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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 brash, satirical mockumentary exploring life after top surgery through the medium of amateur broadcasting.
A documentary portrait of Alok Vaid-Menon, the internationally acclaimed non-binary author, poet, comedian and public speaker.
An Argentinian filmmaker struggling to finish a movie about his unrequited first love receives an unexpected invitation to reconstruct his memories, revisit his past and perhaps even find a new ending to his story.
The story of how indie rock star Tegan's identity was stolen and weaponised in a complex catfishing scheme.
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.
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