OUTnorthLa Film Festival
Presented by PACE
September 11-17

North Louisiana’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is back at 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 11 with film screenings and a panel discussion and invites filmmakers and community to a reception on Saturday, Sept 12. OUTnorthLa honors filmmakers sharing the struggles and triumphs of our community with the rest of the world. From daily film screenings to community discussions and more, this event brings our community together each year through the power of film.

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OUTnorthLa RECEPTION
6:00 p.m. Sept 12

The OUTnorthLa Film Festival reception will be held September 12 at the Robinson Film Center. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served, and a cash bar will be available. Tickets to the reception are $10 and can be purchased at outnorthla.org.

A special screening of beloved queer rom-com, Is it Just Me, will follow at 7:30 p.m. featuring a Zoom Q&A with the filmmakers. Reception tickets do not include entrance to any screenings. 

Reception is in RFC’s 2nd Floor Event Space. Tickets will be available at outnorthla.org


BOOKENDS
5:30 p.m. Sept 12•7:30 p.m. Sept 15•5:30 p.m. Sept 17

Nate is forced to leave his fabulous city life behind and move in with his grandparents after a bad breakup with his boyfriend. He is determined to escape the confines of retirement community life and his meddlesome grandparents’ relentless attempts to ‘improve’ him but the two generations’ life experiences, values, and philosophies collide in exasperating, funny, and heartbreaking ways. Comedy/Drama, 2026, 1h 39m, NR.

All showtimes in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.


THE DADS
7 p.m. Sept 11 (with Panel Discussion)•5 p.m. Sept 13

As anti-trans legislation and hostility escalate in the United States, a group of dads, building a nascent movement to support their trans and gender expansive kids, are forced to make an impossible choice: stay and fight or flee the country. Documentary, 2026, 1h 12m, NR.

All showtimes in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.


GIRLS LIKE GIRLS
2 p.m. Sept 12•8 p.m. Sept 16

Coley, 17, from rural Oregon, navigates intimacy after her mother’s passing. Meeting Sonya sparks new feelings, but self-doubt hinders their connection. Sonya, unfamiliar with dating girls, is uncertain. They learn to embrace emotions. Based on writer/director Hayley Kiyoko’s hit single and best-selling novel of the same name and featuring all-new music from Kiyoko. Romance/Coming-of-age, 2026, 1h 35m, R.

All showtimes in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.


IS IT JUST ME
7:30 p.m. Sept 12 with Filmmaker Q&A
Throwback Thursday: 8 p.m. Sept 17

A socially shunned columnist finds his romantic match online, but messaging under the wrong account causes his sleazy roommate’s (Adam Huss) picture to be forwarded, creating an identity mix-up. Directed by JC Calciano. Comedy/Romance, 2010, 1h 33m, NR.

Sept 12 screening in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater, followed by a Zoom Q&A with Director JC Calciano and Actor Adam Huss.
Sept 17 screening in Theater 2, RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater.


ON THE SEA
5 p.m. Sept 11•5:30 p.m. Sept 16

Jack lives a life as constant as the churning of the ocean: married to his high school sweetheart, operating a struggling fishing business with his brother, and trying to keep his son out of trouble. Tensions are intensified by the arrival of an itinerant skipper, who makes his feelings for Jack known. In this remote, rural community where life revolves around Church and fishery, Jack is faced with an impossible dilemma. Drama/Romance, 2025, 1h 51m, NR.

Sept 11 screening in Theater 2, RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater.
Sept 16 screening in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.


SHE’S THE HE
5:30 p.m. Sept 13•8 p.m. Sept 15

Just before graduation, Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last ditch effort to quell gay rumors about them. It’s all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. As the school year ends, the two best friends must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age. Comedy, 2026, 1h 21m, NR.

All showtimes in Theater 2, RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater.