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New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film festival opens this years with romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy and features over 140 films, representing 31 countries, which will screen in cinemas throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. It includes 25 première narrative features, 14 documentary features, 9 legacy retrospective features, and more.
55% of the films are directed by women, non-binary, trans or two-spirit filmmakers, with 66% directed by people of colour. 82% of the line-up is by and about historically underrepresented voices and identities within the LGBTQIA+ community
The festival runs from 10 to 22 October.
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Newfest Latest Reviews
A poetic, non-linear journey that explores the impact of white supremacy on connection, relationships, and life.
Two female cable car operators fall in love as they pass each other in their gondolas.
When true-crime podcaster and sleuth Lola visits her hometown for the first time since running away and transitioning, the local urban legend, The Toymaker, is the least of her worries. But then the vengeful ghost of the historical murderer seemingly rises again.
During their final weekend together, two best friends test the limits of their friendship while making a double-meta film.
A lawyer gets an offer to help a cartel boss start a new life.
12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids and Bailey who is approaching puberty seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.
What if you really did put all the gays on an island? In this vibrant portrait of queer paradise Fire Island Pines, past and present blur as the iconic beach town bands together to celebrate its legacy and redefine itself for a new, inclusive era.
The history of the lesbian community that sprang up on Lesbos in the 1970s.
A group of prison inmates re-enact their lives and sentences, balancing memories with fantasy.
A 14-year-old boy feels attracted to his new neighbour, Alexander. Soon he realises that he's truly in love for the first time, but interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers.
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