QFest Presents BPM: An Observance of World AIDS Day

Rice Cinema Rice University Entrance #8 University and Stockton, Houston, TX, United States

In observance of WORLD AIDS DAY, QFest proudly presents BPM (Beats Per Minute), winner of the Grand Prix at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Set during the early 1990’s after a decade of devastating loss of life to AIDS, a group of young ACT UP-Paris members aggressively mobilized to bring attention to France’s AIDS crisis, …

QFest 2017 Closing Night: Thirsty with Q&A

Rice Cinema Rice University Entrance #8 University and Stockton, Houston, TX, United States

Thirsty Directed by Margo Pelletier (2016; 97 min; USA; Color: DCP; Thin Edge Films; Not Rated) Q&A to follow screening The post-queer, musical biopic Thirsty tells the story of girly-boy Scott Townsend, who turns to the world of drag as a safe respite from his bullied upbringing in the Cambridge, MA projects, becoming Thirsty Burlington, …

QFest 2017: Tom of Finland

Rice Cinema Rice University Entrance #8 University and Stockton, Houston, TX, United States

Tom of Finland Directed by Dome Karukoski (2017; 115 min; Finland; Color: DCP; Kino Lorber; Not Rated) Featuring: Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki), Werner Daehn (The Lives of Others), and Pekka Strang (Naked Harbour) A captivating biopic of artist Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland, one of the most influential gay artists of the 20th century, …

QFest 2017: Both Ways

Rice Cinema Rice University Entrance #8 University and Stockton, Houston, TX, United States

Both Ways Directed by Jerry Douglas (1975; 93 min; USA; Blu-Ray; Not Rated) Starring Gerald Grant, Andrea True, Dean Tait, and Katherine Miles Blurring the line between narrative and XXX films, Jerry Douglas paints a moving portrait of a man splitting his time between his family and his male lover. One of the first films …

QFest 2017: Bones of Contention

Rice Cinema Rice University Entrance #8 University and Stockton, Houston, TX, United States

Bones of Contention Directed by Andrea Weiss (2017; 75 min; Spain, USA; Color: DCP; Jezebel Productions; Icarus Films; Not Rated) Bones Of Contention explores the theme of historical memory in post-Franco Spain, focusing on the unknown story of LGBT repression under Franquismo. What happened to LGBT people during Spain's fascist regime? This film uncovers their …

QFest 2017: In A Glass Cage

Rice Cinema Rice University Entrance #8 University and Stockton, Houston, TX, United States

In a Glass Cage Directed by Agustí Villaronga (1986; 110 min; Spain; 35mm; Cult Epics; Not Rated) Starring Günter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes, and Giséle Echevarría IN A GLASS CAGE, infamous for it's graphic and psychologically violent scenes, focuses on a former Nazi doctor after a failed suicide attempt keeps him locked in an …

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