NewFest 2017: 14 Must-See Movies That Offer a Look at the Queer Latinx Experience

NewFest, New York’s LGBT Film Festival, returns to the city for its 29th edition. Programmed in partnership with Outfest, which takes place in Los Angeles, the annual event brings together the best and brightest in LGBT media. This year, the festival will screen 40 feature length films (including over 20 feature works from first-time feature filmmakers), 97 shorts and an episodic sidebar featuring 8 web-based projects for a total of 145 selections. “This year’s festival takes a cross-generational look at the LGBTQ community through the lens of our history, our culture, and our sexual and gender identities,” said Executive Director Robert Kushner. “Through these established filmmakers and vibrant emerging voices of LGBTQ cinema, we’re given the opportunity to reflect on our progress, highlight our strengths, and illuminate the challenges we experience both as individuals and as a community.”

From its Opening Film selection, Susanne Bartsch: On Top, which chronicles the New York City icon to its Closing Film, the lesbian romantic musical Becks, NewFest remains committed to offering the largest variety of queer-centered stories on the East Coast. With the New York City premiere of the controversial Cuban drama Santa y Andres, not one but two films featuring Wilson Cruz, as well as plenty of shorts from solid US Latino talents, the LGBT festival has plenty to offer and Remezcla has rounded up our Top Latino picks to help you choose what you should catch next week in New York City.

NewFest runs October 19-24, 2017.