) Three is sometimes, for some people, a crowd. Moonlight (Janella Lacson, 2015, USA, 12 min) Memories can seem so…

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The Wiz

“There’s a feeling here inside, that I cannot hide and I know I’ve tried. But, it’s turning me around.” The Wiz’s version of “Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore” is just the beginning of this beautifully crafted film by Sidney Lumet, with a who’s who of 1978 cast. These songs have become classics, from “Ease on Down…

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How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)

Oat, a young man in Bangkok, remembers the turning point in his life. At eleven, his idolized older brother, Ek, must participate in Thailand’s bizarre military draft lottery. Cards are drawn and the color of the card decides the fate of the young men. Working class, Ek and his affluent boyfriend are up for the lottery and Oat…

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Darkness by Day (El Día Trajo La Oscuridad)

In a darkly beautiful Argentinian estate, Virginia waits at home alone. Her father, a doctor, has gone to help a sick cousin. Meanwhile, another cousin, the broodingly stunning Anabel, arrives and the two huddle in remote isolation as stories of a local rabies epidemic circle around them. Anabel too suffers from a mysterious illness, sleeping…

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Liz in September

Death is God's greatest betrayal. Who is innocent? No one. Patricia Velasquez, (“The L Word” and The Mummy) “the world’s first Latin supermodel” and recently out lesbian is the beautiful Liz, who loves women with a passion and lives life the same way, even when both are slowly moving out of her grasp. The steamy…

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The New Man (El Hombre Nuevo)

Every person has a unique story and shares that with the world accordingly. Stories of individuals transitioning their gender can also be told in vastly different ways. They can be lived in the limelight like Caitlyn Jenner or they can be quietly heroic like our protagonist Stephanía. Born Roberto in Nicaragua where he supported the Sandinista…

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54: The Director’s Cut

Sex, drugs, disco, and at the center of it all, a bisexual anti-hero (Ryan Phillippe as Shane O’Shea)… Sounds perfect for 2015, or an underground movie from the 1960s. But in 1998 when the film was originally released, some felt it might be too edgy for a wide audience. And so it was recut –…

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Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party

Henry Gamble wakes up next to his close friend on the morning of his 17th birthday and, as boys his age do, they talk about sex. After their morning rituals, the boys prepare for the big birthday party later that day. Guests show up, and they all take their traditional positions, kids in the pool…

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S&M Sally

When your S&M pseudonym is Sally, you are obviously not a top! Even if you want to be the butchest, badass in the room, you are in for a world of hurt as Sally. Sally aka Jamie’s new paramour is the lovely Jill who, much to Jamie’s chagrin, knows a thing or two about being the top…

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Reel in the Closet – screening & panel – FREE!

Filmmaker Stu Maddux wants to bring us out of the closet, again. This delightful documentary explores the films, tapes and videos that are languishing in the closets and attics of so many LGBT people and their families. Reels and reels of home movies are showcased, from as early as the 1930’s, and they chronicle LGBT…

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Akron

Benny and Christopher are young freshmen at their rural Ohio college when they meet playing football and begin to fall for each other--hard. But when Christopher's mother reveals a tragic past event shared by the two boys, their young love must endure an unexpected test. Will love be able to conquer their families' mutual pain? This sweetly…

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Best of Fest Shorts

Closets (Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, 2015, UK, 19 min) The ultimate queer time machine is a life saver. Vagina Is the Warmest Color (Trailer) (Anna Margarita Albelo, 2015, USA, 2 min) Sound familiar? Heavenly Peace (Andreas Wessel-Therhorn, 2014, USA, 5 min) A celestial Rolf König animated mediator. Tomgirl (Jeremy Asher Lynch, 2014, USA, 14 min) Everybody loves…

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Two 4 One

Adam is rationing his testosterone while saving up for genital reconstruction surgery when an unexpected and complicated fling with his ex-girlfriend Miriam leads to them both getting pregnant. As if parenthood weren't complicated enough already. Maureen Bradley’s heartfelt comedic debut film delves into issues of masculinity, love, and what it means to be a parent.…

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Fourth Man Out

When Adam, an average Joe car mechanic from Anytown, America finally comes out to his best buds on his 24th birthday, they struggle to understand the surprising news. Ultimately, dudes will be dudes, and loyalty in friendship prevails. They man up, and get behind Joe’s mission, teach him how to use apps to pick up…

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PARIS 05:59: THEO & HUGO

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

Olivier Ducastel et Jacques Martineau, 2016, France, 97 mins. Sponsored by:  Paul Sponseller, CFP, Raymond James An orgiastic opening scene lures the viewer into an erotic hypnotic state. Eighteen minutes later, two men, Theo and Hugo, leave behind the heady electronic beat of a Paris club’s sex-for-sex’s-sake soundtrack and begin pursuing each other singularly, as…

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Where Are You Going Habibi?

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

Tor Iben, 2015, Germany, 79 mins. In this sweet coming out story a young Turkish man living in Berlin is outed by his spiteful sister and subsequently kicked out to live on his own. All is not lost, as he finds acceptance from one of his uncles and falls in love with a blond-eyed German…

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Coming Out (Free – Youth Film)

Alden Peters, 2015, USA, 72 mins. Queer Youth Celebration! - Free Admission Filmmaker Alden Peters is coming out of the closet to his friends and family...on camera. Their filmed reactions range from happy tears to denial, but the overall result is acceptance of Peters’ formerly painful secret. As his story unfolds, Peters investigates his new…

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LAZY EYE

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

Tim Kirkman, 2016, USA, 90 min Sponsored by TransAmerica After Alex and Dean's great love slipped away in a New York studio apartment fifteen years ago, they never spoke again. That is, until now. Finding each other again on the internet, they decide to rekindle their long-lost love in the middle of the Mojave during…

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Arianna

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

Carlo Lavagna, 2015, Italy, 84 mins. Coming of age almost always involves a treacherous journey into grasping how those we have depended on our entire lives have violated and failed us. Eventually those murky waters of confusion and shame give way to truth as Arianna, bereft by the ignorant betrayal of her parents and her…

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Fire Song

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

Adam Garnet Jones, 2016, Canada, 96 mins. Filmmaker Adam Garnet Jones says that, "Two-Spirited" is a category that is intended to capture a spectrum of Queer Indigenous people, and one that acknowledges the male and female spirits that Queer Indigenous people carry with them." Jones’s film tackles this and so much more. Fire Song is…

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STRIKE A POSE

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

Ester Gould & Reijer Zwaan, 2016, Netherlands/Belgium, 85 min When it comes to Madonna, the male dancers who vogued and let their bodies move to the music (move to the music!) are just as iconic as her cone bra.  When it was released, Truth or Dare offered a daring message entangled in their backstage shenanigans:…

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SUMMERTIME (La belle saison)

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

Catherine Corsini, 2015, France, 105 min Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. “You’ve changed.  More Parisian, maybe.” So says Antoine after Delphine returns for the summer to help her mother run the farm when her father has a stroke.  Delphine had been in Paris attending the university, a bastion of feminism and change in the…

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SHARED ROOMS

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

Rob Williams, 2016, USA, 75 min Sponsored by Hyde Park Dental Prolific storyteller Rob Williams' latest festival hit returns to Tampa after the special sneak preview this past May. SHARED ROOMS follows the stories of three interrelated groups of friends and their unique holiday traditions. Two roommates are forced to share a bed when Dylan's…

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THE GUYS NEXT DOOR

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

Amy Geller & Allie Humenuk, 2016, USA/Italy, 74 min.   The Guys Next Door is an intimate portrait of a real “Modern Family:” Meet Erik and Sandro, a gay married couple whose friend Rachel is a surrogate for their two daughters. Rachel, who is in her 40s, is married to Tony and they have three…

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I PROMISE YOU ANARCHY (Te prometo anarquía)

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

Julio Hernández Cordón, 2015, Mexico/Germany, 100 min Middle-class skateboarder Miguel is having a torrid love affair with Johnny, the son of the family's maid. Johnny is bisexual and also has a girlfriend that Miguel is jealous of causing heightened tensions between them. The couple make their living in the gritty underbelly of Mexico City wrangling…

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REAL BOY

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

Shaleece Haas, 2016, USA, 72 min – DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT When you’re coming out as a trans boy, it can feel like opening a door to nowhere.  Despite a family that misunderstands Bennett, a community of transitioning men offers support, through the internet.  He finds friends who Skype their testosterone injections and mentors who teach him…

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MILES

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

Nathan Adloff, 2016, USA, 90 min. Sponsored by Tampa Hillsborough Film & Digital Media Commission Sometimes a film doesn’t have to bang a loud drum. Sometimes it is enough to enjoy a pleasing production, talented actors (Molly Shannon, Missi Pyle & Paul Reiser) and a charming, sweet, good looking gay kid with a dream. Miles…

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AWOL

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

Deb Shoval, 2016, USA, 85 min Sponsored by Bright House Networks In rural poor Northeastern Pennsylvania a young lesbian has limited options. Falling for a capricious, straight, young mother whose trucker husband is out on the road a lot, our protagonist, Joey, is up against bad odds. As she plans for her future, enlisting in…

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RETAKE

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

Nick Corporon, 2016, USA, 98 min Sponsored by Watermark Magazine Not your typical road trip movie, in this dramatic journey a man who is broken by regret hires a young prostitute to help him relive the past by retracing a route he took with a former lover. The two worn souls dance between hope and…

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CLOSET MONSTER

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

Stephen Dunn, 2015, Canada, 90 min. Fantasy sequences, a talking hamster, and sometimes violent imagery sprinkle the film debut from director Stephen Dunn. Closet Monster follows Oscar from boyhood and his parents’ messy divorce to adulthood and sexual urges toward his coworker, aptly named Wilder. As a boy, Oscar witnesses three kids attacking another for…

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SLASH

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

Clay Liford, 2016, USA, 100 min. The Bronte sisters wrote erotic fantasy fiction! At least that’s what Neil tells his high school peers when they confiscate his own fan fic. Neil’s stories are erotic, or as erotic as a 15-year-old virgin can imagine. Neil is an introvert and finds his voice through writing. Julia, a…

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HEARTLAND

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

Maura Anderson, 2016, USA, 100 min. Sponsored by Creative Loafing Heartland is wonderfully engaging story combined with the star power to make it a TIGLFF favorite. Lauren (Velinda Godfrey) is a young, beautiful artist who has moved back home with her mother to regroup after her partner dies. Navigating a bible belt Oklahoma town is…

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TOMCAT (Käter)

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

Händl Klaus, 2016, Austria, 114 min. In German with English subtitles.– DRAMATIC CENTERPIECE Sponsored by The Tampa Club In this Austrian domestic drama, winsome tomcat Moses lives a perfect little life. Orchestra musicians Stefan and Andreas love their cat with as much intensity as they do each other. In their impeccable home, Moses enjoys food…

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CLAMBAKE

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

Andrea Meyerson, 2015, USA, 96 mins. Sponsored by:  ProSuzy Provincetown!  Women’s Week!  It didn’t just happen.  It was a planned, entrepreneurial strategy by a group of motivated, brilliant women innkeepers in Provincetown 32 years ago. Clambake is a celebration of the “pushy innkeepers” who found a way to bring thousands of women to the cold…

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An Evening with Leslie Jordan

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

He is a HOOT!Leslie Jordan will be live at the Tampa Theatre as part of our 27th film festival. Join us for a great night celebrating CommUNITY and diversity on October 5th! Enjoy Leslie's unique style of entertainment for a night you won't forget. TICKETS: ***Simpley Fabulous or Visionary Level or Higher only need to…

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SUICIDE KALE

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

Carly Usdin, 2016, USA, 78 min A macabre comedy about hot new lesbian love and long term commitment that makes fun of some of the sad but true dysfunction involved in both stages of relationships. The plot revolves around the discovery of a “suicide note” that creates a socially awkward dynamic between two couples and…

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BEING 17 (Quand on a 17 ans)

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

André Téchiné, 2016, France, 116 min Famed director Andre Techine's (WILD REEDS) latest coming-of-age masterpiece is an intimate portrayal of the 17 year old psyche. Thomas lives on the family farm and longs to be a veterinarian.  His trek to school is a three-hour round trip adventure by bus and on foot through the visually…

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THE FIREFLY (La Luciérnaga)

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

Ana María Hermida, 2013, Colombia, 88 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. Sponsored by St. Petersburg/Clearwater Film Commission Lucia and Mariana have a common bond – Andres, Lucia’s brother and Mariana’s - fiancé. When Andres dies on the day of his wedding, Mariana falls into an inevitable pit of grief and despair. Lucia - whom…

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THE FIREFLY (La Luciérnaga)

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

Ana María Hermida, 2013, Colombia, 88 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. Sponsored by St. Petersburg/Clearwater Film Commission Lucia and Mariana have a common bond – Andres, Lucia’s brother and Mariana’s - fiancé. When Andres dies on the day of his wedding, Mariana falls into an inevitable pit of grief and despair. Lucia - whom…

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FIRST GIRL I LOVED

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

Kerem Sanga, 2016, USA, 91 min Sponsored by Equality Florida Do you remember her?  Is someone remembering you as their first love?  Surely, it wasn’t as hard as we remember.  News flash – if it was in high school, it was definitely as hard as you remember.  Bigger news flash – it is still that…

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UNCLE HOWARD

Aaron Brookner, 2016, UK/USA, 97 min Sponsored by The UPS Store — Downtown St. Petersburg Howard Brookner was just camera-toting “Uncle Howard” to his nephew Aaron Brookner, until Aaron rediscovered reels of unused footage from his uncle’s first film about William S. Burroughs and other tapes and photos his late uncle left in storage.  Through…

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Seriously Shorts

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

Golden Golden Erica Cho, 2016, USA, 15 min Vanilla Juan Beiro, 2015, Spain, 10 min 1985 Yen Tan, 2016, USA, 9 min Balcony Toby Fell-Holden, 2015, UK, 17 min Thanks for Dancing Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, 2015, Norway, 19 min Mukwano Cecile McNair, 2016, Denmark, 20 min

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Silly Shorts

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

Sponsored by Punky’s Bar & Grill and Gay St. Pete House More Than God Kev Cahill, 2016, Ireland, 9 min MeTube 2: August Sings Carmina Burana Daniel Moshel, 2016, Austria, 6 min The Candidate Michael Hilf, 2016, USA, 6 min Tri-Curious Matt Guerin, 2016, Canada, 8 min The Second First Date Raquel Barrera, 2015, Spain,…

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Bear City 3

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

Doug Langway, 2016, USA, 117 mins.Sponsored by:  Tampa Bay Bears Bears will be bears in this sweet and funny slice of life in the woods. This being the third and final film that we’ve all been waiting for, the trilogy celebrates the lives of big, hairy, ruggedly masculine gay men – and the men who…

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Women Who Kill

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

Ingrid Jungermann, 2016, USA, 93 minsMetaphor, twisted queer humor, a morbid curiosity, or all of these? Commitment phobic Morgan and her ex-girlfriend Jean, locally famous true crime podcasters, suspect that Morgan’s new love interest is a murderer. Common lesbian relationship dynamics such as living with exes, premature commitment, softball, co-ops, and ignoring one’s friends during…

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FRONT COVER

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

Ray Yeung, 2015, USA, 87 min Sponsored by Macy’s Getting the coveted front cover is every stylist's goal, and Ryan is on track for the following issue.  His dream gets delayed when Ning, a Beijing movie star hoping to crossover to US audiences, specifically requests a Chinese-American stylist for his next photo shoot. Already disgruntled…

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REAL KINK

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

Will J Zang, 2016, USA, 68 min Sponsored by: Florida Leather & Fetish Club and Tampa Leather Club This documentary about the San Francisco kink scene makes master/slave dynamics look like mom and dad strolling through the park. Will Zang brings BDSM out of the margins into the mainstream through his non-prejudiced interviews with co-eds and…

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THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN

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

Jennifer Abod, 2016, USA, 76 min Sponsored by Metro Wellness & Community Centers Athlete. Dancer. Leader. Wife. Queer. Radical Activist. Angela Bowen comes of age in the 1950’s. Angela’s marriage to Ken Peters and to dance is radical by any standards - they form a dance company, they empower countless Black children to express themselves…

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FREAK SHOW

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

Billy Bloom is a transplanted gay teen whose fabulousness doesn't play so well in the red state South until he takes a stand by running for homecoming queen.

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LIKE FOAM (Como la espuma)

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

A message circulates from mobile phone to mobile phone. A bunch of strangers meet in a mansion. They come searching for sex, but never has an orgy been so full of love. (Or feelings?)

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CITY OF THE FUTURE (Cidade do futuro)

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

A family formed by Milla, pregnant, and by the two parents of the child, Gilmar and Igor, faces life in Serra do Ramalho. A life that includes, in spite of the three, the prejudices and homophobia of Bahian society.

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THE WOUND (Inxeba)

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

Xolani, a lonely factory worker, joins the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best kept secret, Xolani’s entire existence begins to unravel.

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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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ALASKA IS A DRAG

Tough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, is stuck working in a fish cannery. He and his twin sister are trapped in the monotony of fist fights and fish guts. He learned to fight back, which catches the attention of the local boxing coach.

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GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

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

Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.

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SIGNATURE MOVE

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

Zaynab, a thirty-something Pakistani, Muslim, lesbian in Chicago takes care of her sweet and TV-obsessed mother. As Zaynab falls for Alma, a bold and very bright Mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love and wrestling.

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HAPPINESS ADJACENT

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

Explores the romance between Hank, a nice Jewish boy who definitely isn't looking for love, and Kurt, a Midwestern guy who desperately needs someone to break up the monotony of his stale marriage.

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I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE (Sueño en otra idioma)

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

A linguist arrives in a small jungle settlement hoping to record a conversation between two elderly men, the last speakers of the Zikril language. Unfortunately the men are feuding and haven't spoken to each other in 50 years.

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WHOSE STREETS

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

Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown inspired a community to fight back and sparked a global movement.

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SENSITIVITY TRAINING

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

Serena crosses a line with a colleague and is forced into sensitivity training with Caroline, a bubbly woman assigned to be her coach. While Serena does her best to get rid of Caroline, she may have finally met her match.

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THE LAVENDER SCARE

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

At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives.

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TOM OF FINLAND

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

Filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of twentieth century gay culture.

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APRICOT GROVES

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

Aram returns to Armenia for the first time to propose to an Armenian girlfriend Aram met and lived with in the US. Aram sees many cultural, religious, and national differences on the one day trip, but harder obstacles are ahead.

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ALABAMA BOUND

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

Alabama Bound explores the roller-coaster ride of being gay in the South over the last decade, following the stories of two lesbian families as they fight for their children and the only openly-gay state legislator in Alabama.

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NOBODY’S WATCHING (Nadie nos mira)

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

A film about the struggle of self-imposed exile; how the pleasures of anonymity and freedom contrast with the pain of loneliness and loss that shapes immigrant experience.

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HEARTSTONE (Hjartasteinn)

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

A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend.

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UNCLE GLORIA: ONE HELLUVA RIDE!

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

Uncle Gloria is a darkly funny film full of drama and family fireworks about the macho owner of an auto wrecking company in Florida who goes into hiding from the law as a woman setting off a bizarre journey of self discovery.

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SEVENTEEN (Siebzehn)

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

Paula, an above-average intelligent student, is in love with her classmate Charlotte. At the same time she feels permanently provoked by dissolute Lilly to challenge her limits.

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SOMETHING LIKE SUMMER

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

Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood enemies and complicated friends.

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TORREY PINES

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

Based on a true story, the animated film is a queer punk coming-of-age tale, taking place in the early 1990's. Raised by a schizophrenic single mother, Petersen's life story unfolds in a series of baffling and hallucinated events.

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THE CONSTITUTION (Ustav Republike Hrvatske)

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

The story follows four people who live in the same building, but avoid each other because of the differences in their assets, sexual habits, nationality and religion.

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ABU (Father)

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

Using family archives and animation, Arshad Khan shares a deeply personal story of migration from Pakistan to Canada, self-discovery and familial reconciliation.

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AFTER LOUIE

Empath Partners in Care 3050 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL

After Louie explores the contradictions of modern gay life and history through Sam, a man desperate to understand how he and his community got to where they are today.

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4 DAYS IN FRANCE (Jours de France)

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

Pierre leaves the Parisian home that he shares with his lover Paul and leaves on a seemingly endless road-trip, guided only by Grindr hook-ups and bathroom stall phone numbers.

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THE FEELS

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

Andi and Lu are excited to celebrate their upcoming wedding with a joint bachelorette weekend in wine country. On the first night, things get off to a rocky start when one of the brides admits that she's never had an orgasm.

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FAMILIES LIKE YOURS

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

Follows six families as they attempt to balance work and school. From all across the nation and in all different stages of family life, these families represent a cross-section of the modern American family-- the only difference is that they are LGBT families.

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SOME LIKE IT HOT

North Straub Park 400 Bay Shore Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL

SOME LIKE IT HOT bucked convention and broke boundaries when it was released in the late 1950’s. Starring Marilyn Monroe and featuring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in drag throughout the entire film, it was unlike anything cinema had seen before – and it remains a favorite to this day.

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SCREWED (Pihalla)

Screwed (orig. Pihalla) is a Finnish drama film, where seventeen year old’s Miku and Elias find themselves and each other during a summer in the Finnish countryside. Love is not as easy as it seems.

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