Holding Back The Tide

This impressionistic hybrid documentary takes a close look at the oyster, a gender-fluid bivalve, its historical importance to NYC, its biology, and its unexpected life as a queer emblem.

Documentary Features

Carnage for Christmas

Lola, a trans true-crime podcaster and sleuth, visits her hometown at Christmas for the first time since running away and transitioning, when the vengeful ghost of a historical murderer and urban legend seemingly arises to kill again.

F.L.Y.

Comedy and tension run high when exes Max and Rafael are quarantined in a house together at the onset of the Covid pandemic.

Hailey Rose

In this contemporary family comedy about love in all its expressions, twenty-something Hailey returns to her hometown after a decade only to discover a stunning surprise waiting for her.

Moving In: A Modern Musical

Come along for a wild ride as Max, the sassiest exotic dancer in town, goes to unthinkable lengths to snatch up what he wants: his best gal pal’s boyfriend.

Screams From The Tower

High-schooler Julien pursues his one and only dream of hosting a show on the high school radio station, but his offbeat sense of humor might get in the way.

Narrative Features

ACHILLEAN GENERATIONS

ANTHOLOGY ON LONGING

EPISODIC FANTASTIC

IDENTIFY: JOURNEYS OF SELF

LATE NIGHT UNDERGROUND

POWER THROUGH PROGRESS

THE QUEER EXPERIENCE

QUEER FOREVER

SAPPHIC GENERATIONS

THE YUTES

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Hello! Please upload your film to be included in the virtual screening dates of the festival (Sept 29-Oct 8,2023.) The deadline to upload films is August 16, 2023. If you have audio description tracks and/or closed caption files, please upload at the same time as the video file. We strongly prefer non-English-language films to have captioning burned into the video file. Please contact reelingprogramming@chicagofilmmakers.org if you have any issues or questions re: your film upload. 

Welcome to the 42nd annual Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival! We are the second longest running queer film festival in the country, highlighting queer cinema and filmmakers from all over the globe! 

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