The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl Dunye made cinematic history with her debut, the first American feature to be directed by a black lesbian as well as an incisive, humorous critique of classic Hollywood's racist stereotypes.
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Events
BYE BYE LOVE (Church of Film)
Long believed lost, this queer Bonnie & Clyde-meets-the children of Revlon & Marx was discovered in a warehouse in 2018, filling in one of the great mysteries of trans cinema, and revealing a masterpiece that provides a copestone for the end of Japan's era of radical cinema.
Desert Hearts
With smoldering chemistry between its two leads, an evocative jukebox soundtrack, and vivid cinematography by Robert Elswit, Desert Hearts beautifully exudes a sense of tender yearning and emotional candor.
Portland Horror Film Festival
Join us for a big Saturday Horror Extravaganza with THREE feature films and two massive blocks of short films from around the world! The first part of the day spotlights features and short films by international women directors!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Sinophelia
Come watch our intimate, scaled-back screening of the ultimate cult movie that has played weekly at the Clinton Street Theater since 1978 with everyone’s ancient royal vampire, Thee Countess Sinophelia!
Portland Horror Film Festival
The Final day of horrors is 3×3! THREE short film blocks round out the ginormous 2025 short film offerings, and THREE feature films. End the night with the notorious SHORTS GONE WILD block to cap off the weekend in the most wacky, bloody, hilarious way possible!
The Harney Way
The Harney Way is a 30-minute documentary that explores the collaborative spirit in the Harney Basin of Southeastern Oregon, where ranchers and conservationists explore a basin-wide vision and actions that conserve wet meadow habitats in perpetuity. Following the film, learn more about the Harney Basin Wetland Collaborative and Friends of Malheur Refuge’s on going work in the Harney Basin and meet Bird Conservation Oregon’s first Bob Sallinger Fellowship awardee.
Pink Narcissus
A kaleidoscopic fever dream of queer desire, James Bidgood’s underground masterpiece transforms a humble New York apartment into a technicolor fantasia of sexual awakening.