Out at the Movies Background

The films at the festival cover a broad range of issues that include the needs of LGBT youth, raising children, transgender issues, relationships with family members, the history of entertainment in LGBT culture, and the history of LGBT activism and institution-building in the United States. The festival is an example of alternative education at its best. The filmmakers are at the cutting edge of their craft and the issues they raise push the envelope of mainstream culture in the hope that the more people who understand the issues of the LGBT community, the more comfortable members of that community will be in our society.