RAINBOW VISIONS 2026 FILMS
Our full glorious lineup is here, so dig in and pick out your ideal festvial-going experience.
Tickets for our opening night film, LEVITICUS, are now on sale! Sitewide tickets will be on sale June 4th, 2026! Stay tuned…
MY BROTHER'S KILLER details the remarkable effort by members of the queer community in Los Angeles to solve the 1990 murder of adult film performer Billy London.
Preceded by the short film: A FUN NIGHT OUT*
*Content advisory
Described by Guy Maddin as "the iron fist of feminism in a fun-fur glove," the Canadian performance duo Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan have an impressive filmography that includes numerous classics, screening as part of this program!
BARBARA FOREVER is an immersive, archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of the iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
This short film package includes:
OUR MONSTERS ~ THE BLAME SILENCE ~ CLUTTER ~ STIMULANTS & EMPATHOGENS ~ KILORAN BAY
As 93-year-old Roy Blakey battles dementia, his niece works to preserve his remarkable legacy—as a figure skater, ice show archivist, and pioneering gay photographer whose male nude photography left a lasting mark on history—before his final curtain call.
Panel discussion to follow!
Cruising, the controversial 1980 thriller directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, is the focus of MINESHAFT: THE CRUISING MURDERS, which explores the controversy surrounding the film’s original production.
SHE'S THE HE is an outrageous, uproarious, teen comedy for the ages following Ethan and Alex as they decide to pose as trans women in a last-ditch effort to quell gay rumours. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes she really is trans.
Star (Dilan Chiblow), an Indigi-Queer, Two-Spirit, lonesome callboy is introduced to a popular drag house and embarks on a journey toward becoming who they genuinely are: Starwalker.
Short film package includes: TSISMOSA (GOSSIPER) ~ ORNITHOMANCY ~ CAT SITTERS ~ CUPBOARD PICKLE
WE ARE PAT is a tale of obsession, transness, and how art ages over time, told through the thick spectacles of the 1990s Saturday Night Live cult character Pat.
THE BIRDCAGE is a classic comedy in which a gay nightclub owner and his drag performer partner scramble to appear “straight” when their son brings home the daughter of a conservative senator for a chaotic family dinner. Starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.
DEPARTURES is a bold, emotionally charged debut feature in which Benji and Jake’s instant attraction spirals through intimate encounters in Amsterdam fraught with complex power dynamics. One of the brashest debut features in ages!