Wicked Queer
Fri, Apr 4 – Sun, Apr 13, 2025
WICKED QUEER is the longest running and largest LGBTQ media event in New England. Now in its 41st year, the festival celebrates work that entertains, enriches, and enlightens all audiences in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied communities. The annual festival screenings showcase international, US, and local film, video, and other media, fostering a greater sense of awareness and community among LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly audiences.
Visit wickedqueer.org for complete details, including screenings at other venues, special event info, and much more! Brattle Passes not accepted.
The Best Friend
- Fri, Apr 4
- Wed, Apr 9
Director: Allan Deberton Run Time: 93 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Starring: Claudia Ohana, Gabriel Fuentes, Gretchen, Leo Bahia, Vinicius Teixeira
US Premiere Screening Friday, April 4, with Additional Screening Wednesday, April 9
Memorabilia
- Fri, Apr 4
Director: Charles Lum, Todd Verow Run Time: 70 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: J.J. Bozeman, James Kleinmann, Jed Ryan, Justin Ivan Brown, Todd Verow
As an older gay man lies dying in a hospital room, he tries to remember all of his...
Fallen Fruit
- Sat, Apr 5
Director: Chris Molina Run Time: 90 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adrian Menendez, Austin Cassel, Krystal Millie Valdes, Nicole Quintana, Ramiro Batista
A heartbroken 20-something reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Miami, where he’s forced to reevaluate his relationships...
#300letters
- Sat, Apr 5
Director: Lucas Santa Ana Run Time: 91 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Bruno Giganti, Cristian Mariani, Franco Mosqueiras, Gastón Frías, Jorge Thefs
US Premiere
The Visitor
- Sat, Apr 5
Director: Bruce LaBruce Run Time: 101 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Amy Kingsmill, Bishop Black, Kurtis Lincoln, Macklin Kowal, Ray Filar
Sex has no borders
Interwoven
- Sun, Apr 6
Run Time: 89 min.
Queer Muslim & SWANA Voices • Short Film Program
Rains Over Babel
- Sun, Apr 6
Director: Gala del Sol Run Time: 111 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Felipe Aguilar Rodríguez, Jhon Narváez, John Alex Castillo, Saray Nohemi Rebolledo Ospino, Sofia Buenaventura
Festival Spotlight
Sandbag Dam
- Sun, Apr 6
Director: Cejen Cernek Canak Run Time: 88 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: Serbian with English subtitles
Starring: Andrija Žunac, Franka Mikolaci, Lav Novosel, Leon Grgic, Tanja Smoje
US Premiere • Screening with 'Who Raised You'
Trans Memoria
- Mon, Apr 7
Director: Victoria Verseau Run Time: 72 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024 Language: French, Swedish and English with English subtitles
Starring: Aamina Larsson, Athena Love, Victoria Verseau
Screening with 'Finding My Voice'
I’m Your Venus
- Mon, Apr 7
Director: Kimberly Reed Run Time: 85 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Venus Xtravaganza
Festival Spotlight
Theorem
- Tue, Apr 8
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 1968 Language: Italian with English subtitles
Starring: Andrés José Cruz Soublette, Anne Wiazemsky, Massimo Girotti, Silvana Mangano, Terence Stamp
Throwback from 1968
Pooja, Sir
- Wed, Apr 9
Director: Deepak Rauniyar Run Time: 118 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024 Language: Nepali, Hindi & Mathili with English subtitles
Starring: Aarti Mandal, Asha Magrati, Dayahang Rai, Nikita Chandak, Reecha Sharma
US Premiere
Beyond Kinsmen – Men Searching for Love, Understanding, and Revenge
- Thu, Apr 10
Run Time: 93 min.
Mens Shorts Program
Some Nights I Feel Like Walking
- Thu, Apr 10
Director: Petersen Vargas Run Time: 103 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024 Language: Tagalog with English subtitles
Starring: Argel Saycon, Gold Aceron, Jomari Angeles, Miguel Odron, Tommy Alejandrino
A band of street hustlers brave the dark corners of the Manila night time and into the outskirts...
Sisters
- Fri, Apr 11
Director: Susie Yankou Run Time: 88 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Anna Garcia, Kausar Mohammed, Pam Murphy, Peter Banifaz, Shila Ommi
Screening with 'Uncomfy'
Reset
- Fri, Apr 11
Director: Patricia Ryczko Run Time: 95 min. Format: DCP Language: Polish with English subtitles
Starring: Julia Polaczek, Karolina Micula, Kasia Borek
US Premiere
Laugh, Cry, and Embrace the Chaos
- Sat, Apr 12
Run Time: 106 min.
A Collection of Unforgettable Comedy Shorts
The Brooklyn Butcher
- Sat, Apr 12
Director: Joshua R. Pangborn, Stuart Kiczek Run Time: 105 min. Format: DCP
Starring: Alexander Colon, Alexander Dorf, Alvin Christmas, Andrew Carter, Anthony J. Smith
Amidst the backdrop of a serial killer terrifying the city, the residents of a Brooklyn apartment building learn...
The Rebrand
- Sat, Apr 12
Director: Kaye Adelaide Run Time: 79 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Andi E McQueen, Nancy Webb, Naomi Silver-Vézina
Screening with 'Thank You'
Uncharted Desires
- Sun, Apr 13
Outerlands
- Sun, Apr 13
Director: Elena Oxman Run Time: 100 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
Starring: Asia Kate Dillon, Daniel K. Isaac, Lea DeLaria, Louisa Krause, Ridley Asha Bateman
Festival Spotlight
WQ:41 GTFO
- Sun, Apr 13