Program 01: Lez Bomb

Jenna Laurenzo / Narrative Feature, Friday, Oct. 5 / USA / 2018 / 89 mins

Thanksgiving is a time for family. For sitting down together, for seeing relatives you haven’t seen in a while, for eating and drinking (and more drinking). It’s also a time for misunderstandings and digging up old wounds and trying so hard to make a very important announcement, only to have nobody listen.

Program 02: Tucked

Jamie Patterson / Narrative Feature, Friday, Oct. 5 / UK / 2018 / 80 mins

After an evening on stage, aging drag performer Jack collapses alone in his apartment. At the doctor, he’s diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and given only several weeks to live. Lambasting the doctor’s asinine instructions to “ease back” on life for his remaining short days, Jack is determined to spend what little time he’s got doing exactly the opposite and go out enjoying the few joys that he has.

Program 05: Your Will Be Done (So auf Erden)

Till Endemann / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Germany / 2017 / 88 mins

Johannes (Edgar Selge) and his wife Lydia (Franziska Walser) are good, Christian people. He’s the preacher at the evangelical church they run together; she handles administrative duties and helps write his sermons. They’re genuinely decent people, preaching the gospel and doing their best to do what’s right. The couple has earned the respect of their congregation, and thanks to their efforts the parish is on the verge of an expansion, with plans to build an elaborate new community center.

Program 06: Pulse

Stevie Cruz-Martin / ASL Interpreted, ImageOut There! Series, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Australia / 2016 / 84 mins

If you had the chance to transplant your mind into a new body, would you? What if you could make yourself more desirable to the boys at school? What if you could change genders?

Program 08: Kiss Me! (Embrasse-moi!)

Océane Michel and Cyprien Vial / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / France / 2017 / 86 mins

There’s a bit of a stereotype around lesbians: that they stay friends with their exes. For Océanerosemarie (director Océane Michel), this is a bit of an understatement. See, Océane has many exes. Many. Many, many. And she’s friends with every last one of them.

Program 09: The Cakemaker

Ofir Raul Graizer / ASL Interpreted, Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Germany, Israel / 2017 / 113 mins

Shy Berlin baker Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) doesn’t take much notice when Oren (Roy Miller) first sets foot inside his café. But as Oren, an Israeli city planner in town on business, strikes up a conversation, the two hit it off and one thing rather quickly leads to another.

Program 10: Anchor and Hope (Tierra firme)

Carlos Marques-Marcet / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Spain, UK / 2017 / 113 mins

One of the most refreshing things about Anchor and Hope is that sexual orientation isn’t really a plot point. Nobody comes out. There are no homophobic characters or issues. It’s essentially a romantic comedy/drama that happens to feature a lesbian couple rather than a straight one. A breath of fresh air, truly.

Program 11: Mario

Marcel Gisler / Subtitled, Spotlight Feature, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 6 / Switzerland / 2018 / 124 mins

Mario (Max Hubacher) is on the verge of achieving his lifelong dream: playing in Europe’s top professional soccer league with his hometown team. Entering his final season in the top Under-21 league, all Mario has to do to earn his much-anticipated promotion to fame and fortune is keep his head down, work hard, and play well. But when his team adds a flashy new teammate, Mario’s dream season immediately seems threatened.

Program 14: You Should Meet My Son 2!

Keith Hartman / ASL Interpreted, Narrative Feature, Special Guests, Sunday, Oct. 7 / USA / 2018 / 76 mins

Eight years ago, ImageOut audiences met Brian, a total catch who somehow was still single. His mother, Mae, and Aunt Rose tried to play matchmaker, but each attempt was, in Mae’s words, “a swing and a miss.” Things changed once Mae and Rose realized Brian batted for the other team. Following a trip to the local gay bar, and with the assistance of the Lady Fantasia Extravaganza, Brian found love with Chase.

Preceded by: Matter and Manner

Program 15: Berenice (Berenice Procura)

Allan Fiterman / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Sunday, Oct. 7 / Brazil / 2017 / 90 mins

Berenice (Cláudia Abreu) drives a cab for a living. It’s a way to pay the bills, but at least it’s a job she enjoys – her days are always interesting, and it allows her to constantly meet new people. It also helps get her out of the house and offers her a bit of respite from a marriage that’s increasingly on the rocks.