Frameline46: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

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THE COAST IS QUEER

Frameline has teamed up with Tomorrow Partners for a second year to bring you Frameline46’s theme: The Coast is Queer.

The tagline is a celebration of the Bay Area, and our excitement around coming together again, in community, to share the best in new LGBTQ+ cinema during Pride Month.

To bring the theme to life, Frameline worked with local LatinX artist Simón Malvaez to create the “queer coast” in his unique style. Abstract shapes mimic a sun setting on the Pacific Ocean, with an androgynous being welcoming our audience with giving hands.

Tomorrow Partners is a queer, woman-owned design agency located in Berkeley, CA. Learn more at tomorrowpartners.com.

Simón Malvaez was born in Tijuana and has been a practicing artist in the Bay Area since 2018. His work ranges from murals, apparel, photography, and fine art prints. Learn more at simonmalvaez.com.

Welcome

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About Frameline

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Sponsors

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How to Frameline: Venues, Accessibility, Code of Conduct

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Tickets & Streaming

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Streaming Encore Pass

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Join the Frameline Family

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Donate

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Members & Donors

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Frameline Awards

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EVENTS + FILMS

Frameline Talk A Conversation with Michael Urie

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Opening Night Film and Gala A League of Their Own

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Centerpiece: Narrative Girl Picture

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Centerpiece: Documentary Last Dance

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Closing Night Film Peter von Kant

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Family Matinee Lightyear

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Showcases

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Narratives

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Documentaries

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Shorts

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Frameline Board & Team

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Film Index

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Schedule

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WELCOME TO FRAMELINE46!

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What an honor it is to welcome you to FRAMELINE46. Not only are we back in theatres and in person—yay!—but also our streaming edition is back for those joining from home. It is a gift to celebrate Pride Month in these diverse ways, keeping our 46th Festival joyful, safe, and BIG. This year’s film program is our largest since the pandemic began, and we are screening at a record number of theatres here in the Bay. That’s right: Frameline’s larger-than-ever footprint welcomes some exciting, new-to-us venues, bringing the world’s greatest queer films to more spaces than before. In San Francisco, we are thrilled to partner with SFMOMA and AMC Kabuki; and just across the Bay in Oakland, screenings are taking place at the New Parkway Theater. We are of course returning to our beloved homes at the Castro and Roxie Theatres, and our national streaming program is again serving queer film lovers across the country.

In keeping with this year’s theme —The Coast is Queer— we are truly celebrating the full LGBTQ+ spectrum with many great films you are sure to love. One highlight is Peter von Kant, the new film from the 2006 Frameline Award winner François Ozon (Summer of 85). This gender-flipped reimagination of Fassbinder’s classic The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (also screening) is perfect for cinephiles and casual viewers alike. Another highlight is documentary Framing Agnes by Chase Joynt, about the discovery of a treasure trove of transcripts of interviews with transgender people in the ‘50s and ‘60s, which are brought to life by a star-studded team of trans filmmakers and actors. Also screening is the strange and charming Mars One, from director Gabriel Martins, one of many excellent films programmed this year from Brazil. This film, coming to us from Sundance, is about a family each facing personal challenges, and the ties that bond them together.

We wish to offer our sincerest gratitude to our members, donors, and ticketholders, whose generous support ensures our continuity and growth.

We extend this deep gratitude to our staff and board for resolutely delivering on our audacious mission all year long: to change the world through the power of queer cinema. At a time when the LGBTQ+ community must fight for our right simply to exist, your abundant loyalty and tenacity are much needed and appreciated.

On a bittersweet note, we must acknowledge the impending departure of Nadir Joshua, whose term on Frameline’s Board of Directors concludes this year. Following four years as President and six years on the Board overall, Nadir has provided invaluable guidance and insights that have helped Frameline to weather the severe financial storm of these pandemic years. We owe a great debt of gratitude to this remarkable person for his acumen and wit— not to mention incomparable style. Thank you so very much for your service, Nadir.

Thank you all for being the best part of Frameline. Stay well, and see you at the movies!

James Woolley Executive Director

Allegra Madsen Director of Programming welcome

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ABOUT FRAMELINE Frameline thanks the following for their generous year-round support: Chip Conley Foundation The Future Fund of Horizons Foundation

Frameline’s mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. With its distinguished 46-year history as a media arts nonprofit, Frameline remains at the forefront of presenting diverse LGBTQ+ films serving communities across the globe through the following programs:

Exhibition

Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, founded in 1977, is the largest, longest-running, and most widely recognized LGBTQ+ film exhibition event in the world.

Frameline Encore is a free year-round film series featuring diverse, socially relevant works.

Distribution & Education

Frameline Distribution, established in 1981, is the only nonprofit distributor solely catering to LGBTQ+ film.

The collection is home to over 250 award-winning films.

Youth in Motion provides free LGBTQ+ themed movies, with professionally created curricula and action guides, to student clubs and educators in middle and high schools across the country. Youth in Motion now supports over 1,600 GSAs serving more than 30,000 students in all 50 states.

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Frameline Voices distributes short films and episodic content with LGBTQ+ themes to a global audience, fostering career advancement for the artists through the exhibition of their work.

Filmmaker Support The Williams & Hart Rainbow Fund of Horizons Foundation

We thank all of our donors and partners for furthering our mission and supporting LGBTQ+ media arts.

Frameline Completion Fund annually awards much-needed grants to filmmakers for assistance with their final editing and post-production work. Since 1990, more than 170 films and videos have been completed with assistance from the completion fund, with many going on to receive national exposure. /frameline @framelinefest

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VENUES

HOW TO FRAMELINE

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ACCESSIBILITY

Castro Theatre

Visit frameline.org/festival-accessibility for more information.

Roxie Theater

Frameline will ensure that most films that are streaming have captions. A complete list is available on our website.

429 Castro Street 3117 16th Street

AMC Kabuki

1881 Post Street

SFMOMA

151 3rd Street

PROXY

432 Octavia Street

OAKLAND The New Parkway Theatre 474 24th Street

PARTIES Opening Night Gala

TERRA GALLERY 511 Harrison Street San Francisco

Streaming

No audio description is available for streaming films.

Cinemas

All theatres Frameline uses are wheelchair accessible.

Full details on each venue’s accessibility are located on our website. This includes information about entry to each building as well as the location of wheelchair access bays for film viewing.

Maps to display this information are also included.

Early access for patrons with accessibility or mobility needs is available — please say hello to our volunteers and venue staff upon your arrival.

Companion seating will always be accommodated for those that require it. These tickets can be booked via our website, phone line, or in person.

Any captioned films will be listed on our website.

A list of film screenings that include pre-film and post-film discussions with ASL interpretation will be available on our website.

Films are not audio described.

Centerpiece Party

Reach out directly to operations@frameline.org for any and all accessibility or mobility questions, concerns, or requests.

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HOW TO USE THIS PROGRAM Films with this icon are part of our Streaming Encore Pass this year.

Please see page 16 for more information about the titles and dates.  CONTENT ADVISORY

When you see this icon, please visit our web site for more information about content.

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17th Streets between Church & Sanchez Parking lot is operated by volunteer students and alumni from the school and parking fees collected go directly towards funding their after-school programs. Fees are $10/day ($20/day on Pink Saturday, June 25). NO OVERNIGHT PARKING IS ALLOWED. Neither Frameline nor Everett Middle School are responsible for any damage or loss to vehicles and/or personal articles. Visit frameline.org/parking for hours and more info.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Frameline’s mission is to change the world through the power of LGBTQ+ media. Our goal is to connect filmmakers and audiences in the Bay Area and around the world; and we value the creative expression, cultural diversity, and varied perspectives that make up our community.

While we appreciate dialogues and differing opinions at the Festival, we will not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or abusive behavior.

Frameline reserves the right to revoke tickets, passes, and access to Frameline events without notice or refund, for any action that violates this Code of Conduct. Any individual who witnesses or experiences a violation of this Code of Conduct should contact a Frameline staff member immediately. If a Frameline staff member is not present, contact info@frameline.org.

TICKETS + STREAMING HOW TO BUY TICKETS

TICKETS

In Theatre Screening

General Public Students/Seniors/People w Disabilities Frameline Member

$17.50 $16.00 $15.50

General Public Frameline Member

$90.00 $80.00

General Public Frameline Member

$35.00 $30.00

General Public Frameline Member

$55.00 $50.00

General Public Frameline Member

$23.00 $21.00

General Public Frameline Member

$35.00 $30.00

Lightyear and Attack, Decay, Release

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Michael Urie in Conversation

$10.00

Opening Night Film & Gala Opening Night Film Only

Centerpiece Film and Party Centerpiece Film Only Closing Night Film Free Screenings Frameline Talk Castro Pass

Frameline Members only Streaming Encore Single Ticket

General Students/Seniors/People w Disabilities Members Streaming Encore Pass

$280.00 $10.50 $9.50 $8.50

Streaming Pass for all Virtual Presentations General Public $120.00 Frameline Members $105.00 Companion Cards

Frameline provides companion pricing for those accompanying people with disabilities.

These tickets are free of charge and available on the website, box offices, and phone lines.

PASSES

Streamline your Frameline46 experience with a Streaming Encore Pass, or upgrade your membership level to receive a Gold or Platinum Card for the ultimate Festival experience (includes all in-theater and streaming films).

With any of these passes, you don’t have to book individual tickets. Instead you get access to the catalogue of films in an easy-to-use platform similar to commercial streaming platforms. Visit frameline.org/membership or frameline.org/passes for more information.

Tickets are on sale for all patrons on Wednesday, May 25.

Online at frameline.org Phone Line

415.552.5580 Monday through Friday 10am to 5pm PDT For after-hours support use the chat bot on our website or email: boxoffice@frameline.org

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From one hour prior to the start time of each film at the film’s venue location. There is no box office after June 26 for the final days of streaming. The website and phone line can still be used.

Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are all accepted.

At Rush?

When advance tickets are no longer available, a separate Rush Line will form outside the venue, anytime from 15 minutes to one hour prior to the screening. Available tickets will be sold to individuals in the Rush Line a few minutes before posted showtime.

The Fine Print

All orders are final. No refunds, exchanges, substitutions, or replacements. Frameline is not responsible for an individual’s streaming set-up or internet connection.

If a screening is cancelled, Box Office will contact you about a refund. Service fees are non-refundable. The service fee is $1.00 per ticket and $4.00 per pass.

The Streaming Encore Pass is tied to a unique digital code and may not be shared with others. tickets + streaming

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Streaming Encore

PASS

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The advantages of a Streaming Encore Pass: Admission to all Frameline Encore films — over 60 presentations total — only available June 24–30.

Easy access through one platform with a unique login.

No need to purchase tickets one-by-one to screenings.

Available to stream anywhere in the US. Visit frameline.org/passes to purchase.

Questions? Please contact us via email at boxoffice@frameline.org or via phone at (415) 552-5580.

YOUR ALL-ACCESS STREAMING ENCORE PASS

Frameline46’s Streaming Encore Pass is your affordable all-access entry to the Frameline Encore films with one simple purchase. Starting at $105, this pass is perfect for every festivalgoer, from the bright-eyed newbie to the discerning Frameline veteran. Add this to your order so you don’t miss a frame!

Streaming Encore Passes are included as a benefit for Gold and Platinum Card holders. Visit frameline.org/ membership for more information.

Our in-person screenings are not included with the Streaming Encore Pass. Single tickets to any of the Frameline Encore titles are available for purchase. Not all films playing at Frameline46 will be available through the Frameline Encore. Full list of titles below. Also look for the Frameline Encore Streaming icon on the individual film pages.

FRAMELINE ENCORE FILMS All Kinds of Love All Man: The International Male Story Bambi: A French Woman Black As U R Blitzed!

Boulevard!

A Hollywood Story Boy I Am Camila Comes Out Tonight Coming to You Cut! Emergence: Out of the Shadows Esther Newton Made Me Gay Fashion Babylon Finlandia Follow the Protocol 16

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Fragrance of the First Flower Framing Agnes Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13 Gemmel & Tim I’ll Show You Mine Impresario It Is in Us All Jeannette Jimmy in Saigon Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way Last Dance Let Me Hear It Barefoot Long Live My Happy Head Mama Bears Maybe Someday Moneyboys My Emptiness & I

Films with this icon are part of our Streaming Encore Pass

Nelly & Nadine Pat Rocco Dared Petit mal Phantom Project Private Desert Pure Grit A Run for More Sirens Sissy The Sixth Reel So Damn Easy Going Three Headed Beast Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter Ultraviolette and the BloodSpitters Gang The Unabridged Mrs. Vera’s Daybook Unidentified Objects Uýra: The Rising Forest Vulveeta

Wandering Heart When Men Were Men Where Butterflies Don’t Fly Wildhood You Can Live Forever

Shorts Programs: Because the Night Constant Craving Cool for the Summer Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? Doc Shorts: The Art of Realization Fun in Shorts: Tutti Frutti Homegrown: Perfect Day Oh! You Pretty Things When Doves Cry Wild Combination

Join the Frameline Family Help Us Change Lives One Queer Film at a Time!

As we return in-person and gather in community once again, join Frameline as a Member to receive incredible perks at our hybrid in-person and national streaming Festival. Benefits include vouchers/passes, discounts on tickets, and invitations to special events. When you join the Frameline family, your vital support also helps us grow our year-round programs:

Youth in Motion

National youth education program serving over 30,000 students in more than 1,600 schools in all 50 states

Completion Fund

Grants to LGBTQ+ underrepresented media-makers, both on and behind the screen

Voices

Global platform that provides free streaming content showcasing queer voices and stories

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Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is threatening our communities now more than ever. 2021 saw a record 191 proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bills, and there were 238 such bills in just the first three months of 2022—nearly three per day.

For almost half a century, Frameline has been on the frontlines of the queer liberation movement, uplifting LGBTQ+ stories to each other and to our allies.

We are grateful to our audiences and donors for sustaining all of our democracybuilding programs, including Youth in Motion, Frameline Distribution, Frameline Encore, Frameline Voices, and Frameline Completion Fund.

We know that queer film changes hearts and minds. While much progress has been achieved, much remains ahead. Please consider a generous, tax-deductible gift today to ensure Frameline’s continued liberation of LGBTQ+ voices — for current and future generations.

Ensure that our community and allies maintain access to queer film by adding a donation to your ticket purchase or as part of your giving plans.

For more information and to donate, please visit www.frameline.org/donate

FRAMELINE MEMBERS + DONORS Many thanks to our wonderful members!

Donors to Frameline at the Patron level & above (as of April 1, 2022) are listed below.

We sincerely regret any errors or omissions. Please contact our Membership department for corrections at 415.703.8650 x301.

BUILDING FRAMELINE’S FUTURE

GIFTS OF $11,000 –$100,000+

Individuals dedicated to expanding Frameline’s resources, enriching existing programs and outreach strategies, and meeting the future needs of the LGBTQ+ community. · Anonymous · Steven Abbott & Jim Stephens · Cyrus Beagley & Tai-Yu Lin · Jeffery Grimes

LUMINARY $10,000+

Steven Abbott & Jim Stephens Xavier Barrera & Kirk Hahn Cyrus Beagley & Tai-Yu Lin Chip Conley Foundation The Future Fund of Horizons Foundation Shane Hensinger & Dr. Glenn Michelson

Kevin Feldman & Tom Nash Give Now Fund of Horizons Foundation Meggy Gotuaco & Dipti Ghosh Jeffery Grimes Hào A. Lê Brent Lok & J. Wade French Patrick McCabe

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F R A M E L I N E AWA R D S AMAZON AUDIENCE AWARDS In another annual award tradition, Frameline audiences can weigh in on their favorites of the festival by voting for our Amazon Audience Awards.

To vote, please refer to the text voting instructions which will appear on the screens directly following the film.

FIRST FEATURE AWARD For over 20 years, Frameline has presented the annual juried First Feature Award to a notable narrative feature from an emerging voice in LGBTQ+ cinema. Since 2020, Frameline is proud to partner with the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle to jury this award.

Frameline46 First Features:

Besties The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future El Houb - The Love Finlandia

Follow the Protocol Hypochondriac It Is in Us All Moneyboys So Damn Easy Going

Three Headed Beast Unidentified Objects When Men Were Men Where Butterflies Don’t Fly

AWARDS

First Feature Award: $5,000

(in partnership with the SF Bay Area Film Critics Circle)

Amazon Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: $1,500

Amazon Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature: $1,500 Juried Award for Best Narrative Short: $750 Juried Award for Best Documentary Short: $750 Out in the Silence Award: $5,000

Black As U R

Out in the Silence Award The Out in the Silence Award is an annual honor conferred to an outstanding film project that highlights brave acts of visibility, especially in places where such acts are rare and unexpected because of the dominant systems that make it difficult for LGBTQ+ people to live authentic lives.

The Frameline46 inaugural Out in the Silence Award will be presented to Micheal Rice, the director of the powerful documentary Black As U R at the Juneteenth celebration screening of the film. The Out in the Silence Award is generously underwritten by longtime film community members Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson.

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F R A M E L I N E TA L K

a conversation with

Michael Urie Actor, producer, director, and host Michael Urie is well-known for bringing memorable characters to life onscreen, onstage, and behind the scenes. Arguably best known for his groundbreaking role as Marc St. James, the sassy and dapper personal assistant to Vanessa Williams’ Wilhelmina Slater, on ABC’s quirky hit series Ugly Betty, Michael has also appeared on hit shows like Modern Family, The Good Wife, Younger, and Workaholics, to name a few.

Several of Urie’s big screen endeavors have made their way to Frameline over the years, from Ash Christian’s Petunia (Frameline36) to Matthew Puccini’s short Lavender (Frameline43) to one of Frameline45’s highlights, Todd Stephens’ Swan Song, where he starred opposite fellow gay icons, Udo Kier and Jennifer Coolidge. Frameline37 also presented Urie’s star-studded feature directorial debut He’s Way More Famous Than You, in which he co-starred with actor-screenwriter Halley Feiffer, Natasha Lyonne, Jesse Eisenberg, and his former (fictional) boss, Vanessa Williams. Just last year, he led Netflix’s first gay holiday romcom, Single All the Way. A graduate of Juilliard, Michael has never strayed far from his first love of the theatre, appearing in such productions as How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Check revival on Broadway. He is also our website at the co-founder and festival frameline.org producer of NYC’s Pride Plays, for added programs an annual event celebrating and an updated list of Talks, events, and elevating LGBTQ+ voices and expected in the theatre.

saturday, June 18 4:00 PM · sfmoma Join us for a conversation with the multi-talented Michael Urie for a discussion about his iconic career and the evolution of queer representation in film and television.

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OPENING NIGHT

A League of Their Own Batter up! We’re excited to kick off Frameline46 at our Castro Theatre home with the San Francisco Premiere of Prime Video’s A League of Their Own. Join us as we screen the new series, followed directly by an onstage Q&A with special guests.

A League of Their Own evokes the joyful spirit of Penny Marshall’s beloved classic, while widening the lens to tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball.

The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the League and outside of it.

A League of Their Own is from Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television in association with Field Trip Productions. Co-Created and Executive Produced by Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham.

Hailey Wierengo, Desta Tedros Reff, and Jamie Babbit also serve as Executive Producers.

Thursday, June 16 6:30 PM · Castro Proudly sponsored by

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Girl Picture Tytöt tytöt tytöt

DIR Alli Haapasalo 2022 Finland 99 min Finnish & French

Friday, June 24 6:00 PM · Castro

Told with piercing authenticity and depth, Alli Haapasalo’s irresistible Girl Picture captures a vivid Proudly sponsored by snapshot of a liminal moment in the lives of a trio of young women. Flaunting a seductive soundtrack and dreamy atmosphere, this poignant crowd-pleaser— which nabbed an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival — is a refreshingly original and defiantly queer coming-of-age tale.

Cheeky and unfiltered best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö spend their Fridays after school working the smoothie bar at the mall. Over the course of three consecutive weekends, both teens experience a series of firsts while navigating the rocky road from adolescence to womanhood. Angsty Mimmi’s turbulent home life results in violent outbursts in class, while Rönkkö’s insatiable thirst for pleasure leaves behind a trail of cringeworthy and dissatisfying hookups. When Mimmi ignites a whirlwind romance with Emma, an ardent figure skater striving for champion status, the emotional stakes for all three young women raise to new and uncharted heights.

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Last Dance DIR Coline Abert 2022 France 105 min

Thursday, June 23

6:00 PM · Castro For wickedly brilliant decades, Lady Vinsantos has been the iconic queen, drag mother, and commercially successful persona of cabaret artist Vincent DeFonte. Until now. After launching her Proudly sponsored by career at San Francisco’s legendary Trannyshack, building a reputation as the beloved headmistress of the New Orleans Drag Workshop, and enchanting audiences across the United States, it seems Lady Vinsantos has also been slowly strangling the joy of PARTY out of DeFonte’s art with her glamour-clad facade.

After the film, join us for the DeFonte is on the brink of breaking up with the Frameline46 Centerpiece persona that has taken over his life, and the cameras Party at Oasis, 298 11th Street, featuring performances by are rolling. What more fitting way to lay to rest members of the cast. Limited an iconic queen than with a final show in Paris? tickets for sale.

Following DeFonte in the six months leading to Lady Vinsantos’ drag-star-studded farewell performance, director Coline Abert masterfully captures moments both intimate and grand that shape the path to Paris.

Integrating a broad spectrum of DeFonte’s life and exploring themes of art, politics, family, and fulfillment, Last Dance invites audiences past the glamour and into the complexities of an artist pushing to a new level of creative fulfilment. centerpieces

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CLOSING NIGHT

Peter von Kant DIR François Ozon 2022 France 86 min French

Feeling personally and creatively uninspired, renowned filmmaker Peter von Kant (Denis Ménochet in a larger-than-life performance) discovers a renewed sense of passion when his muse and confidante Sidonie (Isabelle Adjani, ravishing as ever) introduces him to a handsome young actor named Amir (smoldering newcomer Khalil Ben Gharbia).

In his latest provocation, François Ozon (Frameline Award 2006; Summer of 85, Frameline45) turns to one of his film idols, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, for this lurid tale of lust and obsession. Twenty-two years after bringing Fassbinder’s unproduced play Water Drops on Burning Rocks (Frameline24) to the screen, Ozon boldly reimagines one of the late German multi-hyphenate’s most revered works, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, by reversing the gender spectrum of the all-female original… while recasting the actress who portrayed Petra’s object of desire, Hanna Schygulla, as Peter’s mother.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of one of the landmarks of queer cinema, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant will also screen as part of Frameline46.

Sunday, June 26 7:00 PM · Castro Proudly sponsored by

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Lightyear DIR Angus MacLane 2022 USA Approx 100 min

A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million lightyears from Earth alongside his commander Alisha Hawthorne (voice of Uzo Aduba) and their crew.

As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time, he’s joined by a group of ambitious recruits (voices of Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, and Taika Waititi), and his charming robot companion cat, Sox (voice of Peter Sohn). Complicating matters and threatening the mission is the arrival of Zurg (voice of James Brolin), an imposing presence with an army of ruthless robots and a mysterious agenda. Also joining the cast are Mary McDonaldLewis, Efren Ramirez, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. In theaters June 17, Lightyear is directed by Angus MacLane and produced by Galyn Susman.

Sunday, June 19 10:30 AM · Castro Proudly sponsored by

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Black As U R

DIR Micheal Rice 2022 USA 84 min

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Sunday, June 19

6:15 PM · Castro Do all Black lives matter, or only heterosexual Black lives? This is the question theater and film director Micheal Rice powerfully explores in this deep, necessary dive into the intertwined Proudly sponsored by damage of racism and homophobia within Black communities. Brilliantly weaving together history and contemporary lived experience on the streets of America, Rice revisits gay civil rights icons James Baldwin and Bayard Rustin, interviews preachers and professors, and talks to Black trans youth. He adds his own experience to the mix, with home movies and reflections on growing up Black and gay in the South. In one memorable sequence, Rice visits a Black barbershop for a frank discussion of the prejudices many of its patrons cling to.

As Frameline46’s Juneteenth screening, Black As U R unfolds against a tumultuous backdrop of protestors chanting “Let him breathe,” Trump in Tulsa, and newscasters reporting on COVID deaths. While some of this recent history may seem blessedly remote, Rice’s courageous focus on those who are doubly marginalized as both Black and LGBTQ+ is as urgent as ever.

Black As U R is the first recipient of Frameline’s annual Out in the Silence Award, which is given to an outstanding film project that highlights brave acts of LGBTQ+ visibility in places where such acts are not common.

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El Houb – The Love DIR Shariff Nasr 2022 Netherlands 102 min Arabic, English, & Dutch

monday, June 20 6:30 PM · Castro

By turns hilarious and poignant, El Houb – The Love takes us inside the stressed-out and putupon mind of Karim, a successful MoroccanProudly sponsored by Dutch businessman who is so panicked about coming out to his traditional Muslim parents that he (literally) barricades himself in their closet.

As he feverishly revisits childhood memories, negotiates a budding romance with a new Ghanaian boyfriend, and wages a long-delayed battle royale to uproot his family’s conservative attitudes, he also must face his community’s biases (as well as his own) that have brought him to the brink.

Based loosely on the real-life experiences and theater work of the actor playing Karim (Fahd Larhzaoui), the film features a wonderful deadpan performance by Lubna Azabal as Karim’s hardline traditionalist mother who insists on feeding him Moroccan treats even as she threatens to disown him.

With an inventive visual storytelling style, El Houb – The Love is a darkly funny melo-dramedy making its world premiere at the Castro for Frameline46.

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Fire Island DIR Andrew Ahn 2022 USA 105 min

Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn’s Fire Island is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance. Inspired by the timeless pursuits from Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, the story centers around two best friends (Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang) who set out to have a legendary summer adventure with the help of cheap rosé and their cadre of eclectic friends.

My Fake Boyfriend DIR Rose Troche 2022 Canada 90 min

Starring Keiynan Lonsdale, Dylan Sprouse, and Sarah Hyland, My Fake Boyfriend centers on Andrew, a young stuntman struggling to end a toxic relationship, and his ever-supportive friends Jake and Kelly. In an attempt to help Andrew break things off for good, Jake creates a fake boyfriend for Andrew on social media. But when Andrew meets the man of his dreams, breaking up with his fake boyfriend — who has become a beloved internet sensation — becomes hard to do.

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Framing Agnes DIR Chase Joynt 2022 Canada/USA 75 min

Saturday, June 18

4:00 PM · Castro Tucked away at UCLA in a rusted-shut filing cabinet, a treasure trove of transcripts of interviews with transgender people in the ‘50s and ‘60s was unearthed. Rediscovered nearly 70 Proudly sponsored by years later, what do these stories tell us about ourselves today and how history gets told?

Director Chase Joynt (No Ordinary Man) and a star-studded team of trans filmmakers and actors including Zackary Drucker, Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Max Wolf Valerio, and Silas Howard breathe new life into these transcripts in this thoughtfully crafted, deeply contemplative film. Through Joynt’s signature style — an astute hybrid of fiction and nonfiction — Framing Agnes blends staged scenes where the actors reenact the interviews with behind-thescenes footage where the actors, as themselves, reflect on the material through a lens of our current culture and their own experiences.

Winner of both the NEXT Innovator Award and the NEXT Audience Award at Sundance, this self-reflexive documentary reframes trans stories just as it retools our expected tropes of nonfiction storytelling. Framing Agnes is sure to become required viewing for anyone wanting a more nuanced, inclusive view of the past to help make sense of the present.

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Loving Highsmith DIR Eva Vitija 2022 Switzerland/Germany 83 min English, French, & German

Tuesday, June 21 6:30 PM · Castro

“Creepy ideas just pop into my head,” wrote crime novelist Patricia Highsmith in her diary, illuminated for the first time by Swiss filmmaker Proudly sponsored by Eva Vitija in this elegant documentary. Highsmith chased success with crime novels like The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, while using a pen name for Carol, the rare 1950s novel to give lesbians a happy ending.

Highsmith’s personal life was fully queer; interviews with her surviving girlfriends deliver tasty gossip (“she had a staggering amount of conquests”) and an acidic backstory (“her mother was a bitch”).

Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) superbly voices the diaries (which Highsmith covered in curses and warnings to potential snoops). Exploratory sex with men, she wrote, was “like steel wool in the face.” A married woman she followed to England was “beauty, perfection, completion.” Late in life she unmasked herself as Carol’s author, attracting a new generation of fans.

Loving Highsmith reveals an essential lesbian artist who never stopped writing about murder and death, but never gave up on happiness.

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Moneyboys 金錢男孩

DIR C.B. Yi 2021 Taiwan/Austria/Belgium/ France 118 min Mandarin

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tuesday, June 21 9:15 PM · Castro

When we first meet Fei, an inexperienced young man from a poor Chinese village, he has just Proudly sponsored by arrived in the big city determined to send money back home by doing whatever he has to — including becoming a “moneyboy”— a hustler. Fei’s years-long sojourn away from his family becomes the emotional engine for this superb drama, as Fei moves from naïf to hardened veteran of the trade to reluctant mentor of another boy from his village who longs to be with Fei. It is a journey made bitter when Fei comes to realize that his family might be willing to take his money, but will never accept him for whom he loves.

Gritty, melancholic, and superbly realized, C.B. Yi’s debut feature introduces us to a shadow world of homosexuality in China rarely depicted on screen (in fact the production, long planned to shoot in China, was relocated to Taiwan, in part to avoid official entanglements). Moneyboys is an exquisite ode to the yearning for a sense of home, wherever we can find it.

Additional support provided by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.) and Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles.

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Please Baby Please DIR Amanda Kramer 2022 USA 95 min

Thursday, June 23

6:00 PM · Kabuki Boasting a star-studded cast including an unforgettable Demi Moore, Please Baby Please explores the sexual and philosophical awakening of a bohemian newlywed couple following their run-in with a greaser gang of misfit queers. Arthur (Harry Potter’s Harry Melling) and Suze (a fearless Andrea Riseborough) are a loving couple, but against their better judgment, they fall under the spell of Teddy (Karl Glusman), the Brando-esque, leather-clad leader of the Young Gents. While Arthur finds himself driven by lust, Suze longs to possess him, opening up an exciting and dangerous new world beyond the shackles of gender, sexuality, and monogamy.

With influences ranging from John Waters to Kenneth Anger, director Amanda Kramer brings a bold vision to this almost-musical. Its hypnotic score, impressionistic, neon-lit sets, and carefully choreographed sequences evoke West Side Story, even if Cole Escola is the only cast member to break out in song. A pastiche of queer sensibilities, Hollywood genres, and feminist theory, Please Baby Please is the sort of rich, cinematic experience that you have to see to fully appreciate.

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Queer as Folk DIR Stephen Dunn 2022 USA 105 min English

Friday, June 17

6:15 PM · Castro This vibrant reimagining of Russell T. Davies’ groundbreaking British series explores a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy Frameline46 will host a special Castro screening of Proudly sponsored by the first two episodes of Peacock’s new original series, followed directly by an onstage conversation with the incredible ensemble cast including Devin Way, Fin Argus, Jesse James Keitel, CG, Johnny Sibilly, and Ryan O’Connell; and creative team including creator, executive producer, director, and writer Stephen Dunn (Closet Monster, Frameline40) and executive producer and writer Jaclyn Moore.

Recurring guest stars including Kim Cattrall, Juliette Lewis, Ed Begley, Jr., Armand Fields, Chris Renfro, Eric Graise, Sachin Bhatt, Benito Skinner, Nyle DiMarco, Lukas Gage, Megan Stalter, Olli Haaskivi, and Calvin Seabrooks.

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Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter Três Tigres Tristes

DIR Gustavo Vinagre 2022 Brazil 86 min Portuguese

Fri, June 24, 6:00 PM · New Parkway

A hairless guinea pig in drag. An adult baby dispensing cash from his diapers. A drug-dealing cabaret singer hosting an otherworldly salon.

These are just a few of the colorful characters we meet in Gustavo Vinagre’s bold, whimsical new film, which took home the coveted Teddy Award at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

Set in an alternate-reality São Paulo in the midst of an amnesia-causing virus, Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter revolves around a trio of cheerful young queers exploring the vibrant underside of the chaotic metropolis.

As the three wander the city, they swap stories about old lovers and HIV, get make-up tutorials, and encounter fleeting romances. Vinagre’s film is a playful allegory about the government’s political failure but also about how those on the margins of society have found a way to survive their dystopian surroundings. Recalling the whimsy of Tsai Ming-liang and the surreal humor of early Araki, Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter offers both a biting political commentary and a bouquet of hope for a new queer era.

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Unidentified Objects DIR Juan Felipe Zuleta 2022 USA 96 min

Sunday, June 19

8:30 PM · Kabuki In this surreal, darkly humorous, and inventive American indie, two people whose worlds seem light-years away converge on an impromptu, border-defying road trip to find Proudly sponsored by their true places in the world… or out of it.

When Peter (New Amsterdam’s Matthew August Jeffers), an unemployed, curmudgeonly gay man with dwarfism, awakes to early morning pounding on his door, it could have easily been bill collectors making good on past due notices. Instead, it’s his neighbor Winona (Flesh and Bone’s Sarah Hay), a buxom and bubbly sex worker whose everyday makeup choices rival the night sky’s glittery stars. In desperate need of a ride for a mysterious emergency, Winona offers him money to borrow his car. Hard up for cash, Peter agrees with one major stipulation: that they make a pit stop along the way for him to fulfill a long overdue promise.

For his surprising and supremely entertaining first feature, Colombianborn director Juan Felipe Zuleta provides a Lynchian touch to the unlikely duo’s journey— one filled with alien encounters, Perfume Genius songs, unexpected romantic suitors, and a love of 19th century Russian playwrights.

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All Kinds of Love

DIR David Lewis 2022 USA 75 min

When one partner exits, another enters, setting off this frisky, charming rom-com set in Northern California. Staid, fortysomething Max is newly divorced, but an encounter with twink-ish Conrad soon gives Max a new roommate, a lover, maybe even a partner. Embracing aging throuples, newbie kinksters, and a trans artist alongside its central pair, All Kinds of Love offers a sexy, funny peek into the sorts of romance queer life makes possible.

Attack, Decay, Release DIR H.P. Mendoza 2021 USA 64 min

Bring your blankets, chairs, and picnic baskets for a film experience under the stars. Attack, Decay, Release is a reimagining of The Arc narrative told on 3 channels. This sci-fi hybrid film and visual album chronicles the migrations of humans to the moon after a deadly pandemic. Join us for a free outdoor screening of this exciting new work from local filmmaker H.P. Mendoza (Bitter Melon, Colma: The Musical) at Proxy, an outdoor theater located in the heart of Hayes Valley.

Saturday, June 18 6:15 PM · Castro

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Besties

Les meilleures

DIR Marion Desseigne-Ravel 2021 France 80 min French

Confident teen Nedjma finds herself caught between her friends and romance when she meets Zina, the cousin of a rival in her neighborhood, and is immediately drawn to her, despite knowing that they are destined to be enemies. Anchored by Lina El Arabi’s exceptional lead performance, Marion Desseigne-Ravel’s comingof-age story viscerally captures the exhilaration of first love and the vulnerability of teenage self-discovery.

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant

DIR Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1972 West Germany 124 min German Retrospective

Join us for a 50th anniversary screening of a landmark of queer cinema. One of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s enduring classics, the film utilizes a galvanizing, all-female cast, a single apartment setting, and razor-sharp dialogue to tell the story of a celebrated fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) who begins a dangerous infatuation with a vain model (Hanna Schygulla) nearly half her age.

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Sunday, June 19 6:00 PM · Kabuki

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Camila Comes Out Tonight Camila saldrá esta noche

DIR Inés Barrionuevo 2021 Argentina 103 min Spanish & English

Newly transplanted to Buenos Aires and starting at a new school, Camila is forbidden from displaying her green handkerchief, a symbol of women’s rights, resistance, and pro-choice activism.

Brooding, confident, and fiery, Camila is quick to find friends as well as lovers, even while she chafes at familial and institutional restrictions. As graduation approaches, tensions mount and buried secrets build towards a generational and cultural reckoning.

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future La vaca que cantó una canción hacia el futuro

DIR Francisca Alegría 2022 Chile/France/USA/Germany 93 min Spanish

Tuesday, June 21 6:30 PM · Roxie

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In this beguiling modern fable, a woman returns home to her family’s dairy farm with her two children as protests erupt around contamination of the local water supply. Strange events begin to occur, and the strangest will stir a family reckoning: the return of the family matriarch, appearing exactly as she did when she mysteriously died decades prior.

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Cut!

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DIR Marc Ferrer 2021 Spain 78 min Spanish

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Tuesday, June 21 9:15 pm · Roxie

With colorful splashes of Argento and early Almodóvar, Cut! takes a hysterical look at Barcelona’s queer scene through the lens of a gay B-movie director. When members of his cast and crew start ending up dead, Marcos finds himself hotly pursued not only by the usual fame-hungry drag queens and hipster twinks but also by a horny butch detective, her squeamish partner, and a ruthless tabloid TV journalist— each on the hunt to unmask the killer.

Estuaries

DIR Lior Shamriz 2022 USA/Mexico 100 min English, Hebrew, & Spanish

An expansive portrait of the LA art scene that is both hilarious and affecting, Estuaries follows a mosaic of colorful, queer characters — all connected through an artist named Bdalak who recently passed. Set in 2017— though filmed during the pandemic— the film centers on Bdalak’s partner Eli (director Lior Shamriz), an Iraqi composer who must think of alternative ways to obtain a visa as a fellow artist with questionable motives plans a retrospective of Bdalak’s work.

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Saturday, June 25 8:30 pm · Roxie

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Finlandia

DIR Horacio Alcalà 2021 Spain/Mexico 97 min Spanish

A sumptuous look at an underrepresented community and region, Finlandia focuses on a group of tightly-knit Muxes in Oaxaca.

Culturally recognized as representing the third gender, these individuals find their lives invaded by a Spanish fashion designer looking to research and appropriate their vibrant clothing, just as an earthquake strikes the region. Director Horacio Alcalà captures the Southern Mexico landscapes with bracing poeticism and crafts a sentimental portrait about defining your own borders.

Follow the Protocol

Seguindo Todos os Protocolos

DIR Fábio Leal 2022 Brazil 75 min Portuguese

With a healthy dose of self-deprecating humor, writer-director-star Fábio Leal navigates the sometimes steamy, other times awkward, often explicit tribulations of sexual experimentation amid a global pandemic. Recently dumped via Zoom at the height of lockdown, neurotic and horny bear Francisco decides it’s time to start having sex again…provided he can find someone equally as militant with COVID safety and lower his guard (if not his mask) long enough to make a connection.

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Sat, June 25 6:00 PM new Parkway

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Thursday, June 16 9:30 PM · Castro

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Fragrance of the First Flower 第一次遇見花香的那刻

Monday, June 20 6:30 pm · Roxie

While attending a wedding, Yi-Ming has a surprise reunion with the teammate from high school with whom she shared her first queer relationship. The two rekindle their feelings for one another, and Yi-Ming must confront the traditional path that she has followed and the fear that she has allowed to determine her happiness.

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DIR Angel I-Han Tang 2021 Taiwan 103 min Mandarin

Additional support provided by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.) and Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles.

Hypochondriac

DIR Addison Heimann 2022 USA 96 min

In this frightening and gruesomely funny modern twist on body horror which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival, Will (American Horror Story: 1984’s Zach Villa) is adjusting to life as an adult in the years following a traumatic family event. But when the buried evils of his past resurface, his grip on reality— and his body— begin to slip, forcing him to confront his demons before they consume him forever.

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I’ll Show You Mine

DIR Megan Griffiths 2022 USA 102 min

A renowned author invites her pansexual nephew, a former model, to participate in a series of interviews for her next book. Over the course of a weekend, the two engage in a game of conversational cat and mouse, each challenging the other to confront and reveal their most buried secrets in this witty and simmering chamber piece from director Megan Griffiths and producers Mark and Jay Duplass.

In from the Side

DIR Matt Carter 2022 UK 134 min

Set in the world of British gay rugby, In from the Side offers up a simmering love story. Romantic Mark falls for the blazing appeal of teammate Warren, despite plenty of warning signs. Packed with handsome faces and vivid action, In from the Side is slathered in sweat, streaked with mud, and dripping with sexuality.

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It Is in Us All

DIR Antonia Campbell-Hughes 2022 Ireland 92 min

In this moody and gorgeously shot drama, a brooding young businessman from England returns to a windswept Irish village to get rid of an old family property. But a sudden turn of events throws him into a fraught and strangely hypnotic connection to a free-spirited local teenage boy, forcing him to reckon with a past he would rather not face.

Let Me Hear It Barefoot

DIR Riho Kudo 2021 Japan 128 min Japanese

Two eccentric young men bond over their shared love of analog tape recorders and outdated technology, creating an intense emotional connection that they struggle to express — except through the proxy language of horseplay. As they embark on an unusual recording project, this tender and gently comic film poignantly depicts a world where simply being a bit different is a thundering rebellion.

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Lonesome

DIR Craig Boreham 2022 Australia 95 min

Fleeing a mysterious drama in his hometown, a country boy nearly loses himself in the easy sex and pervasive loneliness of the big city, in Craig Boreham’s erotic and dark-hued drama. Rancher Casey arrives in Sydney with a cowboy hat, a couple changes of clothes, and a facility with hookup apps. Sparks fly and tensions rise when Casey meets a polyamorous city boy who invites him to crash on his couch.

Mars One Marte Um

DIR Gabriel Martins 2022 Brazil 115 min Portuguese

A Brazilian family grapples with the weight of their dreams in the wake of the election of a far-right president in this tender melodrama. As their individual hopes for the future and their expectations for one another threaten to consume the family, Mars One examines gender, financial inequality, and contemporary dysphoria while highlighting shared moments of grace in difficult times.

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Maybe Someday

friday, june 24 1:15 pm · castro Following the iconic lesbian trilogy of Butch Jamie, Heterosexual Jill, and S&M Sally, writer-director Michelle Ehlen returns to Frameline audiences with a brand-new feature. Turning more to the serious side of relationships (while not entirely leaving the laughs behind), Ehlen stars as Jay, a photographer recently separated from her wife. On a visit to her childhood best friend, Jay copes with heartbreak and resurfacing feelings as she makes a pit stop on the road to her new life.

DIR Michelle Ehlen 2022 USA 91 min

My Emptiness and I Mi vacío y yo

DIR Adrián Silvestre 2022 Spain 98 min Spanish & French

Naïve, romantic Raphi is trying to navigate the sometimes-scary world of online dating as a newly out transwoman, resisting wellmeaning pressures from friends, therapists, and family to look and date a certain way. This intimate collaboration between co-writer and star Raphaëlle Pérez and director Adrián Silvestre is a uniquely compassionate, funny, and sexy journey along Raphi’s gradual path to self-discovery.

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Petit mal

DIR Ruth Caudeli 2022 Colombia 89 min Spanish

Three women in a throuple must navigate the shift in their dynamic when one of them leaves for an extended work trip. Presenting a fresh and exhilarating perspective, full of tenderness and free of judgment, bolstered by beautifully grounded performances, Ruth Caudeli’s semi-autobiographical blend of documentary and fiction serves as an invitation to experience the intimate details of a polyamorous relationship.

Phantom Project Proyecto Fantasma

DIR Roberto Doveris 2022 Chile 97 miN Spanish

Set in Santiago’s vibrant Ñuñoa district, Phantom Project is a breezy, whimsical confection about an aspiring thirtysomething actor named Pablo (a magnetic Juan Cano), who is longing for his big break. When his roommate moves out without warning, a curious, mischievous presence appears to take up residence in Pablo’s flat, complicating his attempts to fill the empty bedroom and possibly win back his semi-famous influencer boyfriend.

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Private Desert

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DIR Aly Muritiba 2021 Brazil/Portugal 121 min Portuguese

Selected as Brazil’s official entry for Best International Feature at the Oscars, Private Desert charts a disgraced cop’s physical and emotional odyssey across the country— ostensibly to track down an online lover who has ghosted him, but ultimately a journey to find himself. The film manages to be both a searing indictment of toxic masculinity as well as a surprisingly hopeful, sexy, and unconventional romance.

Sissy

DIRS Hannah Barlow & Kane Senes 2022 Australia 102 min

When former childhood besties Cecilia and Emma run into each for the first time in 12 years, they begin to rekindle their friendship, but the dark trauma of their past refuses to stay put. This modern spin on Carrie tackles social media culture and bullying with darkly comic flair and unexpected twists that make for a bloody good time.

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The Sixth Reel

DIRS Carl Andress & Charles Busch 2021 USA 94 min

Film historian Jimmy Nichols (Charles Busch) is fabulous and broke, dodging overdue rent notices and collecting costumes from Hollywood’s golden age in his Greenwich Village apartment.

Jimmy’s discovery of a valuable and long-lost reel of film sets off a zany escapade full of colorful characters all angling to get their white-gloved hands on the cinematic treasure. Could his troubles be over, or will the coveted reel unspool Jimmy’s own final act?

So Damn Easy Going Så jävla easy going

DIR Christoffer Sandler 2022 Sweden/Norway 91 min Swedish

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Featuring an excellent lead performance from newcomer Nikki Hanseblad, So Damn Easy Going is an inviting, charming, bittersweet coming-of-age tale. Joanna exists in a state of constant motion, as if physical activity will allow her to outrun her own emotions and intense ADHD. After catching the eye of a new girl at school, she discovers a renewed hope for happiness, but only if she can dismantle her own defenses.

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Three Headed Beast

DIRS Fernando Andrés & Tyler Rugh 2022 USA 85 min

Over the course of one sweltering summer in Austin, nontraditional long-term couple Peter and Nina start to re-navigate their open relationship, just as Peter develops a strong connection with a younger and open-hearted boy named Alex. Erotically charged and inventively shot, Three Headed Beast is about love, lust, and self-discovery as this trio discovers how to communicate their desires in the scorching Texas heat.

Vulveeta

DIR Maria Breaux 2022 USA 93 min

After twenty long years, 90s riot grrrl band Vulveeta is poised for their comeback. But will unresolved tensions left over from band leader Grrrilda’s sudden departure threaten to tear them apart before they even get started? Set in San Francisco, this spirited local comedy starring Bay Area icons and a cast of queer punks is a tribute to the counterculture and alt music scene that Grrrilda is desperate to bring back to modern SF against all odds.

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Wandering Heart Errante corazón

DIR Leonardo Brzezicki 2021 Argentina/Brazil/Spain/Netherlands/Chile 112 min Spanish & Portuguese

In a truly electrifying, career-best performance, Leonardo Sbaraglia (Pain & Glory) bares his heart, soul, and everything else as Santiago, a gay man on the verge of a midlife meltdown. With his teenage daughter about to leave home for the first time, Santiago must confront his self-destructive behaviors and his deep-rooted fear of being alone.

Wet Sand

DIR Elene Naveriani 2021 Switzerland/Georgia 114 min Georgian

A small seaside village in the Republic of Georgia is rocked after an ostracized village elder dies by suicide. When his longabsent granddaughter arrives, unspoken secrets from his life are whispered, setting her on a pitched battle to challenge the village’s bigoted culture and on a path to discovering more about herself. Director Elene Naveriani’s powerful, award-winning drama is a rich, contemplative exploration of prejudice and defiance.

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When Men Were Men

DIRS Aidan Dick & Izzi Rojas 2021 USA/Ireland 96 min

Written, produced, directed, and acted by trans/non-binary filmmakers Aidan Dick and Izzi Rojas, this authentic trans narrative reaches beyond the binary to a place of shared humanity. Bullied at school and tormented by his religious mother, the only place Kieran can be himself is the theater. When a new neighbor moves to his rural Irish town, Kieran’s precariously balanced world is in danger of crashing down.

Where Butterflies Don’t Fly Kam motýli nelétají

DIR Roman Němec 2022 Czech Republic 126 min Czech

What begins as an ordinary high school camping trip turns into a desperate struggle for survival when eighteen-year-old outsider Daniel finds himself trapped deep in a hidden cave system with his handsome gym teacher. As they work together to find a way out, they begin to form an unexpected bond that changes them both in this gripping, poignant first feature.

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Wildhood

DIR Bretten Hannam 2021 Canada 99 min

Blending familiar elements of road-trip and coming-of-age stories with a carefully observed exploration of an under-depicted culture, Wildhood is an endearing trip through fascinating territory. On the run from his abusive father, Two-Spirit Mi’kmaw teenager Link (Phillip Lewitski) undertakes a formative journey through the wilderness of Nova Scotia. Along the way, he meets a drifter named Pasmay (Joshua Odjick) who offers to guide him.

You Can Live Forever

DIRS Mark Slutsky & Sarah Watts 2022 Canada 96 min English & French

Closeted teenage lesbian Jaime (Anwen O’Driscoll) is sent to live with her relatives in a strict Jehovah’s Witness community after her father passes away. Her fast friendship with the deeply devout Marike (June Laporte) quickly evolves into an intimate but forbidden affair in this poignant but tender drama in which religious repression is no match for the purity and passion of young love.

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All Man: The International Male Story DIRS Bryan Darling & Jesse Finley Reed 2022 USA 84 min

For over three decades the iconic International Male catalogue transformed not only men’s fashion but also the American public’s perception of masculinity, with its outrageous outfits and beefcake men. The models and employees of International Male come together to tell the story behind the phenomenon of the mail-order catalogue that launched a thousand wet dreams.

Anonymous Club

DIR Danny Cohen 2021 Australia 83 min

You’ve heard her voice. Whether it be from her various TV appearances, regular rotation on college and satellite radio, or acclaimed collaborations with the likes of Kurt Vile. Since the release of her debut LP in 2015, Grammy-nominated Australian musician Courtney Barnett has spent a lot of time on the road and a lot of time in her head. Through this intimate doc, we’re privileged to join her in both spaces as she embarks on her 2018 world tour.

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Bambi: A French Woman Bambi, une nouvelle femme

DIR Sébastien Lifshitz 2021 France 83 min French

Marie-Pierre was 17 when she joined the cabaret Le Carrousel de Paris, and that’s the moment her world came alive. Transported back in time through her Super-8 home movies, “Bambi,” now 86 years old and said to be one of the first transgender women in France, sits us down for a fascinating firsthand account of transfeminine life in the 1950s and 60s.

Blitzed!

DIRS Bruce Ashley & Michael Donald 2021 UK 89 min

In 1979, young Londoners built themselves a glamorous scene centered around Blitz, a club where only a decidedly outrageous, capital-L “Look” could get you through the door. Boy George ran the coat check, fashion students gathered to show off handmade finery, and Spandau Ballet got their start. The Blitz scene burned hot and fast, and laid the groundwork for a subculture to spill into the mainstream.

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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story DIR Jeffrey Schwarz 2021 USA 85 min

Two young songwriters and romantic partners find themselves caught in Hollywood legend Gloria Swanson’s web after she hires them to write a musical version of Sunset Boulevard for the stage.

Zipping between New York, Los Angeles, and Palm Springs, the latest from Frameline Award winner Jeffrey Schwarz captures a vortex of romance, secrets, and creative ambition that eerily mirrors the twists and turns of the Hollywood classic itself.

Boy I Am

DIRS Sam Feder & Julie Hollar 2006 USA 72 min

Sam Feder’s first feature Boy I Am, co-directed with Julie Hollar, explores issues rarely touched upon in films portraying trans male subjects. Tackling the extreme feminist view of transitioning as an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege, this groundbreaking film opens up a dialogue between the lesbian, feminist, and transgender communities while also promoting a better understanding of transgender issues for general audiences. This gem from the Frameline Distribution catalogue will stream for free during the Frameline Encore.

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Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power DIR Nina Menkes 2022 USA 107 min

Drawn from director Nina Menkes’s own impactful lecture, this timely documentary analyzes the patriarchal nature of cinema language and its pervasive effects: from sexual abuse to ageism, toxic masculinity to pay inequality. With a myriad of illuminating interviews with Rosanna Arquette, Julie Dash, Penelope Spheeris, Joey Soloway, Charlyne Yi, and more, Brainwashed is a subversive deep dive into the power and reach of the male gaze.

Coming to You 너에게 가는 길

DIR Byun Gyu-ri 2021 South Korea 93 min Korean

Offering a rare, years-long parallel look at two supportive mothers alongside their queer youths, Coming to You celebrates the bonds of its two small families, which endure even amid an often hostile cultural environment. As teenaged Hankyeol works through cycles of depression amid the process of transition, Yejoon navigates life as a newly out university student far from home. Together, these portraits form both an intimate vision of the everyday and a remarkable showcase for the value of parental support.

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Donna

DIR Jay Bedwani 2022 UK/France 75 min

Though she didn’t make her drag debut until 60, Donna Personna has been a San Francisco fixture ever since she began hanging out at Compton’s Cafeteria and performing with the legendary Cockettes. This captivating portrait follows Personna’s journey to becoming the multi-faceted artist, charismatic storyteller, and fearless trans rights activist that she is today.

Emergence: Out of the Shadows

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DIR Vinay Giridhar 2021 Canada 80 min

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Esther Newton Made Me Gay DIR Jean Carlomusto 2022 USA 92 min

This biopic of groundbreaking cultural anthropologist and butch icon Esther Newton is essential viewing for queer history buffs.

Newton studied drag before Stonewall, pushing the boundaries of anthropology and paving the way for queer studies. Using interviews, observation, and archival media, the film paints a rich portrait of a pre-Stonewall survivor far ahead of her time.

Fashion Babylon

DIR Gianluca Matarrese 2022 France 75 min English & French

Fashion Babylon focuses a vérité eye on the agony and the ecstasy of being on the fringes of the fashion industry through a flamboyant trio of American artists: Drag Race winner Violet Chachki, electroclash musician Casey Spooner, and haute couture maven Michelle Elie. Director Gianluca Matarrese captures the scene’s frenzied glamour alongside its ugly truths as the trio gallivant across the finest runways of Europe, culminating in JeanPaul Gaultier’s farewell show.

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Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13 Gabi, 8 till 13 år

DIR Engeli Broberg 2021 Sweden/Norway 79 min English & Swedish

Engeli Broberg’s impressive debut feature documentary follows Gabi, a kid who is not interested in fitting into the mold of gender norms, during the formative ages between eight and thirteen.

Framed as a letter to “future Gabi,” this film tenderly captures the uncertainty and the discovery of one’s preteen years through the eyes of someone earnestly and openly figuring out who they are.

Gemmel & Tim

DIR Michiel Thomas 2021 USA 91 min

In similarly suspicious overdose deaths, two gay Black men — Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean — spent their last moments in the West Hollywood home of Ed Buck, a white, well-connected political donor. If not for the near-constant pressure of a determined journalist, relatives, chosen family, and friends, no one would have been held accountable. In this powerful documentary chronicling both cases, director Michiel Thomas digs beneath the salacious media headlines to reclaim the humanity of Gemmel and Tim. 70

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Impresario

DIR Lauretta Molitor 2022 USA 62 min

The indomitable Marc Huestis has given gay San Francisco plenty to talk about since the 1970s, and director Lauretta Molitor artfully captures a simultaneously sweeping and intimate view of his impact on community and culture in this feature-length documentary. With vintage footage, interviews, and Marc’s own energy and humor at the center, Impresario is a delightful homage homage to a founder of Frameline and San Francisco icon.

Jeannette

DIR Maris Curran 2022 USA 80 min

In June of 2016, 49 lives were tragically taken during a mass shooting on Latin Night at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. One of the survivors of that night is Jeannette, a gay single mother who struggles to come to terms with a tragedy for which no one will ultimately be held accountable. Through her new hobby of bodybuilding, Jeannette finds the strength to heal the mind and uplift the spirit.

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Jimmy in Saigon

DIR Peter McDowell 2022 USA 89 min English, Vietnamese, & French

Executive-produced by sex advice columnist Dan Savage, Jimmy in Saigon follows director Peter McDowell’s investigation into the mysterious death of his brother, Jimmy— a rebellious kid drafted into the Vietnam War, who stayed in Saigon after his tour of duty to enjoy “hedonistic pleasures.” Plotted like a terrific detective story, this intimate international odyssey speaks to the power of family secrets and the healing of old wounds.

Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way

DIRS William T. Horner & Stacey Woelfel 2021 USA 98 min English & Spanish

When charismatic Pedro Zamora appeared on MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco in 1994, it was the first time many U.S. television viewers felt they were getting to know someone with HIV/AIDS. Fascinating clips, touching home videos, and interviews with the likes of Anthony Fauci and Bill Clinton distinguish this loving tribute to the young man who dared to share his story.

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Long Live My Happy Head

DIRS Will Hewitt & Austen McCowan 2022 UK 88 min

Funny, poignant, and profound, this documentary introduces us to the unique wit and unenviable journey of Gordon Shaw, a Scottish comic book artist who is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in his early 30s. With his true love Shawn by his side, Gordon navigates the daily challenges of a terminal illness, communicating what he’s feeling with his puckish artwork, all with surprising humor and inspiring courage.

Mama Bears

DIR Daresha Kyi 2022 USA 90 min

The 32,000+ members of the Mama Bears Facebook group combine faith with activism, united in support of their LGBTQ+ kids in this vital and uplifting documentary. Filmmaker Daresha Kyi (Chavela, Frameline41) details the journey of three mothers who not only embrace their children unconditionally but become advocates fighting against prejudice and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

Mama Bears is a riveting depiction of these moms and their allies turning love into action.

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Nelly & Nadine

DIR Magnus Gertten 2022 Sweden/Belgium/Norway 92 min English, French, Spanish, & Swedish

In this moving portrait of love enduring against all odds, two young women meet inside a concentration camp and begin a passionate love affair that sustains them for the rest of their lives. Now one woman’s granddaughter uncovers the family secret that has been preserved for decades in their archive of writing, photos, and films, which bring alive their hidden story. Winner of the Teddy Jury Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Pat Rocco Dared

DIRS Morris Chapdelaine & Bob Christie 2021 Canada 89 min

Pat Rocco’s gay erotica made a splash in the late 1960s, but he would soon refocus his radical vision on queer liberation. Pat Rocco Dared tracks his journey from prominent pornographer to political activist and chronicler. Spotlighting Rocco’s eye-popping early shorts and later reportage, this fascinating doc highlights one of the unlikely pioneers of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America.

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Pure Grit

DIR Kim Bartley 2021 Ireland/USA 88 min

Growing up queer on Wyoming’s Wind River reservation, Sharmaine Weed has faced more than her share of troubles — but her love of extreme bareback horseracing has sustained her throughout. A ten-time undefeated champion, she is forced to give up racing to care for her sister after a terrible accident, but with the help of her girlfriend Savannah, Sharmaine begins plotting her comeback… but things, as we all know, don’t always go according to plan.

A Run for More

DIR Ray Whitehouse 2022 USA 88 min

In her career as a corporate executive and campaign manager, Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe is used to fighting. But as a Latinx transgender women living in San Antonio, TX, Frankie takes on the fight of a lifetime when she decides to run for City Council.

The challenges she encounters during her campaign — and more importantly— what she discovers about herself along the way, are the focus of this moving and timely documentary.

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Sirens

DIR Rita Baghdadi 2022 USA/Lebanon 78 min Arabic & English

All-woman thrash metal band Slave to Sirens is the first of its kind in Lebanon—and they kick ass! But will the pressures of family, politics, and past resentments tear them apart before they make it? Against the backdrop of 2020’s tragic Beirut port explosion, Rita Baghdadi’s sensitive study of queerness and creativity is a beautifully-crafted portrait of young women fighting to succeed against all odds.

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Ultraviolette and the Blood-Spitters Gang Ultraviolette et le gang des cracheuses de sang DIR Robin Hunzinger 2021 France 74 min French

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The Unabridged Mrs. Vera’s Daybook DIR Robert James 2022 USA 81 min

Irrepressible joy and exuberant colors are rarely associated with the height of the AIDS crisis. Yet long-term AIDS survivors David Faulk and Michael Johnstone — aka Mrs. Vera and Mr. Tina — are living proof that incredible art can come from immeasurable loss. This exuberantly colorful hometown documentary lovingly explores how their relationship has shaped a community of vivacious artists in honor of those lost, and every day spent living.

Uýra: The Rising Forest

Uýra - A Retomada da Floresta

DIR Juliana Curi 2022 Brazil/USA 63 min Portuguese

Uýra is the alter-ego of Emerson, an Indigenous non-binary/ trans performance artist and ecologist living on the outskirts of Manaus, Brazil. Travelling through the Amazon, Uýra uses dance, poetry, and visually stunning costumes and makeup to promote their message of the importance of maintaining one’s identity and preserving the environment, at a time when both are under attack from Brazil’s repressive political regime.

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Because the Night

Hookups, breakups, fuckups and all the things that happen at night collide in this wild and whimsical collection of queer stories. From steamy dating app encounters, accidental threesomes, and tales of revenge, these shorts take a playful look at what happens when you probably should have just gone to bed.

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Aspirational Slut DIR Caroline Lindy 2022 USA 14 min // Beautiful Stranger DIR Benjamin Belloir 2021 France/Belgium 26 min // Hey Man DIR Kai Tillman 2022 USA 23 min // Starfuckers DIR Antonio Marziale 2022 USA 14 min // Valentine DIRS Beck Kitsis & Chris McNabb 2022 USA 10 min Total Running Time: 87 min

Constant Craving

Whether in a post-apocalyptic sauna, a subway car, or a cruising alley, humans long to connect, and some desires burn hotter than others. These sensual queer shorts find their subjects — a biker dyke, a naked dreamer, and a sultry saxophonist, among them — crossing borders to chase their fantasies.

Exalted Mars (Mars exalté) DIR Jean-Sébastien Chauvin 2022 France 18 min // Fou de Bassan DIR Yann Gonzalez 2021 France 5 min // Kiss DIR Chou TungYen 2021 Taiwan 13 min // The Man of My Dreams DIR Tristan Scott-Behrends 2021 USA 6 min //Melting Point DIR Mindy Stricke 2022 Canada 5 min // A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here (Uma Paciência Selvagem Me Trouxe Até Aqui) DIR Érica Sarmet 2021 Brazil 25 min Total Running Time: 72 min 78

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Cool for the Summer

The unpredictable dog days of summer are here, and anything can happen. Come get sweaty in a cool theater with some hot summer flings, chance encounters, and long sweltering days that never seem to end.

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Blue Hour DIR Stacey Rushchak 2022 Poland 27 min // Incendios DIR Mateo Vega 2021 Netherlands 7 min // Ripples DIR Dylan Mitro 2022 Canada 22 min // The Spirit God Gave Us DIR Michael Donte 2022 USA 20 min // A Summer Place DIR Alexandra Matheou 2021 France/Cyprus 20 min // T4T DIR Rosie Powell 2021 UK 3 min Total Running Time: 99 min

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?

Is a chance meeting at a family dinner a moment you hold in your heart, or do you delete it forever from memory? These LGBTQ+ stories explore love’s beginnings and the heartbreak of love’s ending with the tenderness of the initial touch to the brutality of the last.

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Firsts DIR Jesse Ung 2022 New Zealand 17 min // I Wish I Never Fucking Met You DIR Jacob Charton 2022 USA 10 min // Keep/Delete DIR Kryzz Gautier 2022 USA 19 min // Lucky Fish DIR Emily May Jampel 2022 USA 8 min // Naufrágio DIR Sebastião Varela 2021 Portugal 14 min // One Like Him DIR Caitlin McLeod 2022 UK/Jordan 15 min // Split Sole DIR Barnaby Boulton 2021 UK 13 min Total running Time: 96 min shorts

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Doc Shorts: The Art of Realization

Politics, history, sports, art, and community converge — with a decidedly queer slant. Explore transgender imagery through the ages, meet a politician taking body positivity to parliament, and join the London House of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as they canonize Derek Jarman.

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Body Politics DIR Aisha Fairclough 2021 Canada 9 min // Saintmaking DIR Marco Alessi 2021 UK 24 min // Salman Toor’s Emerald Green DIR Adam Golfer 2021 USA 8 min // Small Congratulations DIR Jessie Posthumus 2021 Canada 6 min // SURVIVING VOICES: THE BLACK COMMUNITY & AIDS DIR Jörg Fockele 2022 USA 17 min // Vikken DIR Dounia Sichov 2021 France 27 min Total Running Time: 91 min

Fun in Shorts: Tutti Frutti

OMG can we LOL again? It seems forever since we’ve gathered together to laugh at our signature collection of fun shorts. Luckily our filmmakers haven’t stopped making sweet, hilarious, goofy, snarky, sexy, and just plain silly films. Feel the joy of giggling with strangers once again!

Brutal DIR Sam McConnell 2022 USA 13 min // Fernanda DIR Mary Angélica Molina 2021 USA 13 min // F^¢K ‘€M R!GHT B@¢K DIR Harris Doran 2022 USA 12 min // Grindr Baby DIR Gaby Dunn 2022 USA 6 min // The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night DIR Fawzia Mirza 2021 USA 11 min // Tank Fairy (桶妝仙女) DIR Erich Rettstadt 2021 Taiwan/USA 10 min // Tell Me Something I Don’t Know DIR Neal Suresh Mulani 2022 USA 15 min // Unicorn DIR Matt Porter 2021 USA 14 min Total running Time: 93 min 80

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Homegrown: Perfect Day

The coast is totally queer! From The Town to The City, from animation to documentary, let’s celebrate Bay Area talent.

Strangers meet; queer art thrives; Black joy is expressed through dance; and a puppet’s thirst for love is quenched.

Chaac and Yum DIR Roberto Fatal 2022 USA 14 min // EDvard Takes a Lover DIR Tom E. Brown 2022 USA 4 min // From X to Z DIR Florencia Manovil 2022 USA 11 min // Holding Moses DIR Rivkah Beth Medow 2022 USA 17 min // I Just Wanna Dance DIR Amanda Beane 2021 USA 5 min // Inside the Beauty Bubble DIRS Cheryl Bookout & Cheri Gaulke 2022 USA 32 min // Pete DIR Bret Parker 2022 USA 6 min // Prittyboi DIR Nicolas Collins 2019 USA 4 min // Rex Ray: A Portrait DIR Kegan Marling 2022 USA 3 min Total Running Time: 96 min

Oh! You Pretty Things

How do we see ourselves, and how do others see us? When does identity align with perception, and when does it not? From puppets to poetry, dating to dancing, these shorts carve out the spaces to be authentic and explore sexuality and gender in fresh, hilarious, and fabulous ways.

At Water’s Edge DIR Sean Dorsey 2021 USA 4 min // Bi the Way DIR Amir Ovadia Steklov 2022 Germany 15 min // Code Switch DIRS Davis Alexander James & Micha Lyric Borneo 2022 USA 5 min // Fernanda DIR Mary Angélica Molina 2021 USA 13 min // Hello My Name Is Sarah DIR Sarah Hill 2022 USA 10 min // How Not to Date While Trans DIR Nyala Moon 2022 USA 12 min // Mama Has a Mustache DIR Sally Rubin 2021 USA 10 min // Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems DIR Nahyeon Lee 2022 New Zealand 14 min // Warsha DIR Dania Bdeir 2022 France/ Lebanon 15 min Total Running Time: 101 min

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Blunt DIR Hisonni Mustafa 2021 USA 19 min // Boom and Bloom (Neuzeit) DIR Stefan Langthaler 2022 Austria 24 min // Frozen Out (无地自容) DIR Hao Zhou 2021 China/USA 5 min // Monsieur Le Butch DIR Jude Dry 2022 USA 12 min // My Mother’s Girlfriend (Mazhya Aaichi Girlfriend) DIR Arun Fulara 2021 India 15 min // Rosa DIR Ferran Navarro-Beltrán 2022 Spain 13 min Total running Time: 89 min

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FILM INDEX A

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All Man: The International Male Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Hey Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

All Kinds of Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Anonymous Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Aspirational Slut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 At Water’s Edge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Attack, Decay, Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Bambi: A French Woman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Beautiful Stranger . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Besties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Bi the Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The . . . . . . . . . . 48

Black As U R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Blitzed!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Blue Hour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Blunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Body Politics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Boom and Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Boulevard!

A Hollywood Story. . . . . . . . . . . 66 Boy I Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power. . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Brutal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Camila Comes Out Tonight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

CANS Can’t Stand. . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Chaac + Yum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Code Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Coming to You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Cut!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Donna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Edvard Takes a Lover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

El Houb – The Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Emergence: Out of the Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Esther Newton Made Me Gay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Estuaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Exalted Mars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Hello My Name Is Sarah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Holding Moses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 How Not to Date While Trans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Hypochondriac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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I Just Wanna Dance . . . . . . . . . 81 I Wish I Never Fucking Met You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

I’ll Show You Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Impresario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

In from the Side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

F^¢K ‘€M R!GHT B@¢K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Incendios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Fernanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81

It Is in Us All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Fire Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Fashion Babylon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Finlandia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Firsts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Follow the Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Fou de Bassan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Fragrance of the First Flower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Framing Agnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Free Run, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 From X to Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Frozen Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 “Gemmel and Tim“ . . . . . . . . . . 70

Girl Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Grindr Baby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Inside the Beauty Bubble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Jeannette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Jimmy in Saigon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Keep/Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Kiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

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Last Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 League of Their Own, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Let Me Hear It Barefoot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Lightyear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Lonesome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Long Live My Happy Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Loving Highsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Lucky Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Mama Has a Mustache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Unabridged Mrs. Vera’s Daybook . . . . . . . . 77

Mama Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Man of My Dreams, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Mars One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Maybe Someday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Melting Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Queer as Folk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Rex Ray: A Portrait. . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Ripples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Rosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Run for More, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Michael Urie in Conversation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Monsieur Le Butch . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Salman Toor’s Emerald Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Moneyboys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

My Emptiness and I. . . . . . . . . . 56 My Fake Boyfriend . . . . . . . . . . . 38

My Mother’s Girlfriend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems . . . . . . . 81

Naufrágio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Nelly & Nadine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 North Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

O

One Like Him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

P

Pat Rocco Dared. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Pete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Peter von Kant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Petit mal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Phantom Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Please Baby Please . . . . . . . . . . 42 Prittyboi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Private Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Pure Grit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Saintmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Sirens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Sissy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Sixth Reel, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Small Congratulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Ultraviolette and the Blood-Spitters Gang . . . . . . . . 76

Unicorn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Unidentified Objects . . . . . . . 45 Uýra: The Rising Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Valentine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Vikken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Vulveeta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Wandering Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Warsha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

So Damn Easy Going . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Weckuwapasihtit (Those Yet to Come) . . . . . . . . 82

Split Sole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

When Men Were Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Spirit God Gave Us, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Wet Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Starfuckers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Where Butterflies Don’t Fly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Summer Place, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Surviving Voices: Black Community & AIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Wildhood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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You Can Live Forever. . . . . . . 63

T4T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Tank Fairy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Tell Me Something I Don’t Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Three Headed Beast. . . . . . . . 60 Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Thursday, Friday, Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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9:30 pm Follow pm the Protocol p. 51

6:15 pm Queer as Folk 7 p. 43 pm

6:15 pm All Kinds of Love 7 pm p. 47

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4:00 pm Wildhood p. 63

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6:45 pm Blitzed! p. 65

4:00 pm Michael Urie in Conversation p. 27

6:00 pm Ultraviolette and the BloodSpitters Gang p. 76

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8:30 pm My Fake 9 pm Boyfriend p. 38

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8:15 pm Bambi: A French Woman p. 65

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1:30 pm A Run for More p. 75

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4:00 pm Nelly & Nadine p. 74

3:45 pm Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro 5 Zamora Way pm p. 72 4

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4:00 pm When Men Were Men p. 62

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6:15 pm Black As U R p. 36

6:30 pm Where Butterflies Don’t Fly p. 62

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6:00 pm Besties p. 48

6:30 pm El Houb pm - The Love p. 37 7

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6:30 pm Fragrance of the First Flower p. 52

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11:00 am Long Live My Happy Head p. 73

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9:15 pm Constant Craving p. 78

8:30 pm Unidentified Objects p. 45

9:00 pm Attack, Decay, Release p. 47

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9:15 pm Lonesome p. 55

9:15 pm Oh! You Pretty Things p. 81

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SCHEDULE

Tuesday 6.21 CASTRO

ROXIE

Wednesday 6.22

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1:00 pm Wet Sand p. 61

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HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY CASTRO THEATRE! There are no Frameline programs at the Castro Theatre today.

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4:00 pm Impresario p. 71

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6:30 pm Loving pm Highsmith p. 40 7

6:30 pm Camila Comes Out Tonight p. 49

6:00 pm The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future p. 49

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6:00 pm I’ll Show You Mine p. 53

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6:00 pm You Can Live Forever p. 63

7:00 pm Because the Night p. 78

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9:15 pm Moneyboys p. 41

9:15 pm Cut! p. 50

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8:30 pm Homegrown: Perfect Day p. 81

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9:30 pm Anonymous Club p. 64

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9:00 pm Fashion Babylon p. 69

8:30 pm Uýra: The Rising Forest p. 77

SCHEDULE Streaming Encore

Thursday 6.23 CASTRO

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Friday 6.24 KABUKI

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12:30 pm Cool for pm the Summer p. 79 1

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1:15 pm Maybe Someday 2 p. 56 pm

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3:00 pm The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 4 p. 48

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6:00 pm Let Me Hear It Barefoot p. 54

6:00 pm Please Baby Please p. 42

6:00 pm So Damn Easy Going p. 59

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6:00 pm My Emptiness and I p. 56

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3:45 pm When Doves Cry p. 82

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6:00 pm Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter p. 44

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9:00 pm Coming to You p. 67

8:30 pm It Is in Us All p. 54

9:00 pm Sissy p. 58

8:30 pm All Man: The 9 pm International Male Story p. 64

8:45 pm Hypochondriac p. 52

8:15 pm Mars One p. 55

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SCHEDULE Fri, June 24, 12:01 am, until 11:59 pm on Thur, June 30

Saturday 6.25 CASTRO

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11:00 am Donna p. 68

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11:00 am Doc Shorts: The Art of Realization p. 80

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1 1:15 pm Esther Newton Made Me Gay p. 69

1:30 pm Pure Grit 2 pm p. 75

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6:00 pm Vulveeta p. 60

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6:00 pm Finlandia p. 51

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4:00 pm Private Desert p. 58

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8:30 pm Estuaries p. 50

9:15 pm Pat Rocco Dared 10 p. 74 pm

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8:30 pm Petit mal p. 57

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STREAMING ENCORE JUNE 24 – JUNE 30, 2022

Streaming Encore

PASS

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1:15 pm The Unabridged 2 Mrs. Vera’s pm Daybook p. 77

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11:00 am Fun in Shorts: Tutti Frutti p. 80

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The Advantages of a Streaming Encore Pass: Admission to all Frameline Encore films — over 60 presentations total — only available June 24–30.

Easy access through one platform with a unique login.

No need to purchase tickets one-by-one to screenings.

Available to stream anywhere in the US. Visit frameline.org/passes to purchase.

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Questions? Please contact us via email at boxoffice@ frameline.org or via phone at (415) 552-5580.

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