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The\u00a0OUTshine\u00a0LGBTQ+ Film Festival\u00a0has unveiled its full film lineup for this year\u2019s Spring Edition running\u00a0April 23 \u2013 May 3, 2026 in South Florida.\u00a0This year\u2019s festival will feature more than 20 international, North American and East Coast premieres from 20 countries across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.\u00a0Ticket subscription packages and individual tickets starting at $17 are on sale now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Additionally, there will be a special recognition ceremony for award-winning screenwriter\u00a0Dustin Lance Black, whose\u00a0Rock Out\u00a0(USA, 2025)\u00a0film will be screening on\u00a0Monday, April 27,\u00a0at\u00a0Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale\u00a0(1820 E Sunrise Blvd).\u00a0Other special events, filmmaker panels and afterparties will also take place during the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world,\u00a0OUTshine\u00a0will debut its first\u00a0Opening Night Under the Stars party\u00a0featuring\u00a0The Dinner\u00a0(La Cena)\u00a0(Spain, 2025),\u00a0a delicious blend of tension, history, and irreverent humor,\u00a0on Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m., at Miami Beach Botanical Gardens\u00a0(2000 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach). <\/p>\n
This year\u2019s previously announced\u00a0Centerpiece film,\u00a0Maspalomas\u00a0(Spain, 2025),\u00a0an\u00a0intimate story that delves into the subject of homosexuality in elder age through the journey of a 76-year-old man confronting fears and dilemmas that cross generations, screens at\u00a0the\u00a0Koubek Center Theater\u00a0(2705 SW 3rd St, Miami)\u00a0at 7:30 p.m. on April 30. Closing night on Sunday, May 3, at 6 p.m., at Savor Cinema\u00a0(503 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale)\u00a0will feature the international premiere of\u00a0We\u2019ll Find Happiness\u00a0(Canada, 2025),\u00a0an award-winning drama about how far one will go for love,\u00a0\u00a0followed by\u00a0another first –\u00a0a\u00a0Closing Night Community Block Party\u00a0featuring food vendors, filmmakers, live performers, entertainment and more.<\/p>\n
Other festival highlights this season include the international premieres of\u00a0An Island Away From You\u00a0(A Una Isla Deti)\u00a0(Spain, 2025);\u00a0The Children of Silverstreet Take a Stand\u00a0(B\u00f8rnene\u00a0Fra\u00a0S\u00f8lvgade\u00a0Tager Kampen Op)\u00a0(Denmark, 2025);\u00a0and\u00a0Unicorns\u00a0(Italy\/Spain, 2025). <\/p>\n
This edition\u2019s North American premieres include the star-studded documentary\u00a0Armani And The Birth of Italian Fashion\u00a0(Italy, 2026) that traces the rise of Italian fashion through the story of the families that have been ruling it for decades, from Armani, Versace, Gucci and Valentino to Missoni, Zegna, Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada and featuring legendary insiders, rivalries, personal stories and the enduring love affair between Hollywood and Italian designers.<\/p>\n
Others include Baracoa\u00a0(Cuba\/Italy, 2025);\u00a0Free At Heart\u00a0(Germany, 2025);\u00a0In A Whisper\u00a0(\u00c0 voix\u00a0basse)\u00a0(France\/Tunisia, 2025);\u00a0Jone, Sometimes\u00a0(Jone,\u00a0batzuetan)\u00a0(Spain, 2025),\u00a0OUTshine\u2019s\u00a0Ladies Latin Spotlight Film;\u00a0La Carn\u00a0(Spain, 2025);\u00a0Lone Star Bull\u00a0(USA, 2025)\u00a0starring Luke Macfarlane, Sebastian Roch\u00e9, and D.J. \u201cShangela\u201d Pierce;\u00a0Patty Is Such A Girly Name\u00a0(Greece, 2025); and\u00a0Madfabulous\u00a0(UK, 2026),\u00a0a uncompromising celebration of otherness inspired by the unlikely British aristocrat who bankrupted his estate, lived fast and died young starring Rupert Everett, Greta Jones, and Ruby Stokes.<\/p>\n
Additional films of note include the U.S. premiere of\u00a0Lunar Sway\u00a0(Canada, 2026), a dark mother-son adventure comedy; the East Coast premiere of\u00a0A Man Walks Down The Street\u00a0(Israel, 2025), the dramatic story of Raanan, a middle-aged man who, for the first time faces his internalized homophobia, and tries to make amends with his past;\u00a0Blue Boy Trial\u00a0(Japan, 2025),\u00a0OUTshine\u2019s\u00a0Trans Spotlight Film, inspired by true events and directed by an out trans filmmaker,\u00a0Blue Boy Trial\u00a0tells the story of a 1960s doctor facing trial for performing sex-change surgeries on male prostitutes that ignited a debate over identity, desire, and the true meaning of happiness; and\u00a0Uncle Roy\u00a0(USA, 2026), a documentary about Roy Blakey, a trailblazing figure skater, ice show archivist, and gay photographer whose male nudes etched their way into history.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adding to the excitement will be a special recognition ceremony for\u00a0Dustin Lance Black, director of\u00a0Rock Out\u00a0(USA, 2025),\u00a0an excavation of the queer roots of rock, punk and metal featuring Roger Daltrey, Dolly Parton, John Reid, Danny Fields and more, at the\u00a0Monday, April 27 Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale Cocktails & Cinema screening. <\/p>\n
An American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBTQ+ rights activist, Black won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009 for\u00a0Milk, a biographical drama film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He also wrote the screenplay for the film\u00a0J. Edgar\u00a0and the 2022 crime miniseries\u00a0Under the Banner of Heaven.<\/p>\n
OUTshine\u00a0passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. The festival continues with select films available for\u00a0OUTshine\u00a0At-Home viewing from May 4 – 10.\u00a0For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit\u00a0outshinefilm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! Miami Theatre Newsletter Get all the top news & discounts for Miami & beyond. The\u00a0OUTshine\u00a0LGBTQ+ Film…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-212036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}