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August 2020
NewFest at The Center Presents
Lingua Franca
Dir. Isabel Sandoval, USA, 2019, 89 mins
Livestream Q&A on August 19th at 8pm EST with filmmakers & cast
The mesmerizing third feature from the marvelous, multi-talented Isabel Sandoval, who directed, wrote, produced, edited, and stars. Olivia...
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Summerland
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Exclusive Advance Screening & Livestream Q&A with star + writer/director Dir. Jessica Swale, UK, 2020, 99 mins Gemma Arterton (VITA & VIRGINIA) stars as Alice, a reclusive writer resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England w...
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Black Families Through Queer Eyes (Screening + Panel)
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Thomas Allen Harris’ debut film VINTAGE: FAMILIES OF VALUE, Third World Newsreel and Family Pictures USA present "Black Families Through Queer Eyes,” a virtual screening and panel discussion.
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We Are The Radical Monarchs
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Q&A with filmmaker and featured cast on July 15th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST Dir. Linda Goldstein Knowlton, USA, 2019, 97 mins Virtual Premiere Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group founded by two queer women of color (Anayvette Martinez and Marilyn Hollinque...
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On Being Black + Queer (Panel)
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This livestream conversation will be moderated by Darnell L. Moore, and feature Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael R. Jackson (A STRANGE LOOP), Dr. Durryle Brooks, and Samson Ajewole (I MAY DESTROY YOU). Join us for ON BEING BLACK + QUEER, our panel episo...
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Welcome to Chechnya
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Exclusive Advance Screening & Livestream Q&A Dir. David France, USA, 2020, 107 mins From acclaimed journalist and Oscar®-nominated director David France (“How to Survive a Plague," "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson"), WELCOME TO CHECHNYA br...
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Hearts Beat Loud (Family Movie Night)
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Pride 2020 Family Film Screening and Q&A Dir. Brett Haley, 2018, USA, 97 mins Join NewFest, Trinity, NYC Department of Education, and NYC Unity Project for a free online film screening of HEARTS BEAT LOUD, a sweet comedy-drama about learning to love ...
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Disclosure: Live Celebration & Conversation
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Presented with NAQFA (North American Queer Film Festival Alliance) Watch DISCLOSURE on Netflix, and then join us on Wednesday, June 24th at 9pm for the livestream conversation & celebration with executive producer Laverne Cox, director Sam Feder, and...
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Pier Kids
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Q&A with filmmakers on June 23rd at 8pm EST Dir. Elegance Bratton, USA, 2020, 84 mins Online NYC Premiere PIER KIDS interrogates the meaning of community, both within at-risk LGBTQ youth of color and in the larger gay community as well. PIER KIDS put...
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Proud
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Dir. Philippe Faucon, France, 2018, 156 mins "One of the most exciting series of the year" – Cahiers du Cinema In 1981, it was still illegal to be gay in France. Today, same-sex marriage is recognized and has paved the way for legalizing the adopti...
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Pride Shorts with Vimeo
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$8 Suggested Donation Be set free with NewFest & Vimeo’s second annual showcase of LGBTQIA+ Pride picks, shining a spotlight on exceptional queer stories and emerging filmmakers--coming to you on a one-time, must-see livestream event! Join us for t...
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Beanpole
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AVAILABLE TO RENT ON DEMAND NOW Dir. Kantemir Balagov, Russia, 2019, 137 mins "Dazzling… a brilliantly told, deeply moving story about love" --THE NEW YORK TIMES Winner of Un Certain Regard’s Best Director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festi...
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Vida: The Final Season, Episode 4
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Exclusive Advance Screening & Livestream Q&A In Episode 4 of VIDA: The Final Season, Lyn throws Marcos an epic, VIDA-style, double-30 Queerceañera, and Emma goes on a psychedelic journey of self-exploration.
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Hightown
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Exclusive Advance Screening & Livestream Q&A Executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Academy Award nominee Rachel Morrison, HIGHTOWN revolves around Jackie Quinones (Monica Raymund), a party-loving lesbian who hails from Provincetown,...
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Straight Up
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AVAILABLE TO RENT ON DEMAND NOW Dir. James Sweeney, USA, 2019, 95 mins "The work of a startling talent" --VARIETY Todd is a hyper-articulate, obsessive compulsive gay twentysomething whose fear of dying alone leads him to a baffling conclusion: he mi...
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Saint Frances
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AVAILABLE TO RENT ON DEMAND NOW Dir. Alex Thompson, 2019, USA, 101 mins Audience Award, SXSW 2019 After her decision to end an unwanted pregnancy, 34-year-old Bridget reluctantly agrees to nanny the bright and rambunctious Frances, forming an unex...
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