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Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story
Dir: Tiffany Bartok, USA, 2017, 97 mins
Legendary makeup artist, Kevyn Aucoin, arrived in New York City from the small town of Lafayette, Louisiana after spending his childhood expressing himself through drawing, painting, and makeup. In search of relief from confusion surrounding his identity and constant bullying, Kevyn found acceptance in the fashion world that was instant and explosive. KEVYN AUCOIN: LARGER THAN LIFE explores every corner of Kevyn’s rich, beautiful and complicated life through the story of his untimely passing and the inspiring legacy he left behind. Featuring Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Isabella Rossellini, and Tori Amos. Talkback and reception with director Tiffany Bartok and producers Jaybe Bartok and Troy Surratt to follow
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NewFest at The Center Presents
Stumped
Screening Room at The Center
New York Premiere Dir: Robin Berghaus, USA, 2017, 72 mins Will Lautzenheiser was chasing the loves of his life. A year into a promising relationship, he landed a dream job teaching film. After his first two classes, he visited the hospital for a pers...
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Willy/Milly
Quad Cinema
Dir. Paul Schneider, 1986, USA, 90 mins, 35mm Special introduction by filmmaker and archivist Jenni Olson Imagine an ABC Afterschool Special with a queer sensibility and a sophisticated sense of humor and you might arrive at Willy/Milly. A young Pame...
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After Louie
Cinema Village
Opening Weekend Theatrical Release Dir: Vincent Gagliostro, US, 2017, 100 mins Q&A with director, co-writer, and select cast to follow all 7pm screenings, Friday, 3/30 - Sunday, 4/1 Sam (Alan Cumming) is an artist and activist from ACT UP who lived t...
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Personal Best
Quad Cinema
Dir. Robert Towne, 1982, USA, 124 mins, 16mm Love and lust interfere with competition when Olympic-bound Mariel Hemingway falls for her older training partner and pentathlon competitor played by real-life track star Patrice Donnelly. With finely draw...
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Love, Simon — Special High School Screening
SVA Theatre
Dir. Greg Berlanti, 2018, USA, 109 mins Special Preview Screening for NYC High School Students Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's ...
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Love, Simon
Cinépolis Chelsea
Dir. Greg Berlanti, USA, 109 mins FREE Member Advance Screening Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: he’s yet to tell his family or friends he’s gay and he doesn’t actual...
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Woman on Fire
Screening Room at The Center
Dir. Julie Sokolow, 2016, USA, 86 minutes "Brooke Guinan is a superhero for the 21st century." -SALON A moving and intimate portrait of courage under fire, WOMAN ON FIRE captures the extraordinary life and journey of New York City's first transgender...
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A Fantastic Woman
Cinépolis Chelsea
FREE Member Advance Screening After the sudden death of her partner, Orlando, Marina (Daniela Vega), a young trans woman, is treated with suspicion by Orlando’s family, doctors, and the local police. Orlando’s ex-wife forbids Marina from attendin...
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Alabama Bound
Screening Room at The Center
Winner! Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, NewFest 2017 Dir: Lara Embry and Carolyn Sherer, USA, 2017, 83 mins Exploring the legal roller-coaster ride of LGBTQ rights in the American South, this award-winning documentary offers an expansive and i...
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Trailer Camp
Quad Cinema
Dir. Jenni Olson, 1996, 70 mins, 35mm, USA One of the great contemporary film essayists, director Jenni Olson (The Royal Road) is also a celebrated film archivist committed to celluloid and preserving unknown works of LGBT history. Her two passions i...
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Some of My Best Friends Are…
Quad Cinema
Dir. Mervyn Nelson, 1971, 100 mins, 35mm, USA For a very special yuletide edition of Coming Out Again, we’re thrilled to present a 35mm print of this queer drama about the patrons and employees at a Greenwich Village gay bar on Christmas Eve in the...
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Saturday Church
Screening Room at The Center
Jury Award for Narrative Feature, aGLIFF Dir: Damon Cardasis, USA, 2017, 82 mins Living alongside his mother, younger brother, and conservative aunt, Ulysses--a shy and effeminate 14-year-old boy--is coping with new responsibilities after the death o...
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Crush
Quad Cinema
25th Anniversary screening in 35mm with director Alison Maclean in person Dir. Alison Maclean, 1992, 97 mins, 35mm, New Zealand The first feature by Jesus’ Son director Alison Maclean, which premiered in competition at Cannes, offers a hypnotic ant...
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Hot to Trot
Screening Room at The Center
Audience Award for Best Documentary, NewFest 2017 Dir: Gail Freedman, USA, 2017, 88 mins Set in the swinging setting of same-sex competitive ballroom dancing, this tremendously entertaining documentary highlights the culture and art of dance as it hu...
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The Shape of Water
Cinépolis Chelsea
FREE Member Advance Screening Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins in person for special introduction From master storyteller Guillermo del Toro comes The Shape of Water - an other-worldly fairy tale set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 19...
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