OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival

08/20/2026

08/17/2026

OUTSOUTH 2026 IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT "MERMAID" HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THIS YEAR'S AUDIENCE FAVORITE FOR BEST U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURE! PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING DIRECTOR FIA PERERA AND THE CAST & CREW!

08/17/2026

We had an amazing weekend of film screenings and fellowship as the community gathered at the Carolina Theatre for the 31st Anniversary of our OUTSOUTH Q***r Film Festival. Thank you to our title sponsors, City of Durham, NC Government , and The Forest at Duke Continuing Care Retirement Community for another enchanting year of OUTSOUTH!

The festival may be over, but the fun isn’t! 🎬 Catch your favorite shorts, features, and documentaries again during Après-Fest, August 17–20 at the Carolina Theatre. 🎟️Tickets at the box office and at https://carolinatheatre.org/festival/outsouth/

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08/17/2026

OUTSOUTH 2026 IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT "ADAM'S APPLE" HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THIS YEAR'S AUDIENCE FAVORITE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY! PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING DIRECTOR AMY JENKINS AND THE CAST & CREW!

08/17/2026

OUTSOUTH 2026 IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT "A MAN WALKS DOWN THE STREET" HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THIS YEAR'S AUDIENCE FAVORITE FOR BEST FOREIGN NARRATIVE FEATURE! PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING DIRECTOR YUVAL HADADI AND THE CAST & CREW!

08/16/2026

📢 Giveaway alert! We are giving away 20 tickets to Mermaid, today (Sunday) at 3:20pm. First-come, first-serve at the box office!

08/15/2026

SPECIAL FREE SCREENING OF "WHAT WILL I BECOME?" TODAY, 8/15, AT 10 A.M. AT OUTSOUTH AT The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

"Navigating masculinity as a trans person shouldn't be a death sentence for the soul, or the body, or the truths of our lived experiences. This film not only demands the destigmatization of su***de as a public health crisis, but the destigmatization of our community as a whole.

In WHAT WILL I BECOME? we ask: what are the alternatives to those who feel the urge to cut their own becomings short?"

- Filmmakers Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos

Co-Director Lexie Bean will be at today's screening. Q&A will follow the film.