WELCOME TO OUT HERE DAYTON FILM FEST

Our name is new, but our driving force is the same – we're here to celebrate the best in queer filmmaking. We're in our 18th year of bringing the best of LGBTQIA+ films to the Miami Valley, and our rebranding is a sign of our renewed embrace and commitment to the entire community.

We have a great, inclusive line-up of films, and visiting filmmakers will be in attendance to talk about their work during thought-provoking, post-screening discussions.

Schedule :

October 13, 2023

7:30 PM : OUR SON

DIR. BILL OLIVER /104 MIN /USA

With an all-star cast that includes Luke Evans, Billy Porter, Phylicia Rashad, Andrew Rannells, Robin Weigert and more, OUR SON is the story of family and parenthood as seen through the eyes of two men in the midst of a divorce - both of whom very much love their son.

PRECEDED BY MNM

DIR. TWIGGY PUCCI GARCON /15 MIN /USA

An exuberant portrait of chosen sisters - two emerging runway divas in the drag ballroom community.

9:00 PM : OPENING NIGHT PARTY

YELLOW CAB TAVERN – 700 E. 4TH STREET

Heartsiq is Dayton’s Queer Art & Dance Party, and it happens the 2nd Friday of every month.

Your festival pass or “Opening Night” ticket will gain you access to this party as well as a drink ticket and something delicious. It’s Friday the 13th, so this month’s theme is “Scream Queens” – enjoy the art, live music and great company at this inclusive party.

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October 14, 2023

1:00 PM : TOP DRAWER SHORTS

COUSINS

DIR. KARINA DANDASHI /13 MIN /USA

Two cousins born in separate countries reunite in Brooklyn over dinner when a run-in with an ex turns the night into a mission of revenge.

AC UNIT

DIR. GRACE GODVIN /13 MIN /USA

Two best friends living in Brooklyn during the height of a heatwave encounter disaster when installing an AC unit.

DILATING FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS

DIR. NYALA MOON /14 MIN /USA

A black trans woman decides to hook up IRL with her online boyfriend.

THE SCRIPT

DIR. BRIT FYER & NOAH SCHAMUS /15 MIN /USA

Explores the complicated relationship between trans and nonbinary communities and medical providers regarding gender affirming care.

AS YOU ARE

DIR. DAISY FRIEDMAN /15 MIN /USA

When an interabled queer couple spends the night together for the first time, they navigate the power of loving someone else through healing their relationships with their own bodies.

DIOMYSUS

DIR. EMILY MORUS-JONES /5 MIN /UNITED KINGDOM

With interviews from the UK polyamory community (told with puppets), Diomysus asks if we’re more open to taboo ideas.

(IN)CONVENIENCE

DIR. ALEXANDRA GREENSPAN /12 MIN /USA

An unexpected love story develops over a box of tampons between a mini-mart cashier and a guy in transition.

4:00 PM : LIE WITH ME

DIR. OLIVIER PEYON /98 MIN /FRANCE / TRAILER

A celebrated novelist travels to his hometown after more than 30 years away. There, he meets the son of his secret teenage love who is inquisitive for information on his now deceased father. Questions set off turbulent emotions in the writer as his mind is flooded with memories of that summer of love from long ago. Based on the beloved novel, LIE WITH ME is erotic, tender, romantic and heart breaking.

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L'APPRENANTE (THE LEARNER)

DIR. ANGELIQUE KALANI AXELRODE /7 MIN /FRANCE/USA

An American college student takes French immersion classes in the process of “finding herself abroad” in Paris.

7:00 PM : IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

DIR. ALEXANDRIA BOMBACH /123 MIN /USA / TRAILER

Blending 40 years of home movies, raw film archive, and intimate present-day verité, a poignant reflection from Amy Ray & Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls – the iconic folk-rock duo. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big.

9:45 PM : GLITTER & DOOM

DIR. TOM GUSTAFSON /115 MIN /USA / TRAILER

In a fantastical summer romance musical told with the iconic hits of the INDIGO GIRLS: A struggling musician who wears charisma as camouflage and a carefree kid about to run away with the circus fall in love at first sight. But will 29 days be enough time to fall in love forever?

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October 15, 2023

12:30 PM : GOLDEN DELICIOUS

DIR. JASON KARMAN /120 MIN /CANADA / TRAILER

Everyone wants something from high school senior Jake: his father is pushing him to try out for the basketball team and his girlfriend wants to take their relationship to the next level. But it’s not until Aleks, an openly gay teen with a love for basketball, moves in across the street that Jake begins to struggle with his own desires.

3:30 PM : JESS PLUS NONE

DIR. MANDY FABIAN /101 MIN /USA / TRAILER

A reluctant maid-of-honor must attend her best friend’s off-the-grid wedding in the woods, where she's forced to confront her ex-girlfriend, all her more successful college friends, and every bad choice she’s made in her life so far.

6:00 PM : FANCY DANCE

DIR. ERICA TREMBLAY /90 MIN /USA

Following her sister’s disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child’s white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.

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Date : October 13, 2023 - October 15, 2023

Location :

The Neon

130 East 5th Street

Dayton, OH 45402

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