Croatia’s official submission to the Oscars is a stunning historical epic following four gay artist friends in Communist Yugoslavia. Lovro, Nenad, Stevan, and Ivan find themselves the target of the vengeful eyes of party loyalists and are forced to risk everything. The film serves as a haunting reminder of the danger of systems that demand unquestioning allegiance.

Drag Race star Peppermint takes center stage in this up close and personal documentary about her journey with fame, identity, and the art of drag. Sharing her story alongside a close network of trans individuals, one of the world’s favorite drag performers takes you inside her rise from humble beginnings to her current reign as outspoken trailblazer for the trans community.

In Italy, Dr. Maurizio Bini is viewed as an unconventional practitioner — but that’s exactly what makes him a vital healthcare provider. With the conservative government attempting to interfere in a person’s medical care, this unsung hero fights for his patients.

A salient document of our current moment, Sam Feder’s film centers on ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, the first out trans person to argue before the Supreme Court. Fighting to overturn Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, Strangio and other leading activists — like Laverne Cox and Elliot Page — examine how media bias influences the public’s perception of trans rights.

Presented in a new digital restoration, this groundbreaking, award-winning film “about who lesbian mothers and their children really are” portrays the diversity of experience, race and class among eight families and their challenges with custody, the children's fathers and the courts. Followed by Lesbian Custody.

John Lithgow and Oscar winner Olivia Colman star in Sophie Hyde's funny and heartfelt tale of a queer family reunion, as three generations of an Australian family reconvene in Amsterdam. Lithgow plays the titular Jimpa, an HIV-positive academic at the end of his tenure in the Netherlands, whose filmmaker daughter (Colman) and non-binary grandchild (Aud Mason-Hyde) come to visit in this Sundance standout.

Executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, The Librarians examines the book bans threatening schools and libraries in the United States. As legislators take aim at works that center on race and queerness, a group of librarians put their lives at risk to ensure that our stories aren’t removed from shelves — or erased from culture at large.

In 1981 in Odessa, Texas, the nude body of a Catholic priest was discovered in a seedy motel room. Cops had no leads until James Reyos, a young gay Apache man, suddenly confessed and was swiftly convicted. Though Reyos quickly recanted his confession, it took four decades for previously buried evidence to emerge, sending shockwaves through the town.

Over ten years have passed since Bay Area icons/activists/artists/partners Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens made their first queer environmental documentary feature in 2014, and with the climate crisis worsening with each passing season, the artist/activist duo are sounding the alarm with the third chapter: a cinematic reckoning with the power of fire.

Filmmaker Sasha Wortzel returns to Frameline with a glorious and impassioned tribute to the Florida Everglades. Drawing inspiration from the work of writer and activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the film beautifully summons regional history to serve as a call to action to preserve the local ecosystem and fight the systemic threats of the climate crisis.

Don’t let the name fool you. From stories about queer erotic encounters to lusting over carrots, these animated shorts are strictly for adults.

“What if everything you were told about yourself from the people you trusted was a lie?” Through the story of Jim Ambrose, who discovered he was intersex as an adult, this year's Out in the Silence Award winner exposes the truth about the harms caused by a bogus and bigoted medical study that lead to the normalization of a systemic practice which forced gender designations onto thousands of intersex children.

At a time when so much of our queer culture is under attack, this program celebrates the archives and the memories of our ancestors and paves a path toward our future.