Film-Forward

GLBT

All Male, All Nude: Johnsons

The dancers at Johnsons strip club know how to put on a proper striptease, and they sure give those polls a workout.

Vita & Virginia

If it cannot quite convey the emotional and intellectual excitement of a forbidden love affair, Chanya Button’s film attractively showcases it.

End of the Century

Debut director Lucio Castro captures the deliberate rhythms of a life lived in the moment.

Cassandro, the Exotico!

An openly gay Mexican wrestler’s life in the ring confronts a ticking clock.

The Queen

Take a look into the world that gave rise to Pose and RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community

The restored documentary takes viewers back to the early 20th century before the pivotal riots in the summer of 1969.

The Lavender Scare

This much-needed history lesson gives an eye-opening look at a little-known period of discrimination.

Documentary Roundup | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Among the entries are films focusing on the nation’s LGBTQ community; in particular, the recent attacks on their rights. How they choose to respond is the point of one especially compelling documentary.

Rafiki

A story of forbidden teenage lesbian love across class lines in Kenya, it has drawn attention for an attempted ban by the Kenyan government.