An eye for film: NewFest 2024

Opening this year with the romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film festival features over 140 films from 31 countries, screening in theaters across Manhattan and Brooklyn. It includes 25 premiere narrative features, 14 documentary features, nine legacy retrospective features, and more.

55% of the films are directed by female, non-binary, trans, or two-spirit filmmakers, while 66% are directed by people of color. 82% of the lineup is by and about historically underrepresented voices and identities within the LGBTQIA+ community.

The festival lasts from October 10 to 22.

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In the meantime
A poetic, non-linear journey exploring the impact of white supremacy on connections, relationships, and life.

Gondola
Two female cable car operators fall in love as they pass each other in their gondolas.

Bloodbath for Christmas
When true-crime podcaster and detective Lola visits her hometown for the first time since running away and transitioning, local urban legend The Toymaker is the least of her worries. But then the vengeful spirit of the historical killer seemingly rises again.

Extremely unique dynamics
During their last weekend together, two best friends test the boundaries of their friendship while making a double-length meta film.

Emilia Perez
A lawyer receives an offer to help a cartel boss build a new life.

Bird
Twelve-year-old Bailey lives with her single father Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his children and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

A house is not a disco
What if you really did put all the gays on an island? In this vibrant portrait of the queer paradise of Fire Island Pines, past and present blur as the iconic beach town comes together to celebrate its heritage and redefine itself for a new, inclusive era.

Lesvia
The history of the lesbian community that emerged on Lesbos in the 1970s.

Reasons
A group of prisoners re-enact their lives and punishments, alternating between memories and fantasy.

Young hearts
A 14-year-old boy finds himself drawn to his new neighbor, Alexander. He soon realizes that he is truly in love for the first time, but interactions with his friends and family raise more questions than answers.