Hey y'all, it's May!! Let's celebrate Spring, and usher in the summer, with some performances that'll leave you all hot n bothered!!! It's an open themed show, so anything goes!
What do Orson Welles, processed food, bigomy, necromancy and pre-teen alcoholism all have in common? They've all been woven together to make PSYCHOTRONIC AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL, a handmade 16mm program packed with AV gems from the 1970s and 80s.
In Necrocity, 300 kilos of heroin are missing, the police jump to action. Here, the state is merely a means to efficiently impose cruel police brutality and arbitraty violence, and an underground of club-goers indulge in drugs, parties, and sex. A murderer is on the loose in this dystopian future city, and crime is about to rise to a fever pitch.
Inspired by the long running tradition of drag pageants and underground queer nightlife, Jocelyn has set out to create a competition unlike any other in Portland. She’s inviting you to witness a queer pageant without boundaries so you can see Portland’s most maximal entertainers show off in their most over the top and glamorous ways!
APOCALYPSE CONFIDENTIAL is proud to present a double feature of Portland sin and sleaze, as well as live readings of encounters with the peculiar and paranormal. Join us for an afternoon of low lives and high strangeness!
Comedian Brandie Posey (Comedy Central, 3X Bridgetown Comedy Festival alumni, Lady to Lady Podcast) returns to Portland to record her second comedy album, a follow up to her critically acclaimed debut Opinion Cave.
Tonight's screening features the cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret!
Come out on Sunday, June 4th welcome the new Brag Awards Contestants! As an audience member you’ll be voting on who wins the 2023 title of “Best Drag Performance," “Best Burlesque Performance” and “Best Performance of Show."
Catalonian Anarchist Vicente Aranda's SEX CHANGE cut through decades of exploitation and cliches to make this frank, researched, and sympathetic portrait.
An impossibly intimate portrait, this 1976 documentary quickly became a cult classic and established Little Edie as a fashion icon and philosopher queen.
SOLD OUT! Tickets available for the late show at 11PM.
Violet Hex Presents: BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER! A queer celebration & screening of the beloved 1999 camp cult-classic! Featuring a superstar studded pre-film drag show, with themed tribute performances to the film’s iconic soundtrack! Hosted by resident cult cinema queen, Violet Hex.
Violet Hex Presents: BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER! A queer celebration & screening of the beloved 1999 camp cult-classic! Hosted by resident cult cinema queen, Violet Hex. STARRING: Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, RuPaul, Mink Stole, Cathy Moriarty, Michelle Williams, & more!
Please note that this late screening will not have a full pre-film drag performance, but will be introduced by Violet Hex.
Join us for our big Saturday Horror Extravaganza with two feature films by women directors, T BLOCKERS by trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay (SO VAM) and PUPPET KILLER by local PNW filmmaker Lisa Ovies, plus two massive blocks of short films from around the world, including films by filmmakers right here in the Pacific Northwest.
On June 10th, host Thom Hilton will be throwing a bash to celebrate his 50th performance of Rocky Horror. Join us for a wild pre-show, costume contest, lots of laughs, and plenty of Time Warping!
The Final day of horrors! Two short film blocks round out our massive 2023 short film selection, plus our final features, black metal found footage film INVOKING YELL by Chilean director Patricio Valladares (DOWNHILL, NIGHTWORLD) and the WORLD PREMIERE of Australian supernatural horror film VIOLETT by Steven J. Mihaljevich, PLUS our notorious SHORTS GONE WILD block to send off the weekend in the most wacky, bloody, hilarious way!
Sidetrack opened in 1982 and with Art Johnston and Pepe Peña at the helm, it went from a 900-square-foot windowless watering hole to a pillar of Chicago’s gay business district, spanning over eight storefronts and multiple levels. Art and Pep have watched as the politicians who once would have them jailed now court the community for votes. The space has become a source of political and financial support for LGBTQ+ rights.
Summer in Brandenburg. Markus is torn between the love for his grandmothers in need of care and the longing for a different life in Berlin. A crowd of shimmering demons keeps appearing in his daydreams. An allusion to the queer chosen family that awaits him in the city and saves him from his loneliness. Markus’ boxes to move to the big city are packed. So, when he falls in love with Duc things get even more complicated.
HE OTHERS is a unique entry in the Sapphic genre most notable for what it isn't: No tales of debauchery, corruption, or tragedy. Just the quiet lesbian couple next door building a family. This portrayal ironically attracted the attention and ire of the censors and condemned the film to obscurity.
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.
When drag queen Anthony (Hugo Weaving) agrees to take his act on the road, he invites friends Adam (Guy Pearce) and Bernadette (Terence Stamp) to come along. In their colorful bus, named Priscilla, the three performers travel across the Australian desert performing for enthusiastic crowds and homophobic locals.
Elite Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez (John Alberto Leguizamo) -- one of the losers that evening -- the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
Tonight's screening features the cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret!
From the maniacs that brought you last year's FREAK FREELY FESTIVAL, Little Obsessions & Totally Different Head present "CAN'T SEE WHAT'S MINE". A simultaneous lathe cut record release and music video premiere for the song "Can't See What's Mine," along with one time only performances by a league of local luminaries from the DIY underground.
Claire Denis and cinematographer Agnès Godard fold military and masculine codes of honor, colonialism’s legacy, destructive jealousy, and repressed desire into shimmering, hypnotic images that ultimately explode in one of the most startling and unforgettable endings in all of modern cinema.
Sholay is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential Indian film of all time. It was ranked first in the British Film Institute's 2002 poll of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time.
A millionaire renovates his mansion into a pleasure palace devoted to his "hobbies." He hires a mysterious dancer, Ryuko (played by Japanese drag and cabaret legend, Miwa Akahiro), who captivates every man at his parties, driving them to madness and death.
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene.
Ten, Tiny, Talks Artist in Residency and Film Festival presents three days of films and drag performances celebrating Black and Indigenous trans and queer artistry and excellence! Plus, a corresponding free street fair next to the Clinton Street Theater!
Ten, Tiny, Talks Artist in Residency and Film Festival presents three days of films and drag performances celebrating Black and Indigenous trans and queer artistry and excellence! Plus, a corresponding free street fair next to the Clinton Street Theater!
Curious? Nervous? We've got you covered. Come dip into the shallow end of the pool at Rocky Horror for Virgins—our intimate, scaled-back screening of the ultimate cult movie.
It's June! Let's celebrate the beginning of Summer, Pride, and Juneteenth, with some performances that'll leave you feeling HOT, QUEER, AND FIERCE!!
Shot by ace cinematographer Christopher Doyle in both luminous monochrome and luscious saturated color, Happy Together is an intoxicating exploration of displacement and desire that swoons with the ache and exhilaration of love at its heart-tearing extremes.
One of the best trans films you’ve likely never heard of, Antonio Giménez-Rico’s landmark 1983 documentary Dressed in Blue (Vestida de Azul) explores the lives and loves of a group of six transgender women living in Madrid in the years following Spain’s transition to democracy.
FHAR/MLF explores the work of Lionel Soukaz, Carole Roussopoulos, and work featuring trans icons like FHAR founding member Marie France. Extremely rare underground cinema, with lots of subtitle work by Church of Film!
Get your wig and shake your cosmic thing! Come out to the neon side of town for a super fun drag tribute to The B-52's.
Q&A following the screening. Adam Bartlett started the Gilead Media Record Label in 2005. His first releases were small runs of LPs and CDs, that he did for…
First performed in 2011, My Americana is a performance piece with a single stage performer accompanied with a live musician and overhead projections. The show is produced every other year, presenting all new stories and songs, while featuring a different musician.
Tonight's screening features the cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret!
