End of summer on the Breton coast. Oscar invites his group of friends to spend a week's vacation at his grandparents' house. He hasn't been back to his childhood home for years - not since he came out as a trans boy. On the beach, the gang meets Malo, a handsome local guy, also trans. The story is about their meeting, which will turn everything upside down.

English

Les garçons dans l'eau

End of summer on the Breton coast. Oscar invites his group of friends to spend a week's vacation at his grandparents' house. He hasn't been back to his childhood home for years - not since he came out as a trans boy. On the beach, the gang meets Malo, a handsome local guy, also trans. The story is about their meeting, which will turn everything upside down.

A queer valentine has a fever dream.

Adulting

A young girl battles the inevitable oncoming of teen age and her own identification of queerness in a surreal summer fever dream that brings the science of her school project to life and her relationship with her long time best friend to new and scary places. The struggle to stay afloat literally, in the pool, and metaphorically, in her own mind, gives her a brief glimpse into the joy, pain, internal, and external chaos of a life on uncertain terms.

Frankie, Underwater

A young girl battles the inevitable oncoming of teen age and her own identification of queerness in a surreal summer fever dream that brings the science of her school project to life and her relationship with her long time best friend to new and scary places.

Samir, a 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets Louis, a tourist traveling with his wife. When Louis faces the worst, Samir is the only one who can help him.

Muscat

Samir, a 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets Louis, a tourist traveling with his wife. When Louis faces the worst, Samir is the only one who can help him.

Midwest USA (PA, OH, MI, IN)

Illinois

ANTHOLOGY ON LONGING

Virtual Admission

Reeling: The 42nd Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

Donation to {{name}}

Donate

Gift Cards

These are all the passes tied to your account. 

These are all your purchased tickets. Open this page on your phone, and at the door tap the "Show Barcode" button and show your screen to the attendant. Prefer paper? Print the PDF attached to the order confirmation email, or click one of the gears below and select "Download tickets PDF". If purchasing multiple tickets, be sure to print or show each unique ticket barcode.

AUTEUR Membership

Director Membership

FESTIVAL + PARTY PASS

HYBRID PASS

Starter Membership

Two-fer membership

None available

Festival Passes

Festival Membership

Learn more about the films streaming from September 27 - October 6, 2024! 

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! 

Here's what's coming up soon. Can't make it? No sweat. Many live streams will be available for on-demand viewing as well.