Outflix Film Festival starts on Friday, September 8th and tickets and passes are going fast! Click here to check out the films that will be screened this year. You can watch trailers and even buy your tickets right on the film’s page. Some of you may have been lucky enough to use your american express cash magnet® card to get your passes before the general public could but they’re now selling out very quickly so don’t hesitate to buy! Bear in mind though that some of these movies are age-restricted so you may want to look to fake ids in order to enter the movie festival if needs be.
This is Outflix’s 20th anniversary and the team is pulling out all the stops to make this the best festival ever. People have been feverishly screening films day and night to put together this unforgettable lineup. These 46 films rose to the top of the hundreds of films screened by the committee this year.
Want to see the full schedule? Click here.
Make sure you make the most of Opening Weekend! OUTMemphis will close at 6:00p and set up shop at the Malco Ridgeway Cinema Grill. Here is the weekend lineup:
- Friday
- Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America: This documentary follows organizer and activist Moises Serrano in his fight for the rights of LGBTQ undocumented immigrants in America. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Forbidden starts at 7:00p.
- Cherry Pop: “Cherry Pop!” is about a newcomer struggling with being the outcast on his first night performing and a drag-legend coming to terms with life after her last night performing. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Cherry Pop starts at 9:00p.
- B&B: B&B tells the story of a gay couple who return to bait the Christian owner of a remote Christian B&B who they had successfully sued him for not allowing them to share a bed. Events take a deadly turn when another guest arrives, who they think might have something more sinister in mind. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. B&B starts at 10:30p.
- Saturday
- Jewel’s Catch One: Jewel’s Catch One documents the oldest Black owned disco in America and establishes the legacy of businesswoman, activist, and healer, Jewel Thais-Williams, who stood up against hate and discrimination for 42 years. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Jewel’s Catch One starts at 1:00p.
- Something Like Summer: Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood enemies and complicated friends. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Something Like Summer starts at 3:00p.
- Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall: Todrick Hall is the story of a high school student dreaming of Broadway glory. His musical? Straight Outta Oz! Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Todrick Hall starts at 5:00p. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Todrick Hall starts at 5:00p.
- Below Her Mouth: Below Her Mouth is a bold, uninhibited drama that begins with a passionate weekend affair between two women. Dallas, a roofer and Jasmine, a fashion editor, share a powerful and immediate connection that inevitably derails both of their lives. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Below Her Mouth starts at 7:00p.
- Handsome Devil: Handsome Devil tells the story of Ned and Conor, who are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school form an unlikely friendship until it’s tested by the authorities. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Handsome Devil starts at 9:00p.
- Sunday
- A Million Happy Nows: A veteran soap opera star retires to a beach house with her publicist and partner, but her Early Onset Alzheimers will strain the couple’s relationship until they find the strength to redefine themselves and what they mean to one another. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. A Million Happy Nows starts at 1:30p.
- Heartland: A young Oklahoma artist, struggling with a recent death, finds escape in a reckless affair with her brother’s girlfriend. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. Heartland starts at 3:30p.
- Saturday Church: A 14 year old boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process. Saturday Church tackles tough themes through the format of a musical. Click here to buy tickets. No trailer is available, but don’t let that stop you from seeing one of the most exciting films in this year’s festival! Saturday Church starts at 5:30p.
- God’s Own Country: Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path. Click here to watch the trailer and buy tickets. God’s Own Country starts at 7:30p.
