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 and Hugh Lane Foundation Launch Pride with Online Films, Fun for LGBTQ Youth
Partnering with Hugh Lane Foundation, Reel Q will launch “Reel Youth” on June 5, 7-9 pm, as the first of several online events for Pride 2021.
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 2019 signals big move, terrific lineup
Reel Q’s 34th annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival is back with a bang in a hip new location at Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville, Oct. 3-12th.
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.