Film-Forward

GLBT

Our Son

A drama that centers almost equally on a custody battle between two men and the divorce that sets the action in motion.

Strange Way of Life/The Human Voice | NYFF 2023

Pedro Almodóvar’s 31-minute Western-cum-queer-love-story is on a double-bill with The Human Voice.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Based on a popular young adult novel, the adaptation is a sensitively drawn coming-of-age tale of friendship and a potential romantic relationship between two Mexican American teens in late 1980s El Paso.

Mutt

The eventful day in the life of a twenty-something trans man living in Brooklyn.

Kokomo City

With authenticity and a dash of the irreverent, the documentary gathers testimonies from four Black trans sex workers from Atlanta and New York.

Blue Jean

Georgia Oakley’s debut film traces a young woman’s journey out of the closet, with Margaret Thatcher–era anti-gay legislation rumbling in the background.

Punch

A sensitive portrayal of rural New Zealand life, teeming with themes of masculinity, angst, and sexual exploration.

Of an Age

A modest, occasionally moving coming-of-age tale of a transient gay relationship in 1999.

1946, Queen of the Deuce, Casa Susanna | DOC NYC 2022

Three films offer fascinating looks at recent times or, in the case of one documentary, the ancient past, with two of three winning top festival prizes.