Movies: Lgbt activism

An examination of how the American flag can be reclaimed as a symbol of unity for all Americans, with a focus on the LGBTQ community....

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 perf...

Art Johnston and Pepe Peña are civil rights leaders whose life and love is a force behind LGBTQ+ equality in the heart of the country. Their iconic gay bar, Sidetrack, has helped fuel movements and create community for decades in Chicago's queer encl...

A short film that deals with the social and historical importance of Rainbowfest for Juiz de Fora, exploring the first edition held after the death of one of its founders, Marcos Trajano....

Garden of Des Moines is an intimate interview-style short film that follows drag performers in Iowa as they navigate the challenges of being queer in a conservative state. Through personal stories, the film explores the difficulties they face, from p...

The first-ever Disney+ "This Is Me" Pride Celebration Spectacular, hosted by Nina West and directed by Ann Marie Pace, with incredible musical performances by Alex Newell, DCappella, Frankie Rodriguez and Joe Serafini, Hayley Kiyoko, Jackie Cox, Jess...

In the heat of a Manaus night, the young women, Orfea (she) and Eurídice (they/she) have fun with their friends in the middle of parties and bars of the city's queer nightlife, all while they try to hide what they feel for each other....

Mothers and fathers of gay, lesbian and trans people from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine have come to Berlin pride 2024. This documentary shows them as they are living together preparing for pride, the first pride for ...

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Adrianna, a young DJ artist and activist in the queer community, has learned to evolve in a world that is sometimes too stifling for her. By creating her own family and learning trades in which she can use all her creativity, Adrianna is spreading he...

A documentary film by and about non-binary teens, comprised of interviews with them, as well as a eulogy for Nex Benedict (He/They)....

Lucy Rose, a transgender woman, shares her journey of self-love and empowerment since starting hormone replacement therapy three years ago. The film is part animation, part documentary and part VHS archive footage....

A documentary film comprising of 26 interviews with students who are LGBTQIA+ and who go to L'Anse Creuse High School. The film is the first feature-length film by and about queer youth. The film was made to combat recent anti-trans laws....

Activists of the LGBTQ+ association Rain Arcigay Caserta come back living in a property given to them in concession, confiscated from the Camorra in Castel Volturno. The goal is to reconnect with the local inhabitants and propose a new idea of ​​sha...

1970 short documentary covering the first New York gay pride parade celebrating one year after Stonewall....

A documentary that chronicles the twenty years of Pride parading in Iceland. Filmmaker Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir has shot the parade from the beginning, with all its pride and power, beauty and sometimes ugliness. She mixes old material and new inter...

‘T4T Network’ host Lucy documents two trans woman musicians, jasmine.4.t and htmljones, in a tribute to early 2000s TV and contemporary transgender culture in the UK....

Packed with drama, high emotions and cliff-hanger moments, Australia Says Yes is the intimate and personal history of struggle and perseverance that propelled Australia to say Yes to marriage equality. The film shows how a group of determined individ...

What is heteronormativity, what does it mean for men and women, what is the cultural canon, does culture reflect or does culture construct? We reflect on all this by putting in dialogue ten people who, from different fields of culture, have thought a...

Ritni Pieski wishes it was easier for Sámi queer youth to grow up in their community. In this short film, Pieski addresses the lack of representation and information about queer people and rights within the Sámi people....