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The OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival is the second largest LGBTQ+ film festival in the Southeast, attracting thousands of patrons to downtown Durham every year since Formerly the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival, the OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival is returning to the Carolina Theatre on August , This year's festival marks over a quarter century of embracing and celebrating the LGBTQIA community in Durham and worldwide.

The North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Festival is an annual LGBT film festival produced by the Carolina Theater in Durham, North Carolina, typically held in mid-August. The festival has been credited in previous years as the second largest LGBT film/video festival in the Southeastern United States. [1]. Beginning in as “A Salute to Pride” and running from as the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF), the festival was renamed the OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival to reflect the breadth of programming and acknowledge local and regional filmmakers in the Southeast.

Produced and curated by the historic Carolina Theatre of Durham, in beautiful Downtown Durham, the festival was honored in as one of “20 Fantastic LGBTQ+ Film Festivals Around the Globe” by Moviemaker Magazine. Aloft Durham Downtown Located near the American Tobacco Campus, Aloft offers a modern aesthetic, heated pool, and proximity to plenty of dining and entertainment options. Dinner only. The AOC team is working hard to create a phenomenal experience for loyal Cooligans and newcomers alike.

The three-day event is designed to allow founders the opportunity to exchange ideas with peers and subject matter experts, plus connect with investors through nonstop networking. Mason's acclaimed and successful stage play, " Lavender Men " is the compelling narrative of Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, who summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her own head — only to learn that she can't hide from her present-day demons in the shadows of someone else's past.

The festival will feature shorts, documentaries and feature films that celebrate gay, lesbian and transgender life, including independent and mainstream productions. Bulldega A neighborhood grocery that offers the essentials alongside grab-and-go meal options. Search Term. Best of the Triangle The best known competition in the Triangle, all year long.

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The events below occurred in In , the festival hosted filmmakers from New York and L. Sign Up! Will this family and the two beloved couples resolve their differences, and will their relationships stand the test of time? OutSouth is the second-largest LGBTQ film festival in the Southeast and has films across different genres, including documentaries, comedies, dramas, fantasies, horror films, animations, and more.

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The protests were not violent, he says, though protestors called on attendees to repent, saying that otherwise they would go to hell. Wheeler grew up in the eastern part of the state, until moving to Durham for college at Duke University.

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This festival is particularly special to Mason. Through it all, Wheeler looked to film to make sense of his sexuality and fell in love with it. Dozens of artists from across the country display their works in clay, drawing, glass-blowing, printmaking, photography, painting, jewelry, and more.