Reeling will celebrate its 38th anniversary this fall with a new virtual edition of the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world. Showing 30 features, 54 shorts across eight shorts programs from 21 countries, Reeling will offer home viewers access to new films not currently available on commercial streaming platforms. Over the course of 11 days – from September 24 to October 4 – new titles will be premiered each day of the festival on Reeling’s online platform. Each film program will be viewable for a total of four days. Feature films may be viewed by audiences in Illinois, while short films will be available to audiences in the U.S. Virtual Q&As with filmmakers will be an integral part of the event, and this year’s festival will host more Q&As with film directors, producers, writers and actors than ever before.
Here’s a run-down of the films and highlights for each week.
Streaming Thursday, September 24 to Sunday, September 27
Streaming Saturday, September 26 to Tuesday, September 29
HIGHLIGHT
End of the World As We Know It
Other Films
The Strong Ones, Cocoon and Cicada
Streaming Sunday, September 27 to Wednesday, September 30
HIGHLIGHT
Tahara
Other Films
Give or Take, Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Gleenn-Copeland Story and Goodbye Mother
Streaming Monday, September 28 to Thursday, October 1
HIGHLIGHT
Are We Lost Forever
Other Films
Taiwan Equals Love, Pier Kids and The Whistle
Streaming Tuesday, September 29 to Friday, October 2
Streaming Wednesday, September 30 to Saturday, October 3
Streaming Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 4
HIGHLIGHT
Luz
Other Films
Something Wicked This Away, A Skeleton in the Closet and Lonely Beautiful Boys
Streaming Friday, October 2 to Monday, October 5
Streaming Saturday, October 3 to Monday, October 6
HIGHLIGHT
The Capote Tapes
Other Films
No hard feelings, Drawn Back Home, The Many Lives of Kojin and In Your Own Time
Streaming Sunday, October 4 to Wednesday, October 7
