Riot
Australia • 2017 • 106 minutes
Director: Jeffrey Walker
QUEER CINEMA TODAY
Set in Sydney in the 1970s, this rousing drama takes us behind the scenes of the struggle for LGBTQ rights that culminated in the watershed and violent Mardi Gras celebration that became Australia’s Stonewall. It’s the Aussie When We Rise.
Friday, January 11 • 9:00 am • Camelot
Sunday, January 13 • 7:00 pm • Camelot
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Cities of Last Things
Taiwan • 2018 • 107 minutes
Director: Ho Wi Ding
WORLD CINEMA NOW
U.S. Premiere
Director Wi Ding Ho travels backward in time in this three-part film, each segment revealing the shocking events that ruined a Taipei cop’s life and left him hopeless and intent on revenge in a bleak, dystopian society of the future.
Friday, January 11 • 4:00 pm • Camelot
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Core of the World
Russia • 2018 • 124 minutes
Director: Natalia Meschaninova
WORLD CINEMA NOW
A young man from a troubled background works as a vet at a training facility for hunting dogs in provincial Russia in this beautiful, naturalistic film about the need for belonging and acceptance.
Fri, January 11 • 12:30 pm • Mary Pickford
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Light in the Water
USA • 2018 • 75 minutes
Director: Lis Bartlett
QUEER CINEMA TODAY
The West Hollywood Aquatics Club was the first openly gay swim and water polo club. Formed in 1982, it went on to shatter both world records and homophobic stereotypes. This empowering chronicle is a deep, fresh dive into four decades of LGBTQ history.
Fri, January 11 • 2:30 pm • Camelot
Sun, January 13 • 4:30 pm • Camelot
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The Quake
Norway • 2018 • 105 minutes
Director: John Andreas Anderson
QUEER CINEMA TODAY
Three years after surviving a tsunami in 2015’s The Wave, down-and-out geologist Kristian Eikjord returns to warn a skeptical Oslo of an impending catastrophic earthquake as he attempts to keep his own loved ones safe in this smart, character-focused thrill ride.
Fri, January 11 • 1:00 pm • PS High School
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The Quietude
Argentina • 2018 • 117 minutes
Director: Pablo Trapero
QUEER CINEMA TODAY
U.S. Premiere
When Eugenia and Mia’s father has a stroke, the elder daughter is forced to return to La Quietud, the family ranch in Argentina. Along with their mother, they will have to face long held resentments and family secrets to be able to come together.
Fri, January 11 • 5:00 pm • Camelot
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Rafiki
Kenya • 2018 • 82 minutes
Director: Wanuri Kahiu
THE GAY! LA
In this candy-colored and dynamic lesbian romance, Kena and Ziki must navigate their blossoming relationship within their narrow-minded Kenyan hometown.
Fri, January 11 • 9:30 am • Mary Pickford
Sun, January 13 • 5:00 pm • Regal
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The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
USA • 2018 • 88 minutes
Director: Henry Dunham
WORLD CINEMA NOW
A few men who belong to a militia try to suss out the culprit in a police shooting that threatens them all. Ex-cop Gannon (James Badge Dale) and the others are in for a dark twist in this gritty feature film.
Fri, January 11 • 7:00 pm • PS High School
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We Are the Heat
Colombia • 2018 • 104 minutes
Director: Jorge Navas
WORLD CINEMA NOW
North American Premiere
In the violent Colombian city of Buenaventura, lifelong friends Harvey, Freddy, Baby and Caleñito are the undisputed kings of hip-hop dance, but when the local drug trade tightens around them, they must decide between the pull of the streets and their dreams.
Fri, January 11 • 7:30 pm • Mary Pickford
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