The 35th Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival

Antonio has a perfect life and dotes lovingly, almost obsessively, on his perfect husband. Then one day, hubby dumps him, and Antonio is forced to find a place to live, a job, and a new purpose in life. Opens with short film: PASTRY.

Growing up gay and Southern is hard enough, but being a lesbian in country music is nearly impossible. Yet this group of lesbian artists has persevered and made an indelible impact. Opens with short film: BLUE MOON.

Lesbian teen AJ finds it tragically depressing to spend a whole week with her family stuck in a seaside vacation cabin with no wi-fi. Then along comes Isla, the charismatic and glamorous lifeguard. Opens with short film: BREAK IN.

There’s plenty of nudity and hot sex as Casey, a modern cowboy fleeing a small-town scandal for the big city, seeks not only sexual fulfillment but also acceptance and a meaningful bond. Opens with short film: THE MAN OF MY DREAMS.

After a devastating earthquake strikes Oaxaca, nothing will be the same for the Muxes, the so-called third gender. This is their story, their highs and lows, all revealed in the beautiful setting of rural Mexico. Opens with short film: BUTTERFLIES IN BERLIN.

Powerful and affirming stories about the experiences of transgender and non-binary people, told with honesty, integrity and heart.

Shedding Skin -Dir: Katherina Harder Sacre

Between Us -Director: Cailleah Scott-Grimes

Thomas -Director:Adriano Falconi

Trans -Director:Ángel Puado Veloso

Illustrating Sam Newton -Director:Lily Drummond

Beautiful They -Director:Cloudy Rhodes

Everyman -Director:Jack Goessens

 

Hans is imprisoned repeatedly under Paragraph 175, a 19th century German law criminalizing homosexuality. In prison, he develops a tender relationship with a convicted murderer. Opens with short film: HEAR MY VOICE.

The boys are back with escapades galore, and they’re bolder and more beautiful than ever.

Private Photos -Director: Marcelo Grabowsky

Date Prep -Director: Chezdan Mills

Limits -Director:José Antonio Valera

Daisy Boy -Director:Aj Knight, Darrin Bush

Firsts -Director:Jesse Ung

Trade -Director:Blair Baker

Bonhomme -Director:Thomas Raoul

Overthinker -Director:Matías Dinardo

In love, out of love, or just hanging out with their gal pals, the girls are back with more great adventures.

My Mother’s Girlfriend -Director: Marcelo Grabowsky

Anniversary -Director: Chantel Houston

This Is Katharine -Director:Ida H. Eldøen

Simone and Lisa – Hard Times to Fall in Love -Director:Daniel Cahill

Seasick -Director:Lindsey Ryan

Static Space -Director:John Klein, Kate Black-Spence

Inertia -Director:Mat Johns

Noor & Layla -Director:Fawzia Mirza

With actual case files providing rich source material, director Chase Joynt and a talented cast of trans actors use re-enactment and creative storytelling to portray a 1950s gender study at UCLA.

Opens with short film: GAY SPIRIT RADIO: NOT AFRAID TO BE DIFFERENT – THE KEITH BROWN STORY.

Mario and Lino are two inseparable friends who delight in their fraternal love for one another as they experience the ordinary monotony of neighborhood life. Then one day everything changes. Opens with short film: WARSHA.

Lesbian couple Raphaëlle (“Raf”) and Julie are on the verge of breaking up when Raf ends up in the emergency room. But it’s not just Raf’s elbow that’s broken; it’s all of France. Winner of the Queer Palm at Cannes. Opens with short film: BRACHA.

Lola is 18 and transgender, and instead of getting her diploma and having the surgery that’s finally been approved, she traveling to the Belgian coast with her estranged father to scatter her mother’s ashes. Opens with short film: I AM LEO.

When Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Debra Chasnoff is diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer, she creates this raw, intimate story about hanging onto the people you love while preparing to let them go. Opens with short film: SHAMS.