NewFest34 Encores

A provocative and unflinchingly honest examination of homophobia in Black spaces

BLACK AS U R: Award Encore

A galvanizing documentary about Pedro Zamora, trailblazing AIDS activist and ‘90s queer icon from MTV’s The Real World

KEEP THE CAMERAS ROLLING: THE PEDRO ZAMORA STORY: World AIDS Day Encore

For many young people growing up and watching MTV’s The Real World in the early 1990s, Pedro Zamora was the first openly gay man with AIDS they’d ever seen. Much more than a reality TV personality, Zamora was a trailblazing…

Powerful documentary about Christian mothers who have become fierce LGBTQ+ advocates after accepting their queer children

MAMA BEARS: Thanksgiving Encore

Celebrate short films from our 2022 recipients of New Voices Filmmaker Grant, presented in partnership with Netflix.

New Voices Filmmaker Grant Showcase: Encore

This is an incredibly exciting time for emerging queer talent in film and television. Celebrate the four recipients of NewFest’s New Voices Filmmaker Grant, a program launched this year in partnership with Netflix, with a screening of their recent short…

Catch up on festival award winners from the newest wave of emerging queer filmmakers!

NEWFEST34 SHORTS: Award Encore

Featuring audience award winners and jury prize recipients, this eclectic collection of LGBTQ+ stories – featuring work from shorts programs I Like Me For Me, A Very Trans Time, All the World's a Stage, and more – provides a chance…

In a small Brazilian town in 1983, three friends come together to try and survive the first wave of the AIDS epidemic

THE FIRST FALLEN: Award Encore

At the turn of 1983 in a small Brazilian town, a group of LGBTQ+ friends ring in the New Year with no idea of what’s lurking in the future. When biologist Suzano realizes a terrible sickness is disrupting his body,…

An odd couple of outsiders hit the road on a border-defying search for their place in the universe

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS: Award Encore

Peter is an introverted New Yorker with dwarfism who prefers to hide from the world in his city apartment. But an unexpected visit from his upbeat, eccentric neighbor Winona forces him out of his shell and onto an impromptu road…

Indigenous LGBTQ+ artists and activists rally around their community in the Amazon rainforest to fight for environmental and social justice in Brazil

UÝRA – THE RISING FOREST: Award Encore

This captivating documentary follows Uýra, a trans-indigenous artist traveling through the Amazon rainforest on a journey of self-discovery. Collaborating with village communities along the way, they use performance art, ancestral messages, and exquisite transformations — often created from materials found…