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Frameline50: 140+ LGBTQ+ Films Showcase Revolution
13 May
Summary
- Frameline50 will screen over 140 films from 35 countries.
- The festival runs from June 17 to June 27 in the Bay Area.
- Colman Domingo will receive the Variety Creative Conscience Award.
Frameline50, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, will present over 140 films from 35 countries from June 17 to June 27. The festival will take place across San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, featuring a diverse lineup of narrative features and documentaries.
Highlights include "Lady Champagne" as the opening film and titles such as "Maddie's Secret" and "The Brittney Griner Story." Colman Domingo is slated to receive the Variety Creative Conscience Award on June 19. Kai Stänicke's "Trial of Hein" will receive the Out in the Silence Award, recognizing brave LGBTQ+ visibility in film.
Frameline's executive director emphasized the importance of queer cinema at this moment, linking the festival's 50th anniversary to a mounting "revolution" in political and moral rights. The festival aims to celebrate this legacy and showcase filmmakers who are expanding queer futures and documenting current events.
