Attention queer film fans in New York; it’s almost time for NewFest Pride! For the fourth year in a row, New York’s renowned LGBTQ+ film and media organization is kicking off Pride month with a 5-day festival at the SVA Theatre May 30th – June 3rd, 2024!
NewFest has announced the full lineup for the film festival and it is set to feature a mix of premieres, conversations, virtual screenings, and social events for the community. Fans will have the opportunity to enjoy both premieres of new film and TV as well as viewings of queer classics like, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
“It’s no accident that this year’s NewFest Pride starts on May 30; it’s part of our not-so-secret mission to celebrate Pride 365 days a year,” said NewFest Executive Director David Hatkoff. “We can’t wait to provide a space for the community to come together for bold new films and series, thought-provoking conversations, and joyful social gatherings. This moment calls for celebration and resistance, and we intend to offer opportunities for both in equal measure.”
“We’re delighted to celebrate highly anticipated films from TIFF, Sundance, and SXSW making their triumphant New York Premieres, and to launch the World Premiere of the evocative and textured HAZE from NewFest alum writer/director Matthew Fifer,” said NewFest Director of Programming Nick McCarthy. “We look forward to filling our venues with magical queer energy as we greet returning artists, welcome new folks to the NewFest family, and share unapologetically authentic, genre-expansive, and multilayered LGBTQ+ stories in such a dynamic space at NewFest Pride.”
The film festival will screen several highly anticipated feature films and series, including the New York Premiere of Fire Island documentary A House is Not a Disco which will open the festival, the World Premiere of psychological thriller Haze, and an advance screening of the Sundance crowd-pleaser My Old Ass.
Additional screenings include Close to You, directed by Dominic Savage, Fantasmas, directed by Julio Torres, The Queen of My Dreams, directed by Fawzia Mirza, Sebastian, directed by Mikko Mäkelä, and Am I Ok?, directed by Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne just to name a few.
For a full list of screenings and events, visit newfest.org/newfest-pride. Individual tickets and all-access passes to NewFest Pride are now on sale at newfest.org.
Not in New York? No problem! NewFest also has virtual screening opportunities for certain programs. Learn more about virtual passes here.
Since 1988, NewFest has been New York’s largest presenter of LGBTQ+ film & media and the largest convener of LGBTQ+ audiences in New York City. NewFest’s mission is to give voice and visibility to the full scope of the LGBTQ+ experience through films and programs that entertain, educate, and empower.