Saturday, October 12 - a/perture cinema, Winston Salem, NC
TICKETS ON SALE!
Join your fellow spooky queers at a/perture cinema on Saturday, October 12 for 24 new horror and dark genre films bursting with queer energy.
20+ guest filmmakers in attendance!
Queer Fear Blog: reviews, interviews, updates and more
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Pride Month Film Recs!
Celebrate Pride Month with QF's unique list of queer horror gems! Go beyond the usual classics and discover underappreciated, overlooked films in the queer horror canon. Dive into our exciting recommendations and find something new to love!
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Review: The People’s Joker (2024)
Officially free and ready to make anyone that lays eyes on it transgender. Director Vera Drew’s 2024 version of the maniacal clown, the Bat, and the city of Gotham is multi-layered, multi-textured, and a full homage.
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Interview: Alice Maio Mackay
Queer Fear blogger Red Broadwell interviews Mackay about her third film T-Blockers, trans genre cinema, and Mackay’s very packed schedule over the last few years.
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Review: Bodies, bodies, bodies (2022)
There are three things certain in life: death, taxes, and absolutely devastating friend group drama that changes you as a person. Bodies Bodies Bodies dares to ask: how toxic can a messy queer friend group get?
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2025 Submissions will open in February!
OUR PARTNERS
Queer Fear Film Festival is a sponsored project of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County and funded through ARPA supported by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners.
