Outfest Los Angeles Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Stellar Lineup Of LGBTQ Films
Huff PostThe cast of the horror film "They/Them," premiering July 24 at Outfest Los Angeles. Josh Stringer/Blumhouse Pride Month’s parades and parties may be over, but Outfest Los Angeles is keeping queer artistic excellence front and center this summer with an impressive array of narrative features, documentaries and shorts. “One of the things we wanted to do is really show the widespread diversity of the queer experience, beyond the coming-out story,” Outfest’s artistic director Faridah Gbadamosi told HuffPost. Our existence can’t be a quota.” Watch a clip honoring the 40th anniversary of Outfest Los Angeles, with appearances by Elliot Page, John Waters and more. According to Outfest’s executive director, Damien S. Navarro, the shift toward virtual content allows the festival to better “reflect the larger national conversation” as opposed to catering to the interests of queer Angelenos.
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