LGBT themes light up Rhode Island Film Fest, Aug. 8–13
Nearly 20 shorts and three features make up this year’s LGBTQ sidebar of FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival, celebrating its 21st year, August 8–13 at various venues in Providence, Rhode Island.
The three features...
Provincetown film festival screens alive again with virtual and in-person events
If ever there was a sign that life as we know it is starting to return, it’s the Provincetown International Film Festival unspooling June 16–25.
Wicked Queer film fest brings global stories to Boston, March 29–April 8
When it is easier to watch a movie on a mobile phone than to head out to a theater, Wicked Queer, Boston’s long-running, ever-relevant LGBT film festival, understands that its mission is to provide...
When Worlds Collide: Shot on Cape Cod, Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Svadba’ debuts in January
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) is known for its adventurous interpretations of both classical and contemporary opera. When the 2020 COVID shutdown demanded that performance organizations devise new...
LGBTQ films light up screen at Boston Jewish Film Festival, Nov. 7–19
The Boston Jewish Film Festival (BJFF) reaches a major milestone this year, as it celebrates its 30th anniversary, making it one of the region’s most enduring and reliably solid film events.
Running November 7–19 at...
Let’s go to the movies: In-person screenings and a stellar lineup mark the return...
After two years of virtual screenings due to theater closures during the pandemic, Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival is back—or at least partly back. The long-running and much-beloved festival will...
Newly released Stephen King film sequel portrays ‘painful true chapter of LGBTQ history in...
The Bangor Daily News reported this week that Maine resident Stephen King believes it was important to include an LGBTQ hate crime included in his book that inspired both a TV miniseries, a big...
OUT Film CT receives Connecticut Humanities cultural fund grant
With their 35th annual Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival coming up (June 3–12), OUT Film CT has been awarded an $8,300 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant by Connecticut Humanities, an affiliate of...
Gay-themed silent classic to screen with live music at Dorchester’s Strand
A rare opportunity to see a silent classic movie with a gay theme—and live piano accompaniment by Provincetown favorite Billy Hough—hits a Boston-area big screen on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the historic Strand Theatre...
Providence LGBTQ Film Festival to showcase stories about identity
For 26 years, the Providence LGBTQ Film Festival has been an essential component of Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), one of New England’s largest and most prestigious festivals presenting features...
