LGBTQ Films in NYC Year-Round

NewFest Pride: FIRE ISLAND (Opening Night Film + Party)

Inspired by the timeless pursuits from Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, the story centers around two best friends (Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang) who set out to have a legendary summer adventure with the help of cheap rosé and their cadre of eclectic friends.

SVA Theatre - 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY

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NewFest Pride: FIRE ISLAND (Late Night Encore)

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HACKS Season 2: Advance Virtual Screening + Panel

In Season 2 of the Emmy Award-winning breakout hit, the dark mentorship between legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her young, entitled writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) continues to evolve as the two travel across the country workshopping Deborah’s new stand-up act.

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NewFest Pride: C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)

An award-winning crowd-pleaser from celebrated late filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée that follows Zac through the 1960s and 1970s as he struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.

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NewFest Pride: AUTHENTIC VOICES OF PRIDE: Screening & Conversation

This docu-series and conversation tackles some of the LGBTQ community’s most important issues.

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NewFest Pride: GIRL PICTURE

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NewFest Pride: ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY

A rare look at queer history and gender studies through a living icon who studied queer space from urban gay bars to Fire Island, encompassing amazing archival footage and inspiring intergenerational testimonials.

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NewFest Pride: FRAMING AGNES

After discovering case files from a 1950s gender clinic, an all-star cast of trans artists and actors use a talk-show format to resurface the legacy and stories of mid-century trans lives in this Sundance award-winner.

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NewFest Pride: QUEER AS FOLK

A vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series set in New Orleans featuring an ensemble of breakout performances.

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NewFest Pride: GENTLEMAN JACK Season 2

Season 2 of GENTLEMAN JACK remains delightfully witty and again uses the real life diaries of Anne Lister – part of which were written in code in 1834 Yorkshire, UK – as its source, with every part of Lister’s story based in historical fact and the five million words she wrote in her journals.

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NewFest Pride: P-VALLEY

Return to the Pynk and your favorite characters for a sizzling second season of the sensational series from Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall

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NewFest Pride: WILDHOOD

A moving Two Spirit odyssey about young Link, who finds community and budding romance as he searches for his birth mother and reconnects with his Indigenous heritage.

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NewFest Presents

Our curated monthly series features topical documentaries and narrative films that reflect the wide range of LGBTQ+ identities, giving audiences an opportunity to experience our stories and stay connected to the community through screenings & conversations with filmmakers and LGBTQ+ leaders.

Films will be available in-person at the LGBT Center and stream virtually. Screenings include a Q&A.

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Queering the Canon

This annual retrospective series reimagines queer film canon with a special weekend celebration, shining a light on films that deserve increased recognition for their contribution to the queer canon.

Featuring a lineup of screenings + Q&A's from April 28 - May 2!

Get tickets for Queering the Canon: Rom-Coms

NewFest Pride

NewFest Pride will kick off Pride month from June 2-6 with brand new feature films and television series, filmmaker Q&A’s, and social events.

The world premiere of new rom-com FIRE ISLAND will be the Opening Night film of NewFest Pride in NYC on June 2!

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Youth Programs

Through screenings and talkbacks with filmmakers, NewFest’s Youth Programs create visibility for marginalized and underrepresented communities, foster allyship and self-empowerment, and encourage the next generation of queer storytellers.

Email contactus@newfest.org to bring NewFest to your GSA or school!

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We celebrate LGBTQ+ film all year-round!

Beyond the Festival, we have a lot going on: advance screenings & premieres, monthly programs & more!

NewFest Pride: FIRE ISLAND (Opening Night Film + Party)

NewFest Pride: FIRE ISLAND (Late Night Encore)

HACKS Season 2: Advance Virtual Screening + Panel

NewFest Pride: C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)

NewFest Pride: AUTHENTIC VOICES OF PRIDE: Screening & Conversation

NewFest Pride: GIRL PICTURE

NewFest Pride: ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY

NewFest Pride: FRAMING AGNES

NewFest Pride: QUEER AS FOLK

NewFest Pride: GENTLEMAN JACK Season 2

NewFest Pride: P-VALLEY

NewFest Pride: WILDHOOD

NewFest Presents

Queering the Canon

NewFest Pride

NewFest Pride will kick off Pride month from June 2-6 with brand new feature films and television series, filmmaker Q&A’s, and social events.

Youth Programs