Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival

Queer Thursdays Presents… FUORI Screening Thursday, October 10, 2026, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio Presented by: Cinestudio with support from the Cesare Barbieri Endowment for Italian Culture and The Italian Resource Center at Central Connecticut State University. Acclaimed Italian filmmaker Mario Martone brings to the screen an intimate and deeply human s

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Queer Thursdays Presents… THE CHRISTOPHERS Screening Thursday, July 9, 2026, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio Synopsis: A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a

Queer Thursdays Presents… LEVITICUS Screening Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio Synopsis: Two star-crossed teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other. A haunting and sensitive feature directorial debut from writer-director Adrian Chiarella, Leviticus promises a new, poi

Queer Thursdays Presents… PILLION Screening Thursday, April 9, 2026, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio Synopsis: In his unorthodox queer romance, first-time feature director Harry Lighton has fashioned something highly improbable: a film about a sadomasochistic relationship that is both transgressive and disarming. Harry Melling plays the mild Colin, whose gayn

EDWARD II Part of GLITTER & ASH: A DEREK JARMAN RETROSPECTIVE FILM SERIES, Co-Presented by Out Film CT Screening Saturday, April 18, 2026, 2:00 PM @ The Wadsworth Synopsis: Derek Jarman’s radical adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s 1594 play reframes a medieval power struggle through a boldly contemporary lens. As King Edward II’s love for Gaveston

SEBASTIANE Part of GLITTER & ASH: A DEREK JARMAN RETROSPECTIVE FILM SERIES, Co-Presented by Out Film CT Screening Saturday, April 18, 2026, 7:00 PM @ The Wadsworth Synopsis: Set in a remote Roman outpost and spoken entirely in Latin, Sebastiane reimagines the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian as a charged exploration of power, desire, faith, and resista

WAR REQUIEM Part of GLITTER & ASH: A DEREK JARMAN RETROSPECTIVE FILM SERIES, Co-Presented by Out Film CT Screening Sunday, April 19, 2026, 2:00 PM @ The Wadsworth Synopsis: A cinematic interpretation of Benjamin Britten’s monumental composition, War Requiem brings together music, poetry, and imagery to confront the human cost of war, interweaving t

Queer Thursdays Presents… MOTHER MARY Screening Thursday, May 14, 2026, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio Synopsis: Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance. Director David Lowery |

Queer Thursdays Presents… REBEL DYKES Screening Thursday, February 12, 2026, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio Synopsis: Rebel Dykes returns in all its ass-kicking, leather-wearing glory. The documentary follows a tight-knit group of friends who met at Greenham Common peace camp and went on to become artists, performers, musicians and activists in London.