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NewFest Pride 2022: LGBTQ+ Films and Programs that Entertain, Educate, and Empower

Our exclusive interview with NewFest programmer Nick McCarthy, and Executive Director David Hatkoff

by Henrick Vartanian June 7, 2022, 2:38 pm 4.4k Views

NewFest is arguably the best LGBTQ+ film festival in the United States. In over three decades of its history (founded in 1988), NewFest has become the largest showcase for LGBTQ+-themed stories and has shown progress and growth with the times. Year, after year, its film and media lineup of gay, lesbian, trans and gender-nonconforming, pan, [...]

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NEWFEST 2021 is on: Full Line-up of LGBTQ+ Films

This year NYC’s NewFest will take place in person, and virtually showcasing over 130 projects

by Henrick Vartanian October 15, 2021, 1:09 pm 7.4k Views

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media event and one of the world's most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals is here and they have announced their full line-up for The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival’s 33rd year, including its opening and closing night films and centerpiece screenings. MAYOR PETE, directed by Jesse Moss. (USA) is [...]

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CHURCH & STATE: LGBTQ vs The Mormon Church | DVD Release & Trailer

by Henrick Vartanian January 21, 2020, 11:27 am 1.5k Views

The subjects of LGBTQ documentary Church & State

Today, an important, award-winning documentary on the battle of marriage equality arrives on DVD. CHURCH & STATE, the LGBTQ film, chronicles the assertive approach of an inexperienced, gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm joining forces to overturn Utah’s gay marriage ban. Captured on camera, the bumpy road to equality in Utah […]

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JIMMY IN SAIGON: A Wound Remembered, a Brother Reclaimed, and a Life Reborn on Screen

How a personal search through family silence becomes a powerful story of queer identity, memory, and love.

by Henrick Vartanian April 24, 2025, 9:05 am 1.7k Views

When filmmaker Peter McDowell set out to learn more about his late brother Jimmy, he knew only fragments: Jimmy was a 24-year-old Vietnam veteran who died in Saigon in 1972, a few years after his military service. What Peter didn’t know—what his family never fully spoke of—was the emotional terrain Jimmy had traversed: a deep [...]

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Brit Actor, Nicholas Galitzine Keeps Soaring

Galitzine’s successful slate of LGBTQ, Rom-Com, and Period films, and the recently announce HE-MAN, will push him to the top

by Harrison Cheung June 12, 2024, 2:19 pm 3.8k Views

If you're a fan of straight-to-stream movies, you will no doubt have seen Brit actor, Nicholas Galitzine, all over social media recently, promoting his convergent release of projects. The handsome, youthful 30-year-old is on the cusp of major stardom, currently starring opposite Anne Hathaway in THE IDEA OF YOU (Amazon Prime), where he plays a [...]

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Next Generation Indie Film Awards 2023: Winners Announced

Hosted by actor and Co-Founder Calum Worthy, top awards went to BEYRO for Best Narrative Feature and ANXIOUS NATION for Best Documentary

by Henrick Vartanian October 30, 2023, 12:44 pm 1.5k Views

Next Generation Indie Film Awards has announced its winners for the 3rd annual Awards Gala, which took place at Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles on October 29, 2023. The ceremony was hosted by actor and Co-Founder Calum Worthy. See the list of the winners below. Winners - Next Generation Indie Film Awards 2023 At [...]

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BROS Will Bring it to TIFF

Actor, screenwriter Billy Eichner’s LGBTQ+ rom-com will premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

by Henrick Vartanian July 19, 2022, 6:45 pm 3.3k Views

Writer/Director Nicholas Stoller's BROS will make its world premiere at this September's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). BROS (2022) LGBTQ+ rom-com by director, Nicholas Stoller to premiere at this year's TIFF From the comic mind of Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street, 2019’s The Lion King, Difficult People, and Impeachment: American Crime Story) and the [...]

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JUMP, DARLING: Newcomer, Thomas Duplessie Does it with Glitter, Glamour, and Heart | Film Review

Oscar-winner, Cloris Leachman appears in her final film role in this LGBTQ drama.

by Harrison Cheung March 24, 2022, 9:04 am 4.8k Views

Written and directed by newcomer Phil Connell, this Canadian indie dramedy stars Thomas Duplessie and Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman in her last role. Leachman passed away last year at the age of 94. JUMP, DARLING follows a young, amateur, drag queen, Russell (Duplessie) who breaks up with his boyfriend and ends up living with his grandmother [...]

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All Eyes on Fionn O’Shea: The Young Irish Actor Rises

European Shooting Stars names Fionn O’Shea as one of the top ten actors to watch

by Harrison Cheung January 18, 2021, 11:01 am 17.6k Views

Irish actor Fionn O'Shea sitting on a sofa for a photo from Normal People TV and streaming series

Irish rising star, Fionn O'Shea is making waves in the United States in indie hit films HANDSOME DEVIL (2017) and DATING AMBER one of the most talked-about films at New York's LGBTQ film festival, NewFest 2020 and NORMAL PEOPLE (series on HULU). - Photo: India Mullen (courtesy of European Shooting Stars 2021) Call it the [...]

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DATING AMBER: Touching, Superbly Written and Acted | NewFest Film Review

Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew star in an Irish Screen gem

by Harrison Cheung October 29, 2020, 4:37 pm 10.3k Views

Actor, Fionn O'Shea and actress, Lola Petticrew shine in LGBTQ comedy, DATING AMBER

DATING AMBER is an impressive and genuinely funny Irish film starring Fionn O'Shea and Lola Petticrew. - as seen at NewFest 2020 "This place will kill you," says Amber (Lola Petticrew) to Eddie (Fionn O'Shea) as they look over the green empty countryside and their small village in 1995 Ireland. The two are seniors in [...]

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DEDALUS Film: Rich in Characters and Imagery; will Linger | Review and Trailer

Newcomer, Alexander Horner shines in Jonah Greenstein’s indie, debut film, DEDALUS (DADDY)

by Henrick Vartanian October 23, 2020, 1:15 pm 3.4k Views

In the new, indie film, DEDALUS, by Jonah Greenstein, beautiful images are a seductive hook to catch viewers’ eyes and focus them on the harsh realities and struggles of everyday humans across this American land. DEDALUS (aka DADDY) is a snapshot of American lives in different corners of this wide country. In rural Iowa, a [...]

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NewFest 2020 Complete Line Up Announced | Festival Trailer

Over 120 LGBTQ themed films will screen On-Demand and Nationwide at this year’s NewFest

by Henrick Vartanian October 2, 2020, 7:30 am 7.9k Views

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ film and media organization and one of the world's most respected LGBTQ film festivals, has announced its full line-up for The New York LGBTQ Film Festival’s 32nd year. This year NewFest will kick off with the NYC premiere of Francis Lee’s highly anticipated AMMONITE starring Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet and [...]