OUTshine
LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale Edition Launches October
14
With an Opening Night Celebration at the Museum of Discovery
& Science
The
13rd Annual Fort Lauderdale Edition of OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film
Festival will take place October 14 to October 24, with an opening
night celebration at the Museum of Discovery & Science. The
opening film will be Firebird,
a touching and romantic story about two Soviet Air Force pilots
who navigate the precarious line between friendship and a forbidden
love. It will screen in the museum's IMAX theatre, followed
by a party in the museum's Aviation Exhibit. Firebird's
director, Peeter Rebane, will be in attendance for the opening
night celebration, along with talent from the film.
Firebird
- First Look Clip
Additional
highlights for the week include Finlandia, a thought
provoking film about people who view themselves as a third gender;
Gemmel & Tim, the true life story of two black gay men
found dead at different times in the home of a politically and
financially influential gay white man; and No Straight Lines:
The Rise of Queer Comics, about an under-presented aspect
of queer culture that is finally get the attention it deserves
with the success of the graphic novel turned Broadway musical,
Fun Home. Additionally, OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Fort Lauderdale Edition will present a special screening of
Mayor Pete, the documentary that follows Peter Buttigieg from
the campaign trail to his cabinet position in the Biden administration.
The screening will take place Saturday, October 16th with an
after party at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort Sky Terrace.
"Films made for an LGBTQ+ audience are not the same as those
made for a mainstream audience," says Victor Gimenez, Executive
Director of OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival. "Attendees will see
their stories projected on the big screen. They will experience
their own history as told and shared by members of the LGBTQ+
community."
While last year's OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale
Edition was online, this year's festival is a hybrid event with
35 physical screenings and 39 virtual. "It was important to
offer as many in-person events as possible," continues Gimenez.
"OUTshine was built as a communal experience. What I mean by
that is it is an opportunity for the community to gather together
to watch the same story, share the same experience, and then
discuss our thoughts and feelings with one another."
The organizers recognize that some in the community may not
be comfortable with attending in-person screenings, or may be
restricted to do so because of health concerns. For them, 30
of the 35 theatre screenings will be available for at home screening.
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale Edition is also
presenting another 9 virtual-only screenings.
Tickets for all films being screened at the 13th Annual Fort
Lauderdale Edition of the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival are
available now www.outshinefilm.com.
About
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival is a bi-annual film festival
with a mission to unite the community through social events
and films that inspire, entertain and educate. Launched in 2008
as The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, the festival expanded
ten years later to include the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian
Film Festival. Both were brought together as OUTshine LGBTQ+
Film Festival, with the Miami edition held every April and the
Fort Lauderdale edition held in October. Critically and internationally
acclaimed, OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival serves as a platform
for numerous premiers and is the largest LGBTQ+ cultural arts
event in South Florida. OUTrageous. OUTspoken. OUTstanding…
is the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
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