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Outfest had the World Premiere of iWantTFC’s episodic “Sleep With Me” starring Janine Gutierrez and Lovi Poe (directed by Samantha Lee), double billed by digital series “Crazy” with actors/creators Rachel Leyco and Sheena Midori Brevig
Photos, text, and video by Oliver Carnay The 40th anniversary of Outfest LGBTQ Film Festival had the World Premiere of Filipina stars Janine Gutierrez

New Amazon Studios Series “A League of Their Own” showed free screenings of two episodes at Outfest 2022, followed by Q&A with filmmakers and cast moderated by Rosie O’ Donnell
Photos, text and videos by Oliver Carnay A free advanced screening of the series’ first two episodes was held at the Directors Guild of

Outfest LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Film Festival Closing Night Gala with the red carpet World Premiere of Blumhouse / PeacockTV’s THEY/THEM held at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
By Oliver Carnay KEVIN BACON and KYRA SEDGWICK at THEY_THEM World Premiere THEY THEM red carpet with cast Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival’s

Billy Porter receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Outfest 2022 and kicked-off Opening Night with his rom-com directing feature debut “Anything’s Possible”
By Oliver Carnay The 2022 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival kicked off last night at the iconic Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles

Director/Producer Michelle Ehlen returns to OUTFEST with her feature film “Maybe Someday;” screening Saturday, July 23, 7pm
By Oliver Carnay Maybe Someday will have its Los Angeles premiere at the Outfest LA Film Festival July 23rd at the Director’s Guild and is also

P.J. Palmer’s NORTH STAR starring Colman Domingo and Malcolm Gets is playing at Outfest and has been selected by four Oscar-qualifying film festivals
By Oliver Carnay Writer/Director P.J. Palmer’s touching short film NORTH STAR has been selected for high-profile film festivals, having only just begun the festival circuit

Acclaimed queer filmmaker Maris Curran debuts feature docfilm “JEANNETTE at Outfest2022
By Oliver Carnay From acclaimed queer filmmaker Maris Curran (Five Nights in Maine), JEANNETTE is an intimate vérité documentary about a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting

Actor Matthew August Jeffers offers new take in the LGBTQ+ and LP community via his first feature “UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS,” as star and debuting producer
By Oliver Carnay Outfest US Centerpiece feature UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS, a twisted queer take on the buddy road-trip genre, and one of the few feature narrative

Scout Durwood’s YOUTOPIA premieres at Outfest LA, July 15 at REDCAT Theater and also available via online streaming
By Oliver Carnay https://player.vimeo.com/video/714627294?h=5c9c2a30f5 Following the success of her Streamy-nominated musical series TAKE ONE THING OFF, Scout Durwood’s feature length narrative visual album, YOUTOPIA

OUTFEST 2022 runs July 14 – 24; Billy Porter’s directorial debut “Anything Possible” to open the festival at Orpheum Theatre while John Logan’s directorial debut “They/Them” to serve as Closing Night film
By Oliver Carnay The 40th anniversary of Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival will be held from July 14 through 24th this year with

Depression during pandemic urges Fil-Am doctor and U.S. Navy veteran, Mark Labella, to produce his first award-winning screenplay “MisDiagnosed,” streaming on Amazon starting June 1st 2022
By Oliver Carnay As the end of the pandemic appears on the horizon, Mark Labella, a Filipino-American actor-writer-producer and Army veteran, recounts the essence

“ROMANTIC SAYA” SOLD-OUT concert nina Jaya, Rufa Mae, at Jacque “Jinky” Oda, super-saya ang lahat sa outcome ng show!
By Oliver Carnay Congratulations sa mga prodyusers ng katatapos lamang na show na “Romantic Saya,” kagabi na ginanap sa Noypitz Cerritos with headliners Jaya

