THE 12TH EDITION OF THE OUTSHINE LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL
FORT LAUDERDALE GOES VIRTUAL DECEMBER 3 - 6, 2020

PRESENTED BY: BROWARD COUNTY CULTURAL DIVISION & GILEAD

21 WORLD-CLASS FILMS TO BE RELEASED STATEWIDE DURING ONLINE EVENT
FILM PROGRAM NOW LIVE AT OUTSHINEFILM.COM

FORT LAUDERDALE
The 12th edition of the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale, a bi-annual film festival whose mission is to unite the community through social events and LGBTQ+ media that inspire, entertain, and educate, is going virtual! Building upon the success of its Miami-based virtual film festival held online earlier this year, the Fort Lauderdale edition, presented by Gilead Sciences and Broward County, will showcase 21 world-class contemplative, comedic and creative films from 11 countries, (several making their US debuts during the streaming festival). All of the films will be made available to viewers throughout the state of Florida from December 3 – 6, 2020. The festival will also host live-streamed special events with cocktail happy hours, talent and Q & A sessions as a way to virtually tie the community together.

"This year’s Fort Lauderdale edition of the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival will follow in the footsteps of our successful Miami virtual edition which simultaneously opened-up the dialogue for equality in film throughout the state of Florida, for the first time,” said Victor Gimenez, executive director of OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival. “Despite the current health pandemic climate, interest in diverse arts and film has continued to grow and we’re thrilled to share these culturally significant US debuts and internationally award-winning stories championing unity and acceptance with a much broader audience.”

In keeping with social distancing guidelines and community safety, this year’s festival will feature the OUTshine Drive-OUT film Cowboys (USA), a critically acclaimed drama, on Thursday, December 4, at 7 p.m. at Pier 66 Marina (2150 SE 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale). Awarded “Outstanding Performance in a U.S. Feature” at Outfest LGBT Film Festival and “Best Screenplay” at the TriBeCa Film Festival, Cowboys stars Steve Zahn (Treme’, Modern Family, Dallas Buyers Club) as Troy, a father who tries to liberate his young son by taking him to Canada, but as a frustrated female detective spearheads an investigation, she discovers that the child’s family situation is more complicated than she thought. Director Anna Kerrigan has created a powerful story that propels this modern-day western forward with an uncommon emotional veracity.

PURCHASE TICKETS: https://outshinefilm.com/buy-tickets

Another event of note in this year’s line-up is the Saturday, December 5, 7 p.m. 10th anniversary screening of BearCity (USA), an outrageous, hilarious and authentic touching portrait of a group of friends trying to get by via laughing, loving and sex-ing in New York City. A virtual cast reunion and interactive Q & A will follow the film. Other highlights include the US premiere of the romantic drama Walking with Shadows (Nigeria), the award-winning international comedy-drama Goodbye Mother (Thua m? con di) (Vietnam), the award-winning international drama No Hard Feelings (Germany) and the feature thriller Through A Glass Darkly (USA). A virtual closing awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 6, at 8 p.m. via Zoom.

A full list of films and descriptions can be found at OUTshineFilm.com.

Festival Line-Up Here

Tickets for the 12th edition of the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Virtual Film Festival Fort Lauderdale are on sale, now, at OUTshineFilm.com. Prices for individual films are $7.50 each and value packages range from $37.50 to $100. Opening night drive-in tickets are $40 per vehicle. OUTshine members and annual passholders receive discounts on all packages.

PURCHASE TICKETS: https://outshinefilm.com/buy-tickets

For additional information about OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival memberships and film packages, call (305)751-6305 or visit OUTshineFilm.com.

DRIVE-OUT EVENT - DEC, 4TH @ PIER 66
 
COWBOYS
$40 PER CAR | LIMITED CAPACITY

Steve Zahn (Treme’, Modern Family, Dallas Buyers Club) stars as Troy, a troubled but well-intentioned father who has recently separated from his wife, Sally. Aghast at Sally's refusal to let their trans son, Joe, live as his authentic self, Troy runs off with Joe into the Montana wilderness. Meanwhile police detective Anna pursues them, but her resolve about the case is tested the more she learns about Joe's family. Cowboys, from director Anna Kerrigan, is a tale of rescue, family betrayal and a father and son on the run. The film creates an incredible power that propels this modern-day western forward with an uncommon emotional veracity that simply must be seen.

PURCHASE TICKETS: https://outshinefilm.com/buy-tickets