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Queer Qlassics

In uncertain times when unease holds sway, we gather this quartet of films — restorations, reappraisals, and rescues —to celebrate the ongoing and evolving stories of the LGBTQ community, along with guest speakers and interactive conversations.

TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR
Wed, Jul 5 at 8:00pm

TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR

Vida (Patrick Swayze) and Noxeema (Wesley Snipes) win a spot to compete in the national “Miss Drag Queen of America Pageant'' in L.A. — and take pity on the losing Queen, Chi-Chi (John Leguizamo) — on their pageant-bound cross country road trip to Hollywood.
DESPERATE LIVING
Wed, Jul 12 at 8:00pm

DESPERATE LIVING

Troubled housewife Peggy Gravel flees suburbia and embraces her fascist inner core in Mortville, a shame-based community ruled over by the cruel Queen Carlotta. Screening in 35mm
PLEASE BABY PLEASE
Wed, Jul 19 at 8:00pm

PLEASE BABY PLEASE

A chance encounter with a leather-clad street gang sends a young married couple on a journey of sexual evolution as they shed expectations and embrace explorations.
THE DOOM GENERATION
Wed, Jul 26 at 8:00pm

THE DOOM GENERATION

Amy Blue (Rose McGowan), her boyfriend Jordan White (James Duval) and drifter Xavier Red (Johnathan Schaech) take an anarchic road trip that leads them through a series of gonzo encounters ranging from the erotic to the violent, in this dark satire of surrealist heterosexual America.
THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE
Wed, Aug 2 at 8:00pm

THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE

A baby dyke named Randy (Laurel Holloman) and a popular girl named Evie (Nicole Ari Parker) forge an unexpected path to first love and self-discovery in this coming-of-age comedy.
SCREAMING QUEENS: THE RIOT AT COMPTON’S CAFETERIA
Wed, Aug 9 at 8:00pm

SCREAMING QUEENS: THE RIOT AT COMPTON’S CAFETERIA

In 1966, three years before the Stonewall riots, a very fed up transgender woman threw a cup of coffee in a police officer’s face. Her act of resistance sparked a riot, and set a precedent for LGBTQIA+ resistance, activism and liberation in the decades that followed.