A Marine Story
 Based on inspirationally true stories; an ex-Marine returns home from the war to start over, but not without crossing paths with a feisty young woman who needs discipline and direction.
| Alex and Leo
 Based on inspirationally true stories; an ex-Marine returns home from the war to start over, but not without crossing paths with a feisty young woman who needs discipline and direction.
| Arias With A Twist:The DocuFantasy
 A wildly enjoyable documentary about performance artist Joey Arias and his puppeteer collaborator, Basil Twist.
| BearCity
 A wildly enjoyable documentary about performance artist Joey Arias and his puppeteer collaborator, Basil Twist.
| Beautiful Darling: The Life And Times Of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar
 The life of Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, is lovingly revealed in this poignant and often funny documentary.
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Bloomington
 Destined to be a Sapphic classic like Loving Annabelle, a cute former child-star turns college student and embarks on a torrid love affair with a seductive female professor.
| Children of God
 Finding inspiration in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Kareem Mortimer’s film is the tale of an intense romance between an artist and a closeted musician on a small island in the Bahamas.
| David's Birthday
 A sexy, over-the-top melodrama set against the operatic score of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. A happily married man finds himself sexually attracted to his friend's ravishingly handsome son. Death in Venice meets Lolita as if directed by Ken Russell!
| Deleted Scenes
 A sexy, over-the-top melodrama set against the operatic score of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. A happily married man finds himself sexually attracted to his friend's ravishingly handsome son. Death in Venice meets Lolita as if directed by Ken Russell!
| Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement
 A sexy, over-the-top melodrama set against the operatic score of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. A happily married man finds himself sexually attracted to his friend's ravishingly handsome son. Death in Venice meets Lolita as if directed by Ken Russell!
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Elena Undone
 For the first time in QFest’s 16 year history, we are proud to present a film worthy enough to kick off our electrifying lesbian programming on Opening Night. Destiny brings two women from different walks of life serendipitously together in this enchanting homage to the power of love.
| Elvis & Madona
 A ditzy Copacabana drag queen and a butch lesbian fall in love in this enormously enjoyable post-queer comedy/drama.
| Eyes Wide Open
 Much to the shock of their tightly-knit, ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem, a married butcher with four children falls in love with a twenty-something young man in this stunningly moving Israeli film.
| Fashion Victim
 Much to the shock of their tightly-knit, ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem, a married butcher with four children falls in love with a twenty-something young man in this stunningly moving Israeli film.
| Fierce & Funny
 This Program includes Fierce & Funny Shorts
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Flight of the Cardinal
 A sense of dread and paranoia becomes increasingly intense in this thriller set in a remote lodge in the Smokey Mountains. With a Philadelphia cast and crew and atmospheric North Carolina locales, this tale of good and evil is a memorable feature to end this year's festival.
| From Beginning to End
 This controversial Brazilian drama follows the love and sexual intimacy between two men…who are half-brothers.
| Howl
 This controversial Brazilian drama follows the love and sexual intimacy between two men…who are half-brothers.
| I Killed My Mother
 A cute gay teen's fiery relationship with his mother drives this audacious, comedic debut from 20-year-old star/writer/producer/director, Xavier Dolan.
| Is it Just Me?
 A witty, feel-good romantic comedy about a sexually-frustrated young man, his hunky go-go boy roomate and the man he meets in an online chatroom. Romance turns to chaos when a case of mistaken identity upsets his chance for true love.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
 A very personal portrait and homage to the artist Jena Michel Basquiat by his close friend filmmaker Tamra Davis.
| La Mission
 Benjamin Bratt delivers the performance of his career as a macho yet loving Latino father who struggles to accept his teenage son’s homosexuality.
| Leading Ladies
 Gay and lesbian audiences will discover much to enjoy in this dramedy which is chock full of sparkly one-liners, vintage frocks and spectacular dance sequences. Choreographed by, and starring renowned ballroom and Latin dancer Melanie LaPatin and the 2006 winner of "You Think You Can Dance," Benji Schwimmer.
| Leo's Room
 Coming out is not easy for affable college student Leo in this funny and endearing comedy/drama.
| Micheal Lucas: Lip Service
 Coming out is not easy for affable college student Leo in this funny and endearing comedy/drama.
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My Normal
 A sharply written and observed tale of a young lesbian who works for men as a dominatrix. After falling in love with a woman who disapproves of her whip-snapping profession, she seeks a legitimate film career.
| Out of Annapolis
 Crisp story-telling and lively interview subjects make this documentary about LGBT graduates of the Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy a must-see for non-fiction film-lovers.
| Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
 A wildly funny farce about two Jewish parents who don't want to believe their son is gay. A great cast headed by the Jewish mother to end all Jewish mothers, Lainie Kazan.
| Plan B
 A wildly funny farce about two Jewish parents who don't want to believe their son is gay. A great cast headed by the Jewish mother to end all Jewish mothers, Lainie Kazan.
| Release
 Set in a hellish prison where violence and sexual degradation are the norm, a young priest and a prison guard fall secretly in love. From the maker's of last year’s hit, Shank.
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Role/Play
 Two young gay men, both on the run from the tabloid press, meet in a Palm Springs resort in this World Premiere screening of Rob Williams' new film.
| Short, Sexy & Sweet
 This Program includes sexy gay shorts
| Shut Up and Kiss Me
 This Program includes sexy gay shorts
| Strapped
 A handsome young prostitute learns about life and love during a sex-filled odyssey in an apartment building filled with strange inhabitants.
| Swimming With Lesbians
 With an endearing tone, this documentary follows the proud residents of a working class city as they tirelessly work to ensure that they have their place in LGBT history.
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Tales from the Closet
 This Program includes the suspense and horror short
| Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
 Only marginally queer (but enough for us!), this hard-hitting documentary on the Muslim punk rock scene in the States makes for an eye-opening, sensibilities-shaking, ear-ringing event.
| The Owls
 Gifted, pioneer filmmaker Cheryl Dunye (Watermelon Woman) is back with yet another landmark masterpiece that fuses a funny, frenetic thriller featuring an all-star lesbian cast with fascinating character study.
| The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
 Gifted, pioneer filmmaker Cheryl Dunye (Watermelon Woman) is back with yet another landmark masterpiece that fuses a funny, frenetic thriller featuring an all-star lesbian cast with fascinating character study.
| The String
 Set in Tunisia, this involving drama is about the love of two young men threatened by Muslim cultural oppression and Western class snobbery.
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Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives
 A bevy of curvaceous but seriously pissed off trannies take bloody revenge on violent homophobes is this hilarious film, fashioned as a trannie homage to the pulp "classics" of the 1970s.
| Undertow
 Shot in a scenic Peruvian fishing village, Undertow is the emotionally powerful story of a secret love between a married man with a pregnant wife and an openly gay artist.
| Violet Tendencies
 Shot in a scenic Peruvian fishing village, Undertow is the emotionally powerful story of a secret love between a married man with a pregnant wife and an openly gay artist.
| William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
 The first posthumous documentary about William S. Burroughs, Beat Generation author, artist, drug-addict and queer icon, traces the life of one of the most colorful men of the 20th century. Like Allen Ginsberg, Burroughs writings about homosexuality garnered accusations of obscenity but he and his his works have inspired later generations of alternative artists.
| You Can't Have It All
 Our co-Opening Night feature is the World Premiere screening of You Can't Have It All, a sparkling, wacky comedy about finding love.
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You Should Meet My Son
 Family values just the way we love them, and lots of laughs in this wonderfully joyous film about a pair of Southern women who try and set their son/nephew up with the right man.
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