Queer Voices: New York City

Queer Voices: New York City International film festival focused on centering and celebrating LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color.

Join us on June 22nd for a special screening of Happy Birthday, Marsha! Directed by Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel!✨This a...
06/20/2026

Join us on June 22nd for a special screening of Happy Birthday, Marsha! Directed by Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel!✨

This acclaimed short film imagines transgender activist and performer Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson in the hours leading up to the historic 1969 Stonewall Riots, offering a moving portrait of one of the most influential figures in q***r liberation history.🎬🎟️

A Guggenheim Fellow and TIME100 Honoree, Tourmaline is an artist, filmmaker, and national bestselling author whose work spans high art and pop culture.💖

Sasha Wortzel is an award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist using video, installation, sculpture, and sound to explore how past and present are inextricably linked through resonant spaces and their hauntings.🎥🍿

This is an evening you won’t want to miss!🏳️‍🌈

📍 Brooklyn Public Library Dweck Theater
🗓 Monday, June 22
⏰ 5PM

06/19/2026

Featuring Make Some Room at the Pride Is Justice Screening on June 22 ✨🏳️‍🌈

Make Some Room documents the revival of the New York City Chapter of the Legendary Haus of Marciano within the Kiki Ballroom Scene. The short film explores themes of resilience, artistry, and chosen family, as the Marcis, with their reputation on the line, prepare for the high-stakes Blond Ball.

Grab your tickets at the link in bio 🎥🍿

📍 Brooklyn Public Library – Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza 
🗓️ June 22
⏰ 5 PM (Doors Open)

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Tickets are still available for June 22nd’s Pride Is Justice screening where we’ll be screening Make Some Room: The Rebi...
06/17/2026

Tickets are still available for June 22nd’s Pride Is Justice screening where we’ll be screening Make Some Room: The Rebirth of The Legendary Haus of Marciano directed by Trey Sherman! 🪩 ✊🏽

Make Some Room documents the revival of the New York City Chapter of the Legendary Haus of Marciano within the Kiki Ballroom Scene. The short film explores themes of resilience, artistry, and chosen family, as the Marcis, with their reputation on the line, prepare for the high-stakes Blond Ball. 🌈

Trey Sherman is a New York-based filmmaker and journalist whose work explores themes of identity, community, and culture. Since graduating from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at The University of Maryland, Trey has produced original stories for CBS News, BET’s America in Black, and Apple TV+’s The Problem with Jon Stewart. As a filmmaker, Trey aims to evoke joy and understanding by amplifying marginalized voices.

06/16/2026

Featuring Before They Tell Our Stories at the Pride Is Justice Screening on June 22 ✨🏳️‍🌈

As attacks on LGBTQ+ communities continue to rise, this documentary series uplifts the voices and experiences of q***r students, faculty, and alumni-using storytelling as a catalyst for change.

Grab your tickets at the link in bio 🎥🍿

📍 Brooklyn Public Library – Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza 
🗓️ June 22
⏰ 5 PM (Doors Open)

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06/14/2026

We’re bringing You Don’t Have to Like Me to as part of the Pride Is Justice film series!

Join us on June 22 for a special screening and intimate talkback with writer and director Safiyah Chiniere.

You Don’t Have to Like Me offers a powerful and deeply personal look into the lives of masculine-presenting women, exploring the challenges, expectations, and resilience shaped by societal norms.

🎟️ Grab your tickets now through the link in our bio before they’re gone!

📍Brooklyn Public Library – Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza
🗓️ June 22
⏰ 5:00 PM Doors Open

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🫶🏾

nyc

Q***r Voices: NYC is proud to be a community partner for Pitch Perfectly, a live pitching event at DCTV in NYC on June 1...
06/11/2026

Q***r Voices: NYC is proud to be a community partner for Pitch Perfectly, a live pitching event at DCTV in NYC on June 14. With over $15k in cash and sponsor prizes on the line, emerging filmmakers take the stage to pitch their projects to a panel of producers and industry
professionals who’ll give you the kind of feedback you won’t get from a rejection email.They’ll walk out with a stronger pitch and a clearer path forward.
It will be a great space to connect and network with filmmakers, as well as festival and industry leaders.
Tickets for the event are available now at link in bio! See you there 🎞️🚀

Q***r Voices: NYC is proud to be a community partner for Pitch Perfectly, a live pitching event at DCTV in NYC on June 1...
06/11/2026

Q***r Voices: NYC is proud to be a community partner for Pitch Perfectly, a live pitching event at DCTV in NYC on June 14. With over $15k in cash and sponsor prizes on the line, emerging filmmakers take the stage to pitch their projects to a panel of producers and industry
professionals who’ll give you the kind of feedback you won’t get from a rejection email.They’ll walk out with a stronger pitch and a clearer path forward.
It will be a great space to connect and network with filmmakers, as well as festival and industry leaders.
Tickets for the event are available now at ’s link in bio! See you there 🎞️🚀

Our June 8th event might be SOLD OUT 🤭 but you can still celebrate Pride Month with us on June 22nd with an unforgettabl...
06/05/2026

Our June 8th event might be SOLD OUT 🤭 but you can still celebrate Pride Month with us on June 22nd with an unforgettable evening of films, conversation, and community at the Pride Is Justice Film Series, presented by Q***r Voices: NYC and Brooklyn Public Library (Dweck Theater).

This special event features four incredible, award-winning short films that honor Black and Brown q***r history, resilience, joy, and self-expression. These films spotlight the voices, experiences, and legacies that continue to shape LGBTQ+ culture and community today and beyond.

Films Include:

Happy Birthday, Marsha!
Directed by Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel

Before They Tell Our Stories
Directed by Brandon C. Smith

You Don’t Have To Like Me
Directed by Safiyah Chiniere

Make Some Room: The Rebirth of The Legendary Haus of Marciano
Directed by Trey Sherman

📍 Brooklyn Public Library Dweck Theater
🗓 Monday, June 22
⏰ 5PM

05/26/2026

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House is a hybrid documentary from director Elegance Bratton that explores how house music came out of Chicago after the backlash of Disco Demolition Night in 1979.

The film connects Q***r Black, Brown, and femme dance culture to the rise of a sound that went on to shape music around the world. ***r

05/19/2026

Today we are celebrating makamchen_wayscore and the love and joy he brought to QVNYC 2025!

Mac is a filmmaker, activist, author who poured so much love and heart into our Q***r Voices Season 3, sharing so much wisdom with everyone he crossed paths with.

Thank you for championing us, Mac.
Thank you for bringing light to every room you entered. And most importantly, thank you for the work you’ve done to allow us to exist. This is what community looks like. We love you, Mac and thank you for the gifts!💖

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