EXCLUSIVE: The 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival aka Frameline48 wrapped over the weekend and presented it awards after a slate of 120 in-person screenings and programs featuring international LGBTQ+ filmmakers and Bay Area artists. Frameline48 highlights included a 30th anniversary screening of the 4K restoration of Go Fish ; the “queer premiere” of Anthony Schatteman’s Young Hearts ; the U.S.
premiere of Juan Pablo Di Pace and Andrés P. Estrada’s Duino , world premieres of Deborah Craig’s Sally! (co-directed by Jörg Fockele and Ondine Rarey) and Osama Chami’s Una película barata ; and screenings of Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung and Katherine Dudas’ Extremely Unique Dynamic , Marco Berger’s The Astronaut Lovers ( Los amantes astronautas ) and Luke Willis’ Lady Like , which saw the director and Lady Camden, the film’s subject, in attendance. Related Stories Festivals Frameline Unveils Full Lineup For 2024 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival News Frameline And The Colin Higgins Foundation Reveal 2024 Grant Recipients The Frameline kickoff celebration featured a live performance by singer, songwriter and producer Linda Perry, followed by a screening of Don Hardy’s Linda Perry: Let It Die Here .
The festival closed out its run by presenting Emmy-winning writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe with the Creative Conscience Award. “Every year, Frameline is marking new ‘firsts,’ and 2024 was no exception,” said Allegra Ma.