Twinless π, dir. James Sweeney, 2025, USA, 100 min.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 8:30 pm, Herbst Theatre
π³️π Queer Premiere
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Twinless |
Reviews of Movies I've seen, especially in the Frameline lesbian / gay / bisexual / transgender film festival
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All reviews are just my personal opinion!
A Mother Apart ππ❤️π©Ήπ, dir. Laurie Townshend, 2024, Canada, 89 min.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 3:30 pm, Roxie Theater
and available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025
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A Mother Apart |
Row of Life π, documentary, dir. Soraya Simi, 2025, USA, 82 min.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 3:30 pm, Roxie Theater
also available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025
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Row of Life |
gen_ [note the underscore at the end] π, documentary, dir. Gianluca Matarrese, 2025,
France/Italy/Switzerland, 104 min., in Italian and English with English subtitles (note: you must manually turn on the subtitles)
Monday, June 23, 2025, 3:30 pm, Roxie Theater
also available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025
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gen_: Dr. Maurizio Bini |
If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile (Wenn du Angst hast nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lΓ€chelst) π, dir. Marie Luise Lehner, 2025, Austria, 87 min., in German, German Sign Language, and English, with full open captions in English
Friday, June 27, 2025, 3:30 pm, Roxie Theater
π North American premiere
π Winner: 2025 Berlinale, Teddy Award (jury) and CICAE Art Cinema Award (Forum section) — among other honors
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If You Are Afraid… Wenn du Angst hast… |
Trans Memoria π, dir. Victoria Verseau, 2024, Sweden/France, 72 min., in Swedish, French, and English, with full English subtitles throughout
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 4:30 pm, Roxie Theater
available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025
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Trans Memoria |
Night Stage (Ato Noturno) ❓, dir. Filipe Matzembacher & Marcio Reolon, 2025, Brazil, 119 min., in Portuguese with subtitles
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 5:45 pm, Herbst Theatre
π North American premiere
⚠️ content advisory: graphic violence
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Night Stage (Ato Noturno) |
Long story short: I thought the last film by this duo (which actually won the Teddy at the Berlinale; this one was only nominated) was awful, so I decided not to spend my precious Pride Weekend time on this one. Here’s my review of Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta) from 2018.
Only Good Things (Apenas Coisas Boas) π©,
dir. Daniel Nolasco, 2025, Brazil, 104 min., in Portuguese with English subtitles
Friday, July 27, 2025, 8:15 pm, Roxie Theater
πΊπΈ U.S. premiere
⚠️π content advisory: violence, brief explicit sex
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Only Good Things (Apenas Coisas Boas) |
TL;dr: Don’t waste your time. Note: the rest of this review may contain spoilers.
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint π, dir. Oriel Pe’er, 2025, USA, 86 min.
Thursday, June 26, 2026, 8:30 pm, Herbst Theatre
π World premiere
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Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint |
Some Nights I Feel Like Walking π, dir. Petersen Vargas, 2024,
Philippines/Singapore/Italy, 103 min., in Tagalog with English subtitles
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 8:30 pm, Roxie Theater
available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025
⚠️ content advisory: graphic drug misuse, disturbing themes
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Some Nights I Feel Like Walking |
It’s Dorothy! π, dir. Jeffrey McHale, 2025, USA, 100 min.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:00 pm, Roxie Theater
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It’s Dorothy! |
Jean Cocteau π, documentary, dir. Lisa Immordino Vreeland, 2024, USA,
94 min., in English and French
Thursday, June 26, 1:00 pm, Vogue Theatre
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Jean Cocteau © Boris Lipnitzki |
Lucky, Apartment (λν€, μννΈ) (also known as Leogki, apateu) π,
dir. Kangyu Garam (κ°μ κ°λ), 2024, South Korea, 96 min., in Korean with subtitles
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1:00 pm, Roxie Theater
πΊπΈ U.S. premiere
⚠️ content advisory: homophobic language
π honorable mention: 2025 Frameline Best First Narrative Feature jury award
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Lucky, Apartment (λν€, μννΈ) |
Diciannove π, dir. Giovanni Tortorici, 2024, Italy/UK, 108 min., in Italian with English subtitles, some parts in English without subtitles
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 7:45 pm, Roxie Theater
⚠️ content advisory: flashing lights, drug/alcohol abuse, talk of self-harm
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Diciannove |
Drive Back Home π, dir. Michael Clowater, 2024, Canada, 100 min.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:30 pm, Herbst Theatre
⚠️ content advisory: homophobic violence
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Drive Back Home |
#300Letters (#300cartas) π, dir. Lucas Santa Ana, 2025,
Argentina/UK/Germany, 91 min., in Spanish with English subtitles
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:30 pm, Vogue Theatre
⚠️ content advisory: simulated sexual activity
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#300Letters (#300cartas) |
Coming Attractions: An Orgy of Gay Erotic Movie Trailers π₯±,
dir. Elizabeth Purchell, 2025, USA, 76 min.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 10:00 pm, Roxie Theater
π World premiere
(preceded by the short π GANGBANG; see below)
π⚠️ content advisory: the main feature contains abundant explicit sex
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Coming Attractions: An Orgy of Gay Erotic Movie Trailers |