Few films have had a greater impact on Black queer representation than Tongues Untied, Marlon Riggs's groundbreaking 1989 documentary-poem that gives voice to the experiences of Black gay men in America. Blending personal testimony, spoken word, music, performance, and documentary footage, Riggs created a work that is at once joyful, angry,...
A landmark of the New Queer Cinema movement, Todd Haynes's Poison returns to the big screen in a rare 35mm presentation. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the 1991 film shattered conventions with its bold exploration of desire, outsider identity, and the social stigma surrounding queer lives during the AIDS...
One of the most influential LGBTQ+ films ever released by a major Hollywood studio, Philadelphia returns to the big screen in a rare 35mm screening at the Museum of the Moving Image. Directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, the 1993 drama was the first major studio film to directly address the AIDS...