NewFest, the 32nd annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival will be going forward as a streaming and drive-in theater event. This New York celebration of queer stories and storytellers will feature over one hundred films from across the globe, virtual social conversations and panels that will be available to anyone in the U.S. for the first time.
The Opening Night film on October 16th will be the latest from Francis Lee (the director behind "God's Own Country" which has been dubbed a British "Brokeback Mountain"), "Ammonite". The screening will be held at the Queens Drive-In at Corona Park and this 19th century-set romantic-drama stars Oscar-winner, Kate Winslet as an unasuming fossil hunter along the English coastline of Lyme Regis. Having to rely on wealthy tourists for financial support, she ends up caring for a young wife (played by multiple Oscar-nominee, Saoirse Ronan) who is recovering from a personal tragedy. These very different women find an unexpected connection and begin a passionate love affair that will change their lives forever. Ms Winslet will present Mr. Lee (virtually, of course) with the first NewFest World Queer Visionary Award prior to screening.
Many of films that will be shown at NewFest are award winners from this year's Outfest Los Angeles like "Minyan", "Los Fuertes (The Strong Ones)", "Shiva Baby", "Cowboys" and the documentaries, "Your Mother’s Comfort" and "Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story".
"No Hard Feelings", which won the Outfest Grand Jury Prize for Best International Narrative screenplay, is the Closing Night film and will stream on October 27th. Writer-director Faraz Shariat's feature debut follows a young, second-generation Iranian-German (Benjamin Radjaipour) living with his conservative family. Working at a refugee center, he begins to explore a queer social life, only to discover that one of his new friends will soon be deported.
But there are some new titles that will be screened which includes, "Keith Haring: Street Art Boy", a documentary that looks at the iconic NYC graffiti artist that features never-before-heard audio and new interviews; "Killing Patient Zero", a fascinating doc that takes apart the myth of the gay French-Canadian flight attendant scapegoated for singlehandedly spreading the AIDS epidemic to North America; the latest from celebrated French auteur, François Ozon, "Summer of '85" which explores the story of two teenage boys who meet and begin a life-changing summer on the coast of Normandy; "Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back", an intimate and honest look at the legendary Broadway performer’s life that also examines his complicated relationship with his brother, the late Gregory Hines and features interviews with fellow theater dance legends, Chita Rivera and Debbie Allen (who was an executive producer on this project); and "Sublet" from the Israeli filmmaker, Eytan Fox ("Yossi & Jagger", "Walk on Water") which is a comedy-drama about a New York Times travel writer (Tony Award-winner, John Benjamin Hickey) on assignment in Tel Aviv and when he arrives at his short-term rental, he discovers that a handsome young tenant (Niv Nissim) is still occupying the space.
For the complete list of films, venues and to purchase virtual passes and tickets, please click below:
Many of films that will be shown at NewFest are award winners from this year's Outfest Los Angeles like "Minyan", "Los Fuertes (The Strong Ones)", "Shiva Baby", "Cowboys" and the documentaries, "Your Mother’s Comfort" and "Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story".
"No Hard Feelings", which won the Outfest Grand Jury Prize for Best International Narrative screenplay, is the Closing Night film and will stream on October 27th. Writer-director Faraz Shariat's feature debut follows a young, second-generation Iranian-German (Benjamin Radjaipour) living with his conservative family. Working at a refugee center, he begins to explore a queer social life, only to discover that one of his new friends will soon be deported.
But there are some new titles that will be screened which includes, "Keith Haring: Street Art Boy", a documentary that looks at the iconic NYC graffiti artist that features never-before-heard audio and new interviews; "Killing Patient Zero", a fascinating doc that takes apart the myth of the gay French-Canadian flight attendant scapegoated for singlehandedly spreading the AIDS epidemic to North America; the latest from celebrated French auteur, François Ozon, "Summer of '85" which explores the story of two teenage boys who meet and begin a life-changing summer on the coast of Normandy; "Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back", an intimate and honest look at the legendary Broadway performer’s life that also examines his complicated relationship with his brother, the late Gregory Hines and features interviews with fellow theater dance legends, Chita Rivera and Debbie Allen (who was an executive producer on this project); and "Sublet" from the Israeli filmmaker, Eytan Fox ("Yossi & Jagger", "Walk on Water") which is a comedy-drama about a New York Times travel writer (Tony Award-winner, John Benjamin Hickey) on assignment in Tel Aviv and when he arrives at his short-term rental, he discovers that a handsome young tenant (Niv Nissim) is still occupying the space.
For the complete list of films, venues and to purchase virtual passes and tickets, please click below:
2020 NewFest LGBTQ Film Festival
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