Reelout Queer Film Festival 2021

Ahead of the Curve + Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night + The Peach Scarf

Expired February 2, 2021 2:00 AM
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There will be a comfy casual post-screening Zoom chat proceeding this shorts program at 9:30pm EST . CLICK HERE to join the chat!

Please enjoy two wonderful short films (The Peach Scarf and Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night) along with the terrific documentary feature!


This program is recommended for persons 14+ due to Mature Content.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE is the story of one of the most influential women in lesbian history you’ve never heard of and the impact her work continues to have today. Growing up, Franco Stevens never saw any representation of queer women—she didn’t even know it was possible for a woman to be gay. When she realized she was a lesbian, it changed the course of her life.

In 1990, Franco created a safe place for lesbians in the form of Curve magazine. Her approach to threats and erasure in the ”90s was to lift all kinds of lesbians up and make them beautifully visible. The magazine helped build a foundation for many intersectional movements being led by today’s activists in the face of accelerating threats to the LGBTQ community. Decades later, as her legacy faces extinction and she reassesses her life after a disabling injury, she sets out to understand visibility work being led by an intersection of queer women today. Featuring Andrea Pino-Silva, Kim Katrin, Denice Frohman, Amber Hikes, Jewelle Gomez, Melissa Etheridge, and Lea DeLaria, and a score composed by the legendary Meshell Ndegeocello, AHEAD OF THE CURVE celebrates the legacy of a movement while considering the agenda of its future.


  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    97 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Jen Rainin