The 1935 Hollywood Hays Code-era Astaire & Rogers musical TOP HAT features three queer-coded side characters.

Aisha Dee stars in the 2022 queer Australian horror film SISSY.

Murray Bartlett stars in queer filmmaker Eldar Rapaport’s 2011 drama AUGUST.

Alessandro Gassman & Mehmet Günsür star in out writer/director Ferzan Özpetek’s critically acclaimed 1997 film HAMAM (or, Steam: The Turkish Bath).

Jean Engstrom plays a stylish queer-coded interior designer in the 1957 horror flick VOODOO ISLAND.

CAPOTE follows gay author Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) during the six-year period in which he was researching and writing his 1966 true crime novel, “In Cold Blood.”

The 1933 pre-code adaptation of Eugene O'Neill’s 1920 play “The Emperor Jones” features a queer-coded character named Marcella, played by queer actor/comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley.

Otho, played by gay actor Glenn Shadix, is Delia Deetz’s (Catherine O'Hara) gay best friend in Tim Burton’s 1988 film BEETLEJUICE.

Laurel Holloman and Nicole Ari Parker star in queer filmmaker Maria Maggenti's 1995 film THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF 2 GIRLS IN LOVE.

Gustav von Aschenbach, played by queer actor Dirk Bogarde, gets a makeover in queer filmmaker Luchino Visconti’s controversial 1971 film DEATH IN VENICE.

Queerness is framed as a phase in the 1953 “educational” film SOCIAL-SEX ATTITUDES IN ADOLESCENCE.

Deniz Dumanlı is a trans activist and lawyer in acclaimed queer filmmaker Levan Akin’s 2024 drama CROSSING. Streaming now on MUBI!

Steve Bell and Ian Rose star in Paul Oremland’s 1998 gay British romantic drama LIKE IT IS.

Steve Zahn is Sammy, the Gay Best Friend, in actor/director Ben Stiller’s 1994 film REALITY BITES.

The countdown to the Vancouver Queer Film Festival is officially on. We’re nearing the world premiere of NOVELETTE IS TRYING. Tickets are currently on sale today so get yours before they are sold out.