This year marks the 30th year in which Outfest celebrates the best in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender cinema. To help readers join in the party, Popdecay has compiled a list of free films screening at this year’s event.
If you’re looking for cheap and easy kicks, here a list of four films representing three decades of Queer cinema, all screening for free in West Hollywood at the City Council Chambers in the West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
HOMO PROMO (1993)
Saturday, June 30, 6:00pm
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How were LGBT movies marketed when it was the love that dare not speak its name? Historian and archivist Jenni Olson takes us on a hilarious and occasionally bizarre tour of vintage Hollywood coming-attractions trailers (from the 1940s to the 1980s) that tried to sell “controversial” queer content to straight audiences. 62 minutes. IN PERSON: JENNI OLSON
SHOW ME LOVE (1998)
Saturday, June 30, 8:00pm
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Sixteen-year-old Agnes, a social outsider, has a colossal crush on popular Elin, an explosive bombshell bored with her small-town life. Scr./Dir Lukas Moodysson. 89 min
WORD IS OUT (1978)
Sunday, July 1, 5:00pm
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Restored by the Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT film preservation, this groundbreaking 1978 documentary gave audiences their first look at the day-to-day lives of gay subjects, shattering stereotypes with its humane portrayals. Dir. Mariposa Film Collective. 133 min.
Sunday, July 1, 8:00pm
A THOUSAND CLOUDS OF PEACE (2003)
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This poetic and erotic Mexican import, shot in stunning black-and-white, won acclaim at festivals around the world for its evocative portrayal of a young man whose many encounters with other men cannot relieve his overwhelming sorrow. Scr./Dir. Julián Hernández. 83 min. Spanish with English subtitles.