Kingston's Reelout Queer Film Festival is back for its 22nd year as the ReelOutario Virtual Queer Film Festival! With 68 films and 19 individual programs from 18 countries spread over 8 days, this year's festival offers something for everyone interested in films that focus on sexual orientation, gender, age, ability, health, race, cultural, class and religion around the globe. So pop your popcorn, get comfy, and get your tickets for this hopeful, positive, and emotionally-rewarding festival experience, which begins on January 29! In the meantime, check out these recommendations from our collection to get you in the mood!
The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures
In this graphic memoir, the young creator of Netflix' She-Ra and the Princesses of Power learns to love art, others, and herself.
Just Friends
You're sure to love this romantic comedy about a love affair between two young men from mixed backgrounds... and their clashes with their mothers!
Patsy
From Jamaica to New York City, Patsy takes a compassionate and complex look at sexuality, motherhood, and illegal immigration.
Rafiki
When love blossoms between stylish and vibrant young Nairobians, Kena and Ziki, the two are forced to choose between happiness and safety.
A Brief History of My Body
An incisive and moving collection of essays and vignettes on grief, colonial violence, joy, love, and queerness from the youngest ever Griffin Prize Winner.
Marilyn
Marcos, a teenage farm worker, discovers his sexuality and becomes the target of both human desire and discrimination.
Fairest: A Memoir
This LGBTQ2+ activist's bold memoir deftly explores their experiences with immigration and transition.
Appropriate Behavior
In this irreverent comedy, Shirin is struggling to be an ideal Persian daughter, a politically correct bisexual, and a hip young Brooklynite.
Sontag: Her Life and Work
In this important biography, Moser explores the great critic's complex relationship to her sexuality among other aspects of her rich life and body of work.
A Fantastic Woman
After her lover dies, a transgender woman fights against his relatives to keep the life they had been building together.
The Death of Vivek Oji
A beautiful and heartbreaking tale of grief, identity, and acceptance explored from the many perspectives of an multigenerational Nigerian family
Anchor and Hope
In this emotive comedy, a lesbian couple's plan to solicit a friend to be their sperm donor brings surprising changes for all three of them.
A Home at the End of the World
Set amidst the AIDS crisis, three polyamourous friends create a family in this tender novel by the Pullitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours.
