We’ve put together a guide for you to make sure you see every queer film that SIFF has available for you. This is Sonoma’s Queer Film Festival!
Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center
We had the pleasure of seeing it last night, and I can honestly say it has opened my eyes to aging as a queer male.
Winner of Best Actor at the Spanish Academy Awards (Goyas) and the Silver Shell for Best Actor at San Sebastián Film Festival, Maspalomas is a bold, deeply moving drama about a proudly out gay man forced back into the closet after a stroke. Frank in its depiction of gay sex and intimacy, it’s a powerful story of identity reclaimed. (Dir. Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi/Spain/109min)
Woman’s Club
Part of “This is Life” shorts at the Woman’s Club – A ride on a bike’s luggage rack is a sensory roller coaster through a land full of cuddles. (Dir. Nicolas Fong/Belgium/6min)
Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center
A weary trucker and a reckless hitchhiker forge a dangerous, intimate bond across Mexico’s highways. Winner of the Queer Lion and Horizons Award at Venice, this heady, sensual thriller is erotic, volatile, and unforgettable. (Dir. David Pablos/Mexico/93min)
Vets Hall #1
With extraordinary access, this stirring documentary follows Sarah McBride, the first transgender person elected to Congress, through her historic first year—facing fierce backlash and personal attacks while fighting to govern with courage, resilience, and purpose. (Dir. Chase Joynt/USA/93min)
Woman’s Club
Packed with dazzling archival footage, Barbara Forever celebrates trailblazing experimental icon Barbara Hammer—a fearless pioneer of lesbian cinema. Bold, intimate, and boundary-shattering, this electrifying portrait honors an artist who redefined queer filmmaking forever. (Dir. Brydie O’Connor/USA/102min)
More information at SIFF Website
Woman’s Club
Eight queer shorts with details at the SIFF website.
Vet’s Hall #2
Winner of the Best Actress Prize at Cannes for Nadia Melliti, this film is a tender, deeply moving coming-of-age drama about a devout Muslim teen in Paris torn between faith, family, sexuality, and first love. (Dir. Hafsia Herzi/France/107min)
