Dayton LGBT Film Festival

It's our 19th year of celebrating the best of LGBTQIA+ films from around the world with the Miami Valley, and we found it so hard to make decisions that we decided to expand the festival by an extra day.

Join us at THE NEON during the long weekend of Oct. 10-13 for 9 different screenings - featuring 25 short and feature-length films. And don't forget our Friday Night Party - this year at Lily's Bistro.

Some special details are still in the works, but you can read about all of our films and find ticketing and scholarship details on this site. For the latest developments, be sure to check out and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

We can't wait to gather together and share these incredible films with the community!

Schedule of Events:

12:30pm: Top Drawer Shorts - Pack #1

There Are Things to Do

Dir. Mike Syers /18 Min /USA

Urvashi Vaid, an outspoken immigrant, lesbian, and woman of color was an LGBTQ+ superhero helped shape the modern-day movement.

Goodbye Tango

Dir. Jason Laurits /15 Min /USA

The sudden death of Ruth's beloved hamster reveals a decaying marriage with her curmudgeon wife, Connie.

Melange

Dir. Deshon Leek /15 Min /USA

Two estranged men reconnect in a jazz bar where they embark on a forbidden dance.

Ripe!

Dir. Tusk /18 Min /Spain, USA

On the Catalonian coast, an American exchange student joins a bleach-blonde local for a friendly game of futbol.

Bust!

Dir. Angelis Field /11 Min /USA

A trans girl cop with the NYPD goes undercover to make a drug bust.

Kasbi

Dir. Farah Jabir /12 Min /USA

A middle-aged Pakistani housewife hires a young, self-assured sex worker to keep her company for the night.

Dream Burger

Dir. Sami Kali /9 Min /Switzerland, UK

Luke and Simon always go for burgers together after tennis, but this time, Luke wants to tell Simon how he really feels.

3:30pm: A House is Not a Disco

Dir. Brian J. Smith /91 Min /USA

Gorgeous and emotionally charged, A HOUSE IS NOT A DISCO goes behind the scenes of the infamous Fire Island Pines, a gay fantasyland on the East Coast, to uncover real life pleasures and simmering conflict - capturing the energy and ideas of today's residents, as millennials connect with old timers to reframe the focus and value of the community.

7:00pm: Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

Dir. Matthew Miele /105 Min /USA

Showcases the six-decade career of award-winning costume designer, Bob Mackie. And like his costumes, Mackie is wholly unique and unfiltered, which makes for a compelling and candid subject- with interviews including Cher, Pink, Tom Ford, Miley Cyrus, RuPaul, Carol Burnett, and more.

Preceded By Wouldn't Make it Any Other Way

Dir. Hao Zhou /21 Min /USA

An aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children's theatre and reconnect with distanced parents.

9:45pm: MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK

Dir. Cadan Douglas /84 Min /Canada

The Jennings family are having their traditional Sunday dinner. As tensions reach a boiling point, an unwanted guest arrives: Frank, Father's wayward brother. To what end with Mother, Father, Sister, and Brother go to get rid of Frank? Mindy Cohn and Enrico Colantoni star in this comedy horror that's full of violence, gore and big laughs.

Preceded By THE DINNER

Dir. Jesus Martinez /12 Min /Spain

There are some issues which cannot be left for later!

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