NewFest - LGBTQ+ Film and Media

New Year, New Stories

Experience the best of LGBTQ+ film & stay connected to the community with our curated monthly series NewFest Presents -- both in-person and virtually! Films will be shown in-person at the The LGBT Community Center followed by a live Q&A, and available to stream ⭐️

We're supporting the next generation of filmmakers with our newly launched New Voices Filmmaker Grant, presented with Netflix! Learn more + apply by February 28, 2022

Thursday February 24 • 7.00pm

NewFest Presents: GEMMEL & TIM

“Must-See” – IndieWire

Award-winning true crime documentary GEMMEL & TIM explores the lives and untimely passings of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean, two Black gay men who both died from meth overdoses at the home of West Hollywood politico Ed Buck.

Their deaths at the now-infamous apartment sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ+ community. The ensuing media circus cooked up a spicy concoction of sex, drugs, race and politics, but had no appetite for the in-depth human stories of who these individuals truly were.

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Wednesday March 23 • 7.00pm

NewFest Presents: CAER (CAUGHT)

A trans Latina sex worker is arrested in a sting operation in Queens, NY, but this time it’s all a staged recreation, and when “Cut!” is shouted off-camera, the actors relax before the next take. Merging fiction and documentary, Nicola Mai’s innovative hybrid feature explores the epidemics of U.S. incarceration and deportation, making room for the women at the center of the violence to tell their own stories.

Created in collaboration with the TRANSgrediendo Intercultural Collective, a grassroots nonprofit defending the rights of trans Latina migrant women in New York City, CAUGHT (CAER) expresses this struggle for justice and recognition and calls its audience to urgent action.

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Thursday April 21 • 7.00pm

NewFest Presents: NO STRAIGHT LINES

Celebratory documentary NO STRAIGHT LINES profiles five queer comic book artists whose careers progressed from the DIY underground scene to the international stage.

Offering an uncensored window into LGBTQ+ lives from the 1970s onward, the film follows the scrappy cartoonists as they navigate the AIDS crisis, workplace discrimination, and the everyday pursuits of love, community, and a good haircut. Their work and personal stories are sure to make you laugh, as well as appreciate how they helped to pioneer a queer comics underground against all odds.

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We bring together a diverse community of filmmakers and audiences, creating joyful spaces and meaningful conversations that celebrate the many facets of our lives.

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NewFest gives voice & visibility to the wide scope of LGBTQ+ experiences through films & programs that entertain, educate & empower

We bring together a diverse community of filmmakers and audiences, creating joyful spaces and meaningful conversations that celebrate the many facets of our lives.

About us