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February 2019
Coming Out Again
Winter Kept Us Warm (1965)
Dir. David Secter, 1965, Canada, 81 mins, 16mm
The first English-language Canadian film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, this endearing University of Toronto-set debut focuses on the blooming relationship between shy freshman Peter (Henry Tarvainen) and popular upperclassman Doug (John Labow). Then 22-year-old filmmaker David Secter’s pioneering independent film exudes the poignancy of homoeroticism and unspoken desire, subtly and daringly depicting collegiate camaraderie through the lens of cozy queer companionship.
March 2019
NewFest at The Center Presents
The Most Dangerous Year
New York Premiere
Dir. Vlada Knowlton, USA, 2018, 90 mins
As a dark wave of anti-transgender “bathroom bills” began sweeping across the nation, The Human Rights Campaign published a report identifying 2016 as the most dangerous year for transgender Americans. In this urgent and galvanizing documentary, director Vlada Knowlton focuses on the response from a group of families with transgender kids in Washington State who joined the fight against the wave of discriminatory anti-transgender legislation. With the help of a coalition of state lawmakers and civil rights activists, these families embarked on an uncharted journey of fighting to protect and preserve their children’s human rights and freedoms. Filmmaker and parent to a trans child Vlada Knowlton passionately follows the story and outcome of anti-transgender legislation in Washington–and the heart of the film lies in the stories of the families who accept and support their kids for exactly who they are. Talkback & reception with director to follow
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NewFest at The Center Presents
The Gospel of Eureka
Screening Room at The Center
Dirs: Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher, USA, 2019, 75 mins Pre-Release Screening Welcome to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a one-of-a-kind oasis in the Ozarks where Christian piety rubs shoulders with a thriving queer community in this celebratory and hu...
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Dallas Doll (1994)
Quad Cinema
Dir. Ann Turner, 1994, Australia, 104 mins, 35mm In this riotous riff on Pasolini’s TEOREMA that deserves be a cult classic, the incomparable Sandra Bernhard stars as an American golf pro in Australia seducing her way through a bourgeois family and...
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The Heiresses
Film Forum
Dir. Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay/Germany/Brazil/Uruguay/Norway/France, 2018, 98 mins Silver Bear, Berlinale 2018 Chela and Chiquita have been partners for decades, lifelong members of Paraguay’s moneyed elite - until the money runs out. Now they s...
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Man Made
Screening Room at The Center
Winner! Audience Award for Best Documentary, NewFest 2018 Dir: T Cooper, USA, 2018, 98 mins From surgeries and T parties to the struggles and joys of transitioning, follow four men as they prepare for Trans FitCon, the only bodybuilding competition e...
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Live Podcast: This Movie Changed Me
The Greene Space
Live Podcast Recording with writer, performer and comedian Justin Sayre One fan talking about the transformative power of one movie. This Movie Changed Me offers an unexpected take on pop culture, transporting listeners inside the world of movies by ...
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30th Annual New York LGBT Film Festival
Now in our 30th year, New York's LGBT Film Festival has expanded to seven days! Our 30th anniversary festival will celebrate the year’s best LGBT films from the U.S. and abroad, as well as parties and events bringing together filmmakers, movie love...
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The Dark Side of Tomorrow
Quad Cinema
Dirs. Barbara Peeters & Jacques Deerson, 1970, USA, 84 mins New York premiere of 4K restoration While their husbands are away on business, two lonely L.A. housewives embark on an affair in this remarkable feature from Barbara Peeters (one of the only...
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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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