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Each year, the Sarasota Film Festival presents a line-up of independent films that feature significant LGBTQ characters or themes. SarasotaOUT.com has teamed up with the Sarasota Film Festival to spotlight these features in the official "Gay Guide to the Sarasota Film Festival." Below you will find our curated list of films and special events that cater to the LGBTQ community.
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// What to Watch:
Feature Films
Feature Films
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Cicada// IN-PERSON SHOWING //After a string of unsuccessful and awkward encounters with women, Ben goes “back on the dick” (as his sister enthusiastically exclaims). CICADA follows Ben as he comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben ultimately gains the strength to face a childhood trauma he has long suppressed.
May 3rd @ 5:30 pm @ CMX CinéBistro Siesta Key May 6th @ 11:30 am @ CMX CinéBistro Siesta Key |
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Blueberry// IN-PERSON SHOWING //A young woman (Maya Danzig) living in rural Iowa dreams of becoming a dancer. She meets stranger named Elsa (Aminah Nieves) who challenges her to run away with her to Rapid City and enter a dance contest. The two escape to the Badlands where their journey is cut short by reality.
May 4th @ 11:30 am @ CMX CinéBistro Siesta Key May 5th @ 11:30 am @ CMX CinéBistro Siesta Key |
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No Ordinary Man// VIRTUAL SHOWING //The legacy of Billy Tipton, a 20th-century American jazz musician and trans icon, is brought to life by a diverse group of contemporary trans artists. Tipton gained fame as a musician throughout the United States in the 1940s and ’50s, but his trans identity was not known throughout the echelons of the jazz and pop worlds, and it wasn’t revealed publicly until after his death in 1989. Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt’s brilliantly crafted doc maps out Tipton’s undeniable legacy, while examining the disgraceful media scrutiny and questions of legitimacy his family endured after his death.
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P.S. Burn This Letter Please// VIRTUAL SHOWING //A box of letters, held in secret for nearly 60 years, ignites a 5-year exploration into a part of LGBTQ history that has never been told.The letters, written in the 1950s by a group of New York City drag queens, open a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law. This astounding film reconstructs this pre-Stonewall era as nine former drag queens, now in their 80s and 90s, reveal how they survived and even flourished against all odds.
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Meet a SFF Programmer: Rodney PiattRodney Piatt has cumulatively lived in the greater Sarasota area for over a quarter of a century. After graduating from Venice High School and then returning from a year of college in Chicago, Rodney has been an involved member of the Sarasota arts community. He evolved from being an avid attendee of the Sarasota Film Festival into being a part of SFF’s screening committee into his latest role at the festival as a member of the programming team. Film critic Roger Ebert once said, “...movies are like a machine that generates empathy”, a sentiment that echoes in the chambers of Rodney’s heart and motivates his work as a programmer for the Sarasota Film Festival.
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// What to Watch:
LGBTQ Shorts
LGBTQ Shorts
LGBTQ Shorts Block
// VIRTUAL SHOWING //
For the first time ever, The Sarasota Film Festival is dedicating an entire block to LGBTQ short films. Purchase 1 ticket to view these 6 LGBTQ short films.
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DustinOut partying, a trans woman contemplates her relationship with her gay boyfriend in light of her gender.
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Of Hearts And CastlesUpon meeting a man whose heart is on his chest’s right side, Marcus’ feels less broken.
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On The Ride
A widower’s bike ride leads him to where the beats of his husband’s heart continue.
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UnliveableMarilene’s search for her missing child, a trans woman, guides her gaze upward: to hope.
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// Where to Go:
The SFF Parties
The SFF Parties
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Friday Night
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