Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival concluded its 47th iteration on Saturday, June 24, with a screening of Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music, directed by O…
Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival concluded its 47th iteration on Saturday, June 24, with a screening of Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music, directed by Oscar-winning duo Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman . The documentary feature about the titular performer’s singular spectacle was preceded by the Festival’s annual Award Ceremony, which reaffirmed the dynamic future of queer cinema.
also returned to Oakland this year, featuring the Festival’s first-ever Oakland Opening Night and Centerpiece films, both of which screened at The New Parkway Theater. With a full slate of upwards of 90 in-person screenings and programs, Frameline47 featured essential queer films from Bay Area locals and international filmmakers alike, and welcomed 55,000 moviegoers, including streaming. This is a 25% increase on Frameline46 in 2022.
The highlights of Frameline47 were numerous, varying in both scope and content. With its deep San Francisco roots, the Opening Night film — Andrew Durham’s Fairyland — began the Festival on a note both celebratory and intimate. Bolstered by a lively Q&A, passionate audience, and the music of the Castro Theatre’s beloved organ, Opening Night proved filmgoers’ desire to return to in-person showings.
Other unforgettable moments included a screening of Andy Vallentine’s queer ensemble film, The Mattachine Family, which was attended by stars Nico Tortorella and Cloie Wyatt Taylor; the high-spirited late-night screening of Sébastien Marnier’s queer Hitchcockian thriller, The Origin of Evil; and the sold-out, Queer Premiere of Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott’s Bottoms — a teen sex comedy starring Sennott and Ayo Edebiri that filled the Castro Theatre with laughter for its whole 92-minute...
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