OPENING NIGHT FILM
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is given a compelling and entertaining treatment by creator Richard O’Brien’s son, director Linus O’Brien, who brings unique access and insights to this definitive history… Continue reading Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
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CLOSING NIGHT FILM
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Spiritus: No Business Like Dough Business
Highlighting the rich history of one of the oldest and beloved family-run businesses in Provincetown—Spiritus Pizza is a local gem and iconic late-night gathering spot. Featuring homespun interviews with owner… Continue reading Spiritus: No Business Like Dough Business
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SPOTLIGHT FILMS
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Fucktoys
Channeling her inner John Waters, director Annapurna Sriram takes no prisoners in guiding audiences through the seedy underbelly of “Trashtown” as her character (known only as AP) seeks to break… Continue reading Fucktoys
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Jimpa
Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim—lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay abroad with Jimpa for a year means Hannah… Continue reading Jimpa
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Spiritus: No Business Like Dough Business
Highlighting the rich history of one of the oldest and beloved family-run businesses in Provincetown—Spiritus Pizza is a local gem and iconic late-night gathering spot. Featuring homespun interviews with owner… Continue reading Spiritus: No Business Like Dough Business
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is given a compelling and entertaining treatment by creator Richard O’Brien’s son, director Linus O’Brien, who brings unique access and insights to this definitive history… Continue reading Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
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SPECIAL SCREENINGS
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John Waters Presents: Pink Narcissus
An extremely handsome, self-involved, brooding young man escapes the realities of his street life through a series of fantasies of incredible beauty. Obsessed with his own perfection, he lives in… Continue reading John Waters Presents: Pink Narcissus
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Since the film first opened in 1975, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is the longest running theatrical release in film history. For half a century, audiences have flocked to theaters… Continue reading The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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NARRATIVES
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Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda)
Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to… Continue reading Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda)
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Dreaming of Lions
With unmistakable allusions to Harold and Maude, DREAMING OF LIONS is, of all things, a thoroughly original tragicomedy about euthanasia and assisted suicide. In a tour-de-force performance, Brazilian actress Denise… Continue reading Dreaming of Lions
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Dreams (Sex Love)
At 17, Johanne falls in love for the first time with her female teacher. Wanting to preserve her intimate feelings, she documents her newfound emotions and experiences in writing. When… Continue reading Dreams (Sex Love)
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East of Wall
Following the death of her husband, Tabatha, a young, tattooed and rebellious horse trainer wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing a safe refuge for her children as… Continue reading East of Wall
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Familiar Touch
Sarah Friedland’s insightful feature debut follows an octogenarian woman’s transition to life in an assisted living facility as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst… Continue reading Familiar Touch
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Honey Don’t!
HONEY DON’T! is a dark comedy about Honey O’Donahue (The Substance’s Margaret Qualley), a small-town private investigator who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.… Continue reading Honey Don’t!
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Jimmy
A lyrical and impressionistic imagining of a young James Baldwin in Paris. Shooting in black-and-white on 16mm, first-time director Yashaddai Owens creates a wholly original portrait of cultural icon Baldwin… Continue reading Jimmy
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Messy
Stella Fox (Alexi Wasser) is an admitted love addict, moving from one disappointing romantic relationship to another over the course of a summer. Evoking the best of Woody Allen’s comedies,… Continue reading Messy
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Oh, Hi!
Iris and Isaac’s first romantic weekend getaway goes awry in this romantic dark comedy of miscommunication and mismatched expectations. Basking in the magnetically charged opposites-attract chemistry between Iris (Molly Gordon)… Continue reading Oh, Hi!
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Operation Taco Gary’s
As blissfully normal Luke (Schitt’s Creek’s Dustin Milligan) prepares for a new job in Ottawa, Canada, his life is upended by an unexpected visit from his estranged, conspiracy theorist brother… Continue reading Operation Taco Gary’s
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Plainclothes
Set in upstate New York in 1997, a young police officer named Lucas (Tom Blyth) is working undercover to entice gay men into illicit interactions by luring them into a… Continue reading Plainclothes
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Ponyboi
Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront… Continue reading Ponyboi
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Queens of the Dead
On what should be a fun night at a Brooklyn warehouse party, an outbreak of flesh-eating zombies forces a ragtag group of drag queens and partiers to band together and… Continue reading Queens of the Dead
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Queerpanorama
In a broken city, a gay man impersonates men he has had sex with and brings this new persona with him to his next hook-up. Only by pretending to be… Continue reading Queerpanorama
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Sauna
Johan is living his best young gay life in Copenhagen. Working at a steamy bathhouse, boarding at his boss’ apartment, and enjoying bars and parties, his life is centered around… Continue reading Sauna
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Sorry, Baby
Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. In an aching and tender debut feature, writer-director-star Eva Victor displays a tremendous specificity of… Continue reading Sorry, Baby
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The Baltimorons
After cracking a tooth on Christmas Eve, newly sober ex-improv artist Cliff (Michael Strassner) has to find a dentist that will see him during the holiday. He stumbles upon Didi… Continue reading The Baltimorons
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Twinless
Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance in writer-director-star James Sweeney’s funny and daring second feature. Dylan O’Brien (also a star of… Continue reading Twinless
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Two Women
Neighbors Violette (Laurence Leboeuf) and Florence (Karine Gonthier-Hyndman) are both at a crossroads in their lives. Unsatisfied with their existence in suburban Montreal, the two mothers bond in their proximity… Continue reading Two Women
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DOCUMENTARIES
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Are We Good?
Beloved comedian and groundbreaking podcast host Marc Maron reluctantly pulls back the curtain on his everyday life as he pushes to maintain a successful stand-up career while grappling with the… Continue reading Are We Good?
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Come See Me in the Good Light
Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality in Ryan White’s remarkable new documentary.… Continue reading Come See Me in the Good Light
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Creede U.S.A.
In 1966 the small mining town of Creede, Colorado, built a theater to boost their flagging economy. While the theater lifted the town’s bottom line, it also revealed tensions between… Continue reading Creede U.S.A.
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Enigma
Emmy Award®-nominated director Zackary Drucker (The Stroll, PIFF 2023) returns with a fascinating exploration of two world-class performance legends and trans pioneers, April Ashley and Amanda Lear, who navigated public… Continue reading Enigma
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Everything Moves
EVERYTHING MOVES tells the remarkable story of renowned Provincetown painter Salvatore Del Deo as he reflects on his life, art, and the enduring bond he shared with his late wife,… Continue reading Everything Moves
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Folktales
On the precipice of adulthood, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway. Dropped at the edge of the world, they must rely on only themselves, one… Continue reading Folktales
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Forever Home
In North Carolina, two dreamers are transforming animal care through groundbreaking architecture. Their sanctuary, Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, portrays rescued animals in a new light—from goats who thrive in vertical… Continue reading Forever Home
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Heightened Scrutiny
In addition to the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how narratives in the press influence public… Continue reading Heightened Scrutiny
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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley had an outsized impact on the culture despite having only released one album before his tragic death at age 30. Known for his incredible vocal range and… Continue reading It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
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Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation
KEROUAC’S ROAD: THE BEAT OF A NATION explores how Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel On the Road resonates in today’s America. The film highlights the legacy of the book and Kerouac’s… Continue reading Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation
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Love Birds
Following their breakthrough discovery of homosexuality in seagulls in 1972, George Hunt and Molly Warner tell the story of how “lesbian seagulls” changed the landscape of both the field of… Continue reading Love Birds
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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her… Continue reading Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
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Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
PIFF alum Elegance Bratton assembles a mix of interviews with house music pioneers and forgotten innovators, many of them queer and Black, along with impressive archival footage to create a… Continue reading Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
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My Mom Jayne
Mariska Hargitay was just three years old when her mother, Jayne Mansfield, died tragically in a car accident at the age of 34. MY MOM JAYNE follows Mariska as she… Continue reading My Mom Jayne
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Saints and Warriors
SAINTS AND WARRIORS tells the epic and inspiring story of a legendary village basketball team in the Indigenous Nation of Haida Gwaii in northwest Canada and their deep historical and… Continue reading Saints and Warriors
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Sally
Sally Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure was a secret. Sally’s life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, reveals their hidden romance and… Continue reading Sally
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Seeds
SEEDS is a deeply moving and powerful exploration of three Black generational farmers in the American South, creating an intimate portrait of farming today. Deploying a visually striking observational approach,… Continue reading Seeds
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The Librarians
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders of intellectual freedom on the front lines of… Continue reading The Librarians
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SHORTS
Queer Shorts 1: Capture the Light
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“Queer Shorts 1: Capture the Light”
The Fault Line, Calamity Jane, Belly Belly, We’ll Carry On Alright, A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’M a Lesbian, Stalling, and Randa. Program run time: 82 mins
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A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian
After a mysterious girl shows up at Gray’s doorstep holding the corpse of a bird that had just cracked her window, an impromptu bird funeral changes the way Gray views… Continue reading A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian
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Belly Belly
As two body-obsessed queer femmes begin to relax the brutal control they exert over their urges, romantic appetites are derailed by deeper cravings.
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Calamity Jane
A former barrel racing champion, haunted by a tragic fall, must find the courage to ride again after forming an unexpected bond with a young woman who harbors a secret… Continue reading Calamity Jane
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Randa
A Queer Palestinian author and professor speaks her truth about the complexity of life, love, and the search for understanding.
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Stalling
An unlikely queer love story unfolds when two women bond over a shared cheating ex and connect year after year in the same bathroom. Scheduled to attend:Filmmaker Jasia Ka
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The Fault Line
This hybrid short explores the fracture between a queer daughter and her mother, featuring the filmmaker’s own personal archive. Scheduled to attend:Filmmaker Brydie O’Connor
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We’ll Carry on Alright
A friendship between Mabel Hampton, an African American lesbian and activist, and Joan Nestle, a white lesbian and Jewish professor 40 years her junior. Scheduled to attend:Filmmaker Megan Rossman, Jacquie… Continue reading We’ll Carry on Alright
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Queer Shorts 2: Alone Together
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“Queer Shorts 2: Alone Together”
Lisbon, Lost in San Francisco, One Day This Kid, After What Happened at the Library, Dragfox, Are you Fucking Kidding Me?!, and Drake Carr’s Favorite Thing. Program run time: 79 mins
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After What Happened at the Library
In the wake of a terrifying encounter, an overwhelmed drag queen struggles under the weight of public attention. Inspired by the writer Kyle Casey Chu’s true story. Scheduled to attend:Filmmaker… Continue reading After What Happened at the Library
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Are You Fucking Kidding Me?!
When a broke birthday clown finds out in the middle of the gig from hell that his mother is on her deathbed, he must do whatever it takes to afford… Continue reading Are You Fucking Kidding Me?!
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Dragfox
Sam’s search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox.
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Drake Carr’s Favorite Thing
A glimpse into Drake Carr’s vibrant work, including live drawings, collages of porn magazines, and larger than life cutout paintings.
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Lisbon
A broke queer man attends a hook up with an older man on the promise of cash, but finds himself pulled into a twisted request that forces him to confront… Continue reading Lisbon
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Lost in San Francisco
A story of sex, love, and anger during the AIDS pandemic.
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One Day This Kid
Hamed navigates an undefined future with his father.
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Queer Shorts 3: Beneath Blue Sky
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“Queer Shorts 3: Beneath Blue Sky”
Gender Reveal, The Plumbing, Sister!, Cuming Out, Sweet Talking Guy, and Anyway, I Piss Sitting Down. Program run time: 79 mins
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Anyway, I Piss Sitting Down
Three friends journey back to their hometown while Sasha, recovering from gender affirming surgery, dreams of swimming shirtless at his childhood beach.
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Cuming Out
Kennedy’s desire for a heteronormative experience sees her embark on a one-night stand. What could possibly go wrong? Scheduled to attend:Filmmaker Jasmine J. Johnson
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Gender Reveal
Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners.
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Sister!
James, a transfemme diva, has shut themselves off to the world when a bimbo-coded stranger bursts into their apartment claiming to be their long-lost sister. Scheduled to attend: John Onieal… Continue reading Sister!
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Sweet Talking Guy
A trans woman goes on three consecutive dates with straight men. As the men grapple with their fragile masculinity, their sexual identity unravels in a frantic monologue. Scheduled to attend:Filmmaker… Continue reading Sweet Talking Guy
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The Plumbing
Between a clogged sink, a pregnancy scare, and a first date who refuses to leave, boundaries are broken and secrets exposed in this claustrophobic comedy. Scheduled to appear: Filmmaker Charlotte Istel
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Shorts 4: New England
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“Shorts 4: New England”
Signs from the Mainland, Shoulder Season, F*ck That Guy, Beach-O, The Art of Survival (Unafraid), Remember Me, and 404. Program run time: 83 mins
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404
CDC staff were allegedly given a list of banned words to remove from all materials, raising concerns about censorship and the suppression of LGBT-related health information.
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Beach-O
An homage to the campy beach movies of the 1960s, set within a late ’90s time capsule, BEACH-O is a rockin’ retro romp. Scheduled to attend: Filmmakers Karen Lawler and… Continue reading Beach-O
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F*ck That Guy
1992 Connecticut. Desperate to keep the attention of her intoxicating older best friend, Frankie sets out to prove that sex is no big deal.
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Remember Me
Claire’s not doing so good. She’s been dumped after just moving home to take care of her dying dad who doesn’t remember her anymore, and she’s feeling kind of horny.… Continue reading Remember Me
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Shoulder Season
Mayellen is a lost and recently divorced woman in her 30s, who has been tasked with packing up her late grandmother’s beach cottage before it’s listed for sale. Scheduled to… Continue reading Shoulder Season
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Signs From The Mainland
An exploration of the deeper meaning and lessons to be learned in a unique enclave in Martha’s Vineyard where deaf and hearing individuals seamlessly coexisted. Scheduled to attend: Filmmaker Michael… Continue reading Signs From The Mainland
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The Art of Survival
Spontaneous, raw, unfiltered reactions to influences in the lives of their creators: primarily being female family, fury, and fear. Scheduled to attend: Filmmakers Lauren Wolk and Jackie Reeves
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Shorts 5: Far and Wide
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“Shorts 5: Far and Wide”
Susana, Mango, Booked a Room, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, To Novosibirsk, and Mooska Program run time: 69 mins
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Booked a Room
A woman checks into a motel room for a scheduled nervous breakdown.
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Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
During her family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
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Mango
Zadie is a self-made florist, making waves in her business whilst privately suffering from fibroids. When a huge work opportunity arrives, Zadie feels like she is getting the break she… Continue reading Mango
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Mooska
Eda Veeroja facilitates a sauna healing session with a group of close friends as they embark on a transformative journey through the ancient Võromaa smoke sauna tradition.
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Susana
A middle-aged American woman finds herself alone in Mexico City until she encounters a group of young American tourists. Scheduled to attend:Filmmakers Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas
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To Novosibirsk
During a sunny day at Coney Island, a father and son’s bond begins to fracture when the boy reveals his mother’s plans to take him back to Novosibirsk, cutting ties… Continue reading To Novosibirsk
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Shorts 6: Our Stories
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“Shorts 6: Our Stories”
Camp Widow, New York Day Women, Every Other Weekend, Little Shrew (Snowflake), We Should Eat, Tiger, and Yú Ci (Fish Bones) Program run time: 71 mins
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Camp Widow
Over the course of three days, widowed people speak candidly about death, forge connections with others over shared experiences of loss, and find ways to navigate the tricky waters of… Continue reading Camp Widow
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Every Other Weekend
A young woman decides between going on a first date and staying at home with her baby.
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Little Shrew (Snowflake)
A little shrew searches for Hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city.
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New York Day Women
A young Haitian-American woman unexpectedly sees her mother walking through Manhattan in the middle of a workday. Scheduled to attend:Filmmaker Fredgy Noël
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Tiger
Dana Tiger turned to art as a way to know her father, legendary Muscogee Creek artist Jerome Tiger.
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We Should Eat
When a family gathers for dinner and to be part of a 12-year-old’s school project on identity, people rethink who they are and what they want to eat. Scheduled to… Continue reading We Should Eat
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YÚ CÌ (FISH BONES)
A nonbinary Asian-American from Queens tries to connect with their estranged father.
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Shorts 7: Valuing History
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“Shorts 7: Valuing History”
The New Yorker Theater: A Talbot Legacy, Richard Neutra’s Maslon House, and Arthur Egeli: Beyond the Frame Program run time: 67 mins
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Arthur Egeli: Beyond the Frame
A candid look at a successful multi-disciplinary artist, father, husband, friend, and community member. Scheduled to attend: Filmmaker Tess Lancaster
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Richard Neutra’s Maslon House
The demolition of Richard Neutra’s Maslon House caused an international outrage and started a preservation movement. Scheduled to attend: Filmmakers Scott Goldstein and Dave Yakir
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The New York Theater: A Talbot Legacy
In 1960, Dan and Toby Talbot opened the New Yorker Theater on the then-dangerous Upper West Side and transformed it into an influential repertory and arthouse cinema. Scheduled to attend:… Continue reading The New York Theater: A Talbot Legacy
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Shorts 8: Ptown Stories
Program Run Time: 66 minutes
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“Shorts 8: Ptown Stories”
13 Cemetery Road, It’s a Rainbow, and Close to the Bone Program run time: 66 mins
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13 Cemetery Road
An amateur filmmaker enters a sleepy New England fishing village with hopes to complete a film. Scheduled to attend: Filmmaker Daniel Gomez Llata
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Close to the Bone
Daniel goes to Provincetown to hide out after fleeing trouble in NYC, and takes up work at a local tennis club. Trouble follows him. Scheduled to attend: Filmmakers Jenny Byrne… Continue reading Close to the Bone
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It’s a Rainbow
An unhoused boy enters a train and finds himself in Provincetown. Scheduled to attend: Filmmaker Rob Davis
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CONVERSATIONS
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Ari Aster
Ari Aster is an acclaimed director, screenwriter and producer. His most recent film, Eddington, starring Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, recently premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes… Continue reading Ari Aster
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Eva Victor
Eva Victor (they/she) is a writer-director and actor whose fearless, character-forward comedic sensibility has cemented them as an undeniable triple threat to watch. Their feature directorial debut SORRY, BABY premiered… Continue reading Eva Victor
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Murray Bartlett
Murray Bartlett is an award-winning actor, nabbing the 2022 Emmy Award® for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series for his acclaimed performance as hotel manager “Armond” in the first season… Continue reading Murray Bartlett
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River Gallo
River Gallo (they/them) is a GLAAD Award-winning filmmaker, actor, writer, model, and intersex rights activist whose groundbreaking work is redefining queer representation in cinema. Gallo wrote, produced, and starred in… Continue reading River Gallo
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PIFFPlus
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Book Talk With Jeff Hiller: Actress of a Certain Age
Actor, comedian and writer Jeff Hiller will be joining us for a very special conversation all about his new book and his celebrated career. Best known as Joel in HBO’s… Continue reading Book Talk With Jeff Hiller: Actress of a Certain Age