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October 2021's Feature

This classic John Waters and Divine camp fest was the first installment in their self-described "trash trilogy".

CW: Depiction of SA, niche sex acts, violence, drug use

Join us in Tio'tia:ke / Montreal for a free screening, October 23rd at 7pm

Or watch on The Criterion Channel (w/ subscription, trial available, Canada & U.S.A.)

Or check other regions/platforms on JustWatch

October 2021's Short

A surreal feminist musical-horror video art classic.

Join us on October 23rd at 6pm EDT for a live screening and Q&A with director Cecelia Condit!

In-person: J.A. DeSève Cinema, LB-125, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Reserve your free tickets here: queerfilm.club/event/2021-10

Online: YouTube Live - Discord

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Queer Film Club Feature Selection, September 2021

This late noir-era crime film was the first English-language feature to contain the word 'homosexual.' It follows a London barrister who, when faced with accusations of sodomy, then-illegal, fights the British legal system and his blackmailers.

Basil Dearden, 1961, U.K.
100 minutes

CW: Homophobia, discussion of suicide
Language: English

Watch on The Criterion Channel (w/ subscription, trial available, U.S.A. & Canada)

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Queer Film Club Short Selection, September 2021

A deconstruction of AIDS representation and misrepresentation in media, from queer film and video art pioneer Barbara Hammer.

Barbara Hammer, 1986, U.S.A.

Suggested by: Caden
CW: Deals with the HIV/AIDS crisis, discrimination, and homophobia
Language: English

Watch on Vimeo (free, Worldwide)

Queer Film Club Short Selection, August 2021

Theme: Queer Indigenous Cinema in Honour of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, August 9th

A documentary on the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.

Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer & Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, 2018, Tonga
72 minutes

Suggested by Rhys
CW: Deals with transphobia and colonialism
Language: English & Tonga

Watch on Vimeo on Demand (rental)
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Queer Film Club Short Selection, August 2021

Theme: Queer Indigenous Cinema in Honour of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, August 9th

Stalked by his abusive white father, a rebellious Mi’kmaw runaway meets a two-spirit teenager drawn to his journey. As he learns Mi’kmaw language and culture from his new companion a deeper bond begins to grow between them.

Bretten Hannam, 2019, U.S.A.
12 minutes

Suggested by Rhys
CW: Deals with familial abuse and colonialism
Language: English & Mi'kmaw

Watch on CBC Gem (free, Canada only)

Queer Film Club Feature Selection, July 2021

Theme: Celebrating Drag Art in Film in honour of International Drag Day, July 16th

An exploration of the New York voguing and ball world 25 years after the making of the seminal dragumentary Paris is Burning.

Sara Jordeno, 2016, U.S.A.
100 minutes

CW: Deals with substance abuse issues and sex work
Language: English

Queer Film Club Short Selection, July 2021

Marlon Riggs' (Tongues Untied) avant-garde documentary portrait of Black gay life in 1980s & 1990s America.

Marlon Riggs, 1990, U.S.A.
10 minutes

CW: Deals with racism and homophobia
Language: English

Available on Kanopy (U.S.A., Canada, Australia, U.K., N.Z., free through your public library or educational institution)
Available on The Criterion Channel (U.S.A. & Canada, subscription w/ free trial)
Available on OVID.tv (North America, subscription w/ free trial)

Queer Film Club Feature Selection, June 2021

Theme: Musicals in honour of World Music Day, June 21st

Janelle Monae's self-described "emotion picture" presents a series of dystopian vignettes with themes of sexual liberation and authoritarianism, set to the tune of her genre-bending Grammy-nominated 2016 album of the same name. It is her third acting project after breaking into the film industry with her dazzling performance in Moonlight (2016).

Emma Westenberg, Alan Ferguson, Chuck Lightning, Lacey Duke & Andrew Donoho, 2018, U.S.A.
49 minutes

Language: English

Available on YouTube (free, worldwide)

Queer Film Club Short Selection, June 2021

Non-binary actor Amandla Stenberg, best known for playing Rue in the Hunger Games and for their starring role in The Hate U Give, directed this short queer coming-of-age film when they were just 18.

Amandla Stenberg, 2016, U.S.A.
19 minutes

Language: English

Available on Vimeo (free, worldwide)

Queer Film Club Feature Selection, May 2021

An award-winning Brazilian trans coming-of-age romantic comedy.

Gil Baroni, 2019, Brazil
90 minutes

CW: Deals with bullying and transphobia
Language: Portuguese

Available on Netflix (most regions worldwide, subscription w/ free trial

Queer Film Club Short Selection, May 2021

Suggested by Caden

A sensual and surreal lesbian montage from trailblazing queer video artist Barbara Hammer.

Barbara Hammer, 1974, U.S.A.
4 minutes

No language spoken
CW: graphic nudity and sexual content

Available on Vimeo (free, worldwide)