Outfest Los Angeles 2023

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Fancy Dance Fancy Dance
Fancy Dance and Kokomo City
Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Aitch Alberto; Writer: Aitch Alberto, based on the book by Benjamin Alire Sáenz; Stars: Eva Longoria, Luna Blaise, Kevin Alejandro, Eugenio Derbez, Veronica Falcón, Isabella Gomez, Marlene Forte)
The story of two Mexican-American teenagers, their friendship, and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality, and family relationships.
Chasing Chasing Amy (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Sav Rodgers; Writer: Sav Rodgers; Stars: Kevin Smith, Guinevere Turner, Joey Lauren Adams, Andrew Ahn, Trish Bendix)
A documentary about the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy for LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
Fancy Dance (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Erica Tremblay; Writer: Erica Tremblay; Stars: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Shea Whigham, Audrey Wasilewski)
Following her sister's disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child's white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.
Kokomo City (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: D Smith)
Four Black transgender sex workers explore the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, while confronting issues long avoided.
Passages (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Ira Sachs; Writer: Mauricio Zacharias; Stars: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos)
A married man cheats on his husband with a woman... then tells him about it.
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