#NewFest35 Programming Lineup

A PLACE OF OUR OWN

Two trans best friends search for a new home after their sudden eviction in central India

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 87

Director: Ektara Collective

ACSEXYBILITY

An insightful documentary about the intersection of sexual life and disability within the queer space

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 87

Director: Daniel Gonçalves

ALL OF US STRANGERS (Closing Night Film & Party)

A solitary writer discovers that his late parents have reappeared at his suburban childhood home

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ALL OF US STRANGERS (Closing Night Film & Party) - Oct 22 '23 - 07:00PM - SVA - Silas

Running time: 105

Director: Andrew Haigh

ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE

Two men fall tentatively in love in Lagos in 2023’s Berlinale Teddy Award winner

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ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE - Oct 16 '23 - 07:30PM - BAM

Running time: 93

Director: Babatunde Apalowo

ALL THE FIRES

A pyromaniac teen runs away from home in search of a girl who ends up helping him confront his grief and evolving sexuality

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 96

Director: Mauricio Calderón Rico

ALMAMULA

A young teenager and his family are haunted by a mythic forest creature in Argentina

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 95

Director: Juan Sebastián Torales

ANHELL69

An award-winning meditation on the pointless violence affecting LGBTQ+ communities in Medellín, Colombia

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 74

Director: Theo Montoya

BEYOND THE AGGRESSIVES: 25 YEARS LATER (Documentary Centerpiece)

Follow the continued journeys of four masc BIPOC individuals in this highly anticipated follow-up to the groundbreaking 2005 doc

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 80

Director: Daniel Peddle

BIG BOYS

Jamie’s unexpected crush on his cousin’s boyfriend turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 90

Director: Corey Sherman

BLUE ID

Rüzgar Erkoçlar, a former famous Turkish actor, navigates self-realization and acceptance as a trans man while under media scrutiny

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 84

Director: Burcu Melekoglu & Vuslat Karan

CHESTNUT

Recent college grad Annie is reluctant to leave her hometown after a summer with party girl Tyler

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 88

Director: Jac Cron

CHOCOLATE BABIES (1996; 4K Restoration)

Rambunctious radicals form an activist group to confront homophobic politicians in this wild guerilla satire

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 81

Director: Stephen Winter

CHUCK CHUCK BABY

Two working-class women reunite in industrial north Wales in a delightful (and musical!) harmonious story of star-crossed romance

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CHUCK CHUCK BABY - Oct 14 '23 - 06:45PM - SVA - Beatrice

Running time: 101

Director: Janis Pugh

CLASHING DIFFERENCES

Trying to satisfy a “diversity-checklist,” a group of women of color and queer women discover the real intention behind their workshop retreat

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 74

Director: Merle Grimme

COMING AROUND

A young queer woman tries to live authentically while navigating a complex relationship with her religious mother

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 75

Director: Sandra Itäinen

CORA BORA

A messy millennial musician (breakout star Megan Stalter) heads home to salvage her rocky open relationship

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 92

Director: Hannah Pearl Utt

EILEEN

Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie star as two women who forge a mysterious bond in 1964 Massachusetts

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EILEEN - Oct 14 '23 - 09:30PM - SVA - Beatrice

Running time: 97

Director: William Oldroyd

FANCY DANCE

Lily Gladstone stars as a woman who journeys with her niece to find a missing family member in time for an important powwow ceremony

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FANCY DANCE - Oct 18 '23 - 07:30PM - BAM

Running time: 90

Director: Erica Tremblay

FELLOW TRAVELERS

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey star as two men who begin a clandestine romance in McCarthy-era Washington

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FELLOW TRAVELERS - Oct 21 '23 - 08:45PM - SVA - Silas

Running time: 60

Director: Daniel Minahan

GODS AND MONSTERS (Film Feast)

Join us for our third-annual Film Feast and enjoy the 25th anniversary of a contemporary classic paired with a multi-course meal!

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GODS AND MONSTERS (Film Feast) - Oct 18 '23 - 06:45PM - Nitehawk Prospect Park - Th 3

Running time: 105

Director: Bill Condon

GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT

A bold and unapologetic portrait of poet and activist Nikki Giovanni's life through pivotal decades in American history

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 102

Director: Michèle Stephenson & Joe Brewster

GOLDEN DELICIOUS

High School senior Jake tries out for the basketball team to win the attention of his dreamy new next-door neighbor

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 120

Director: Jason Karman

HIDDEN MASTER: THE LEGACY OF GEORGE PLATT LYNES

A vivid exploration of the life and work of a pioneering, openly gay American photographer ahead of his time

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 96

Director: Sam Shahid

HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS

Reluctant Dita cares for her girlfriend's kids and a group of outcasts, forging an unconventional family

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HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS - Oct 16 '23 - 06:30PM - SVA - Beatrice

Running time: 107

Director: Goran Stolevski

HUMMINGBIRDS

Best friends Silvia and Beba record their lives as they dance, make music, and face an uncertain immigration process

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 77

Director: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía ''Beba'' Contreras

IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

Get ‘Closer to Fine’ with this celebrated Sundance doc about the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls

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IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL - Oct 15 '23 - 03:00PM - SVA - Beatrice

Running time: 123

Director: Alexandria Bombach

LIE WITH ME

A celebrated novelist reminisces about his secret teenage romance during a nostalgic return home

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 98

Director: Olivier Peyon

MÁ SÀI GÒN (MOTHER SAIGON)

A love letter to the mosaic of queer lives in Saigon, a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 99

Director: Khoa Lê

MAY DECEMBER + Queer Visionary Award (Todd Haynes)

Popular television actor Elizabeth heads to Savannah, Georgia to research a part in a new film that follows a scandalous tabloid romance

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MAY DECEMBER + Queer Visionary Award (Todd Haynes) - Oct 19 '23 - 07:00PM - SVA - Silas

Running time: 117

Director: Todd Haynes

MONSTER (International Centerpiece)

Unlock the mystery of a puzzling incident in this Cannes award winner from Hirokazu Kore-ada

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MONSTER (International Centerpiece) - Oct 21 '23 - 06:00PM - SVA - Silas

Running time: 127

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu

NATIONAL ANTHEM

A young man joins a utopian community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers

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NATIONAL ANTHEM - Oct 17 '23 - 07:30PM - SVA - Silas

Running time: 99

Director: Luke Gilford

NEW VOICES FILMMAKER GRANT SHOWCASE

Join us in celebrating the 2023 grant recipients with a screening of their exciting short film work and conversation around what’s to come

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 89

NYAD (U.S. Centerpiece)

A remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship and the triumph of the human spirit, starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster

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NYAD (U.S. Centerpiece) - Oct 15 '23 - 07:00PM - SVA - Silas

Running time: 120

Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY

Paul B. Preciado’s heralded film essay reimagines Virginia Woolf's Orlando with an all-trans and gender non-conforming ensemble, embracing transformation and playful triumph

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ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY - Oct 14 '23 - 07:00PM - BAM

Running time: 99

Director: Paul B. Preciado

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH: Season 2

A comedy series based (very) loosely on the true adventures of an 18th century would-be pirate

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OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH: Season 2 - Oct 16 '23 - 07:30PM - Nitehawk Prospect Park - Th 1

Running time: 52

QUEEN OF NEW YORK (New York Centerpiece)

Follow nonbinary drag artist Marti Cummings in their groundbreaking run for New York City Council

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 80

Director: Emma Fidel

QUEENDOM

21-year-old artist Gena stages radical public performances in Russia to protest Putin’s government

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 98

Director: Agniia Galdanova

RUSTIN (Opening Night Film & Party)

Star-studded biopic shines a spotlight on Bayard Rustin, the extraordinary activist and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 107

Director: George C. Wolfe

SHORTS: AFTERNOON DELIRIUM

Lose yourself in a waking delirium in this genre-fluid, gender-bending program, a treat for the unconstrained mind!

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 92

SHORTS: DRAMA QUEENS

Outsized personalities, emotions, and imaginations take center stage

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 69

SHORTS: FRISKY FRIDAY EPISODICS

Sex parties, sex workers, thirst traps, and a bit of sweet surreal romance sprinkled in for flavor

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 86

SHORTS: LOOKING FOR MISTER RIGHT NOW

Boys, men, and masculine bodies meet each other in explosive encounters that are as ephemeral as they are meaningful

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 87

SHORTS: MAKE ‘EM LAUGH

Dive in and delight in this comic collection of laugh-out-loud shorts

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 89

SHORTS: POP! GOES THE CULTURE

This sensational shorts program showcases the unbreakable link between queerness and pop culture

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 92

SHORTS: QUEER TEEN MAGIC

Curated for high schools, LGBTQ+ teens and youth GSA networks, in partnership with the NYC Department of Education and GLAAD

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 61

SHORTS: TRANS+ REALISM

This powerful program expands beyond genres, identities, and preconceptions for an augmented expression of our Trans+ (trans, non-binary and intersex) community

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 89

SHORTS: WAKE & BAKE BRUNCH

Gather your Brooklyn buds and sink into your seat with this Mary Jane-tinged mixtape

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 75

SHORTS: WE CARRY THE LOVE

A perceptive program highlighting the ties that bind – exploring a variety of ongoing connections with parents, siblings, and lovers

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 81

SHORTS: WOMEN’S NIGHT OUT REMIX

A surprising and sizzling collection of sapphic short films, all directed by women and nonbinary filmmakers — followed by our Women’s Night Out Party!

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 88

SOMETHING YOU SAID LAST NIGHT

An aspiring writer’s family vacation echoes the experience of many young trans individuals as she navigates autonomy, love, and belonging

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 96

Director: Luis De Filippis

SUMMER SOLSTICE

A trans man and his cisgender, straight friend take a weekend trip that pushes the limits of their longtime relationship

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 80

Director: Noah Schamus

THE AGGRESSIVES: The Original (2005)

Observe five years in the lives of masc-presenting BIPOC New Yorkers

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THE AGGRESSIVES: The Original (2005) - Oct 15 '23 - 04:00PM - BAM

Running time: 75

Director: Daniel Peddle

THE LOST BOYS

Passion blossoms between two young men in a juvenile reform center

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 85

Director: Zeno Graton

THE MATTACHINE FAMILY

A queer married couple's life unravels when their foster child returns to his birth mother

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 99

Director: Andy Vallentine

THIS PLACE

Young lovers on intertwined paths connect across identities in Toronto

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 87

Director: V.T. Nayani

TRUTH BE TOLD

A call of faith and resilience in the fight for safe LGTBQIA+ spaces within the Black church from Emmy Award® winner Nneka Onuorah

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 81

Director: Nneka Onuorah

Urvashi Vaid + A SIMPLE MATTER OF JUSTICE (Screening + Conversation)

Two films featuring Urvashi Vaid and the fight for LGBTQ+ Justice

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 75

Director: JEB (Joan E. Biren)

YOUNG SOUL REBELS (1991): 4K Restoration

New 4K restoration of Isaac Julien’s queer classic, in which two underground DJs seek community and romance in 1970s London

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Multiple Showtimes

Running time: 105

Director: Isaac Julien