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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gay Chorus Deep South – {Closing Night}
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThe San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus set out to bring their message of hope and resiliency in response to the 2016 presidential election by spending a week touring throughout the deep south.
The Chorus, joined by The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, brought a message of music, love, and acceptance to communities and individuals confronting intolerance.
Tickle In Your Shorts
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesLighten your mood with this quirky collection of eleven short films.
And Then We Danced
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesMerab has been dancing since he was ten. He aspires to make the National Ballet and he feels confident, until Irakli shows up. Irakli is strong, handsome, and confident in the way someone can be when they have always been better than everyone else.
End of the Century (Fin de siglo)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesTime bends in this sexy film about the chance meetings of two scruffy, handsome men. Ocho meets Javi while vacationing in Barcelona. The electricity between them is immediate.
Suzanne Westenhoefer in Tampa
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesSuzanne never does the same show twice. She can’t. She doesn’t write anything down. She charges boldly onto the stage and what happens is always a mystery and a delight. So if you have seen her before, never fear, she has new and fun stories and observations every day! Be prepared for 90 minutes of laughter and fun!
You Don’t Nomi
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhen does a critically “bad” film become a cult film? Is “camp” manufactured or does it just happen? Jeffrey McHale’s documentary asks these questions, but in the subtlest of ways. McHale digs deep in his detailed exploration of the nuances and the blatant exploitation of Showgirls, the 1995 worst everything in cinema.
Knives and Skin
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesCarolyn, Joanna, Laurel, and Charlotte are your average teenage girls in rural Ohio: they front afro punk bands, make out with fellow cheerleaders in the woods, and deal with unstable parents. But when Carolyn disappears one night, the town must come together to investigate this unimaginable trauma.
An Almost Ordinary Summer (Croce e delizia)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhen two grandfathers from different backgrounds fall in love, telling their families is the last hurdle before their wedding. What better way to get it over with than to bring them all, unsuspecting, to neighboring beach houses, drop the bomb and watch the fireworks begin?
Changing The Game
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesFor young transgender athletes, the sport they love often turns into a minefield of controversy. Decried as cheaters if they excel or barred from competing among the gender they identify with; positive outcomes are rare. But when a sport is a lifeline, what is fair?
Benjamin
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesIn this charming romance, Benjamin is a young filmmaker in London, boyishly handsome, awkwardly brilliant, full of self-doubt. He must navigate the pretentious local arts scene to build his career, and his love life sucks. He bogs himself and others down in obscure philosophical banter.
Circus of Books
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesKaren and Barry Mason were just looking for a way to support their young family when they became distributors for Hustler Magazine. When they took over the renowned LA sex toy and video store Circus of Books, they became fully immersed in the gay community and became a safe place for queer people.
Seahorse
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThis thoughtful documentary about a transgender man named Freddy who undertakes to start a family by becoming pregnant. Though Freddy yearns to raise his own child, pregnancy challenges his understanding of masculinity, gender, and parenthood more than he could have ever imagined.
The Ground Beneath my Feet (Der Boden unter den Füßen)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesLola is a jet-setting overachiever in a cutthroat corporate environment. She keeps both her relationship with her boss, Elise, and the existence of an older sister, Conny, a secret. But when she receives the news that Conny has attempted suicide, Lola's secrets threaten to explode into the open.
Straight Up
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA highly entertaining romantic comedy with a twist: a love story without the thrill of copulation. Hyper-articulate, obsessive compulsive gay twenty-something Todd (Sweeney) wants to try being straight. Not because he thinks being gay is bad. He just thinks he is bad at being gay.
Vision Portraits
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesQueer filmmaker Rodney Evans becomes the almost unwilling subject of his own film, as he chronicles his loss of vision. Evans talks with fellow artists - a photographer, a dancer, and a writer - who have gone through similar experiences and who have thrived despite their visual impairments.
Paradise Hills
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesIn this futuristic fairy tale, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up in a rose- and tulle-filled boarding school for wayward young women, whose families pay big bucks for their daughters to emerge perfect. With the love and support of the women in this beautiful prison, she must find a way to escape, or risk being erased.
For They Know Not What They Do
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesFrom The Director of "For The Bible Tells Me So" This new documentary takes us on a journey of understanding and sheds light on religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation in America. At the core of the story are four families whose faith is their source of strength and, sometimes, a source of pain.
Tongues Untied
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThirty years ago, filmmaker Marlon Riggs detailed his own experiences as a gay man coming to terms with his sexual identity, the death of many of his friends to AIDS, and the particular stigma that Black gay men faced. Both deeply personal and a brilliant experimental critique of the politics of racism, homophobia, and exclusion of the time.
Good Kisser
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesJenna agrees to a sexy weekend fling with girlfriend Kate (Rachel Paulson) and the worldly Mia. As the night unfolds, Jenna realizes she’s bitten off more than she can chew. Jenna is unsure of herself, and the entire situation for that matter, while Kate is more than ready to get to the main event.
Adam
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesIn the summer of 2006, Adam escapes another boring family vacation to stay with his cool older sister Casey in NYC. Adam's horizons rapidly expand as he follows Casey to lesbian bars and gay marriage rallies, but it isn't until he is mistaken for a trans guy that he really gets a crash course in LGBT vocabulary.
Six Characters in Search of a Play – w/ Del Shores
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesDel Shores is a consummate storyteller. In this cinematic version of his staged performance, Del opens the secret vault of his memory and shares six characters whom we have not met, but whom those of us from the south certainly know.
Billie and Emma
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesBillie and Emma are sent to a Catholic high school for very different reasons. Set in the Philippines of the mid-1990’s, Billie is banished by her city parents to get her away from her girlfriend. Emma is brilliant, overachieving, popular, and on course for a bright future.
A Bigger Splash
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesDavid Hockney, still fruitful at 81, is a great American artist. He also is gay. His paintings of nude men and sun-kissed landscapes, in southern California and elsewhere, are instantly recognizable as uniquely his own. In 1973, filmmaker Jack Hazan documented Hockney’s evolving relationship with a young man who was once his lover and remained his muse.
Last Ferry
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA young lawyer is looking for love on Fire Island. As he explores what little there is to do during the “off-season,” he is drugged, mugged, and witnesses a murder. When a handsome stranger comes to his aid, Joseph believes his luck is changing.
The Shiny Shrimps (Les Crevettes pailletées)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesNot since Priscilla, Queen of the Desert have queer men had so much fun on a bus. And that’s just part of this hilarious film about a flamboyant amateur water polo team on its way to the Gay Games. Add in a straight Olympic swimmer ordered to coach them as penance for a televised homophobic remark.
Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love Story
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesSingle mom Rachel is fresh, funny and ready to “get back out there” after several years of chaste devotion to her job and her family. She gets the surprise of her life when she attends a Māori film festival and lays eyes on filmmaker Nikki Si’ulepa.
Something to Cry About: Drama In Your Shorts
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesJoin us for a collection of eight dramatic short films that celebrate queer people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesIn this powerful documentary, renowned filmmaker, Tom Shepherd follows the intense struggles of four LGBT+ refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Cheyenne and Mari (Angolan), Subhi (Syrian), and Junior (Congolese) have fled homophobic violence and are starting over in San Francisco.
Trick
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesLet’s revisit aspiring Broadway songwriter Gabriel and hot go-go dancer Mark on their quest through the streets of New York, looking for places to seal the deal. Trick made Miss Coco Peru a household name with her infamous bathroom warning… “It burns!”
BIT
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesBIT is the lesbian vampire film everyone has been waiting for – campy, fresh, aggressive, provocative and sexy. On her first night in LA, Laurel, a transgender teenage girl on vacation falls in with four queer feminist vampires.
Sell By – {Opening Night}
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA charming ensemble comedy with a great cast and lots of fun! Adam and his insta-gay boyfriend Marklin have been together for five years. They love each other, but … their relationship is so bored and aimless, they consider marriage just because “it’s time.” The women in their lives are their best friends. They are caring and devoted and have their own love issues.
Sorry, Angel (Plaire, Aimer et Courir Vite)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesChristophe Honoré’s (Love Songs) skillfully crafted and thoroughly engaging new effort is a time capsule back 25 years to when AIDS was on the mind of every gay man and cruising in parks and theaters was in vogue .Novelist Jacques lives downstairs from friend Mathieu who sometimes cares for Jacques’ young son Loulou.
Postcards From London
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThis highly stylized visual feast follows Jim (Harris Dickinson of Beach Rats fame) as he moves away from his family home in Essex to follow his artistic dreams in London. Upon arriving in Soho, Jim encounters a group of high-class male escorts, the Raconteurs, whose specialty is post-coital intelligent conversation.
Transmilitary
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhen was the last time you were able to say that you were part of a pivot point, a moment in time where, literally, the course of human history and the lives of tens of thousands of people rested in that moment? Four brave soldiers serve their country valiantly while pushing back against the oppressive policies of the military.
Mapplethorpe – NARRATIVE CENTERPIECE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesPatti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe are not Ricky and Lucy – as Patti so eloquently muses. Celebrated documentarian Ondi Timoner’s first scripted narrative film peeks into her version of one of the most controversial artists of our time.
Paternal Rites – DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesPaternal Rites is an extraordinary first-person essay film that examines the secret underbelly of a contemporary Jewish American family as they grapple with the aftereffects of physical and sexual abuse on their present-day lives. It is also a groundbreaking film about the nature of trauma and memory itself.
Mario
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhy should a talented young man choose between his lifetime dream and the first love of his life? Mario has been working and dreaming toward a career as a professional soccer player. He was well on his way when Leon walked into his life.
Lez Bomb
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThanksgiving is a blessed time of celebrating the ties that bind and the love of family, the perfect time to make memories and share precious moments, together. Thus, the perfect time to drop the “lez bomb.” If only Lauren’s family wasn’t completely nuts!
Call Her Ganda
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhen 26-year old Filipina transgender woman and alleged sex worker, Jennifer Laude, is found dead with her head plunged into a motel room toilet, the perpetrator is quickly identified as 19-year-old U.S. marine Joseph Scott Pemberton. A military recruit in an unfamiliar land, Pemberton was on “liberty leave” when he solicited Jennifer at a disco.
Good Manners (As boas maneiras)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United Stateslara is poor, Black, and so desperate for work that she takes a demeaning job working for what appears to be (at least on the surface) an entitled, self-absorbed wealthy, pregnant white woman. Make no mistake – nothing in this story is what it appears to be.
A Moment in the Reeds (Tämä Hetki Kaislikossa)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesLeevi, a Finnish man living in Paris begrudgingly comes home to Finland to help his estranged father renovate a summer home. There, he meets Tareq, a Syrian immigrant hired by his father to help with the work. Their connection happens easily and quickly and, as luck would have it, the father leaves, giving the men time to spend time together.
Studio 54
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesIan Schrager and Steve Rubell made magic happen when they opened Studio 54 in New York City in 1977. By 1978, Studio 54 was the most famous nightclub in the world. Matt Tyrnauer’s excellent and entertaining documentary explores the enchantment behind the madness that took Manhattan by storm.
Freelancers Anonymous
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesBillie is in a dead-end job that she hates, is engaged to Gayle whom she adores and is wound up tighter than a top. When she has a chemically induced epiphany, she quits her job and makes a dramatic exit, only to realize she has no job, a wedding to plan, and a fiancé who is going to be super pissed.
Tucked
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThere are those of us who believe that people come into our lives at exactly the right time, just when we need that particular person, that particular light. Jackie and Faith find themselves together at the precise moment they both needed the other.
Reinventing Marvin (Marvin ou la belle éducation)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesMarvin Bijou is sensitive, creative boy living in, what he will later in life identify as, exile. He knows at a young age that he is gay and that he is completely alone when facing the sexual and physical abuse of bullies and the oppressive ignorance of his family.
Making Montgomery Clift
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesMontgomery Clift was one of the most influential actors in the history of cinema, bucking traditions on and off screen, but countless biographies have reduced him to labels like “tragically self-destructive” and “tormented.” Now, nephew Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon rigorously examine the flawed narratives that have come to define Monty’s legacy.
Kill the Monsters
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThree hunky men in a polyamorous relationship - Frankie (the young one), Patrick (the practical one), and Sutton (the hot, impulsive one) - travel across the country to start a new life. One of the most unique films of the festival, the story is about the “democracy” of a triad and the men’s belief that, no matter what, this is the best and only way to have a successful relationship.
Riot
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesIn 1978, when the push to decriminalize homosexuality in Australia stalled, a group of activists decide they must make one final attempt to celebrate who they are. They get a police permit, spread the word.and on a freezing winter's night, cloak themselves in fancy dress, join hands, and parade down oxford street. But they have no idea what is to come and that the courage they find that night will finally mobilize the nation..
Kiss Me (Embrasse-Moi!)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesKiss Me! is an ordinary rom-com with a typical rom-com story … except it is about lesbians. Brava! It is about time lesbians were featured in a feel-good romcom, and we can thank French comedian and director, Océane Rose Marie for the good time. The story centers around Océanerosemarie (yep, that’s her name), a chiropractor with a big heart and a very active sex life.
Drama In Your Shorts
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesJoin us for a collection of seven short films that celebrate queer and trans people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
At The End of The Day
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAfter losing his wife and counseling practice, the only thing Dave Hopper has going for him is a part-time professorship at his alma mater, a growing Christian college in Lakeland, Florida. The college’s plans for growth hit a snag when the property they plan to develop has been promised to a gay support group that intends to open a LGBTQ homeless youth shelter.
Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesSocially awkward Pedro escapes his melancholy life in Brazil’s southern city of Porto Alegre by becoming his on-camera persona “Neon Boy.” He comes alive on camera, known for painting himself in vibrant neon colors and performing sex acts for his many paying viewers.
Wild Nights With Emily
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesFinally, Emily Dickinson as we always knew she must be - a passionate, funny, endearing woman in love with Susan Gilbert. Molly Shannon’s Emily throws her bloomers over her head and dives into the pleasures of stolen kisses and red-hot passion, despite the trappings of petticoats and the oppressive roles for women.
SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAfter 25 years of groundbreaking, stereotype-shattering and brutally honest comedy, she’s not about to start pulling punches now. The kid from Amish Country who began her comedy career on a dare is celebrating a quarter century of out, open, no-holds-barred comedy.
CLOSE KNIT (Karera ga honki de amu toki wa)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAfter being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.
FAMILIES LIKE YOURS
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesFollows 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.
4 DAYS IN FRANCE (Jours de France)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesPierre 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.
THE CONSTITUTION (Ustav Republike Hrvatske)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesThe 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.
SOMETHING LIKE SUMMER
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesSomething 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.
SEVENTEEN (Siebzehn)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesPaula, 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.
HEARTSTONE (Hjartasteinn)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA 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.
NOBODY’S WATCHING (Nadie nos mira)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA 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.
TOM OF FINLAND
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesFilmmaker 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.
THE LAVENDER SCARE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAt the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives.
SENSITIVITY TRAINING
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesSerena 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.
WHOSE STREETS
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesWhose 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.
I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE (Sueño en otra idioma)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA 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.
HAPPINESS ADJACENT
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesExplores 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.
SIGNATURE MOVE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesZaynab, 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.
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesSpring. 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.
CHAVELA
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesChavela 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.
THE WOUND (Inxeba)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesXolani, 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.
CITY OF THE FUTURE (Cidade do futuro)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA 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.
LIKE FOAM (Como la espuma)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesA 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?)
FREAK SHOW
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesBilly 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.
BEING 17 (Quand on a 17 ans)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAndré 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…
An Evening with Leslie Jordan
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesHe 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…
TOMCAT (Käter)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesHändl 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…
HEARTLAND
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesMaura 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…
SLASH
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesClay 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…
CLOSET MONSTER
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesStephen 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…
RETAKE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesNick 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…
AWOL
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesDeb 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…
MILES
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesNathan 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…
REAL BOY
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesShaleece 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…
I PROMISE YOU ANARCHY (Te prometo anarquía)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesJulio 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…
THE GUYS NEXT DOOR
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAmy 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…
SHARED ROOMS
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesRob 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…
SUMMERTIME (La belle saison)
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesCatherine 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…
Fire Song
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesAdam 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…
STRIKE A POSE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesEster 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:…
Arianna
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesCarlo 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…
LAZY EYE
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesTim 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…
Where Are You Going Habibi?
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesTor 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…
PARIS 05:59: THEO & HUGO
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, United StatesOlivier 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…