OUTrageous. OUTspoken. And OUTstanding is the theme for the Miami Edition of OUTshine. which runs from April 18 – 28, 2024. The festival started in 1998 an serves as a platform for numerous premiers and is the largest LGBTQ+ cultural arts event in South Florida. Its a hybrid festival with a diverse … Continue reading
OUTFEST LA is the world’s largest LGBTQ+ film and media organization and its next edition runs July 13 – 23 in LA. It has one of the very best and most diverse programs of new queer films from around the globe. Like most Fests these days it has a hybrid schedule that is made … Continue reading
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival is the largest LGBT cultural arts event in South Florida and is a combination of The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival …. and dates back to 1998. It is such an excellent platform for its very diverse queer communities with … Continue reading
In 1993, a group of queer Sydney filmmakers, students, and supporters approached Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to establish an independent organization whose focus would be queer film and screen culture. This organization was Queer Screen. (One of those pioneer filmmakers was Stephen Cummins who died in 1994, and now is … Continue reading
“The Forty-Year-Old- Version“ is a highly entertaining film written, directed by, and starring Radha Blank. The title, a play on words (remember “The 40-Year-Old-Virgin?”), signals that despite its heavy subtext of the sexism, racism, and ageism in the theater world, the tone and delivery are not without humor and a bit of spoofing, The … Continue reading