OUTnorthLa Film Festival
Presented by PACE
September 5-11
North Louisiana’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is coming back to RFC with a new slate of films! We are excited to host the OUTnorthLa Film Festival presented by PACE this September. The mission of OUTnorthLa is to recognize the important contributions that people of underrepresented gender and sexual identities have made to our culture and history.
The festival kicks off on Friday, Sept 5 and invites filmmakers and community to a reception on Saturday, Sept 6. OUTnorthLa honors filmmakers sharing the struggles and triumphs of the LQBTQ+ community with the rest of the world. From daily film screenings to panel discussions and more, this festival is meant to bring our community together through the power of film.
Support LQBTQ+ stories, connect with the community, and help grow Shreveport’s creative scene at OUTnorthLa.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU
5:00 p.m. Sept 5•7:30 p.m. Sept 9
An American couple (Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll) on the verge of adopting from a surrogate (Amanda Seyfried) tries to reconnect on an Italian vacation. Stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, their trip turns disastrous as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over. Comedy/Horror, 1h 36m, R.
Theater 1 is RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater. Both showtimes in Theater 1.
REGARDING US
5:30 p.m. Sept 5•2:15 p.m. Sept 7
Fired from her teaching job at a Catholic school, a transgender woman contemplates suicide until she meets a young girl with two fathers, and they have a profound impact on each other’s lives. Drama, 1h 38m, NR.
Theater 2 is RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater. Both showtimes in Theater 2.
A NICE INDIAN BOY
7:30 p.m. Sept 5 with Q&A•More Showtimes Available
Cultures collide when an introverted doctor brings his white boyfriend (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional East Indian family. Comedy/Romance, 1h 39m, NR.
The Sept 5 screening will be held in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater, followed by a Q&A with local physician, writer, actress, filmmaker, mother, content creator, and owner of The Oui Doctor, Dr. Jaya McSharma. The discussion will be moderated by PACE member Clayton Critcher.
Screenings available all week. Click the link below to view all showtimes.
HONEY DON’T!
8 p.m. Sept 5•More Showtimes Available
The second installment in Ethan Coen and wife Tricia Cooke’s lesbian B-movie trilogy, starring Margaret Qualley in the titular role of Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Also starring Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, and Chris Evans. Drama, 1h 29m, R.
The Sept 5 screening will be held in Theater 2, RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater.
Screenings available all week. Click the link below to view all showtimes.
ON SWIFT HORSES
5:15 p.m. Sept 6•7:30 p.m. Sept 9
Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her husband Lee (Will Poulter) are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee’s brother (Jacob Elordi). Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible. This film explores the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences in 1950’s America. Drama, 1h 59m, R.
Theater 2 is RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater. All showtimes in Theater 2.
OUTnorthLa RECEPTION
6:00 p.m. Sept 6
The OUTnorthLa Film Festival reception will be held at RFC with special guests Del Shores and Emerson Collins celebrating the 25th anniversary of Sordid Lives! A screening of Sordid Lives will follow (tickets sold separately). Celebrate queer Southern storytelling, community, and the return of a classic with PACE.
Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served, and a cash bar will be available. Tickets to the reception are $10 and will be available to purchase at outnorthla.org. Reception tickets do not include entrance to any screenings.
The Reception will be in RFC’s Event Space on the 2nd Floor. Tickets available at outnorthla.org
SORDID LIVES
3:30 p.m. Sept 6 with Filmmaker Q&A
Sometimes it takes a death to bring a family together. The all-star cast (Leslie Jordan, Beau Bridges, Delta Burke, Olivia Newton-John, Bonnie Bedelia) puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and “coming out” in a Texas family. The eccentric characters come together when their intertwining lives prepare for the funeral of the family matriarch. Comedy, 1h 51m, R.
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Sordid Lives! The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Del Shores and actor Emerson Collins.
The screening and Q&A will be held in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.
UNSPOKEN
2:30 p.m. Sept 7 with Filmmaker Q&A
In partnership with the North Louisiana Jewish Federation
When a closeted, religious teenager finds a love letter from before the Holocaust written to his grandfather by another man, he discovers that he might not be alone. With the help of his high-school crush, he sets out to find the mysterious author of the letter and uncover both his grandfather’s identity as well as his own. Drama, 1h 3m, NR.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jeremy Borison.
The screening and Q&A will be held in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.
THE WEDDING BANQUET
8 p.m. Sept 9•5:30 p.m. Sept 11
Min, a gay man, makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a green-card marriage for him in exchange for in vitro fertilization treatments for her. Plans evolve as Min’s grandmother surprises them with a Korean wedding banquet. This remake of the 1993 film stars Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone. Comedy/Romance, 1h 43m, R.
Theater 2 is RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater. All showtimes in Theater 2.
MEET THE SPECIAL GUESTS!
Del Shores
DIRECTOR - Sordid Lives
Del Shores is a director, producer, screenwriter, playwright and actor known for his work in theater, television, and film. A longtime collaborator with Leslie Jordan, Shores rose to prominence for his play and film adaptation Sordid Lives.
Emerson Collins
Actor - Sordid Lives: The Series
Emerson Collins is an actor, producer and director in film, television and theatre, known for his roles in Southern Baptist Sissies and A Very Sordid Wedding.
Jeremy Borison
DIRECTOR - Unspoken
Jeremy Borison is a Los Angeles filmmaker whose work explores the intersection of religion and sexuality. Borison’s goal is to welcome audiences into a place of compassion and understanding about an issue that is still so taboo in the Modern Orthodox world.