Atlanta: ‘Out On Film’ Festival Announces 2024 Line-Up

Atlanta’s LGBTQIA+ film festival – Out on Film – has announced its lineup of films and events for its 37th Anniversary edition. In 2023, Out on Film was named the top film festival in the nation by the readers of USA Today and 10Best. Out On Film 37 (presented by GILEAD) will offer a diverse selection that includes 35 features (22 narrative films, 12 documentaries and one special event), five streaming-only films and 111 shorts films (in 18 shorts programs) for a total of 151 films.

We’re less than a month away from the @OutOnFilm #LGBTQ film festival in Atlanta! ️‍

Join us this Sep 26th-Oct 6th for an amazing selection of 140+ iconic films, shorts & discussions of #QueerJoy.

Full lineup: https://t.co/SYmBM8Ea5l

Tickets & passes: https://t.co/v2Ao2wgA0X pic.twitter.com/qaWA18e5MD

— Out On Film (@OutonFilm) August 28, 2024

“Our 37th Anniversary presentation is a wonderful celebration of celebrated films from all around the world and from Atlanta,” says Out on Film Festival Director Jim Farmer in a press statement. “We’ve never had this much ATL in our festival.” “I’m also particularly proud of our short films, which includes work from Emmy nominee Nava Mau, Meg Statler, Elliot Page and Alex Hedison and Jodie Foster,” he added. In all, Out On Film will host 15 world premieres as part of the 2024 festival.

The festival will open on Thursday, September 26 with Anthony Schatteman’s Young Hearts. Both an Oscar® and BAFTA qualifying film festival, the film follows a 14-year-old who realizes he has fallen in love with his new neighbor but interactions with family and friends bring more questions than answers. Out on Film’s closing night offering will feature the Southeastern premiere of Marco Calvani’s High Tide on Sunday, October 6.

The film chronicles a young undocumented immigrant (Marco Pigossi) searching for purpose in Provincetown, who starts an intense and unexpected new romance. The supporting cast includes Oscar® winner Marisa Tomei, Jams Bland, Bryan Batt, Chrissy Judy’s Todd Flaherty and Mya Taylor. For folks not in Atlanta, Out on Film offers virtual viewing of its impressive line-up. Check it out here. For those in the area, there’s a festival preview party tonight at the new Wylie Hotel at 7 p.m.

159 #LGBTQ+ films each show just one time only at @OutOnFilm in Atlanta! ️‍

Come to our official festival preview party with Atlanta’s #LGBTQ+ professional networking group @MAAPatl today Thu, Sep 12th at 7pm at the new Wylie Hotel on Ponce! RSVP: https://t.co/e9RCoUT5rv pic.twitter.com/HlmeW55yaA — Out On Film (@OutonFilm) September 12, 2024