NewFest36 Films

GONDOLA

Two women fall in love as they pass each other daily in their gondolas

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 11 '24, 06:45PM

Running time: 85

Director: Veit Helmer

LESVIA

This expansive documentary chronicles 40-plus years of lesbian identity and conflict between visitors and locals on a small village on the Greek island of Lesvos

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

SVA, Oct 11 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 77

Director: Tzeli Hadjidimitriou

BABY

An 18-year-old meets an older man who teaches him how to survive in the underbelly of São Paulo

SVA, Oct 12 '24, 09:00PM

Running time: 107

Director: Marcelo Caetano

THE SILENCE OF MY HANDS

A couple navigates their long-distance relationship as they rely on their shared trust and deep level of communication

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 12 '24, 12:45PM

Running time: 80

Director: Manuel Acuña A.

TEACHES OF PEACHES

Alt queer rocker Peaches is unvarnished, candid, and electric in this thrilling music doc

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

BAM, Oct 13 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 102

Director: Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer

ROOKIE

A volleyball rivalry between two girls turns…romantic?

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 13 '24, 12:45PM

Running time: 94

Director: Samantha Lee

QUEENS OF DRAMA

The rise and fall of a new pop diva and her tumultuous love affair with a punk icon

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 14 '24, 07:30PM

Running time: 115

Director: Alexis Langlois

LAYLA

A vivacious nonbinary drag performer finds themselves drawn to an unexpected new beau and faces pivotal decisions about their identity

SVA, Oct 14 '24, 06:30PM

Running time: 100

Director: Amrou Al-Kadhi

I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE

A vibrant, bittersweet and cathartic bio doc that explores what it meant to be a queer artist during a tumultuous time in European history

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 14 '24, 06:45PM

Running time: 90

Director: Klára Tasovská

THIS IS BALLROOM

Brazil’s vibrant ballroom scene takes center stage in this electrifying documentary

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

BAM, Oct 14 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 92

Director: Juru and Vitã

DRESSED IN BLUE (1983)

A stunning restoration of the groundbreaking documentary that immerses audiences in the glamorous world of six trans women in post-Franco Spain

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

BAM, Oct 15 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 98

Director: Antonio Giménez Rico

OUT

Two young men from a conservative town lose themselves in the seductive world of the Amsterdam gay nightlife

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

SVA, Oct 16 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 93

Director: Dennis Alink

CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS

Prepare for a spine-chilling sleigh ride and bloodbath in Alice Maio Mackay’s audacious thriller

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 16 '24, 07:30PM

Running time: 70

Director: Alice Maio Mackay

REAS

An exhilarating and cathartic nonfiction musical that celebrates the power of community within a women’s prison

BAM, Oct 17 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 82

Director: Lola Arias

TOPS

A brash, satirical mockumentary in the style of early aughts reality shows finds filmmaker Ames Pennington exploring life after top surgery

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 17 '24, 06:45PM

Running time: 70

Director: Ames Pennington & Jos Bitelli

LIFE IS NOT A COMPETITION, BUT I’M WINNING

A daring group of athletes queer an Olympic Stadium to challenge the antiquated rules of the game

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

The Center, Oct 18 '24, 07:30PM

Running time: 79

Director: Julia Fuhr Mann

WHAT A FEELING

Hit the dance floor with this raucous and poignant romantic comedy about two women meeting in middle age

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

SVA, Oct 18 '24, 06:45PM

Running time: 110

Director: Kat Rohrer

CABO NEGRO

An ambiguously sexy thriller set in a Moroccan beach town

SVA, Oct 19 '24, 09:00PM

Running time: 74

Director: Abdellah Taïa

EMILIA PÉREZ (Closing Night Film + Party)

A star-studded, double Cannes prize-winning pop opera from renegade auteur Jacques Audiard that defies genres and expectations

SVA, Oct 20 '24, 06:00PM

Running time: 132

Director: Jacques Audiard

ASOG (Virtual Exclusive)

A nonbinary femme teacher embarks on a thrilling journey of love, resilience and discovery

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

Running time: 99

Director: Seán Devlin

DALTON’S DREAM (Virtual Exclusive)

A powerful documentary following a young musician from rural Jamaica forced to reconcile sudden stardom with dangerous allegations about his sexuality

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

Running time: 90

Director: Kim Longinotto, Franky Murray Brown

THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS (NewFest Pride Encore, Virtual Exclusive)

Grad student Azra feels worlds apart from her seemingly rigid mother but uncovers their unexpected connections in this intergenerational crowd-pleaser.

Virtual, Oct 10 '24, 12:00PM to Oct 22 '24, 11:59PM

Running time: 97

Director: Fawzia Mirza