It’s formally summer season in New York Metropolis, and there’s no higher approach to beat the humidity than by popping into one of many attractive theaters that make up the Tribeca Film Festival, a star-studded celebration of impartial filmmaking that’s been going robust since 2002.
After all, it’s additionally Pleasure Month, and although this yr’s Tribeca runs from June 4 – 15, it’s not technically a queer movie competition. Besides, there’s a surprisingly strong roster of movies in this system that both highlight LGBTQ+ luminaries, sort out themes resonant to our neighborhood, or that come from rising queer filmmakers.
Amongst them are a couple of thrilling movies we had the pleasure of catching at Sundance, which we are able to’t suggest sufficient: James Sweeney’s darkish twin comedy with Dylan O’Brien Twinless, Ryan White’s tear-jerking portrait of queer love Come See Me In The Good Light, and Class Bratton’s electrifying doc of a motion Move Ya Body: The Birth Of House.
Past these titles, there’s lots extra queer options to get hype about that might be making their world premiere at Tribeca, particularly within the documentary house, with movies targeted on trailblazers like Boy George and Barbara Jordan, and others that unpack the legacies of complicated cultural icons like The Wizard Of Oz‘s Dorothy and SNL‘s androgynous Pat.
Whether or not you reside in NYC and wish some fest suggestions, or when you simply need to be the primary to know in regards to the films we’ll be speaking about all yr lengthy, Queerty has your information to the ten most enjoyable LGBTQ+ options premiering on the 2025 Tribeca Movie Competition. Test it out beneath…
