In a Glass Cage Directed by Agustí Villaronga (1986; 110 min; Spain; 35mm; Cult Epics; Not Rated) Starring Günter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes, and Giséle Echevarría IN A GLASS CAGE, infamous for it's graphic and psychologically violent scenes, focuses on a former Nazi doctor after a failed suicide attempt keeps him locked in an …

Julio of Jackson Heights Directed by Richard Shpuntoff (2016; 90 min; USA; DVD; Not Rated) This event is FREE, featuring an introduction by Margarita De La Vega Hurtado. Julio Rivera, a Bronx-born Puerto Rican hustler, was murdered in a schoolyard in Jackson Heights, Queens on July 2, 1990, by three young men looking to clean …

From a Tina Turner-belting performer in Tonga to a London-based Drag King performance artist finding an admiring audience in Brooklyn, this collection of films explores themes of gender–both as repressive constructs and as pathways for finding true identity and expression. This Qfest 2017 program features short films "The Swan" by Daniel Chavez Ontiveros, "Manly Stanley …

Bones of Contention Directed by Andrea Weiss (2017; 75 min; Spain, USA; Color: DCP; Jezebel Productions; Icarus Films; Not Rated) Bones Of Contention explores the theme of historical memory in post-Franco Spain, focusing on the unknown story of LGBT repression under Franquismo. What happened to LGBT people during Spain's fascist regime? This film uncovers their …

Desert Hearts Directed by Donna Deitch (1985; 96 min; USA; Color: DCP; Janus Films; Rated R) Starring Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers Preceeded by an introduction from Stephanie Saint Sanchez Professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives in 1950s Nevada to get a divorce. She finds accommodations on a ranch where she is …

Both Ways Directed by Jerry Douglas (1975; 93 min; USA; Blu-Ray; Not Rated) Starring Gerald Grant, Andrea True, Dean Tait, and Katherine Miles Blurring the line between narrative and XXX films, Jerry Douglas paints a moving portrait of a man splitting his time between his family and his male lover. One of the first films …

Small Talk Directed by Huang Hui-chen (2016; 88 min; Taiwan; Color; Not Rated) A family story of a very special kind. The mother earns a living as a spirit guide for the deceased at their funerals: she was never at home, always out and about with her girlfriends instead. The daughter now goes to great …

Maurice Directed by James Ivory (1987; 140 min; UK; Color: DCP; Cohen Media; Not Rated) Featuring: Hugh Grant (About A Boy), James Wilby (Gosford Park), Rupert Graves (V for Vendetta), and Ben Kingsley (Schindler's List) Based on E. M. Forster’s 1914 novel, Maurice is set amidst the hypocritical homoerotic subculture of the English university in …

Tom of Finland Directed by Dome Karukoski (2017; 115 min; Finland; Color: DCP; Kino Lorber; Not Rated) Featuring: Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki), Werner Daehn (The Lives of Others), and Pekka Strang (Naked Harbour) A captivating biopic of artist Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland, one of the most influential gay artists of the 20th century, …

Thirsty Directed by Margo Pelletier (2016; 97 min; USA; Color: DCP; Thin Edge Films; Not Rated) Q&A to follow screening The post-queer, musical biopic Thirsty tells the story of girly-boy Scott Townsend, who turns to the world of drag as a safe respite from his bullied upbringing in the Cambridge, MA projects, becoming Thirsty Burlington, …