NewFest Pride: Queer Cinema Around the World & NYC

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Parent Category: Film Festivals

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Published on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 20:00

Written by Brad Balfour

Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Held at New York’s SVA Theatre (333 West 23rd Street) and online, NewFest Pride celebrates Pride Month with a slate of LGBTQ+ cinema. Founded in 1988, NewFest is New York’s largest presenter of LGBTQ+ film & media and the largest convener of LGBTQ+ audiences in the city. NewFest Pride, running June 1st to the 5th, is a mini festival for Pride Month, with nine films (six narrative features and three documentaries). The festival also includes filmmaker Q&As and social events for attendees.

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a documentary follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of homophobia amongst Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. Director Sharon “Rocky” Roggio chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice.  In Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, directed by Aitch Alberto, two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, surprising friendship and the tough road to self-discovery. The screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Having a special free outdoor screening at Meatpacking District's Gansevoort Plaza is the documentary Stroll. Stroll examines the history of New York’s Meatpacking District, from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights. The screening will include an introduction by directors Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker, producer Matt Wolf, and the subjects of The Stroll.

Screening exclusively on virtual platforms is Before I Change My Mind, from director Trevor Anderson. Before I Change My Mind follows an androgynous teen forging a complicated bond with the bully at their new school, set against the backdrop of 1980s America. The film will be followed by a virtual filmmaker Q&A.

This is a sampling of the NewFest Pride films being shown. NewFest’s mission statement is “…to give voice and visibility to the wide scope of LGBTQ+ experiences through films and programs that entertain, educate & empower.”

To learn more, go to: https://newfest.org/newfest-pride/

NewFest Pride
June 1 - 5, 2023

SVA Theatre
333 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011

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