1985 Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian (Cory Michael Smith, “Gotham”) returns to his Texas hometown for the holidays during the first wave of the AIDS crisis. Burdened with an unspeakable tragedy in New York City, Adrian looks to reconnect with his preteen brother Andrew (Aidan Langford) while navigating his relationship with religious parents Eileen (Academy […]
What better way to celebrate the re-opening of Cinestudio with their brand new seats than by watching BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY on Cinestudio’s unparalleled screen and sound system? Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. […]
Special Sneak Preview! THE THIRD WIFE Friday, January 25 at 2pm Saturday, January 26 at 2pm Sunday, January 27 at 2pm A presentation by the Wadsworth Atheneum Film program, in collaboration with Out Film CT. Screening location: Aetna Theater, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. 600 Main St, Hartford, CT Synopsis: In the late 19th century in rural Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May is […]
BOY ERASED This month’s Queer Thursdays is happening on the FIRST Thursday, 2/7/18 @ 7:30PM. Screening Location: Cinestudio Synopsis: Boy Erased tells the courageous story of Jared Eamons (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe). His parents struggle with reconciling their love […]
From writer/director Desiree Akhavan and based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows Cameron (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night. Run by the strict and severe Dr. Lydia Marsh (Jennifer […]
Did you go to the screening of MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING on Closing Night of this year’s festival? Well, we’re bringing it back to Spotlight Theatres for a special FREE screening in conjunction with Hartford PRIDE! (And we promise there won’t be any issues with the subtitles!) Venue: Spotlight Theatres Sunday, September 9 @ 2PM Synopsis: Antonio and Paolo live […]
While gay rights and marriage equality have been embraced by most countries, a small town in Southern India lives within a cocoon of traditions and social morality. In such a milieu when a young gay man Kartik, comes out to his mother Vasudha, her entire world comes crashing down. She has no one to turn to to dispel her fears […]
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and […]
Inspired by the real life of singer/songwriter Alyssa Robbins, BECKS follows a musician (Hall) who moves back to her childhood home in St. Louis after a crushing breakup with her longtime girlfriend (Kiyoko). While performing for tips at a local tavern and struggling to reconnect with her ultra-Catholic mother (Lahti), she strikes up a unique friendship with the wife (Suvari) […]
New York photographer Ronit Krushka flies to London after learning about the death of her estranged father. Ronit is returning to the same Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for her childhood attraction to Esti, a female friend. Their fortuitous and happy reunion soon reignites their burning passion as the two women explore boundaries of faith and sexuality. […]
