2025 Festival in the Press

Thousands step off at Pittsburgh Pride Parade

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

June 1, 2025
TJ Murphy, 34, years-long executive director of Reel Q, marched with colleagues who may have had a little extra pep in their step: October sees the 40th anniversary of the group’s LGBTQ+ film festival. Filmmaking is especially vital now in order to increase visibility for the community, he said.

Four Decades of Queer Cinema in Pittsburgh

QBurgh  (Pride Guide)

May 16, 2025
Now, Reel Q is the sixth oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and the longest-running film festival in Pittsburgh. Reel Q spans tend days with a variety of pgrams, panels, parties and community activities, screening approximately twenty feature films and over forty short films.

Press Releases

Reel Q Announces Line-up for 39th Season: Oct 4-12th

Running October 4-12th, the festival’s 39th season opens Oct. 4 at the Andy Warhol Museum, continues at Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville (Oct. 5-6th) and finishes out at the Harris Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh (Oct. 11-12th).

Reel Q Announces Line-up for 38th Season

Reel Q–Pittsburgh’s annual LGBTQ+ film festival and sixth oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world–just released an iconic line-up of films and special events for the 2023 season, which runs October 6-15.

Reel Q Announces Line-up for 37th Season

Running Oct. 6-15th, the in-person and online festival is highlighting a local independent production and features the largest selection of international films in its history.

Reel Q 36th Season: Now Virtual and Live

Reel Q is back for our 36th season, bringing the best in Queer cinema to Pittsburgh once again. The venue for this year’s annual film festival is your favorite easy-access location: your own home, Oct. 8-16th.

Reel Q Celebrates 35 Years…Virtually

Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival can’t be stopped by a pandemic! From October 8th through 17th , the 35th anniversary will be celebrated on phones, computers, tablets and televisions.

Reel Q 33 – Still Here, Reel Queer

Reel Q’s annual queer film festival is back this fall at the Harris Theater downtown, Oct. 11-14, with a provocative line-up of feature-length films you can’t see anywhere else!

Reel Q & JFILM Present: Out In The Dark

Reel Q ramps up the heat on April 4th, 2017 with Out in the Dark, a sexy, political thriller about an affair between a Palestinian student and an Israeli lawyer.