LGBTQ Film Festival
Thank you to all of the filmmakers who participated in the 2022 LGTBQ Film Festival
See below for all of the films featured at this year’s film festival.
The 2023 LGBTQ Film Festival will take place September 7-10, 2023 at the NAT and MOPA (in balboa park)
The 2023 LGBTQ Film Festival lineup will be announced soon! Join our mailing list to stay up to date!
Submissions for our 2023 LGBTQ Film Festival will be open March 1st!
Thursday, September 7
7:00 PM
Opening Night Film + Party
2023, 115 minutes, Dir: Tom Gustafson, USA/Mexico
Shown with the short film(s):
Aikāne
Aikāne
Friday, September 8
7:00 PM
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
The Mattachine Family
2023, 99 minutes, Dir: Andy Vallentine, USA
Shown with the short film(s):
Honey & Milk
Honey & Milk
Saturday, September 9
1:00 PM
WOMEN’S CENTERPIECE
Silver Haze
2023, 102 minutes, Dir: Sacha Polak, Netherlands/UK
Shown with the short film(s):
Nature’s Bounty
Nature’s Bounty
7:15 PM
MEN’S CENTERPIECE
Shoulder Dance
2023, 103 minutes, Dir: Jay Arnold, USA
Shown with the short film(s):
Polywood
Polywood
9:30 PM
2023, 78 minutes, Dir: Julián Hernández, Mexico
Sunday, September 10
11:00 AM
SAN DIEGO FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT
Intersectional Lens: The Black, Queer, and Trans Experience
2022, 60 minutes, Dirs: Pamuela Halliwell & Todd A. Jackson, USA (local filmmaker)
Shown with the short film(s):
Diving for Rays
Bistro #1
Diving for Rays
Bistro #1
1:00 PM
2023, 95 minutes, Dir: Sav Rodgers, USA
Shown with the short film(s):
Her Curve
Her Curve
3:00 PM
INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Three Nights A Week (Trois Nuits Par Semaine)
2023, 103 minutes, Dir: Florent Gouëlou, France
Shown with the short film(s):
Your Scissors in My Ear
Your Scissors in My Ear
7:15 PM
CLOSING NIGHT FILM + Dessert Reception
2022, 120 minutes, Dir: Jason Karman, Canada
Shown with the short film(s):
The Dalles
The Dalles
