OUTshine Film Festival

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OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival

🏳️‍🌈 2026 FALL FESTIVAL 🎥
Fort Lauderdale: October 15 - 22
Miami: October 19 - 25
OUTshine At-Home (Virtual): October 26 - November 1
STRONG. OUTshine Film Festival is committed to its mission: to inspire, entertain, and educate the public, encourage a sense of community through international and culturally diverse film, video, and other media that offer historical and contemporary perspectives on the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. The Miami Edition has grown from a 3-day event in which twenty-five films were presented to the current format of 10-days with 80+films. The Fort Lauderdale Edition has recently grown from a 3-day event to a two weekend event showcasing 60+ films. We present programming throughout the year:
• OUTshine’s Big Night OUT – an Oscar Simulcast Gala
• Free Monthly Community Screenings on the 2nd Tuesday of Every Month
• Monthly GLOW Screenings on the 3rd Thursday of Every Month
• Partnered events with other Non-Profit, Community, and Arts & Culture Organizations throughout the year. OUTshine Film Festival is an internationally acclaimed event serving as a platform for numerous World, North American, and East Coast Premiers. OUTshine is also one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural arts event in South Florida.

A CAR CRASH. AN OBSESSIVE FAN. AND THE STRANGEST COMEBACK STORY IN THE EVERGLADES. 🚗🌴Blake De Troy is a washed-up televi...
10/07/2026

A CAR CRASH. AN OBSESSIVE FAN. AND THE STRANGEST COMEBACK STORY IN THE EVERGLADES. 🚗🌴

Blake De Troy is a washed-up television personality grieving the sudden loss of his longtime partner and manager when a crash leaves him stranded in the Florida Everglades. His “rescuer” is Antoinette, his socially awkward number-one fan, who has absolutely no intention of letting him leave.

Directed by Jason Laurits, LOVES COMPANY turns captivity into something unexpectedly funny, strange and heartfelt as Blake begins to see his bizarre situation as a chance at connection, and maybe even a comeback. Featuring Jack Plotnick, Rachel Dratch, Bryan Batt and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Lady Camden. ✨

🎬 FLORIDA PREMIERE AT OUTSHINE
✨ Official Selection at Dances With Films and Frameline
🥂 COCKTAILS & CINEMA™
🎥 LOVES COMPANY
📅 Monday, October 19 @ 7:15 PM
📍 Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale

🥂 Join us after the film for our signature post-film cocktail hour with FREE drinks (21+) to connect, mingle and make new friends.

Get tickets + watch the trailer at OUTshineFilm.com 🎟️

THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND. NOW MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND THE ICON. 💛🎬More than a decade after her death, Bea Arthur tells...
10/06/2026

THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND. NOW MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND THE ICON. 💛🎬

More than a decade after her death, Bea Arthur tells her story in her own unmistakable voice. Through a never-before-seen interview, rare archival material, and conversations with the people who knew her, BEA ARTHUR: THE DOCUMENTARY “I’VE DONE EVERYTHING EXCEPT PORN” goes beyond Maude and The Golden Girls to reveal the sharp, compassionate, fiercely intelligent woman behind some of television’s most unforgettable characters.
Directed by Dan Watt, the documentary traces Arthur’s journey from the New York stage to television legend, while celebrating her groundbreaking career, Tony-winning performance in Mame, and decades of advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈✨

🥂 COCKTAILS & CINEMA™
🎬 BEA ARTHUR: THE DOCUMENTARY “I’VE DONE EVERYTHING EXCEPT PORN”
📅 Tuesday, October 20 @ 7:00 PM
📍 O Cinema South Beach
🤝 Community Partners: SAVE & Pridelines

🥂 Join us after the film for our signature post-film cocktail hour with FREE drinks (21+) to connect and mingle with fellow filmgoers and make new friends!
Get tickets + learn more at OUTshineFilm.com 🎟️

WILTON DRIVE IS MORE THAN A STREET. IT’S A COMMUNITY, A HISTORY, AND A HOME. 🌈🌴Directed by Dan Hunt, THE DRIVE is a vibr...
10/06/2026

WILTON DRIVE IS MORE THAN A STREET. IT’S A COMMUNITY, A HISTORY, AND A HOME. 🌈🌴

Directed by Dan Hunt, THE DRIVE is a vibrant portrait of LGBTQ+ life in Wilton Manors, following the people, businesses and community voices that have made The Drive a q***r haven for generations.
Framed by the 2024 election and the political changes that followed, the documentary explores how residents experience questions of identity, belonging and their community’s future, while ultimately celebrating the history, resilience and unmistakable spirit of Wilton Manors. 🎬❤️

👀 SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING
🥂 COCKTAILS & CINEMA™
🎥 THE DRIVE
📅 Tuesday, October 20 @ 7:00 PM
📍 Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
🤝 Community Partner: SAVE
🥂 Join us after the film for our signature post-film cocktail hour with FREE drinks (21+) to connect and mingle with fellow filmgoers and make new friends!
Get tickets + learn more at OUTshineFilm.com 🎟️

BE THE FIRST TO SEE WHAT’S NEXT. 🎬✨OUTshine Fall 2026 is bringing 24 premieres + 1 special Sneak Preview to South Florid...
10/05/2026

BE THE FIRST TO SEE WHAT’S NEXT. 🎬✨
OUTshine Fall 2026 is bringing 24 premieres + 1 special Sneak Preview to South Florida, from World and International Premieres to films making their very first Florida appearances.
Swipe through to discover every premiere in this year’s lineup, including two final slides spotlighting our Florida Premieres and Sneak Preview. 👀

WORLD PREMIERE:
The Fixation • The Mirror

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE:
Love on a Tightrope • The Last Routine • Whispering Trees

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE:
Ballroom • Hijamat

U.S. PREMIERE:
Heals • Heir to Secrets

EAST COAST PREMIERE:
A Good Child • The Arrangement • Chica Checa • The Golden Age • Jim Queen & the Quest for Chloroq***r

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE:
Corpus • I Am Mario • Labrador or Autopsy of Silence

FLORIDA PREMIERE:
Before I Do • Downtown • I Come Home • Loves Company • Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders • Narciso • No Rest for the Wicked

SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW:
The Drive

From films making their world debut at OUTshine to festival favorites finally arriving in Florida, this is your chance to experience what’s next in q***r cinema before everyone else. 🌈
📅 October 15–25, 2026
🎟️ Tickets + full lineup at OUTshineFilm.com

10/05/2026

Come along with OUTshine’s Marketing Director Alexis Altamar at our Producer’s Circle Prelude Night as she catches up with members and our Festival Board to find out which films they’re most excited to see at OUTshine Fall Edition! 🎬🌟

Mark Gilbert 💗 La Bola Negra Film
Steve Hunsicker 🐶 DukePelicula
Loly Carrillo 🖌️ Tangles
Luis A. Rodriguez 👵 Bea Arthur Documentary
Chris Molina 🦜 The Old Man and the Parrot
Rheinchard Reyes 💪🏼🪞 testthefilm & The Mirror
John 🩸 No Rest For The Wicked

Browse The Program at OUTshineFilm.com 🎟️

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HE WENT TO THE WOODS FOR WORK. HE DIDN’T EXPECT TO FALL FOR THE MAN STANDING IN HIS WAY. 🌲❤️Yascha Krüger reluctantly le...
10/05/2026

HE WENT TO THE WOODS FOR WORK. HE DIDN’T EXPECT TO FALL FOR THE MAN STANDING IN HIS WAY. 🌲❤️

Yascha Krüger reluctantly leaves his desk job for an assignment in the Bavarian woods: convince the heir to a privately owned forest to sell the land for a new national park.
Then he meets Mats, a charming wildlife photographer, and quickly falls for him. The problem? Mats is the very man Yascha has been sent to persuade. Directed by Dirk Kummer, WHISPERING TREES (BAUMGEFLÜSTER) is a warm, funny romance about tangled intentions, growing attraction and choosing between ambition and the chance at something real. ✨

🌎 INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT OUTSHINE
🎬 WHISPERING TREES (BAUMGEFLÜSTER)
📅 Thursday, October 22 @ 7:15 PM
📍 Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
Get tickets + watch the trailer at OUTshineFilm.com🎟️

WHEN FAMILY, FAITH AND IDENTITY COLLIDE, LOVE BECOMES A CHOICE.Murad’s life is thrown into turmoil when he learns that h...
10/04/2026

WHEN FAMILY, FAITH AND IDENTITY COLLIDE, LOVE BECOMES A CHOICE.
Murad’s life is thrown into turmoil when he learns that his younger brother, Kerem, is gay. Determined to protect him, Murad finds himself caught between his family’s deeply rooted religious beliefs and his brother’s right to live authentically.
Directed by Nader Saeivar, HIJAMAT is an intimate family drama about migration, faith, prejudice and the courage it takes to choose compassion when tradition demands otherwise. As pressure builds from their father, a respected imam, long-buried secrets begin to surface and the family is forced to confront what loyalty really means.
🌎 NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE AT OUTSHINE
🏆 World Premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
🎬 HIJAMAT
📅 Sunday, October 18 @ 9:30 PM
📍 Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
Get tickets + watch the trailer at OUTshineFilm.com

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FUTURE YOU PLANNED FOR YOURSELF CHANGES OVERNIGHT? ❤️‍🩹At forty, Ángel, a transgender taxi driver,...
10/04/2026

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FUTURE YOU PLANNED FOR YOURSELF CHANGES OVERNIGHT? ❤️‍🩹

At forty, Ángel, a transgender taxi driver, has built a life shaped by resilience, independence and the dream of becoming a father. When an unexpected pregnancy turns his world upside down, he is forced to confront questions of identity, masculinity, family and the body he has worked so hard to make his own.
Directed by Sharon Kleinberg, I AM MARIO is an intimate drama about parenthood, self-discovery and learning to embrace a life that refuses to follow the expected path. ✨

🎬 SOUTHEAST PREMIERE AT OUTSHINE
🏆 Premio Maguey Jury Award for Best LGBTQIA+ Film at Guadalajara International Film Festival
✨ Official Selection at Toronto International Film Festival, New York Latino Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival and AFI
🎥 I AM MARIO
📅 Saturday, October 24 @ 4:00 PM
📍 Silverspot Cinema, Downtown Miami
🇲🇽 Mexico | Spanish with English subtitles
Get tickets + watch the trailer at OUTshineFilm.com🎟️

WHEN MEMORY BEGINS TO FADE, WHAT DO WE HOLD ONTO? 💜Sarah has built a vibrant q***r life for herself in 1990s San Francis...
10/04/2026

WHEN MEMORY BEGINS TO FADE, WHAT DO WE HOLD ONTO? 💜

Sarah has built a vibrant q***r life for herself in 1990s San Francisco as an artist, activist and a woman falling in love. But when her mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she returns to the conservative hometown she thought she had left behind, forcing her to navigate caregiving, family and the future she was just beginning to build.

Directed by Leah Nelson and adapted from Sarah Leavitt’s acclaimed graphic memoir Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me, TANGLES transforms a deeply personal story into a beautifully animated portrait of le***an love, memory, grief and finding humor and grace in the hardest moments. ✏️❤️
Featuring an incredible voice cast led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston and Wanda Sykes.

🎬 World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
✨ Official Selection at Annecy, Sydney, Melbourne & Ottawa International Animation Festivals
🎥 TANGLES
📅 Friday, October 16 @ 7:15 PM
📍 Gateway Cinema, Fort Lauderdale
Get tickets + watch the trailer at OUTshineFilm.com 🎟️

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