Starring: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Gunner Hansen, Jim Siedow, Edwin Neal, Teri McMinn, John Dugan, Paul A. Partain

The Future of Film is Female presents a special screening of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE with a special focus on editor/assistant director Sallye Richardson. To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

At fifty years old, the TCSM is one of the most iconic films from the 20th century but little is known about its editor and assistant director, Sallye Richardson. Before the screening, The FOFIF will highlight her contribution to the film and urge the audience to consider its editing while watching.

“Chain Saw was made in editing. It wasn’t a case of a scene in the screenplay being ‘x’ pages long — the scenes were as long as they were supposed to be, it was instinctive.” –Sallye Richardson, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Companion, 2003

Brunch will be served at this screening, as it often is in the show, so come hungry!

The Peabody Award-winning and critically acclaimed third and final season of the HBO Original comedy series SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, starring, written, and executive produced by comedian and singer Bridget Everett returns Sunday, October 27th (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

From Mighty Mint, Duplass Brothers Productions, and executive producers Bridget Everett, Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, the series follows Sam (Everett), a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggling to fit the hometown mold. Grappling with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders who don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere. In season three, we see growth against all odds.

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE is co-created and executive produced by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen; starring and executive produced by Bridget Everett; executive produced by Carolyn Strauss for Mighty Mint, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn for Duplass Brothers Productions, and Tyler Romary; produced by Shuli Harel. Season 3 is written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett, Lisa Kron, and Lennon Parham, and directed by Jay Duplass, Robert Cohen, and Lennon Parham.

Panelists:
Bridget Everett, Stars as Sam, Writer, EP
Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen, Co-creators, Writers, EPs
Jeff Hiller, Stars as Joel
Mary Catherine Garrison, Stars as Tricia
Tim Bagley, Stars as Brad
Murray Hill, Stars as Fred Rococo

Queer people are time travelers. As a group that is constantly changing and growing, we are in daily communion with those that paved the way for us. This shorts program pays homage to the distinct relationship that queer people have with the past—both our own personal histories and our collective history.

Young Claude
Adithi Chandrashekar, Jerre Dye
13 min
While visiting their hometown grocery store, Claude is catapulted back to a pivotal childhood visit to that same market with their larger-than-life Dad. Memory knits the past to the present as Young Claude discovers that their hero is also human. YOUNG CLAUDE explores the complex relationship between father and child, the simple pleasures of youth, and the profound and sensory nature of grief.

The Callers
Lindsey Dryden
20 min
A love letter to queer possibility, THE CALLERS moves through time and around the UK to tell the intimate stories of people who have called Switchboard LGBT, England’s oldest LGBTQ+ phone helpline for over 50 years, seeking guidance on everything from where to find the nearest leather bar to how to come out, impress a new lover or mend a broken heart.

Queer
Michael LaRocco
5 min
A gay man grapples with the fallout from being arrested in a gay bar in the backdrop of pre-Stonewall America.

Grace
Natalie Jasmine Harris
14 min
Sixteen-year-old Grace prepares for her baptism in the rural 1950’s South. When she learns she must repent before the ritual, Grace contemplates her romantic feelings toward her best friend Louise.

Joan the Kid
Grace Hackney, Kat Silverosa
13 min
When her detention project comes to life, Jo is taken on a whirlwind trip through history by the not-so-saintly Saint, Joan of Arc.

The Invincibles
Suzie Léger, Noemi Sophia James
10 min
Amidst the somber era of the rising National Socialism, a fervent bond evolves between Nelly, a Jewish artist, and Eugenie, her muse and paramour. They valiantly confront the looming threat by safeguarding their artistry and individuality, boldly resisting oppressive forces.

The Remaining Sundays
Manolo Pavón
17 min
August 1993. Dani has just turned 13. His family moves to a house in the suburbs. The discovery of an abandoned box in his new closet takes Dani to Miguel, a much-needed example missing in his life.

Two friends—self-proclaimed movie nerds and unabashed potheads—decide to make a film together. Embracing a vast array of storytelling tropes, EXTREMELY UNIQUE DYNAMIC creates a sharply satirical look at the current state of filmmaking and content-craving Hollywood. The jokes come hard and fast but the heart of the film lies in the affectionate camaraderie between the two leads. Marked by deft and charismatic performances, snappy and hilarious dialogue, and an insider’s knowledge of the film industry, this sly stoner romp is uproariously funny and exactingly critical—it loves filmmaking too much to not see its foibles.

“What TOP did you wanna wear after TOP surgery?” That’s the sincere question posed by filmmaker Ames Pennington, posing as a deadpan TV host, as they barrel into the homes of interviewees in a desperate attempt to make their first trans friend. This brash, satirical faux documentary nods to early aughts reality shows such as “MTV Cribs,” leading to a campy and chaotic romp that sparkles with affirmation for the trans-masc experience.

In this festive nightmare, sharp-witted true crime podcaster Lola returns to her conservative hometown for the first time since transitioning. Her Christmas homecoming is fraught with tension as she confronts both the ghosts of her past and a far more sinister horror in the present: a vengeful serial killer emerging from the grave to wreak havoc on the entire town. With each murder more grotesque than the last, Lola must unearth the killer’s dark secrets before her Christmas turns into a massacre. Australian talent Alice Maio Mackay (SO VAM, T BLOCKERS) returns with her fifth feature, completed at the age of 18 and edited by the remarkable Vera Drew (THE PEOPLE’S JOKER). Resourcefully low-budget, CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS delivers a thrilling and chilling trans horror that will captivate all audiences.

Showcasing trans films that shatter expectations, this radical program reveals the power of our trans and gender non-conforming community as their stories unfold in vibrant New York City nightlife, gender reveal parties, futuristic T4T cities and post-apocalyptic and mythological worlds. Spotlighting bold, unapologetic narratives where trans characters take center stage, these films reveal unique and defiant stories of perseverance and transformation.

Chloe and Jame
Drew Burnett Gregory
7 min
Two transfeminine people confront their personal history and the histories that shaped them.

Thigh Rise
Maz Murray
15 min
When sad trans guy Paul falls from his tower block window, he realizes he’s been living inside the boot of a giant, beautiful trans woman.

Annarchy Artist
Tempest Creation
9 min
Annarchy Artist is a short documentary that observes a day in the life of the eponymous performer as she unveils the childhood roots of her artistic practice as a nightlife gogo dancer and drag queen.

Candyland
David Gil
12 min
An American teenager, conditioned to view gun violence as a game, and his trans mother, who is struggling with access to hormones face the challenges of an inevitable adrenaline crash and their own addictive tendencies on their journey to Candyland.

Saturn Rising
Tiare Ribeaux, Jody Stillwater
11 min
In a poetic mix of dance, visual narrative, performance, and documentary, Saturn Risin9 follows queer performance artist Saturn on their return home to the Bay Area. We follow their journey of perseverance centering self discovery, affirmation, healing and creative expansion poetically told through fantastical imagery and non-linear narrative.

Notes on a Siren
Justice Jamal Jones
12 min
In short film Notes on a Siren, director Justice Jamal Jones transforms the myth of the Siren and the Sailor through the lens of Black queerness and transness – set against the backdrop of Palm Heights in the Cayman Islands.

February Fourteenth
Ezri Appel
10 min
Vignettes of trans life and love on Valentine’s Day among a close-knit group of partners and friends in Brooklyn, NY.

Binderburn
Atlas Acopian
1 min I burned my binder to celebrate getting top surgery.

Gender Reveal
Mo Matton
13 min
Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realizes that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question.

The New Voices Filmmaker Grant, in partnership with Netflix, was launched in 2022 to provide resources for emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers. For the third year, NewFest is excited to celebrate the grant recipients of this program with a screening of their recent short films. Join us as we share the auspicious work from 2024 grantees Apa Agbayani, Angalis Field, Clementine Narcisse and Cai Thomas, and hear what’s to come in their future projects and emerging careers.

The Dalles
Angalis Field
12 min
After a handsome cyclist passes through and asks for directions to a local cruising site, Cam takes it as an invitation to follow him.

Bust
Angalis Field
11 min
A trans cop with the NYPD goes undercover to make a drug bust.

Blue Moon Angels
Clementine Narcisse
10 min
Dom, a lonely teenage girl, continuously helps cover up the murderous acts committed by her classmate and crush, Nora. As Dom helps Nora cover up another dead body, she finally decides to confess her feelings to Nora.

Girl Blunt
Clementine Narcisse
11 min
Two young women decide to use their newly found drug-dealing business to get revenge against a conniving man of their past.

Queenie
Cai Thomas
19 min
Queenie, a 73-year-young Black Lesbian and resident of the Marcy projects, navigates applying for the Stonewall Houses, NYC’s first LGBT Elder affordable housing.

Somewhere All the Boys Are Birds
Apa Agbayani
11 min
Benjie’s obsession with long-dead movie star Jaime Reyes leads him to the rooftop where the actor took his own life. Here, he summons Jaime’s ghost for a conversation.

When the House Lights Come On
Apa Agbayani
14 min
In 2044, a middle-aged gay man finds himself ageing out of the Manila rave scene. A chance encounter with a mischievous ex-lover changes the tune of his last dance.

Join us for our fourth-annual Film Feast and savor the 25th anniversary of a contemporary classic paired with a thematically curated multi-course meal, all while enjoying a large glass of red wine for a bloody good time!

Featuring one of the most beautiful casts ever assembled, director Anthony Minghella’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s lavish novel follows budding sociopath Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) after he is hired by the wealthy father of a recent Princeton grad to go to Italy and convince his son Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) to return home.

Don’t miss this chance to sip and dine along to this delicious, delirious melodrama, also featuring indelible performances from Damon, Law, and Academy Award® winners Gwyneth Paltrow, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Cate Blanchett.

MENU

Antipasti: Popcorn
Oregano & thyme infused olive oil, crispy prosciutto, asiago, fried capers, red pepper powder

Le Colture Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut DOCG “”Fagher”” NV

Primi: Amalfi Coast
Lobster risotto, saffron, mussels
Cuoppo di calamari, lemon

Val di Toro “”Auramaris”” Vermentino Maremma DOC 2021

Segundi: Rome
Pasta alla Gricia, linguine, guanciale
Pizza bianca al taglio, garlic, rosemary, bechamel

Tenuta di Fiorano “”Fioranello Rosso”” Lazio IGT 2020

Dolce: Venice
Fritole alla Veneziana, fried dough, grappa soaked raisins, pine nuts, orange zest
Tiramisu, mascarpone, espresso, cocoa powder

Ca Del Monte Amarone della Valpolicella 2015

An outrageous musical satire inspired by the American pop frenzy of the early 2000s (think Britney and Christina), QUEENS OF MY DREAMS charts the rise and fall of new star Mimi Madamour and her passionate, rage-fueled love affair with punk icon Billie Kohler. Featuring an iconic cast, including Asia Argento (MARIE ANTOINETTE) and Alma Jodorowsky (BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR), this film vividly dissects the turbulence of toxic relationships—whether between fans and their idols or within passionate queer love affairs. Director Alexis Langlois (THE DEMONS OF DOROTHY, NewFest33) embraces unapologetically glittery and gaudy aesthetics to make his newest film a visual feast.