JIMPA (Opening Night Film & Party)
A filmmaker (Academy Award winner Olivia Colman) takes her trans nonbinary teenager to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather -- lovingly called “Jimpa” – in this uplifting multi-generational family story
SVA, May 29 '25, 07:00PM
Running time: 120
Director: Sophie Hyde
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY (Centerpiece)
A riveting documentary that sees ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio, veteran journalists, and unwavering activists show strength and resistance in the face of an actively unfolding story around anti-trans legislation
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
SVA, May 30 '25, 07:00PM
Running time: 89
Director: Sam Feder
SHORTS: Black Queer Pride Mixtape (with Vimeo)
Join NewFest & Vimeo for a celebratory short film collection that exudes Black LGBTQ+ joy, friendship, love, and excellence -- from SXSW award winners to Vimeo Staff Picks to NewFest festival favorites. Presented in partnership with Vimeo
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
SVA, May 30 '25, 08:00PM
Running time: 77
Director: Imani Celeste, TEDRA, Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence & Megan Trufant Tillman, Brandon R. Nicholas, Brittany Alexia Young, Kasey L. Martin, Jordan Aaron Hall
DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES
Three Black queer femmes in their mid 30s take a road trip across the Midwest in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid in this sprawling, unapologetically honest epic
SVA, May 31 '25, 04:00PM
Running time: 128
Director: Shatara Michelle Ford
ENIGMA
Director Zackary Drucker explores the lives and legacies of disco queen Amanda Lear and trans trailblazer April Ashley in this fascinating, decades-spanning portrait
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
SVA, May 31 '25, 07:15PM
Running time: 93
Director: Zackary Drucker
PLAINCLOTHES
A promising undercover officer (Tom Blyth) assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies orders when he falls in love with a target (Russell Tovey) in this scintillating Sundance award winner
SVA, May 31 '25, 08:00PM
Running time: 95
Director: Carmen Emmi
ASSEMBLY
Follow visionary artist Rashaad Newsome as he gathers community to transform New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory into a Black queer utopia – blending imaginative art, creativity, and performance
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
SVA, Jun 1 '25, 04:00PM
Running time: 99
Director: Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons
SHORTS: Sound & Scene Showcase (with Concord)
Celebrate the 2024/2025 recipients of Sound & Scene: NewFest + Concord QTBIPOC Short Film Initiative, a program NewFest launched last year in partnership with Concord Originals
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
SVA, Jun 1 '25, 05:00PM
Running time: 60
AND JUST LIKE THAT… Season 3: Episode 2 (Advance Screening)
From executive producer Michael Patrick King, AND JUST LIKE THAT… follows Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, and LTW navigating the complicated reality of life, love, sex, and friendship in their 50s in New York City.
SVA, Jun 1 '25, 01:30PM
Running time: 69
Director: Michael Patrick King
OUTERLANDS
Asia Kate Dillon delivers a remarkable lead performance in this moving drama from SXSW about caretaking, self-worth, and making ends meet in contemporary San Francisco.
SVA, Jun 2 '25, 07:30PM
Running time: 100
Director: Elena Oxman
SALLY
A compassionate, crowd-pleasing portrait of Sally Ride, her groundbreaking trip to space, and the loving 27-year romance with her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
Meatpacking District/Gansevoort Plaza, Jun 2 '25, 08:15PM
Running time: 103
Director: Cristina Costantini
DRIVE BACK HOME (Virtual Exclusive)
In the winter of 1970, a cantankerous, small town plumber from rural New Brunswick, must drive his beat-up work truck 1000 miles to Toronto to get his estranged brother (Alan Cumming) out of jail.
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
Running time: 100
Director: Michael Clowater
SISTERS (Virtual Exclusive)
Two codependent best friends are thrown by the arrival of a long-lost half sister in this hilarious examination of kinship.
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
Running time: 88
Director: Susie Yankou
SOME NIGHTS I FEEL LIKE WALKING (Virtual Exclusive)
A rich teenage runaway and a group of street hustlers seek to find a place for themselves in the world.
Virtual, May 29 '25, 12:00PM to Jun 2 '25, 11:59PM
Running time: 103
Director: Petersen Vargas