HIGHLIGHTS: September 2026 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

A showcase of the best LGBTQ+ films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS (from Feedback Film Festival): Best Short Film: Topless Best Micro-Short Film: Swoletarian Best Direction: boysick Best Story: Bleach Burns Best Performances: Death By Chocolate Best Visual Design: The Kiss of Judas Best Music Video: Good Stuff boysick, 26min., France Directed by… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: September 2026 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

HIGHLIGHTS: August 2026 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

A showcase of the best LGBTQ+ films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS (from Feedback Film Festival): Best Film: GETTING OFF THE WHEEL Best Direction: DIFFERENT WORLDS SUMMER HEAT Getting Off The Wheel, 49min., Singapore Directed by Ming Kwang Hun, Jeremy Ho, Gary Thong Ten Days. Ten Lives. One Take. In search of Freedom.… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: August 2026 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

SUMMER 2026 LGBTQ+ Festival Screenplay Winners & Honorable Mentions

The LGBTQ+ Festival had a surplus of submissions fo the first half of the season. Enclosed is the list of WINNERS, who had a best scene of their screenplay performed by professional actors and made into a video. Plus, the honorable mentions, who although they didn’t formally win at the festival, are a group of… Continue reading SUMMER 2026 LGBTQ+ Festival Screenplay Winners & Honorable Mentions

LGBTQ+ Festival Feature Script: Beyond the Arc, by David Mills

In a devout Kentucky town where masculinity and reputation define belonging, high school basketball star Brady Miller has his future mapped out—until his growing feelings for his best friend and teammate, Josh, begin to surface. When a private moment crosses an unspoken line, the fallout is immediate and brutal, fracturing their relationship and exposing Brady… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival Feature Script: Beyond the Arc, by David Mills

LGBTQ+ Festival Feature Script: Cameron Loves…, by David Mills

Eighteen-year-old Zach Gamble is the star of a hit teen sitcom, known to millions as the charming, effortless “Cameron Love.” Off-camera, however, Zach feels increasingly disconnected from both his public image and himself. When a fan’s letter about struggling with identity unsettles him, Zach begins to question the version of himself he’s been performing for… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival Feature Script: Cameron Loves…, by David Mills

LGBTQ+ Festival Short Script: Dani, by Patrick C Clinton, Ny’Jayda Jones

In the aftermath of a brutal attack in a bar parking lot, Danielle “Dani” Scott refuses to see herself as broken, despite a world determined to convince her she needs fixing. As her girlfriend Celeste lies unconscious in a hospital bed, Dani begins to spiral. Haunted by the event and suffocated by a mother who… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival Short Script: Dani, by Patrick C Clinton, Ny’Jayda Jones

HIGHLIGHTS: July 2026 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

A showcase of the best LGBTQ+ films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS (from Feedback Film Festival): Best Feature Film: XENA: No Apologies Best Short Film: GOSSAMER Best Direction: RADICAL HARMONIES (a LEGACY film) Best Social Awareness Film: MARIE / TOWNHALL OF CARDS Best Documentary Film: LUIS AT HOME Best Story: OUT OF CHECKLIST… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: July 2026 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Filmmaker Interviews from the LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Interview with Filmmaker Lamont Nathaniel Gibson (SILENT PULL)https://festivalreviews.org/2025/10/14/interview-with-filmmaker-lamont-nathaniel-gibson-silent-pull/ SILENT PULL, 11min., USADirected by Lamont Nathaniel GibsonA Black queer man navigates unreciprocated intimacy and the emotional cost of longing, as systemic pressures push his vulnerabilities into transactional spaces. Interview with Filmmaker Noely Mendoza (SUGAR BEACH) Interview with Producer Patrisse Cullors (CLOSE TO HOME)https://festivalreviews.org/2025/10/14/interview-with-producer-patrisse-cullors-close-to-home/ Close to Home, 32min., USADirected by… Continue reading Filmmaker Interviews from the LGBTQ+ Film Festival