Queer Film Theory 101

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Queer Film Theory 101

A light-hearted storytelling & lecture series where LGBTQIA+ film "professors" explore the movies we all grew up with that helped them realize they were q***r.

01/25/2026

We had anime-zing time on Thursday celebrating the subtle and overt q***rness of some truly mind-blowing manga at Q***r Media Theory 101!

Thank you to all of our “professors” and to everyone who came out to the Highball to learn with us. It’s going to a really fun season at QFT! See y’all in February for our “Shipping” show!

11/22/2025

We had so much fun last night exploring some of our favorite films starring some of our favorite pop stars! Ariana, Debbie, Dolly, Hailie and JLo all improved their respective movies, and we're all the q***rer for it!

Thank you to our "professors," and to our amazing audience for showing up in a big way! We love y'all!

See you all next month for our CHOSEN FAMILY show!

07/17/2025

TONIGHT!

We're doing a very special Q***r Film Theory 201 edition, with a full screening of the 1997 Jodie Foster movie CONTACT!

QFT professor Ann Dills will be our guide for the evening, introducing us to the multitude of q***r themes in this sci-fi masterpiece!

AND we'll have Dr. Sven Kiefer, postdoctorate in Astrophysics from UT, present to check the veracity of this movie's science!

AND a fitting and poetic surprise end to the evening...

Hope you all can join us for this out of this world evening of q***r learning and community!

Doors open at 7pm; show starts at 7:30pm.
Free and open to everyone!

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06/20/2025

We had so much fun last night at our RIVALRY-filled QFT show last night! Thank you to everyone who came out, and especially to our four brilliant and brave and beautiful q***r film “professors.”

This amazing community is exactly the love and encouragement we need right now, and I’m so grateful to all of you for showing up each month.

We’ll see y’all next month for our next QFT 201 show, where we do a deep dive into the movie CONTACT!

06/19/2025

Excited to see y’all tonight at The Highball for our RIVALS-themed QFT!

We’ve got a great mix of classic backstabbing stories to serve you all the drama and intrigue your q***r heart could ask for!

Join us at 7pm, and bring your best frenemy!

04/11/2025

Thank you to all the lovelies who came out last night to be a part of our Alter Egos show!

Lesley finally got to share her secret Chris Gaines footage! We learned about Gilbert & Sullivan, remembered life before The Matrix, saw how roaches would talk if they could, and learned why Shrek is Brat!

Can’t wait to see y’all next month - back on the usual third Thursday - for our annual Q***r Television Theory episode! See you then!!!

03/22/2025

Last Thursday, we celebrated the prestigious award-winning movies that made indelible impressions on our hearts.

In addition to recognizing Oscar winners like Tootsie and Singin’ in the Rain, we learned about deserved Razzie winners Spice World and I Know Who Killed Me!

Thanks to all of our “professors” who shared their movie memories with us, to our wonderful ASL interpreters, to our friends at Reverie Books and The Highball Austin, and as always to our amazing audience members!

We’ll see y’all next month a week early on April 10 for our ALTER EGOS show!

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1120 S. Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX
78723

Website

http://queerfilmtheory.com/

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