Program 03: The Lavender Scare

Josh Howard / Next Generation Series, Documentary Feature, Saturday, Oct. 7 / USA / 2016 / 79 mins

Washington, D.C. in the 1930s was a sanctuary for gays and lesbians. The New Deal meant an abundance of new federal jobs, and many of the people filling these positions were part of the LGBT community, leaving behind their smaller, more conservative hometowns. Gays and lesbians were able to live openly in DC. Following World War II, a perfect storm was forming that would dramatically change life for gays and lesbians in America.

Program 04: Tamara

Elia K. Schneider / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 7 / Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela / 2016 / 114 mins

On December 6, 2015, Tamara Adrian made history by becoming the first transgender person ever to be elected to the Venezuelan National Assembly. Elia K. Schneider directs this intensely sensitive and tightly woven drama depicting the story of Tamara’s journey. Offering an honest and balanced insight, this excellent biopic examines some of the doubts, fears, sacrifices, and decisions that face many trans individuals

Program 05: Anatomy Of A Male Ballet Dancer

David Barba & James Pellerito / Documentary Feature, Special Guests, Saturday, Oct. 7 / USA / 2017 / 83 mins

Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer is an intimate look into the life of Marcelo Gomes, one of the premier ballet dancers of his generation. As a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater (ABT), Gomes has appeared on the biggest and most glamorous stages in the world. But once the stage lights go down, there is a man of tremendous grace and vulnerability. Like us, he worries about his health, wonders if he’ll find love, and tears up as he discusses family.

Program 06: I Dream in Another Language

Ernesto Contreras / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 7 / Mexico, Netherlands / 2017 / 103 mins

In this beautifully evocative tale of love and loss, a handsome young linguist named Martín (Fernando Álvarez Rebeil) travels to a remote village in Mexico, hoping to preserve a dying language. To Martín’s knowledge, the elderly Jacinta (Monica Miguel) and Isauro (José Manuel Poncelis) are the sole remaining locals to speak the ancient dialect known as Zikril. But he soon learns of a third person fluent in the language: the ill-tempered Evaristo (Eligio Meléndez).

Program 07: Quick Licks

Shorts Program, Saturday, Oct. 7 / 97 mins

This amazing collection of stories of queer women will inspire you and make you believe in life and love.

In This Program: Amigas With Benefits, Dusk, Balcony, Pool, Counting, Etage X

Program 08: Signature Move

Jennifer Reeder / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 7 / USA / 2017 / 80 mins

Giving a fresh spin on the usual romantic love story, Signature Move follows Zaynab (co-writer Fawzia Mirza), a Pakistani lesbian lawyer (say that three times fast!) living in Chicago with her aging mother, Parveen (Shabana Azmi). Their relationship is very superficial. They talk and cohabitate, but Zaynab doesn’t talk about who she really is with her mother, mostly because her mother is a traditional Pakistani woman who still expects her to marry a man, going so far as to scan the street for potential suitors ... with binoculars while sitting in her living room.

Preceded by: Happenstance

Program 09: Beach Rats

Eliza Hittman / ASL Interpreted, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 7 / USA / 2017 / 95 mins

An intimate and intoxicating coming-of-age tale, Beach Rats is about the sometimes reckless stops we make on the path toward self-discovery. It’s this desperate journey that has 19-year-old Brooklynite Frankie choosing to lead a double life.

Program 10: Extra Terrestrials

Carla Cavina / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 7 / Puerto Rico, Venezuela / 2017 / 110 mins

The Diaz family is well known in Puerto Rico. A leader in the business of poultry farming, it’s run with an iron fist by Arcadio, the conservative and authoritative patriarch. But between new government regulations and some underhanded moves by the competition, Arcadio’s business is facing trouble.

Program 11: Tom of Finland

Dome Karukoski / ASL Interpreted, Subtitled, Spotlight Feature, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 7 / Finland / 2017 / 115 mins

Is there any example of queer art more iconic than the beefy biker studs, moustachioed police officers, and randy cowpokes of Touko Laaksonen? Better known by his nom de “peen” Tom of Finland, the influential artist is now the subject of this crowd-pleasing biopic, following the life of the man responsible for images that have fueled generations of gay men’s filthy fantasies.