Films for Pride Month
Celebrate Pride Month with these recent films by and/or about LGBTQ+ folks. From comedies to documentaries to dramas and more, these films cover the multi-faceted nature of LGBTQ+ communities and experiences. (Updated May 2022)
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Saint-Narcisse
When Dominic learns of the existence of his twin brother, who is living in a monastery run by an amoral priest, his decision to reunite with him has unexpected consequences.
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Saturday Church
In this heartfelt and sensitively portrayed fantasy film, a young gay teen in New York City escapes the mundane and oppressive aspects of his reality by imagining his life as a musical.
Format: Streaming Video
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Shiva Baby
A young bisexual Jewish woman's secrets are inadvertently revealed when she attends a shiva with her parents.
Format: Streaming Video
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Spa Night
When he takes a job at a spa in L.A.'s Koreatown to help his financially struggling parents, 18-year-old David must come to terms with his sexuality.
Format: Streaming Video
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Summer of 85
Partly based on the 1982 teen novel Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers, this poignant coming-of-age film depicts the unlikely romance between David and Alexis, who meet when David rescues Alexis from his capsized boat.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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Tangerine
Shot entirely with an iPhone, this gritty, vividly acted film follows Sin-Dee, a trans sex worker, through the streets of LA as she searches for her unfaithful boyfriend with the help of her best friend Alexandra.
Format: Streaming Video
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Treasure
This compassionate, heart-wrenching documentary explores the life and death of Shelly "Treasure" Hillard, a young black trans woman murdered in 2011, and the continuing impact of her death on her friends, family and community in Detroit.
Format: Streaming Video
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Wild Nights With Emily
Loosely based on the life of Emily Dickinson, this historical romantic comedy expands on the theory that the "spinster-recluse" poet had a secret lifelong affair with her childhood friend and sister-in-law Susan Gilbert.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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Women Who Kill
Morgan and Jean, friendly exes who co-host a podcast on female serial killers, begin to suspect that Morgan's new girlfriend Simone might be a serial killer herself.
Format: DVD
Availability: No Longer Available
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XY Chelsea
This 2019 documentary follows whistleblower Chelsea Manning after she is released from prison in 2018 and returns to civilian life as an activist and political hopeful.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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