AFI FEST 2024 presented by Canva is proud to present a lineup that features captivating LGBTQIA+ stories that are both powerfully illuminating and deeply personal. Check out a selection of films below and view the AFI FEST program guide to explore the full lineup for this year’s film festival. Tickets are available to buy now on FEST.AFI.com!
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AFI FEST 2024 Presented by Canva: LGBTQIA+ Films
THE FIRE INSIDE
October 27 at 3:00 p.m.
Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Alum, director and executive producer Rachel Morrison and actor Ryan Destiny, moderated by filmmaker Ryan Coogler.
Acclaimed cinematographer Rachel Morrison (AFI Class of 2006) makes her directorial debut with this engrossing drama about professional boxer Claressa Shields and her meteoric journey from Flint, Michigan, to London for the 2012 Olympics. BUY TICKETS
LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE
U.S. Premiere
October 24 at 11:15 a.m.
October 26 at 10:45 a..m.
Washed in a palette of cloudy pastels and blues, LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE explores complicated desires for collective ambition in a Europe that’s on the precipice of transformative change. BUY TICKETS
MISERICORDIA
October 23 at 9:10 p.m.
October 26 at 9:30 p.m.
Death and desire make a potent cocktail in Alain Guiraudie’s delicious Hitchcockian thriller, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Yet again, Guiraudie dissects rural French life with laser precision, melding sex, violence and black comedy to create something wholly his own. BUY TICKETS
REAS
October 27 at 8:30 p.m.
With a visually arresting style and singular approach that features plenty of voguing, REAS portrays the camaraderie and deeply felt bonds between fellow inmates, as well as the empowerment gained through owning and telling your story. BUY TICKETS
SUJO
October 27 at 5:45 p.m.
Screening to be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Fernanda Valadez.
Nature and nurture clash in this lyrical coming-of-age tale from directors Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez (IDENTIFYING FEATURES), which won the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. BUY TICKETS
THE BALCONETTES
October 25 at 9:40 p.m.
U.S. Premiere
THE BALCONETTES is as much a supernatural, genre-defying romp as it is a medley of female defiance in the face of masculine entitlement and sexual violence. BUY TICKETS
VIET AND NAM
October 26 at 2:00 p.m.
Banned in its home country for its deadlocked and negative view of Vietnam, the film was nevertheless a highlight of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Filmmaker Trương Minh Quý’s languid romance mines Vietnam’s past and present to craft a boldly erotic vision shot in mesmerizing 16mm. BUY TICKETS