The Weekend Has Arrived!

What to Watch at #Outfest40 Today, July 16, 2022

Its the first weekend of the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival and we are taking over Los Angeles with screenings at the Directors Guild of America, REDCAT and Harmony Gold!

There are so many things to be excited for today but among them is our special Legacy screening of the groundbreaking film Punks, widely considered the first US feature film by a gay Black director that centered the lives and loves of Black gay men! Stay after the film for a Q&A moderated by Dear White People creator Justin Simien, with Patrik-Ian Polk and cast members Jazzmun, Vanessa Williams, and Rodney Chester!

Also today, get ready for goofy horror hijinks and high camp queer shenanigans at HeBGB TV! This year’s Platinum Centerpiece film, the screening includes an opening live action, spooky immersive experience. Get ready to be guided into the most ridiculously terrifying Halloween TV special ever seen on the big screen!

Today’s Full Schedule 

11:00am: *Boy Shorts at DGA 1

11:15am: *Screenwriting Lab Live Reading 1 at DGA 2

12:30pm: The Cockettes at the REDCAT

1:00pm: My Emptiness and I (Mi Vacio y Yo) at Harmony Gold

1:15pm: Phea at DGA 2

1:45pm:  Episodic Showcase: Los Angeles in Focus at DGA 1

3:45pm: Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter at Harmony Gold

4:00pm: The End of Wonderland at the REDCAT
*Shorts: Come to My Window at DGA 2

4:30pm: Punks at DGA 1

6:15pm: Attachment at Harmony Gold

6:30pm: Shorts: Blend Into My Favorite Color at DGA 2

7:00pm: Platinum Centerpiece: HeBGB TV at the REDCAT

7:15pm: All Man: The International Male Story at DGA 1

9:00pm: *Queer For Fear at Harmony Gold
*Shorts: All The Lovers at DGA 2

9:30pm: Hypochondriac at the REDCAT

9:45pm: Pat Rocco Dared at DGA 1

*STANDBY LINE ONLY

COVID PROTOCOL UPDATE: Due to the rising number of Covid Omicron BA.5 cases and in order to better assure the safety and health of all, attendees will now be required to wear masks at all indoor screenings and workshops with the exception of actively drinking or eating, in venues that allow it.  Masks will also be strongly encouraged in all lobby spaces, public areas, outdoor screenings and social gatherings.

Screenings You Won’t Want to Miss Tomorrow

11:00am – A Run for More + UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos at Harmony Gold

4:00pm – Framing Agnes at DGA 1

4:30pm – Loving Highsmith at Harmony Gold

7:00pm – Sirens at Harmony Gold

Dance The Night Away With Big Freedia at
The Platinum Alchemy Party!

Our film festival would be incomplete without our annual Platinum Alchemy Party! This year, we are bringing the heat to the legendary Catch One for a can’t miss night of dancing and musical performances.

Party all night long with first ever Platinum Alchemy Award winner and Queen of Bounce Big Freedia who will perform live at the event! The party will also include performances by Moor Mother’s 700 Bliss, the queer supergroup Commando, and more incredible artists and DJs.

Reserve your spot at one of the wildest, weirdest, and most unforgettable queer events Outfest has ever hosted!

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