{"id":387689,"date":"2026-09-02T00:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387689\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T00:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:04:12","slug":"tiglffs-37th-annual-queer-film-festival-takes-over-st-pete-and-tampa-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387689\/","title":{"rendered":"TIGLFF&#8217;s 37th annual queer film festival takes over St. Pete and Tampa this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-attachment-id=\"367243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/dothis-seeingqueerly-productionstill-090326\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dothis-seeingqueerly-productionstill-090326-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dothis-seeingqueerly-productionstill-090326\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A production still from \u2018Manok\u2019&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dothis-seeingqueerly-productionstill-090326-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dothis-seeingqueerly-productionstill-090326.jpeg\" alt=\"A film production still from &quot;Manok.&quot; Captured inside a open-air vehicle against a bright blue sky, two figures sit side by side on blue seats wearing sunglasses. On the left, a person reclines backward with their head tilted up, wearing a wide-brimmed black hat with a feather accent and a vibrant, multicolored geometric jacket over floral patterned trousers while holding a peace sign. On the right, a person with shoulder-length dark hair rests their arm along the seat back, wearing a black leather jacket, dark top, and jeans while looking toward the right.\" class=\"wp-image-367243\"  \/>A production still from \u2018Manok\u2019 Credit: Production still<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gays are taking over the silver screen this month, on both sides of Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (now just \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/tiglff.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TIGLFF<\/a>\u201d) paused in January St. Pete festival and is moving forward with a rebrand that will span seven days across two weekends in two area codes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Petersburg\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/green-light-cinema-12851852\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/green-light-cinema-12851852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Light Cinema<\/a> gets first licks this weekend that kicks off next Thursday with a night of shorts and a feature film, \u201cManok,\u201d that takes place in South Korea. In it, the main character is a middle-aged lesbian running her own bar, the Lainbow, to its closure. She returns to her conservative, rural hometown, she runs into an ex-husband (there\u2019s an emoji for that right??) and then decides to change the rules in her little village. The 108-minute film, like many of the main screenings during TIGLFF, is preceded by a short.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sunshine City gets screenings of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence-centered documentary \u201cHunky Jesus,\u201d another doc about New College (\u201cFirst They Came For My College\u201d) and more before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/tampas-sun-ray-cinema-is-a-destination-for-fans-of-blockbuster-movies-and-offbeat-classics-too-photos-20630174\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/tampas-sun-ray-cinema-is-a-destination-for-fans-of-blockbuster-movies-and-offbeat-classics-too-photos-20630174\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa\u2019s Sun-Ray Cinema<\/a> gets three days of TIGLFF between Sept. 18-20. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiglff.com\/events\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tiglff.com\/events\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets to TIGLFF\u2019s 33th annual queer film festival happening at Green Light Cinema (St. Petersburg, Sept. 10-13) and Sun-Ray Cinema (Tampa, Sept. 18-20) are still available for $10-$15.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TIGLFF\u201437th annual queer film festival schedule (2026)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Taste of TIGLFF Shorts Program Thursday, Sept. 10. 7 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Manok Friday, Sept. 11. 7 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Hunky Jesus Saturday, Sept. 12. 1:30 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Drama, Drama, Drama Shorts Saturday, Sept. 12. 4 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Rocky Horror Picture Show w\/Hell on Heels Saturday, Sept. 12. 9 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: First They Came For My College Sunday, Sept. 13. 2:30 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Bookends Sunday, Sept. 13. 5 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Festival Director\u2019s Choice Shorts Sunday, Sept. 13. 7:30 p.m. $12. Green Light Cinema, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Laugh Out Loud Comedy Shorts Friday, Sept. 18. 7 p.m. $10. Sun-Ray Cinema, Tampa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Ephemera Saturday, Sept. 19. 2:30 p.m. $10. Sun-Ray Cinema, Tampa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Test Saturday, Sept. 19. 5 p.m. $10. Sun-Ray Cinema, Tampa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Queer Macabre Shorts Program Saturday, Sept. 19. 7:30 p.m. $10. Sun-Ray Cinema, Tampa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Meeting Marsha Sunday, Sept. 20. 5 p.m. $10. Sun-Ray Cinema, Tampa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37th Annual Queer Film Festival: Crying Out Loud Bittersweet Shorts (Closing Night) Sunday, Sept. 20. 7:30 p.m. $10. 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