Lineup announced for QFest Houston’s virtual screenings.
QFest, Houston’s LGBTQ film festival, is going virtual this year, running Sept. 24-28.
The lineup includes six competition feature films, three special features and several shorts. The 24th annual event will be hosted by Cinenso, an online platform specifically designed for film screenings and festivals.
An all-access pass is $20. Individual film tickets can usually be purchased the day of the screening.
Here’s the complete feature lineup:
“5 Minutes Too Late” (Romania): An aggressive investigative reporter and a celebrated but compromised police captain attempt to manipulate the truth surrounding the attack of a young man attending a public LGBT event overrun by violent anti-gay protesters.
“Chasing Paper Birds” (Germany): The lives of three young Berliners collide after a night of excess.
“Gracefully” (Islamic Republic of Iran): An 80year-old dairy farmer recounts his time as a female impersonator before the 1979 Iranian Revolution banned public dancing.
“Khartoum Offside” (Sudan): A group of women in Khartoum are determined to play professional football and become officially recognized as Sudan’s National Woman’s Team.
“Saints” (Argentina): A mysterious stranger seduces his way into the lives of two siblings.
“Women Without Men” (Italy): A young woman’s funeral brings together a disparate group of mourners, and one exposes the disturbing relationship between father and daughter.
“Ask Any Buddy” (U.S.): A collection of 126 adult films, from 19681986, were used to create a “kaleidoscopic” snapshot of urban gay life in the years following the Stonewall Riots. Or at least how it looked in the movies.
“Before the Night Is Over” (U.S.): Samantha Pearl is sent to live with her aunt, who runs a mysterious bordello, where she finds out more about her parents’ death.
“Queer Genius” (U.S.): A portrait of five queer female artists: Barbara Hammer, Eileen Myles, Black Quantum Futurism, Moor Mother and Dynasty Handbag/Jibz Cameron.