Dayton LGBT Film Festival
Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 12:30pm
Dayton LGBT Film Festival
The Neon
130 East 5th Street
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!
