With arresting cinematography, 10s Across the Borders delivers a long-overdue snapshot of ballroom culture in Southeast Asia through the art and work of three trailblazing performers. Not so much a companion piece to Paris Is Burning, Chan Sze-Wei’s exhilarating documentary is like the beautiful offspring of Jennie Livingston’s landmark film.

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Carole Pope, legendary frontwoman of Rough Trade, shaped Canada’s punk and new wave scene in the 1970s and ’80s. Bold, unapologetic, and openly queer, she electrified audiences with hits like “High School Confidential.” Antidiva celebrates Carole, now in her 70s, as a trailblazing LGTBQ+ icon who continues to make music her own way.

Widely recognized for featuring one of the earliest known onscreen kisses between two Black women, Dreams of Passion is an exploration of desire set in a dance studio that marked a critical moment.

Writer/director Hayley Kiyoko adapts both her hit single and best-selling young adult novel of the same name in this charming directorial debut about Coley (Maya da Costa), the new-to-town girl who falls in love with the ever-magnetic Sonya (Myra Molloy). Sun-drenched, heartfelt, and bolstered by new music from Kiyoko, this coming-of-age story aptly captures the complicated swirl of highs and lows that come with loving someone who might not be ready to love you back.

Sometimes there’s nothing better — or more cathartic — than films that hit you in the feels.

A group of tangentially-connected gay teenagers in the remote coastal town of Geraldton encounter the thrills and devastations of first love and sexual discovery set against the backdrop of Australia voting to legalize same-sex marriage in 2017. Catch the first 5 episodes of your next gay TV obsession — a YA limited series chock-full of hot sex, high drama, and plenty of Aussie charm.

A group of tangentially-connected gay teenagers in the remote coastal town of Geraldton encounter the thrills and devastations of first love and sexual discovery set against the backdrop of Australia voting to legalize same-sex marriage in 2017. Catch episodes 6 through 10 of your next gay TV obsession — a YA limited series chock-full of hot sex, high drama, and plenty of Aussie charm.

Starring Alan Cumming and Jack Wolfe, Kiloran Bay is a musical set amid the wild beauty of the Scottish Hebrides and the fierce joy of a wedding cèilidh. A moving story of queer joy and self-acceptance, it follows a man returning to his hometown, where he faces the forces that drove him away.

Heavily censored in the Philippines upon its initial release, this scandalous classic returns to the big screen in a brand new 4K restoration. Small town hustler Pol (Allan Paule) moves to big city Manilla to find a new living performing in male strip shows, only to be thrust into the shadowy underworld of sexual exploitation that lies just beneath the glitz and glitter (and soap suds)

Seamlessly blending comedy and melodrama, writer/director John Early stars as Maddie Ralph, a dishwasher at an L.A. food content studio with dreams of being a chef and recipe creator despite her secret struggle with an eating disorder. Backed by alt-comedy mainstays Vanessa Bayer, Conner O’Malley, Kate Berlant, and more, Early’s portrayal of Maddie is as full of love as it is moving.

A throuple of queer elderly men deals with the proximity of death — Zito, who has been diagnosed with dementia, and his two lovers, Morpheus and Charon. As the illness progresses, the boundaries between dream and reality blur.

Before the reading challenge on Drag Race, before Madonna’s “Vogue,” there was ballroom. Paris Is Burning shines a light on the late 80s ballroom culture of New York City, emerging from Black, Latino, and Trans communities. Winner of the Audience Award at Frameline14 and still as vital, entertaining, and moving 35 years later, Jennie Livingston’s essential documentary is a profound record of the experiences, ambitions, and talent of an underrepresented culture.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Dustin Lance Black dives into the hidden queer history, influences, and subtext thrumming beneath the surface of the rock, heavy metal, and punk music genres. Alongside queer icons like Elton John, David Bowie, Little Richard, Rob Halford, and Freddie Mercury, backstage figures are brought out front-and-center — some for the very first time — to show that the entire history of rock ‘n’ roll is filled with unsung LGBTQ+ heroes.

World-renowned gospel singer and choir director Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles was a charismatic, impeccably dressed, and artistically singular figure in the New Orleans musical landscape. Featuring interviews with the likes of Big Freedia, Cyril Neville, Mahalia Jackson, and other friends and peers, A Taste of Heaven documents Mles’ soul-catching music and complex personal life full of struggles as unique and human as Myles himself. 

Mina is in Cannes to perform for three nights during the Festival. She drifts from glittery clubs to hotel rooms, from lovers' arms to those of friends. There's Mina the performer, Mina the lover but also Mina the Italian singer from the '70s, whom she evokes on stage every night.

Kenny Starling is about to open the first ever drag and queer theater company in the small, conservative town of Rock Springs, Wyoming with a shadow cast performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show during a time where the community is systemically under attack. Time Warp is a reminder that a fifty-year old piece of media can still be at the forefront of change and cultural revolution.

A unique duet, separated by time and transformation, performs on stage to a full crowd. Dylan stands at the mic hitting the lower notes, while Lots, his name before he transitioned, sings through the speakers, hitting the higher notes. This moment was unthinkable a few years before, when Dylan Holloway, a UK pop star, was faced with the terrifying decision to live authentically or lose his livelihood.