QDoc Film Festival

TODAY (Sun. March 31) on Transgender Day of Visibility, join Northwest Gender Alliance for a special, double-feature film screening event:

JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY and ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE

Funny That Way is a tender, funny, and powerful portrait of transgender comedian Julia Scotti that explores the unrelenting courage and humor it takes to be Julia.

Anything’s Possible is a delightfully modern Gen Z coming-of-age story that follows Kelsa, a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through senior year. 

WHEN: Sunday, March 31 at 4PM

WHERE: Eastside Jewish Commons, 2420 NE Sandy Blvd. (wheelchair accessible)

TICKETS: Free (a donation of $5 is suggested) Register here: (also linked in stories)

Special screening announcement! SUE BIRD: IN THE CLUTCH

Fresh from its worldwide premiere at Sundance Film Festival and in celebration of Women’s History Month and March Madness, we’re very excited to present a special screening of SUE BIRD: IN THE CLUTCH!

In her 21-year professional career, WNBA basketball legend Sue Bird has won five Olympic gold medals and become the most successful point guard to ever play the game. Alongside her fiancée, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe, Sue confronts her next challenge: retiring from the only life she’s ever known.

A trailblazer in every sense of the word, Sue Bird achieved a powerful impact on the game of basketball. Navigating through adversity in the form of sexism, anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice, and racism toward many of her peers, she managed to forge a path for young women that previously didn’t exist. The lack of resources for women’s sports in the U.S. led Bird to spend her offseasons playing in Russia, where, ironically, she received the recognition and equity that her male counterparts enjoyed back at home. Emmy and Peabody Award–winning documentarian Sarah Dowland gets to the heart of what makes Bird one of the greatest and most influential athletes the world has ever seen, both on and off the court.

WHAT: SUE BIRD: IN THE CLUTCH
WHEN: Wednesday, March 27th at 6:30pm
WHERE: Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209)
TICKETS: $10 (in honor of Sue Bird’s jersey #10)

We’re thrilled to have Producer Emily Singer Chapman join us for the screening!

https://www.cinema21.com/movie/sue-bird-in-the-clutch

Thank you Regional Arts & Culture Council for including QDoc Film Festival as an Arts3C grant recipient! The funding of public art is so incredibly important and we are so inspired to be amongst such creative community and grateful for the support. 💜

TBT to opening night of QDoc 2023…

⭐️:
🎤: Tim DuRoche
🎥 🤝: Brian Carr & Thomas LaPierre

📸: Eric Slade

Behind every fab festival is a terrific team. Massive shoutout to our volunteers, teammates, and everyone behind the scenes who helps make QDoc Film Fest happen. We couldn’t do it without you. 💜

📸: Eric Slade

What a weekend at QDoc Film Festival 2023! Huge thank you to all of the filmmakers, subjects, artists, and guests who joined us and shared their beautiful and important work. Massive gratitude to our wonderful community who fill the theatre each year, and giant thanks to our incredible network of sponsors, donors and volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you. More soon…
💜 Molly & Deb

Presenting Sponsor: WELLS FARGO
Major Sponsors: Sean Bruich and Laurence Moore
Hospitality Sponsor: KEX

Photo Credits: Eric Slade

Returning for the 4th year, massive thank you to our 2023 Presenting Sponsor Wells Fargo. Thank you Tracy and team for the continued support of QDoc and for helping to elevate and celebrate these important stories.

Photo credit: Jeffrey Bale

That’s a wrap on QDoc 2023! What a weekend! Huge thank you to all of the filmmakers, subjects, artists, and guests who joined us and shared their beautiful and important work. Massive gratitude to our wonderful community who fill the theatre each year, and giant thanks to our incredible network of sponsors, donors and volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you. More soon… 💜 Molly & Deb

Photo Credits: Eric Slade

Thanks Portland Mercury!

"...QDoc, one of a very few festivals anywhere dedicated entirely to q***r documentary filmmaking. The festival gathers films and filmmakers from all over the world, and casts a welcome spotlight on work that might not receive much attention elsewhere on the festival circuit. Fri Nov 3-Sun Nov 5, The Hollywood Theatre"

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CLOSING NIGHT! We’re thrilled to present the Portland Premiere of GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT!

Delving into the intricate tapestry of American history — from the fervor of the Civil Rights and Black Arts movements to the impassioned cries of today's Black Lives Matter campaigns — this documentary, honored with the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, meticulously unravels and celebrates the life and legacy of the esteemed poet Nikki Giovanni.

Directors Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster artfully interweave archival footage with contemporary scenes, crafting a rich and unfiltered depiction of Giovanni. Their portrayal captures her essence: audacious, intrepid, and resolutely true to herself. The film's innovative storytelling approach not only pays homage to Giovanni's indomitable spirit, but also breaks conventional biographical boundaries. Like Giovanni, this documentary stands out in its daring and bold depiction, offering audiences a profound glimpse into the journey of a trailblazing artist who has forever marked the landscape of American literature and activism.

Frameline Film Festival: Jury Prize, Outstanding Documentary Feature
Blackstar Film Festival: Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature
Freep Film Festival: Best of Festival

Sunday, November 5th at 7:30pm at The Hollywood Theatre

Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/875803862
Learn more and get tix: https://qdocfilmfest.org/going-to-mars

CLOSING NIGHT KINDLY SPONSORED BY NORM KALBFLEISCH & NEIL MATTEUCCI

GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT - trailer QDoc 2023

Celebrating 15 years of LGBTQ+ documentaries and their makers, QDoc Film Festival will take place Fri., Nov. 3rd — Sun. Nov. 5th at The Hollywood Theatre 🌈 🎥

Watch this space for lineup and ticketing info — we can hardly wait to be together again!

https://qdocfilmfest.org/

Massive thank you to WELLS FARGO for their continued Presenting Sponsorship

TONIGHT! Tues June 13th at McMenamins Kennedy School!

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Tuesday. June 13th
Doors 6:00pm, Program 7:00pm
Suggested donation

Join RACE TALKS and Portland Drag icon Poison Waters for a screening and discussion of Micheal Rice's award-winning film 𝑩𝑳𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑨𝑺 𝑼 𝑹: 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒊𝒏 & 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆.

Do all Black lives matter, or only heterosexual Black lives? This is the question theater and film director Micheal Rice explores in this powerful, deep, necessary dive into the intertwined damage of racism and homophobia within Black communities.

Thank you RACC! We are so grateful for Regional Arts & Culture Council’s support and so appreciate all that you do for the creative community as a whole.

Huge congrats to “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (Documentary Feature) and “Holding Moses” (Documentary Short) on their Oscar shortlistings! QDoc was honored to premiere both of these films in Oregon at our festival this year! 👏👏👏

Shout out to longtime QDoc friend and alum Bill Weber for his work on “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” (Documentary Feature) - also shortlisted!

95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories | A.frame Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Oregon premiere of Magnus Gertten’s fascinating portrait of enduring love: NELLY AND NADINE last Sunday.

Much gratitude to longtime QDoc friends and supporters STEPHEN CASSELL, TRACY CURTIS, RICK NAGORE and ANDREW TWEEDIE and to our dear friend and supporting sponsor ROD OLIN for their film sponsorship. 🤍

Big love to Howie Bierbaum and Eastside Jewish Commons for your community partnership.

Massive thanks to all who joined us for the Oregon Premiere of BODY PARTS. We loved hearing your feedback on Kristy Guevara-Flanagan’s insightful, revealing, must-see documentary.

Much love to dear friends EMMA MCILROY & AMY TAYLOR for their film sponsorship and support.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Oregon premiere of UYRA: THE RISING FOREST (UÝRA - A RETOMADA DA FLORESTA) this past Saturday and massive gratitude to the women, q***r, Indigenous, Black, and other underrepresented Latin American voices who made this film possible.

Much love to QDoc founder and friend RUSS GAGE, ANDY NEVILLE, and LAURE X CAST for their film sponsorship. 💚

Closing Night - wow. Huge thank you to Director Laura Poitras and renowned artist / photographer/ activist Nan Goldin for the epic film that is ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED. Massive gratitude to film subject / PAIN organizer Harry Cullen, film producer Shanti Avirgan, Health Justice Recovery Alliance Executive Director Tera Hurst, and Mike Gilbert from Portland Peoples Outreach Project for not only joining us for the very powerful post film Q&A, but for all of the important work you do.

Much love to longtime supporter and friend BILL DICKEY for your film sponsorship and to our dear friend and supporting sponsor STEPHEN CASSELL

Thank you to everyone who packed the house for Q Shorts over the weekend. What an honor to premiere these 5 fantastic films in Oregon (and the World)! Thank you BEIRUT DREAMS IN COLOR; HOLDING MOSES; LOVE, BARBARA; ALLISON WONDER, MASTER OF DOLLS; and NEVER LOOK AWAY and how wonderful to have so many folks from the films join us including NEVER LOOK AWAY’s Director Devin Boss, Subject / hero David Martinez, Pride Northwest’s Debra Porta, and Executive Producer Zoe Piliafas as well as ALLISON WONDER, MASTER OF DOLLS’ Director Eric Slade and Subject / Artist Allison Wonder!

Huge thank you to our Q Shorts film sponsors BRIAN CARR & THOMAS LAPIERRE

What a treat to have the Oregon premiere of ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY about the life and times of pathbreaking cultural anthropologist, dog agility enthusiast, and iconic butch le***an Esther Newton at QDoc 2022. Huge thank you to Director / Producer Jean Carlomusto and Producer Shanti Avirgan for joining us.

Much love to our film sponsors: AMBER ROWLAND, ANN SYMONS, and ANDREA PEREZ

(Photo credit: Lisa Schimmel)

Last Saturday night we had the absolute honor of premiering Director Micheal Rice’s BLACK AS U R in Portland and the beautiful gift of having film Subject and Scholar Michael Roberson join us for a very powerful Q&A following the film. Thank you Micheal Rice for your powerful and important film and thank you Professor Michael Roberson your generous time and incredibly moving words.

Immense gratitude to POISON WATERS / KEVIN COOK for your film sponsorship and friendship.

(Photo credit: Ericka Heidrick)

Fabulously fun times at our screening of ALL MAN: The International Male Story. Big thanks to Co-Directors Jesse Finley Reed and Bryan Darling for joining us and shout out to all the audience members rocking their International Male gear! 🎽

Much love to our film sponsors: LAKE PERRIGUEY, ROD OLIN, ERICKA HEIDRICK & WILLIAM JOHNSON

(Photo credit: Jeffrey Bale)