Reel Out Charlotte
Reel Out Charlotte, the Queen City’s Annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival, is back for another year! Join us as we celebrate the beauty of independent cinema and see our LGBTQ+ lives, loves, and triumphs on the big screen.
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Reel Out: Friday Night Shorts Showcase
- Fri, May 15
Run Time: 98 min.
Join Reel Out Charlotte for our annual LGBTQ Shorts Night, a free, donate- what-you-can, community event highlighting a variety...
Pillion
- Fri, May 15
Run Time: 107 min.
A directionless man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as...
Starwalker
- Sat, May 16
Director: Corey Payette Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Connor Parnall, Dillan Chiblow, Jason Sakaki, Jeffrey Michael Follis, Stewart Adam McKensy
Star, an Indigi-Queer Two-Spirit lonesome call boy has become newly entranced by the world of drag when they...
Eva
- Sat, May 16
Run Time: 92 min.
Eva, a trans woman, takes on the care of her granddaughter after the sudden death of her daughter-in-law....
Summer’s Camera
- Sat, May 16
Director: Sung Divine Run Time: 83 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Korean
Starring: Bae Young-ran, Kim Si-a, Kwak Min-kyu, Lee Eun-sol, Yu Ga-eun
After her father passed away, Summer stopped taking photos. One day, she falls for Yeonwoo, the school’s soccer...
Moonlight
- Sat, May 16
Director: Barry Jenkins Run Time: 111 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2016
Starring: André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, Trevante Rhodes
This is the story of a lifetime
State of Firsts
- Sun, May 17
Director: Chase Joynt Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Sarah McBride
A documentary that follows Sarah McBride’s groundbreaking first year in Congress as the first openly transgender person elected...
Submerged Queer Spaces
- Sun, May 17
Director: Jack Curtis Dubowsky Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2012
Submerged Queer Spaces is a documentary feature that examines queer history through an approach of urban archeology. As...
Reel Out: Sunday Shorts Showcase
- Sun, May 17
Run Time: 100 min.
Round out your Reel Out Charlotte experience by watching five unique short films from around the world. First...