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Edge of Seventeen (1998)
Liberty Hall @ Ace Hotel New York
Dir: David Moreton, USA, 1998, 99 mins Special FREE screening of NewFest 1998's Closing Night Film It's the summer of 1984, you're seventeen, you live in the Mid-West, and you're pretty sure you're gay. So begins director David Moreton and writer Tod...
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
THE WILLIAM VALE
Dir. Desiree Akhavan, 2018, USA, 91 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) looks the part of a perfect high school girl. But after she’s caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, Cameron is...
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We the Animals
Old American Can Factory
Dir. Jeremiah Zagar, 2018, USA, 90 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films Us three. Us brothers. Us kings, inseparable. Three boys tear through their rural New York home town, in the midst of their young parents’ volatile love that makes and unmake...
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Scotty and The Secret History of Hollywood
Screening Room at The Center
Dir: Matt Tyrnauer, USA, 2017, 98 mins Free Pre-Release Summer Screening SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD is a scintillating, crowd-pleasing portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers. Having just been mustered out of the Marines Cor...
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But I’m a Cheerleader (1999)
Liberty Hall @ Ace Hotel New York
Dir: Jamie Babbit, USA, 1999, 85 mins Special FREE screening of NewFest 2000's Opening Night Film A taffy-colored throwback, this hilarious camp classic stars indie darling Natasha Lyonne as a teenager who's been sent off to "rehab" camp by priggish ...
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Wild Nights With Emily
Green-Wood Cemetery
Dir. Madeleine Olnek, 2018, USA, 84 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films Molly Shannon stars in this irreverent and hilarious SXSW dramatic comedy about Emily Dickinson, and her life-long romance with another woman. Amy Seimetz plays the mistress o...
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The Gospel of Eureka
Rooftop @ New Design High School
Dir. Michael Palmieri & Donal Mosher, 2018, USA, 75 mins In partnership with Rooftop Films Love, faith and civil rights collide in a southern town as evangelical Christians and drag queens step into the spotlight to dismantle stereotypes. Taking a pe...
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From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet?
SVA Theatre
Dir. Marilyn Bennett, 2016, USA, 60 Minutes Special Panel Conversation & Screening Join OutCinema for a special panel conversation and screening of FROM SELMA TO STONEWALL: ARE THERE YET?, a galvanizing documentary that sees a black preacher and a wh...
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Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
SVA Theatre
Dir. James Crump, 2017, USA, 90 Minutes Winner! Grand Jury Prize, DOC NYC Transport yourself to the glamorous world of 1970s fashion, nightlife, and culture in both New York and Paris with this fascinating, intimate, and revealing documentary about a...
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Ideal Home
SVA Theatre
Dir. Andrew Fleming, 2018, USA, 91 Minutes New York City Premiere From writer/director Andrew Fleming (THE CRAFT, DICK) comes this outrageous, crowd-pleasing comedy starring Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan as an extravagant gay couple named Paul and Erasm...
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Saturday Church Community Screening
Screening Room at The Center
Dir: Damon Cardasis, USA, 2017, 82 mins Presented in partnership with Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment (MOME) and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Living alongside his mother, younger brother, and conserva...
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Torch Song Trilogy
Quad Cinema
Dir. Paul Bogart, 1988, USA, 120 mins, 35mm 30th Anniversary Screening! Harvey Fierstein adapted his oft-revived Tony-winning play for this beloved, emotionally stirring autobiography about a professional drag queen (Fierstein) in the 1970s living th...
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Wigstock: The Movie
Liberty Hall @ Ace Hotel New York
Special FREE screening of NewFest 1995's Opening Night Film & Gala Dir: Barry Shills, USA, 1995, 85 mins Dive back into the 90s with this outrageous, star-studded documentary and groundbreaking concert film that celebrates & examines the annual Wigst...
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Alex Strangelove
Screening Room at The Center
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Dir: Craig Johnson, USA, 2018, 99 mins Free Pre-Release Summer Screening From writer/director Craig Johnson (THE SKELETON TWINS) and producer Ben Stiller, ALEX STRANGELOVE tells the story of Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny), a wel...
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Punks (2000)
SVA Theatre
Dir: Patrik-Ian Polk, USA, 2000, 104 mins Join the co-hosts of Nancy from WNYC Studios, Kathy Tu and Tobin Low, for a rare 35mm screening of this rediscovered gem of queer cinema! Celebrated for its candid and realistic depiction of African-American ...
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