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2020's festival was virtual, hosted on OutFest Now, but it still included an extensive selection of films. 70% of those were directed by women, trans people or people of colour, reflecting the festival directors' commitment to showcasing a wide diversity of stories.
The festival runs from 20 to 30 August.
View Films by Strand:
- Centrepieces
- Documentary Features
- Drive-In Exclusives
- International Narratives
- Platinum
- Shorts
- US Narratives
View previous years coverage of the Outfest Los Angeles festival:
OutfestLA Latest Reviews
New York in the 1980s. Seventeen-year-old David, who is tentatively beginning to express his homosexuality in the East Village gay scene, gradually starts to question the strict rules of his Jewish community.
A college student's day takes an unexpected turn when her sugar daddy arrives at the shiva she's attending with his accomplished wife and crying baby.
In this romcom, Ellie’s dead aunt has the perfect dating advice for her. But will she listen to it?
Two retired women, who have been in a secret relationship for decades, find their relationship turned upside down when the truth begins to come out.
A queer, coming of age drama set in Rochester, NY about an anxious teen girl who is manipulated into a romantic encounter with her best friend during the funeral service of their former Hebrew school classmate.
A young man is forced to face past traumas when he embarks on a new relationship.
Mo, a practising Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
Past mistakes haunt the present and threaten a new love affair between an older woman and her patient.
Eight self-described leather dykes discuss queer politics, power and self-determination.
Two teenage boys from opposite side of the tracks meet at the swings each week to escape their dysfunctional homes.
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