The Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ + Film Festival today announced a lineup of gala and grassroots events to celebrate its 40th anniversary, which will take place July 14-24 in the Los Angeles area.
The 11-day festival begins with the world premiere of Grammy, Emmy and Tony winning artist Billy Porter at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. everything is possible. Prime Video Original is a gripping teen novel about a raunchy trans girl and a handsome sky boy who are navigating a relationship for another year. Porter will attend the event to receive the Outfest Annual Award 2022.
The festival closes at the Theater at Ace Hotel on July 24 with the world premiere of Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut. ინი Without them. The Blumhouse Production, released by Peacock, is a horror film set in the LGBTQIA + conversion camp in which young residents rally against their advisors as an unidentified killer sets out to find victims.
“What better way to celebrate Outfest LA than to celebrate our 40th anniversary than to honor Billy Porter on our opening night with his incredible directorial debut,” said Damien S., CEO of Outfest. Navarrese. “We are thrilled to host audiences and fans from across the city to celebrate how far cinema and entertainment have come. The works we have created represent more and more styles and genres of adventure from almost every continent, from powerful romantic comedies in which transliteration appeals to the child, to horror films that balance horror and sexuality.
Showcasing bold innovators and cutting-edge creators of LGBTQ experimental media and performance, and celebrating the adventures of rock culture rebels, the festival’s Platinum section will present two inaugural awards. The Platinum Maverick Award will go to Clive Barker, while the rebound artist and director Big Freedia will receive the Platinum Alchemy Maverick Award. The awards recognize her artistry and social justice in making his films.
Opening Gala evening
everything is possible
Directed by Billy Porter
There will be Porter, producer Christine Washon and actors Eva Raine, Abu Bakr Ali, Simon Joy Jones, Kelly Lemor Wilson and Broadway legend Renee Ellie Goldsber.
closing gala
ინი Without them
Directed by John Logan
Logan and actors Kevin Bacon, Theo Germain, Kay Tan, Kerry Preston, Anna Chlumsky and Austin Cruth will participate.
CENTRAL TABLE HERITAGE
Far from the sky
Directed by Todd Haynes
Haynes, producer Christine Washon and star Julianne Moore will be in Q&A.
CENTER OF US
unidentified objects
Directed by Juan Felipe Zuleta
Zuletta, actors Matthew Jeffers and Sarah Hay will appear in person
Documentary center
mom teddy bears
Dir Daresha Ki
Ki and Mama Bears will attend the organization’s address
Platinum Center
HeBGB TV
Dir. Jake McClellan, Adam Lenhart, Eric Griffin
The show will be a terrifying and animated immersive experience.
The full cast of the Outfest Los Angeles 2022 LGBTQ + Film Festival will be revealed in the coming weeks. For more information or tickets, visit OutfestLA.org
Outfest Los Angeles 2022 features Warner Bros. Discovery and IMDb; Premier and Day sponsors are AARP, Amazon Studios, Ammo Creative, CAA, Comcast NBCUniversal, Gilead and The Fight Magazine; And media sponsors are ABC7 Los Angeles, Clear Channel Outdoor, Edge Media, KCET / PBS SoCal, Pride Media, Queerty, Rainbow Media, The Los Angeles Blade, Autostraddle and Variety.
Source: Deadline
