Wicked Queer
Friday, April 3 – Sunday, April 12
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.
At the Place of Ghosts
Director: Bretten Hannam Run Time: 81 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026 Language: English and Mi'kmaq
Starring: Blake Alec Miranda, Brandon Oakes, Forrest Goodluck, Glen Gould, Tanchay Redvers
Haunted by the past, siblings Mise’l and Antle are destined to reunite and join forces against a dark...
Body Blow
Director: Dean Francis Run Time: 99 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
Starring: Chris Haywood, Paul Capsis, Sacha Horler, Tim Pocock, Tom Rodgers
A dirty cop. A deadly twink. A web of lust and betrayal.
Bouchra
Director: Meriem Bennani, Orian Barki Run Time: 83 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: English, French, Arabic
Starring: Ariana Faye Allensworth, Fayçal Azizi, Hassan Hamdani, Meriem Bennani, Orian Barki
Bouchra, a 35-year-old Moroccan coyote in New York documents her long-distance relationship with her mother in Casablanca, as...
Blood Lines
Director: Gail Maurice Run Time: 89 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: English and Michif
Starring: Dana Solomon, Derica Lafrance, Gail Maurice, Margaret Maurice, Tamara Podemski
Blood Lines is a lesbian romance wrapped up in a celebration of Métis culture — with dialogue in...
Old Endings, New Beginnings: Queer Asian Stories
Run Time: 91 min.
Queer Asian Shorts Program
Tender Revolutions: Queer SWANA Stories
Run Time: 109 min.
Queer SWANA Short Film Program
By Hook or By Crook
Director: Harry Dodge, Silas Howard Run Time: 98 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 2001
Starring: Cash Askew, Harry Dodge, Joan Jett, Silas Howard, Stanya Kahn
2001 Throwback! 4K Restoration!
A Useful Ghost
Director: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Run Time: 130 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: Thai with English subtitles
Starring: Apasiri Nitibhon, Davika Hoorne, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Homhuan, Witsarut Himmarat
Love sucks.
Jaripeo
Director: Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig Run Time: 71 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Efraín Mojica
A journey to the hypermasculine rodeos of Michoacán state in Mexico delves into the subconscious of memory, queer...
Uchronia
Director: Fil Ieropoulos Run Time: 97 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026 Language: French, English
Starring: Flomaria Papadaki, Kristof Lamp, Macklin Kowal, Marissa Triantafyllidou, Marlo Mortimer
US Premiere! Parallel histories of queer revolt
Dreamers
Director: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Run Time: 79 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
Starring: Aiysha Hart, Ann Akinjirin, Diana Yekinni, Harriet Webb, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
Freedom is elusive, love is eternal.
The Little Sister
Director: Hafsia Herzi Run Time: 107 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025 Language: French, Arabic
Starring: Amina Ben Mohamed, Melissa Guers, Nadia Melliti, Park Ji-min, Rita Benmannana
Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with...
Kings Come Get Your Flowers
Run Time: 101 min.
Mens Shorts Program
Son of Sara
Director: Houston Bone Run Time: 85 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
A pregnant woman, haunted by strange urges and visions, accepts an invitation to dinner that spirals into a...
Blowie
Director: altSHIFT Run Time: 75 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
Starring: Bishop Black, Clark Lewis, Gabriel Cross, Kali Sudhra, Kayden Gray
A group of sex workers rent a mansion in the middle of nowhere to shoot OnlyFans content. After...
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Director: Diego Céspedes Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Claudia Cabezas, Luis Dubó, Matías Catalán, Paula Dinamarca, Tamara Cortés
Set in a remote Chilean mining town in 1982, Diego Céspedes’ dazzling debut feature follows young Lidia, who...
Unruly & Unfiltered
The Divine Tragedy
Director: Sergio Tovar Velarde Run Time: 101 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Artús Chávez, Christian Ramos, Eduardo España, Helena Puig, Pablo Gómez
World Premiere! Anything but gray
Drunken Noodles
Director: Lucio Castro Run Time: 81 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
Starring: Céline Costa, Ezriel Kornel, Joel Isaac, Laith Khalifeh, Matthew Risch
Adnan, a young art student, arrives in New York to spend the summer in an apartment. He interns...
GTFO: Out of Body and Out of This World
Run Time: 92 min.
Short Film Program
Up & Coming — Drawn Together
Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Director: Louise Weard Run Time: 126 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026
Starring: Avalon Fast, Dionne Copland, Henri Gillespi, Louise Weard, Sepi Mashiahof
US Premiere!