Touted as California’s largest film festival, as well as the world’s oldest LGBTQ cinematic event, Frameline proudly spotlights stories that reflect the wide-ranging diversity of lives within a vibrant global community. The festival kicks off Juneteenth (June 19) with a celebration in San Francisco’s Castro District that celebrates the numerous contributions from queer Black performers and artists, and includes a screening outside of the Castro Theatre of the HBO documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” as well as a drag show and dance party. The program runs from then through June 29 with screenings in San Francisco and Oakland, along with a virtual program of select titles.
Most screenings cost $19.50-$24; for tickets, passes, a complete schedule and more information, visit Here are 11 films we wholeheartedly recommend. When a partner dies a big part of yourself withers away forever.
That’s what grief-stricken Angie (Patra Au, in one of the year’s best performances) experiences once Pat (Lin-Lin Li), her lover and companion of 40 years, passes away in Hong Kong. Angie’s grief turns even more mournful when Pat’s family members decline to honor their relationship and start taking what is emotionally and tangibly Angie’s. Ray Yeung’s near-perfect drama — the best film in this entire bunch – takes a calm but piercing overview on how one family’s repressed, unspoken sentiments about queer love leads them to treat someone they once invited to their t.
