Try Harder!

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, Aug 13 at 9:05am

Wednesday, Aug 18 at 11:45am

Directed by: Debbie Lum

Cast: Alvan Cai, Shea Fairchild, Rachael Schmidt, Ian Wang, Sophia Wu

Synopsis: San Francisco’s Lowell High, one of the best public schools in the country, draws high achievers--nearly 70% Asian Americans--from across the city into a fiercely competitive universe. The camera follows seniors through the hallways and into classrooms as the pressure intensifies to impress admissions officers at elite universities with their report cards, test scores, and overall awesomeness. The students proudly own their identity as nerds and tell their stories with candor and humor despite the stress. Will they achieve their dreams? What happens if they fail?

A Sexplanation

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 20 at 2:30pm

Saturday, August 21 at 7:50pm

Sunday, August 22 at 11:55am

Directed by: Alexander Liu

Cast: Alex Liu, Laurie Betito, Kristen Gilbert, Donal Godfrey, Barry Komisaruk, Lisa Medoff, Julie Metzger, Annabel Sheinberg, Todd Weiler, Nan Wise, Bill Yarber

Synopsis: To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, 36-year-old Alex Liu goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts—no matter how awkward it gets. With humor and grit, Alex takes audiences on a playful, heartfelt journey from a shame-filled past to a happier, healthier future.

A Sexplanation

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, August 20 at 2:30pm
Saturday, August 21 at 7:50pm
Sunday, August 22 at 11:55am

Directed by: Alexander Liu

Cast: Alex Liu, Laurie Betito, Kristen Gilbert, Donal Godfrey, Barry Komisaruk, Lisa Medoff, Julie Metzger, Annabel Sheinberg, Todd Weiler, Nan Wise, Bill Yarber

Synopsis: To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, 36-year-old Alex Liu goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts—no matter how awkward it gets. With humor and grit, Alex takes audiences on a playful, heartfelt journey from a shame-filled past to a happier, healthier future.

A Sexplanation

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 20 at 2:30pm

Saturday, August 21 at 7:50pm

Sunday, August 22 at 11:55am

Directed by: Alexander Liu

Cast: Alex Liu, Laurie Betito, Kristen Gilbert, Donal Godfrey, Barry Komisaruk, Lisa Medoff, Julie Metzger, Annabel Sheinberg, Todd Weiler, Nan Wise, Bill Yarber

Synopsis: To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, 36-year-old Alex Liu goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts—no matter how awkward it gets. With humor and grit, Alex takes audiences on a playful, heartfelt journey from a shame-filled past to a happier, healthier future.

Give or Take

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 13 at 9:25am

Sunday, August 15 at 7:40pm

Directed by: Paul Riccio

Cast: Norbert Leo Butz, Jamie Effros, Joanne Tucker, Louis Cancelmi, Jaden Waldman, Annapurna Sriram, Cheri Oteri

Synopsis: A man’s estranged father unexpectedly dies, so he goes home to Cape Cod and prepares the house for sale while sharing it with his father’s temperamental live-in boyfriend. Grieving, they circle each other, butt heads, and negotiate how to remember the different man they both loved, and the significance of what he left behind.

Give or Take

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 13 at 9:25am

Sunday, August 15 at 7:40pm

Directed by: Paul Riccio

Cast: Norbert Leo Butz, Jamie Effros, Joanne Tucker, Louis Cancelmi, Jaden Waldman, Annapurna Sriram, Cheri Oteri

Synopsis: A man’s estranged father unexpectedly dies, so he goes home to Cape Cod and prepares the house for sale while sharing it with his father’s temperamental live-in boyfriend. Grieving, they circle each other, butt heads, and negotiate how to remember the different man they both loved, and the significance of what he left behind.

Give or Take

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 13 at 9:25am

Sunday, August 15 at 7:40pm

Directed by: Paul Riccio

Cast: Norbert Leo Butz, Jamie Effros, Joanne Tucker, Louis Cancelmi, Jaden Waldman, Annapurna Sriram, Cheri Oteri

Synopsis: A man’s estranged father unexpectedly dies, so he goes home to Cape Cod and prepares the house for sale while sharing it with his father’s temperamental live-in boyfriend. Grieving, they circle each other, butt heads, and negotiate how to remember the different man they both loved, and the significance of what he left behind.

Cocoon (Subtitled)

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, August 14 at 7:40pm

Tuesday, August 17 at 2:25pm

Directed by: Leonie Krippendorff

Cast: Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haase, Lena Klenke, Elina Vildanova

Synopsis: Nora, a shy 14-year-old Berlin girl, will never forget this way too hot summer. Surrounded by people with disrupted biographies, from different cultures and backgrounds, she makes her way into adulthood. Nora gets her first period, falls in love with another girl, learns to stand up for herself and gets her heart broken for the first time. When summer ends, things will never be the same again for Nora.

Cocoon (Subtitled)

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, August 14 at 7:40pm

Tuesday, August 17 at 2:25pm

Directed by: Leonie Krippendorff

Cast: Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haase, Lena Klenke, Elina Vildanova

Synopsis: Nora, a shy 14-year-old Berlin girl, will never forget this way too hot summer. Surrounded by people with disrupted biographies, from different cultures and backgrounds, she makes her way into adulthood. Nora gets her first period, falls in love with another girl, learns to stand up for herself and gets her heart broken for the first time. When summer ends, things will never be the same again for Nora.

Cocoon (Subtitled)

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, August 14 at 7:40pm

Tuesday, August 17 at 2:25pm

Directed by: Leonie Krippendorff

Cast: Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haase, Lena Klenke, Elina Vildanova

Synopsis: Nora, a shy 14-year-old Berlin girl, will never forget this way too hot summer. Surrounded by people with disrupted biographies, from different cultures and backgrounds, she makes her way into adulthood. Nora gets her first period, falls in love with another girl, learns to stand up for herself and gets her heart broken for the first time. When summer ends, things will never be the same again for Nora.

Jump, Darling

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 13 at 7:30pm

Directed by: Phil Connell

Cast: Cloris Leachman, Thomas Duplessie, Linda Kash, Andrew Bushell, Sheldon Mcintosh “Tynomi Banks”, Mark Caven

Synopsis: Half-prepped before a dressing room mirror in the back of a bustling city gay bar, Russell, an actor turned drag queen, struggling to find his voice, is given a wrenching ultimatum. Overcome by indecision, he escapes to his grandmother’s house in the country. There he finds sardonic Margaret in steep decline. In a perfect, if precarious, solution for both of them, he moves in to protect her from her greatest fear—the local nursing home. Featuring the brilliant Cloris Leachman in her final starring role before her death in 2021.

Jump, Darling

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 13 at 7:30pm

Directed by: Phil Connell

Cast: Cloris Leachman, Thomas Duplessie, Linda Kash, Andrew Bushell, Sheldon Mcintosh “Tynomi Banks”, Mark Caven

Synopsis: Half-prepped before a dressing room mirror in the back of a bustling city gay bar, Russell, an actor turned drag queen, struggling to find his voice, is given a wrenching ultimatum. Overcome by indecision, he escapes to his grandmother’s house in the country. There he finds sardonic Margaret in steep decline. In a perfect, if precarious, solution for both of them, he moves in to protect her from her greatest fear—the local nursing home. Featuring the brilliant Cloris Leachman in her final starring role before her death in 2021.

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, August 17 at 11:45am

Saturday, August 21 at 7:35pm

Directed by: Vivian Kleiman

Cast: Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, Jen Camper, Mary Wings

Synopsis: Five scrappy queer comic book artists journey from DIY work and isolation to the cover of Time Magazine and the international stage, offering a fascinating window into everything from the AIDS crisis and workplace discrimination to the search for love and a good haircut. Their work and personal stories are sure to make you laugh, but also make you think about the challenges and triumphs encountered and overcome along the way.

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, August 17 at 11:45am

Saturday, August 21 at 7:35pm

Directed by: Vivian Kleiman

Cast: Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, Jen Camper, Mary Wings

Synopsis: Five scrappy queer comic book artists journey from DIY work and isolation to the cover of Time Magazine and the international stage, offering a fascinating window into everything from the AIDS crisis and workplace discrimination to the search for love and a good haircut. Their work and personal stories are sure to make you laugh, but also make you think about the challenges and triumphs encountered and overcome along the way.

My Name is Pauli Murray

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, August 21 at 9:15 PM

Directed by: Betsy West and Julie Cohen

Cast: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Patricia Bell-Scott, Dolores Chandler, Brittney Cooper, Sonia Pressman Fuentes, Tina Lu, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Hon. Inez Smith Reid, Chase Strangio, Raquel Willis

Synopsis: Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was

already knee-deep fighting for social justice. A pioneering attorney, activist, priest and

dedicated memoirist, Murray shaped landmark litigation—and consciousness— around

race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South—

who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity—Pauli understood,

intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted categories and cultural

norms. Both Pauli’s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the

most politically consequential issues of our time. Told largely in Pauli’s own words, My

Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey.

Nora Highland

Run Time: 65 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, Aug 17 at 7:40pm

Thursday, August 19 at 2:15pm

Directed by: Ryan Spahn

Cast: Marin Ireland, Michael Hsu Rosen, Mallory Portnoy, Carlease Burke, Eric Patrick Harper, Henry Jenkinson & featuring the voice of Michael Urie

Synopsis: Nora Highland follows the casting process of a notable gay character in an upcoming Broadway revival and explores the phenomenon of straight performers being lauded for their work in queer roles. Adapted from a play of the same name this is a damning look at how and why over 60 straight/cis actors have been Oscar-nominated for playing queer roles while only one queer actor has been Oscar-nominated for doing the same.

Nora Highland

Run Time: 65 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, Aug 17 at 7:40pm

Thursday, August 19 at 2:15pm

Directed by: Ryan Spahn

Cast: Marin Ireland, Michael Hsu Rosen, Mallory Portnoy, Carlease Burke, Eric Patrick Harper, Henry Jenkinson & featuring the voice of Michael Urie

Synopsis: Nora Highland follows the casting process of a notable gay character in an upcoming Broadway revival and explores the phenomenon of straight performers being lauded for their work in queer roles. Adapted from a play of the same name this is a damning look at how and why over 60 straight/cis actors have been Oscar-nominated for playing queer roles while only one queer actor has been Oscar-nominated for doing the same.

Queen of the Andes

Country of Origin: Canada

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 13 at 9:30am

Saturday, August 14 at 4:45pm

Sunday, August 15 at 2:10pm

Wednesday, August 18 at 9:15am

Directed by: Jillian Acreman

Cast: Bhreagh MacNeil, Hailey Chown, Cassidy Ingersoll

Synopsis: Pillar has been drafted against her will on a one-way tour to colonize Mars. These are her last days on earth.

Queen of the Andes

Country of Origin: Canada

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, August 13 at 9:30am
Saturday, August 14 at 4:45pm
Sunday, August 15 at 2:10pm
Wednesday, August 18 at 9:15am

Directed by: Jillian Acreman

Cast: Bhreagh MacNeil, Hailey Chown, Cassidy Ingersoll

Synopsis: Pillar has been drafted against her will on a one-way tour to colonize Mars. These are her last days on earth.

My Fiona

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 20 at 5:10pm

Saturday, August 21 at 12:00pm

Sunday, August 22 at 2:30pm

Directed by: Kelly Walker

Cast: Jeanette Maus, Corbin Reid, Elohim Nycalove, Sara Amini, Ryan Garcia, April Lang

Synopsis: How do you navigate the world when your best friend inexplicably takes her own life? For Jane, she finds herself drawn to Fiona’s wife and child, seeking solace and perhaps more in the relationship that gently unfolds.

P.S. Burn This Letter Please

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, August 13 at 7:40pm

Tuesday, August 17 at 5:00pm

Directed by: Michael Seligman, Jennifer Tiexiera

Synopsis: A box of letters, held in secret for nearly 60 years, ignites a 5-year exploration into a part of LGBT history that has never been told. The letters, written in the 1950s by a group of New York City drag queens, open a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law and where the penalties for “masquerading” as a woman were swift and severe.

P.S. Burn This Letter Please

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, August 13 at 7:40pm
Tuesday, August 17 at 5:00pm

Directed by: Michael Seligman, Jennifer Tiexiera

Synopsis: A box of letters, held in secret for nearly 60 years, ignites a 5-year exploration into a part of LGBT history that has never been told. The letters, written in the 1950s by a group of New York City drag queens, open a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law and where the penalties for “masquerading” as a woman were swift and severe.

P.S. Burn This Letter Please

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, August 13 at 7:40pm
Tuesday, August 17 at 5:00pm

Directed by: Michael Seligman, Jennifer Tiexiera

Synopsis: A box of letters, held in secret for nearly 60 years, ignites a 5-year exploration into a part of LGBT history that has never been told. The letters, written in the 1950s by a group of New York City drag queens, open a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law and where the penalties for “masquerading” as a woman were swift and severe.