Queer Film Theory 101

Hi, all--

We're unfortunately going to have to postpone Stanley Tucci celebration night at Q***r Film Theory... :(

Fantastic Fest lands squarely on the nights we would be able to host the show, and the Highball will be full of fun weird events that entire time. So we're going to cancel this month's show and save Stanley for another day.

But we will be back with a lot of excitement the following month because it's our favorite time of year again! Join us on October 17th when we host our annual MONSTERS show featuring some of our favorite presenters and some new ones!

See y'all then! Til then: Stay sexy and be good to one another! 💜

We had a great time reliving high school last night through the lens of Hollywood’s impression of what being a teenager is like. Apparently, it involves a lot of singing, alien invasions, and government intervention.

Thanks to everyone who came out to join us and to our brave, beautiful “professors” who shared special and personal pieces from their own lived experiences. We genuinely learned a LOT last night! Thanks, LEARNING.

See y’all next month when we honor the contributions and beauty that is Stanley Tucci!

Our friends at Reverie Books are hosting the next edition of their Best of Austin award-winning show Q***r to Tell on Friday, August 9th!

This time around, they'll be sharing stories of Pride in all of its colors, shapes and forms. Amazing storytellers, great community, and a great space. What else are you looking for in a Friday night?

See y'all there!

Q***r to Tell August 2024: Tales of Pride Show Date & Theme: Friday, August 9th, Time: TBD @ Reverie Books/Captain Quack’s. Theme: TALES OF PRIDE – Stories about the time you felt immense pride for being Q***r, in your communit…

That was so much fun tonight! Thanks to all of our “professors” for getting silly with us and making action movies q***r again!

And thanks to The Highball for making us feel right at home. I think we’re gonna like it here.

Join us next month as we’re heading Back to School! See y’all then!

Tonight! We're talking Made for TV Movies!

Meredith Baxter Bernie! Tori Spelling! Disney After School Specials! Does it GET better than this?

Come join the fun at the Barrel o' Fun! Show starts at 7:30pm.

Looking for Storytellers: Q***r to Tell

Hi, everyone! Alerting y'all to a new storytelling opportunity in town with Q***r To Tell for their next show that's happening in Austin on Thursday, May 23rd, in partnership between Captain Quack's Coffeehouse and our friends at Reverie Books!

For this show, they're searching for storytellers to share tales on the theme of "Love is Love is Love." They're not just looking for stories about finding your significant other, Mr. Right Now, or the one that got away, but also finding that special group of friends, the community who saved you, rediscovering and falling in love with your self. Any stories that center and celebrate that magical and special feeling we call love.

If you'd like to submit a story for consideration, please fill out this form ASAP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqUbn1sV_DjLVvFBXG612KKXim_Mfivq96yZrsIgF1rVlsPA/viewform

Otherwise, we'd love for you to join us to watch these heartwarming stories at Captain Quack's (5326 Menchaca Rd.) the week after our QFT 101 show! Hope to see y'all there!

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Sending out a friendly reminder that there is no QFT 101 show this Thursday! You’re welcome to come hang out at the Barrel o’ Fun, but we probably won’t be there…

We’ll see y’all instead next month on May 16th for our regularly scheduled funtime jamboree!

We had so much fun teaming up with ATX Television Festival tonight to present our first ever Q***R TV THEORY 101! (What a genius concept, right??!)

Packed house, great show selections, lots of laughs, and some surprising feelings packed in there for good measure!

Thanks to everyone who came out to be a part of the fun, and to our new friends at ! Let’s do it again sometime, yeah? There are so many more shows to talk about!

And see yall back next month on May 16th for our regular QFT101 format where the theme is: Made-for-TV Movies! (We swear, it’s a coincidence!!!)

We had so much fun last night at our ROAD TRIPS! show last night! Thank you to our lovely “professors” and to all of you who came out last night to relive some of our favorite formative movie memories!

In two weeks, we’ll be hosting our special collaboration show with ATX Television Festival to crown the Q***rest Episode of Television Ever! See y’all then!

We had an absolute blast at last night’s Q***r Film Theory 101 presents: ROM-COMS! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us.

And shout out to our four amazing q***r film “professors” who shared their rom-com memories, reminding us why representetion matters and why we’re all still in love with love.

We’ll see y’all on March 21st when the theme for the evening will be ROAD TRIPS!

What a wild and wonderful night!

Thank you to everyone who came out for our “First Crushes” show and to help celebrate our sweet co-host Lesley’s birthday!

Thanks to our movie “professors” for the movie memories and to special guest Brigitte Bandit for the Dolly mammaries!

Love yall! See you next month for Rom-Coms!

2024 QFT101 Film Submissions

Wanna join us on stage this year as one of our “professors”?? Here's our new fancy submission form for your convenience!

We’re looking for new voices with fresh ideas for all 12 of our themes! Feel free to submit as many ideas as you have and we’ll be in touch when we’ve got a month finalized!

Reach out if you have any questions! We can’t wait to hear from all of y’all!

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Huge thank you to everyone who made it out tonight to our season ender QFT101 show tonight. Y’all are the best and truest community and Lesley and I are just so grateful to all of you.

We cannot wait to see what new speakers and movies we’re going to share in 2024 and we’ll start next year with our “First Crushes” show on January 18th!

Take care of yourselves and each other during this holiday season! We love all y’all!

Hi, QFTers!

We're almost at the end of 2023, which means it's time to share the List of 2024 QFT 101 Themes! And even better: Lesley has developed a new online tool for y'all to submit your movie ideas in a fun and easy fashion! Yay!

But before we roll out the sign-up form, here's the list of 2024 QFT 101 Themes to get your cute lil q***r gears turning!

Jan 18 - First Crushes
Feb 15 - Rom-Coms
Mar 21 - Road Trips
Apr 18 - Animated Movies
May 16 -Made for TV Movies
Jun 20 - Sports
Jul 18 - Action Movies
Aug 15 - Back to School
Sep 19 - Stanley Tucci
Oct 17 - Monsters
Nov 21- More Than Friends
Dec 19 - Chosen Family

Excited to have local, q***r-owned Reverie Books join us at our next QFT show!

They’ll have books and merch connected to our “Chosen Family” theme! Come check them out on Thursday night at the Battel o’ Fun!

Such a beautiful and fun QFT show last night at the ol’ Barrel last night. Thank you to all of the She/roes and They/roes who came out to support us and to the amazing film professors who shared their memories with us!

Y’all have one more chance to join us this year on December 21st when our theme will be “Chosen Family.” See y’all then!

Thank you to the fine folks at Nerd Nite- Austin for inviting Lesley and I to do a talk last night on the Inherent Q***rness of Horror Movies! We shared some knowledge, had some laughs and met some new friends!

If you’ve never experienced Nerd Nite, you should! They meet together monthly at the Barrel o’ Fun on the last Thursday of the month.

Thank you so much from the bottom of our haunted hearts to those of y’all that came out to spend the evening with us for our annual exploration of Monster Movies!😶‍🌫️🧛‍♂️😈👻

We ran the gamut of emotions tonight by examining the Boogeyman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein’s Monster and Jude Law’s second bu****le. And THAT’s gay p**n!

See y’all on the third Thursday of next month for our exploration of Heroes, Sheroes and Theyroes! ❤️❤️❤️

So excited to announce that we’re doing a live QFT101 show TONIGHT as part of Fantastic Fest’s nighttime lineup!

This time, our four professors will be sharing what’s so q***r about their favorite CREATURE FEATURES! We’re talking Alien, Tremors, Pirahnas and Godzilla!

Come join us at the Highball if you’ve got a badge and you’re available in the 8pm time slot!

Thanks to everyone who came out last night to support our Night of All Great Movie Sequels. Especially to our “professors” Brandy Davis, Clint Smith, Marie du Mond and Olivia Biehle.

Turns out that some sequels are just better than the originals. Even Grease 2.

See y’all next at Fantastic Fest, and then back to our regularly scheduled programming on Oct 19th with our annual “Movie Monsters” show!

It’s almost time for our celebration of Eighties Ladies! Get your buns on down to the Barrel o’ Fun, and come laugh (and learn) with us!