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World Premiere (Shared with Filmfest Müchen) Frameline proudly presents the world premiere of this pristine 4K restoration. Offering a vital survey of Kevin Smith’s divisive 1997 boy-meets-lesbian rom-com Chasing Amy, a young director charts the complicated legacy of the first queer film he ever saw and how it saved his life.Ī recent college graduate (Natalia Dyer) falls into a seductive social life and a triangle of attraction with two new friends, party girl Tyler (Rachel Keller) and the more reserved, thoughtful Danny (Danny Ramirez).Īn underground band of radical Black queer HIV+ activists take to the streets of NYC to combat conservative politicians and government apathy towards AIDS. Is Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy-where Ben Affleck falls for out queer Joey Lauren Adams-a straight man’s lesbian fantasy run amok, or does it actually depict the nuances of pan- and bisexuality better than many films made today? This riveting doc reunites many of Casa Susanna's former guests. In the '50s, trans women found refuge in Casa Susanna, a remote house in the New York Catskills where they were able to express their authentic selves. In this modern riff on the classic Frankenstein story, a nurse and a morgue pathologist develop a complex and terrifying relationship when one discovers that the other has developed a way to reanimate dead tissue.īlue ID is a story about privacy versus isolation and being an out transgender public figure in Turkey, which holds extremely strict distinctions between male and female… and deadly consequences for those who defy.Ĭo-written by director Emma Seligman and star Rachel Sennott ( Shiva Baby, Frameline44), Bottoms follows two unpopular girls-PJ (Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri)-in their senior year who start a fight club to try to hook up with cheerleaders. When Robin befriends a stand-offish bully, they begin to discover the pitfalls of conformity.Īn unexpected crush turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery for awkward 14-year-old Jamie, in this heart-warming story of a bear cub in training.

Robin is trying to fit in at a new school (even if the other kids can’t figure out if they are “a boy or a girl”). Directed by queer film historian Elizabeth Purchell, based on her successful podcast of the same name. Using footage from over 125 gay adult films, Ask Any Buddy is a kaleidoscopic snapshot of gay life from the 1960s to the early ’80s. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseĪdapted from the beloved YA novel, this joyful story of boys on the cusp of manhood follows the blossoming friendship between Aristotle and Dante, two Mexican American teenagers growing up in late-’80s Texas.

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