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

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.

SHORTS: WOMEN’S NIGHT OUT (Screening + Party)

Seven sapphic short films, followed by our annual Women’s Night Out Party

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

SVA, Oct 12 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 83

ROOKIE

A volleyball rivalry between two girls turns…romantic?

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

Running time: 94

Director: Samantha Lee

SHORTS: BESTIES BRUNCH

Kick back with your besties at our annual Brooklyn Brunch as we celebrate the vibrant and vital role queer friendship plays in our lives

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

Nitehawk Prospect Park, Oct 13 '24, 12:00PM

Running time: 89

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

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

DRIP LIKE COFFEE

An intimate connection between two Brooklyn baristas brews a journey of mutual empowerment and sensual transformation

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

BAM, Oct 16 '24, 07:00PM

Running time: 91

Director: Anaiis Cisco

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

SHORTS: COMEDY COMES OUT

A collection of comedic short films that will make you cringe and giggle in equal measure

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

SVA, Oct 18 '24, 06:15PM

Running time: 90

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

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS

Get to know Allee Willis, the outrageous chart-topping songwriter responsible for some of music’s most iconic songs

SVA, Oct 19 '24, 06:00PM

Running time: 98

Director: Alexis Manya Spraic

SHORTS: LOVE IS STRONGER THAN SHAME

A wise and uplifting program about demanding to be celebrated for queer identities despite family pressure or outdated norms

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

The Center, Oct 20 '24, 01:00PM

Running time: 82

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

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