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December 2018
NewFest at The Center Presents
Man Made
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 exclusively for trans men. Glimpse the intimate relationships between these men and their partners, family, and children as they train throughout the year. This powerful documentary from director T Cooper and executive producer Tea Leoni culminates in a triumphant gesture of acceptance and an understanding of the shared struggles among them as they take the stage and embody their true selves.
Talkback and reception with filmmakers and subjects to follow
Presented in Partnership with Trans Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), PFLAG NYC’s TransFamilies Project and The Phluid Project.
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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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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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