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Sunday, October 21, 2018, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St
- Seattle, WA 98122
This remarkable achievement by director Wanuri Kahiu—the first LGBTQ Kenyan film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival (in the prestigious Un Certain Regard section)—received a 10-minute standing ovation but has been banned in Kenya for its “clear intent to promote lesbianism.” Closing our festival with a moving, sexy, and unapologetically queer film about fighting for love is a reminder that our work continues. Through Kena and Ziki’s strength, we find the hope we need so much today.
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Sunday, October 21, 2018, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
There’s no business like show business in this extravagant sequel to WAITING IN THE WINGS: THE MUSICAL. Q. Allan Brocka (BOY CULTURE, EATING OUT) revives all the camp and whimsy of his prior films, showcasing starving actors (returning WAITING stars Jeffrey A. Johns, Adam Muss, and Lee Meriwether, as well as Joe Abraham) still trying to hit it big and make the leap from The Café Broadway Times Square to Broadway.
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Sunday, October 21, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Go down under in this grand tribute to LGBTQI seniors as they are invited to a celebratory ball in their honor during the contentious marriage equality debate in Australia. Often forced back into the closet in care facilities—or simply assumed to be heterosexual after they turn grey—this cast of wildly colorful characters share their fascinating life stories with insight and humor.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Two men stumble upon each other after dark in this intimate and sensual drama about courage and shame from different generational perspectives. Will, an aspiring soccer player young enough to have grown up in a time of tolerance, is handcuffed naked to a street lamp, whereupon fortysomething Michael, a strikingly handsome but damaged former pianist, rescues him.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 9:15 PM – 10:15 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Living on a riverboat on London’s picturesque Regent’s Canal, a bohemian lesbian couple—boat remodeler Kat (Natalia Tena of the HARRY POTTER series) and part-time salsa instructor Eva (Oona Chaplin of Game of Thrones)—find themselves on a bittersweet journey of love when they decide to start a family.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
The Imperial Council, founded in San Francisco in 1965, is one of the oldest, most influential LGBTQ organizations in the world, played a pivotal role in advocating for LGBTQ rights and shaping gay culture. Unfortunately, most LGBTQ people are unaware of these brave men and women, including Imperial Council founder, activist and performer José Sarria, who fought for the rights they enjoy today.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Stunning cinematography highlights the beauty of rural Texas, where college students Maya and her girlfriend Jules are trying to figure out where their lives are headed. After a rave and a devastating car accident, Maya’s life is forever changed when she meets Freddy, an older, closeted gay man, and an unlikely friendship is formed through this stranger’s simple act of kindness.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Part road movie, part experimental animation, part found-footage collage, PATERNAL RITES takes its inspiration from podcasts like This American Life and Radiolab and filmmakers such as Jenni Olson and Marlon Riggs to deeply explore the American family and its false dreams of normalcy.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
ROOM TO GROW is a refreshingly positive documentary about LGBTQ youth during some of the most formative years of their lives. Being a teenager can be exciting, awkward, and stressful, but even so, these queer teens are undaunted, surviving, and thriving.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98122
In this open-source series filmed in Seattle, magic is real—and it’s getting stronger. Some fear it; others risk their lives for it. Our heroine Whit enlists the help of “strowlers” (who want to keep magic free) to protect a charmed young girl. Meanwhile, her girlfriend Amanda is developing a magic-hunting device for the government! Can true love survive such unlikely circumstances?
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98122
A mother’s love for her son is the glue that holds this moving family drama together, despite strict social mores and a bigoted father that threaten to tear them apart after Kartik is pressured into coming out.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Imprisoned for petty theft, rita “bo” brown was radicalized in prison. Once released, she robbed banks in Seattle as a member of the George Jackson Brigade, a Pacific Northwest underground revolutionary group, evading capture by being continually misidentified as a man.
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Friday, October 19, 2018, 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
After a painful breakup and sudden unemployment, bisexual Emily is looking for a new life. She moves in with her best friend Rosa and finds a job working for a local dominatrix, the very hot Nikki. Not only is Nikki a curiosity but so is her boyfriend Ben, and it dawns on Emily that she wants to date both of them.
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Friday, October 19, 2018, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Vivian Bang (YES MAN, Sullivan & Sons) delivers an extraordinary performance as Sophia, a Korean-American performance artist living in LA and struggling with her recent breakup. When she meets free-spirited photographer Victoria (Nana Ghana), she discovers a strong connection developing.
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Friday, October 19, 2018, 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Robert Mapplethorpe’s photos of New York’s underground gay male BDSM scene, male nudes, female bodybuilders, and bound-up penises helped fuel the notorious culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018, 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Leave your inhibitions at the door as the queens of SHAKEDOWN break it down for you in this festival circuit favorite. For 15 years, LA’s underground nightclub Shakedown created a haven for African-American lesbians to worship at the altar of Egypt, Jazmyne, and a team of gorgeous dancers assembled by founder Ronnie Ron.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, WA 98101
Did you know that The Advocate proclaimed 2016 as the most dangerous year for transgender Americans? That year, anti-transgender laws known as “bathroom bills” were on the ballot in our very own state, throwing the safety of the transgender community—and public ignorance surrounding their identities—into the spotlight and into the voting booth.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St., #400
- Seattle, 98101
At the height of apartheid, Johan (comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout), a small-town army draftee with an affinity for Depeche Mode and Boy George, joins the South African military’s traveling glee club—the “Canaries”—for his compulsory two-year service.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- AMC Pacific Place
- 600 Pine St Suite 400
- Seattle, WA 98101
This 2018 LA Outfest audience winner for Best Narrative and grand jury winner for International Narrative Feature brings together an Odd Couple pairing of seasoned and brazen comedic elder drag queen Jackie (Derren Nesbitt) and naïve younger protégé Faith (Jordan Stephens).
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Determined and skilled soccer player Mario (Max Hubacher) has been working for this moment his entire life—he’s being scouted by major European soccer teams. When he is paired with the equally talented Leon (Aaron Altaras) to increase their viability, a friendship begins that quickly includes something more: a stolen kiss, a long embrace.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Passionate, provocative, and extremely unapologetic, Linn da Quebrada electrifies the stage with daring performances of resistance against heteronormativity and machismo—complete with extravagant costumes and lots of twerking.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
“I’m his father...mother… I’m working that part out.” While transitioning to female and trying to live up to her Indian family’s cultural expectations, Sid discovers she is the father of a teenage son.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Jeffrey Walker’s RIOT is a fictional re-telling of the true story of Australia’s gay rights movement in the 1970s, it chronicles the creation of Sydney’s LGBT Mardi Gras—but more importantly, illustrating why it was needed and vividly bringing to life those passionate individuals who were unwavering in their fight for recognition and equality.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Mati (Sophie Stockinger) and her band of close male friends rule the neighborhood on their motocross bikes, wreaking havoc wherever they go. But unexpectedly, her best pal Sebi (Jack Hofer) falls in love with her—and her enemy Carla (Julia Franz Richter) turns into something new.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 9:15 PM – 10:15 PM
- Broadway Performance Hall
Acclaimed openly gay French filmmaker Christophe Honoré details the complicated love story of two men who come from distinctly different places, both geographically and emotionally.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
After her grandfather’s death and a 15-year absence, Efi (Noa Biron) returns to her family in the picturesque Mediterranean coastal town of Acre, where she begins a torrid affair with Karen, the sultry, married mother of two who now lives in Efi’s childhood home.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Lorenzo (Angelo Mutti Spinetta), a quiet, bright teenager better at music than sports, lives in a small town at the edge of the world in beautiful Patagonia.
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Monday, October 15, 2018, 9:15 PM – 10:15 PM
- Broadway Performance Hall
- 1625 Broadway
- Seattle, WA 98122
In this love story set in southern Brazil and punctuated with both genuine suspense and pure joy, socially awkward Pedro, traumatized by frequent bullying, finds relief only when he transforms into online adult webcam performer NeonBoy.
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Monday, October 15, 2018, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
A history of queer cinema from the women who made it happen—complete with juicy clips and stories—director Caroline Berler’s accomplished first documentary goes beyond Hollywood myth-making to show how women, lesbians, and people of color helped transform the queer imagination.
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Monday, October 15, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Broadway Performance Hall
- 1625 Broadway
- Seattle, WA 98122
Travel to a strikingly refreshing, neon-drenched, ultra cool, imaginary version of London’s Soho in this not-so-usual rent boy story. Harris Dickinson (the sexy star of BEACH RATS in another riveting performance) stars as Jim, a newcomer to the high-end escorts known as the Raconteurs, who specialize in knowledge of literature and art.
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Monday, October 15, 2018, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Océanerosemarie meets beautiful photographer Cécile (Alice Pol) and knows immediately that she is the love of her life. With the help of her eclectic group of friends, family, and past girlfriends—76 to be exact—she takes her best shot at winning Cécile’s heart, but her playful banter makes an unfavorable impression.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Cory Michael Smith (Gotham) shines in this compassionate drama set in the early days of the AIDS crisis. Adrian, a closeted gay man, returns to his conservative hometown for Christmas, weighed down with secrets and trauma.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 9:15 PM – 10:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Candela directs films; Eva acts in them. Their love story unfolds in shifting time frames, from their initial passionate meeting on a film set through the ups and downs of their relationship.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Lorenzo (Angelo Mutti Spinetta), a quiet, bright teenager better at music than sports, lives in a small town at the edge of the world in beautiful Patagonia.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
After her longtime partner Chiquita is sent to jail, middle-aged Chela (Ana Brun, winner of the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival) decides to escape her reclusive lifestyle and become a taxi driver for her wealthy neighbors in Asunción.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Category is…bucking realness! In the tradition of PARIS IS BURNING, this energetic, endearing documentary delves into “bucking,” from its origins at historically black colleges in the South, through its evolution at underground queer clubs. Candid conversations with the performers illustrate their dedication and the risks they take.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Determined to make radical change on the reservation where he grew up—the largest in the United States and plagued with widespread poverty and a lack of basic resources—Moroni Benally, a young, gay, Mormon professor at the University of Washington, launches an impassioned campaign for president of the Navajo Nation.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Married lesbians Cindy and Joanne (Emmie Rays and Huan-Ru Ke), Taiwanese expats in London, are expecting their first child with gay couple Charles and Tim (Yukihiko Kageyama and Li-Yun Tsai).
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
AUTHENTICALLY US: STORIES FROM THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY introduces viewers to a diverse group of transgender and gender-diverse people using interactive virtual reality (VR). This project comes at a critical time in the fight for transgender equality.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
This deeply personal and ambitious look into the legacy of classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift was painstakingly created by his nephew Robert, who also narrates. A treasure trove of hidden memorabilia and unearthed film and audio reels collected by Monty’s brother Brooks, along with interviews with his biographer, friends, and lovers, breathes much insight into this often misunderstood and fiercely independent man, who was insatiably committed to his craft.
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Come put a headset on and view AUTHENTICALLY US using an Oculus VR headset.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Featuring stunning black-and-white photography, wickedly funny dialogue, lots of nudity and sex, and a premise that is literally one for the ages, KILL THE MONSTERS is a historical, absurdist delight.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
This 2018 LA Outfest audience winner for Best Narrative and grand jury winner for International Narrative Feature brings together an Odd Couple pairing of seasoned and brazen comedic elder drag queen Jackie (Derren Nesbitt) and naïve younger protégé Faith (Jordan Stephens).
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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Billie (Lisa Cordileone) is done putting up with her pointless job and sadistic boss (Alexandra Billings, Transparent). After telling everyone off, she breaks the news to her fiancée Gayle (Natasha Negovanlis), but after meeting a ragtag group of women who strike upon the idea of creating an app for freelancers like themselves, Billie lies to her about her “new job” to buy time until her start-up launches.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Mati (Sophie Stockinger) and her band of close male friends rule the neighborhood on their motocross bikes, wreaking havoc wherever they go. But unexpectedly, her best pal Sebi (Jack Hofer) falls in love with her—and her enemy Carla (Julia Franz Richter) turns into something new.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Terrence McNally takes center stage in this dynamic portrait of the prolific and trailblazing playwright that covers six decades of his influential works. Featuring archive performances, celebrity interviews, and readings by friends and colleagues (including Nathan Lane, Rita Moreno, and Chita Rivera).
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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
From the team that brought us KUMU HINA (TWIST, Translations 2014) comes a story from Tonga, the last kingdom in the South Pacific. Leitis (Tongan for transwomen) have long been respected in the culture, but mainstream homophobia and transphobia have begun to infiltrate the island, threatening their livelihoods.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Why are LGBTQ teens in Utah ending their lives at such an alarming rate? Ignoring one Utah lawmaker’s explanation that the spike in youth suicide rates may be the result of his state’s high altitude, two gay ex-Mormons embark on a mission to expose the truth in this documentary.
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Friday, October 12, 2018, 9:15 PM – 10:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Océanerosemarie meets beautiful photographer Cécile (Alice Pol) and knows immediately that she is the love of her life. With the help of her eclectic group of friends, family, and past girlfriends—76 to be exact—she takes her best shot at winning Cécile’s heart, but her playful banter makes an unfavorable impression.
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Friday, October 12, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Yad (Majd Mardo), a Syrian medical student, leaves behind his life in Amsterdam to move back with his family in a small Dutch town. He settles for a temporary homecare job looking after an ebullient elderly woman, Ans (Jenny Arean), who slyly introduces him to her hunky grandson Joris (Josha Stradowski).
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Friday, October 12, 2018, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- Northwest Film Forum
- 1515 12th Ave.
- Seattle, WA 98122
Back by popular demand, the documentary SIDNEY & FRIENDS (Translations 2018) explores the hopes, dreams, and everyday reality of Kenya’s intersex and transgender communities. When Sidney’s family disowns him and threatens his life, he flees to Nairobi, where he meets a group of transgender friends.
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Thursday, October 11, 2018, 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- SIFF Cinema Egyptian
- 805 E. Pine St.
- Seattle, WA 98122
THE HAPPY PRINCE focuses on the last years of the life of the infamous poet, author, and playwright Oscar Wilde (Dorian Grey, The Importance of Being Earnest). Now suffering from the effects of two years of hard labor, poverty stricken, and alienated from his wife Constance (Emma Watson) and children, Wilde (Rupert Everett, who also directed) finds his way back to his playboy love Lord Alfred Douglas, better known as Bosie (Colin Morgan); his devoted former lover Robbie (Edwin Thomas); and loyal friend Reggie (Colin Firth).
