Congrats to Our 2021 Festival Winners
Welcome to Reel Q 36
Join us for the 36th installment of the Reel Q film festilval. Our annual event mixes both in-person and online programming for 2021, inviting viewers to mingle at special screenings across Pittsburgh and to enjoy the best in queer cinema from the comfort of home.
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2021 Features
A Sexplanation
Raw! Uncut! Video!
Boy Meets Boy
Boy Culture
Firebird
See You Then
Rebel Dykes
Jump, Darling!
Made on the Rooftop
Potato Dreams of America
Workhorse Queen
The Extinction of Fireflies
No Straight Lines
Kiss Me Kosher
2021 Shorts Programs
His Shorts
Her Shorts
Transtastic Shorts
Teen Dreams
Asian Voices
In-Person Screenings
The Best Seats in Your House
Now showing in your living room or home theater: Reel Q 36! In addition to four exciting in-person special screenings, this year’s festival brings features and shorts programs right to you. Learn how our online platform, Eventive, can deliver Reel Q’s 2021 festivities to your favorite screen, wherever you are.
2021 Festival in the Press
Asian short films “Asian Voices,” part of Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival
PennsylvAsia
October 9, 2021
The six Asian short films that comprise “Asian Voices,” part of this year’s Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival, are now available for online streaming.
12 October events not to miss in Pittsburgh
Next Pittsburgh
September 29, 2021
By Jennifer Baron
A documentary about a 1980s lesbian punk gang in London. An autobiographical movie that’s described as “Wes Anderson meets gay Russians.” A drag queen’s relationship with his feisty grandmother starring Cloris Leachman in her final role.
ReelQ Film Fest Your Way
QBurgh
September 30, 2021
By Roy Gloecki
Reel Q, Pittsburgh’s longest-running and only LGBTQ+ film festival, is back for its 36th season in a new and exciting location: your home. That’s right, you will be able to enjoy the best of Queer cinema in Pittsburgh online and in-person.
Reel Q highlights local and international films for latest Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Pittsburgh City Paper
September 23, 2021
By Dani Janae
Reel Q is bringing back its popular Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival for its 36th year, highlighting 14 features, over 60 short films, and four in-person screening events.
Image credit: Closeup of newspaper stack by Jeff Myers on Flickr