The 16th Annual QFest St. Louis — presented by Cinema St. Louis (CSL) — will take place from May 4-10, 2023 at the Hi-Pointe Theatre, which was recently purchased by Cinema St. Louis.
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16th QFest – St. Louis LGBTQ Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 26 Queer Films, The Blue Caftan, Monica, Kokomo City
Kokomo City directed by D. Smith
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OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN and INVISIBLE BEAUTY Win Top Awards at 25th Sarasota Film Festival
Other People’s Children directed by Rebecca Zlotowski and Invisible Beauty directed by Bethann Hardison & Frédéric Tcheng The 25th Anniversary edition of the Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) closed on Sunday, April 2 with On A Wing And A Prayer, directed by Sean McNamara, and announced the Jury and Audience Award winners.
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BLUE JEAN Trailer. Rosy McEwen Stars as a Closeted Lesbian in Georgia Oakley’s Directorial Debut
Kerrie Hayes and Rosy McEwen in Blue Jean. © Blue Jean Productions Ltd. Photo Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Magnolia Pictures revealed the official trailer for Blue Jean, the award-winning British drama starring Rosy McEwen as Jean, a closeted gay teacher in London in 1988. Also starring in the film are Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page, Stacy Abalogun, Amy Booth-Steele, Aoife Kennan, Scott Turnbull, Farrah Cave, Lainey Shaw, Izzy Neish and Becky Lindsay.
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1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture Wins Best Film Award at 47th Cleveland Film Festival
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture A documentary on the origins of the anti-gay movement, 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture directed by Sharon “Rocky” Roggio won the Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the 47th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF47) which took place March 22nd – April 1st, 2023. The documentary follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946.
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ONYX THE FORTUITOUS AND THE TALISMAN OF SOULS to Headline 20th Anniversary Calgary Underground Film Festival Lineup
Onyx The Fortuitous and The Talisman of Souls Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the full lineup of 42 feature films and 38 shorts for the upcoming 20th edition taking place from April 20-30, 2023 at Globe Cinema.
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EL HOUB -THE LOVE Official Trailer. Fahd Larhzaoui Stars in Shariff Nasr’s Coming Out Drama
El Houb – The Love directed by Shariff Nasr Dark Sky Pictures revealed the official trailer for El Houb – The Love, a drama starring Fahd Larhzaoui as a man who come to terms with his own feelings and finally comes out to his family.
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MASTER GARDENER Trailer. Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver Star in Paul Schrader’s Crime Thriller
Master Gardener directed by Paul Schrader Magnolia Pictures revealed the official trailer for Master Gardener, the crime thriller film starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, and Quintessa Swindell.
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Polite Society to Kick off 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Lineup
Polite Society starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya The 47th Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) taking place Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30, 2023, revealed the full lineup, headlined by the Opening Night presentation of Polite Society. Starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya, the film follows a martial artist-in-training who enlists her friends to help save her older sister from her impending marriage in the name of independence and sisterhood.
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35th Filmfest Dresden Announces Program of 371 Short Films from 66 Countries
Extensions by Yvonne Osei (Cinema Digestif 1: Beyond Nollywood – When Sand Enter Garri) Filmfest Dresden announced the complete program for the 35th edition taking place April 18 to 23, 2023. A total of 371 short films from 66 countries are being presented in the competitions and special programs over 188 screenings. In addition to the competition sections, during the festival week, numerous events in the special program with an array of country-based and thematic highlights are being held under the motto of Antiracism: Exit Happyland.
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ITHAKA Trailer. Julian Assange’s Father Fights For His Release in Documentary Premiering at Cleveland Fest
Ithaka directed by Ben Lawrence Filmed over two years across the UK, Europe and the US, the documentary Ithaka follows 76 year-old retired builder, John Shipton’s tireless campaign to save his son, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
