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  2. Who the F*ck is Britt?!

    Paradiso, Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

    Who the F*ck is Britt?!

    Paradiso, Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

    In ā€œWho the F*ck is Britt?!ā€ neemt Sem Jansen je mee in zijn transitie: van vrouw naar man, van zangeres naar zanger, van Britt naar Sem. Wat eerst een toneelvoorstelling was, met een succesvolle tour langs 48 theaters in samenwerking met de Leif de Leeuw Band en filmcollectief De Transketeers, vindt nu nieuw leven op het witte doek. Maar wees niet gevreesd: de film is net zo indringend als op het podium en blijft muzikaal. Aan de hand van muziek, persoonlijke anekdotes en documentaire beelden uit heden en verleden ontvouwt zich een verhaal over identiteit, over verlies en winst, en over de zoektocht naar een stem.

    Deze premiĆØre tijdens WorldPride wordt gepresenteerd door Trans Podium en Logopedie Flevoland.

  3. City of lost souls

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    City of lost souls

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Rosa von Praunheim - 1983 - 94 Minutes - English & German Spoken - English Subtitles

    WO 29-07 | 19:00

    ZO 16-08 | 21:00

    City of Lost Souls is a wild German musical that follows a group of eccentric cabaret performers as they move from America to Berlin to pursue careers in the arts. The raunchy ensemble - consisting of an occult sex therapist, a trapeze act duo, and artists of various sexual orientations and disorientations - struggles to find acceptance and creative freedom, all while working together in a greasy, fast-food joint called the Hamburger Queen. The main plot kicks off when the starstruck performer Lila gets pregnant by a mysterious communist who promises her fame and stardom in East Berlin. All hell breaks loose, and a wave of hilarious and politically satirical chaos ensues.

    Von Praunheim's masterpiece has been described as a trans punk musical extravaganza brimming with outrageousness while remaining deeply human at its core. The film blends interviews, voice-overs, songs, and performance art, infusing the narrative with authentic autobiographical elements drawn from the lives of its performers and actors. Although the film received a modest reception upon its release, it has since developed a cult following and, in recent years, has been widely praised for its groundbreaking exploration of trans experiences and gender identity.

  4. Bob: Man of the Angels + Je Weet Wie Je Bent + Actify

    Filmhuis Cavia, Van Hallstraat 52, Amsterdam

    Bob: Man of the Angels + Je Weet Wie Je Bent + Actify

    Filmhuis Cavia, Van Hallstraat 52, Amsterdam

    Bob: Man of The Angels

    EN 2026 is not only the year of WorldPride Amsterdam; it also marks the 80th anniversary of COC Netherlands, founded by Bob Angelo and recognised as the worldā€™s oldest still existing LGBTIQ+ organisation. During WorldPride, Cavia presents a special programme revisiting an extraordinary Dutch legacy and asking: "Where are we now?". Supported by COC Netherlands and the Bob Angelo Fonds.


    Bob: Man of The Angels

    EN 20 years before Stonewall, in 1946, Dutch Resistance rebel Bob Angelo founded COC Netherlands and opened the road to LGBTIQ+ liberation. Revisit the modern legacy of Angelo (Niek Engelschman), Bet van Beeren and the Dutch post-war pathfinders. With author Monique Doppert, LGBTIQ+ archive IHLIA, Cafe 't Mandje, Ingrid Engelschman, Mattias Duyves, Bep Mous, Jennifer Hopelezz and stunning images from Erwin Olaf.

    Je Weet Wie Je Bent

    EN Leading Dutch trans photographer Prins De Vos discusses challenges for trans people in the Netherlands today, and also non conforming queer sexualities with typical head-on honesty and Prins' breathtakingly beautiful images.

  6. Film: Glad to be gay, right?

    Rialto VU, De Boelelaan 1111, Amsterdam

    Film: Glad to be gay, right?

    Rialto VU, De Boelelaan 1111, Amsterdam

    Special! - A film that still touches, challenges, and connects more than thirty years after its premiere.
    We invite you to a special evening centered around the documentary Glad to be gay, right?
    After the screening, moderator Nicchelle Buyne will engage in a conversation with director AndrƩ Reeder, Anne Krul, Patrick Liesdek, and Janice Tjon.
    Glad to be gay, right? Portrays five Dutch LGBT youths of diverse ethnic backgrounds: Sook Ahn, Zarine, Ivan, Klaas, and Angelique.
    They candidly share their coming-out, their relationship with their parents, the discovery of their sexuality, and their views on relationships.

  7. Queer film screening + Q&A

    Rita community center, Reguliersdwarsstraat 54, Amsterdam

    Queer film screening + Q&A

    Rita community center, Reguliersdwarsstraat 54, Amsterdam

    kus kus beng beng with Ollie Launspach. Through home videos, diaries, and more Ollie explores the impact his transition has on his girlfriend, Sterre. Limited spots, sign-up!

  10. Pride Outdoor Cinema

    By Filmhuis Cavia @ Radio Radio, Pazzanistraat 3, Amsterdam

    Pride Outdoor Cinema

    By Filmhuis Cavia @ Radio Radio, Pazzanistraat 3, Amsterdam

    Southern Sorceresses + Degenere

    Filmhuis Cavia is a community-run cinema with more than forty years of existence. Part of that long history has been created together with LGBTQ+ communities who have gathered in our filmhuis to organise and watch different programs and festivals such as TranScreen, Roze Filmdagen, Porn Film Festival Amsterdam, Kissable Screens, and several stand-alone movies that center queer people.

    For this occasion we join efforts with Radio Radio to celebrate Amsterdam as a WorldPride capital, bringing our summer outdoor cinema to Westerpark. Weā€™ll screen a selection of films that are festive, while also inviting us to reflect on topics such as patriarchy, racism, coloniality and heteronormativity through the lens of queerness.

    Southern Sorceresses

    Southern Sorceresses follows the drift of performances and improvisations by seven queer artists through the streets of downtown SĆ£o Paulo in a cinematic experience that makes visible the persistence of archaic gender and race prejudices in the common imagination. At the heart of this polyphonic narrative is the importance of political resistance through alliances of common struggle between LGBTQIA+ collectives, black people, indigenous people, and homeless workers.

    Degenere

    Dorothy's dream was to perform on stage in a skirt and be recognized as the woman she was, but she died before fulfilling it. Her best friend Misael, a 60 year old gay man, will make it happen. In ChocĆ³, the Colombian state with the largest afro-descendant population and the highest poverty rates, Misael creates the first queer folk dance group together with four trans women and four gay men, questioning their traditions that are defended by cultural values in order to erase their queerness.

  1. August (14)

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  2. Pride Outdoor Cinema

    By Filmhuis Cavia @ Radio Radio, Pazzanistraat 3, Amsterdam

    Pride Outdoor Cinema

    By Filmhuis Cavia @ Radio Radio, Pazzanistraat 3, Amsterdam

    Kokomo City + Mr. Dimitris and Mrs. Dimitroula

    Filmhuis Cavia is a community-run cinema with more than forty years of existence. Part of that long history has been created together with LGBTQ+ communities who have gathered in our filmhuis to organise and watch different programs and festivals such as TranScreen, Roze Filmdagen, Porn Film Festival Amsterdam, Kissable Screens, and several stand-alone movies that center queer people.

    For this occasion we join efforts with Radio Radio to celebrate Amsterdam as a WorldPride capital, bringing our summer outdoor cinema to Westerpark. Weā€™ll screen a selection of films that are festive, while also inviting us to reflect on topics such as patriarchy, racism, coloniality and heteronormativity through the lens of queerness.

    Kokomo city

    In the wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary Kokomo City, filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City ā€“ Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, and Dominique Silver ā€“ who unapologetically break down the walls of their profession. Holding nothing back, the film vibrates with energy, sex, challenge, and hard-earned wisdom.

    Mr. Dimitris and Mrs. Dimitroula

    Dimitris lives her life in Skala Skamnias, the conservative Greek fishing village where she was born. She nursed her dying parents and now lives alone, able, at last to enjoy her femininity by dancing in the street to old pop records, watched by her cat. Misunderstood by family but celebrated by journalists covering the refugee crisis, her resilience is captured by the camera. She recalls time spent away from Lesvos and conscription into the Greek army. Gently observed and interviewed by a Lesbian film maker similarly aware of what it means to grow up different in a tiny traditional community, their shared humanity and mutual respect shine through this touching biographical film.

  3. Bob: Man of the Angels + Je Weet Wie Je Bent + Actify

    Filmhuis Cavia, Van Hallstraat 52, Amsterdam

    Bob: Man of the Angels + Je Weet Wie Je Bent + Actify

    Filmhuis Cavia, Van Hallstraat 52, Amsterdam

    Bob: Man of The Angels

    EN 2026 is not only the year of WorldPride Amsterdam; it also marks the 80th anniversary of COC Netherlands, founded by Bob Angelo and recognised as the worldā€™s oldest still existing LGBTIQ+ organisation. During WorldPride, Cavia presents a special programme revisiting an extraordinary Dutch legacy and asking: "Where are we now?". Supported by COC Netherlands and the Bob Angelo Fonds.


    Bob: Man of The Angels

    EN 20 years before Stonewall, in 1946, Dutch Resistance rebel Bob Angelo founded COC Netherlands and opened the road to LGBTIQ+ liberation. Revisit the modern legacy of Angelo (Niek Engelschman), Bet van Beeren and the Dutch post-war pathfinders. With author Monique Doppert, LGBTIQ+ archive IHLIA, Cafe 't Mandje, Ingrid Engelschman, Mattias Duyves, Bep Mous, Jennifer Hopelezz and stunning images from Erwin Olaf.

    Je Weet Wie Je Bent

    EN Leading Dutch trans photographer Prins De Vos discusses challenges for trans people in the Netherlands today, and also non conforming queer sexualities with typical head-on honesty and Prins' breathtakingly beautiful images.

  4. D.E.B.S.

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    D.E.B.S.

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Angela Robinson - 2004 - 91 Minutes - English Spoken - No Subtitles

    ZO 02-08 | 21:00

    ā€œThey're calling you a hero, when really youā€™re a slut. A GAY SLUT!ā€

    D.E.B.S. is a slick action-comedy that flips the spy genre on its head. A squad of elite teenage secret agents gets scouted straight out of college to defend the nation, led by top recruit Amy Bradshaw. But everything changes when she is sent to take down notorious supervillain Lucy Diamond... Instead of capturing her, Amy finds herself falling for the very criminal sheā€™s supposed to stop.

    Written and directed by Angela Robinson, D.E.B.S. is a campy ode to queer romance, loaded with espionage and early-2000s energy. It got a lukewarm reception when it came out in 2004, but the film has since built a devoted cult following and secured its spot in queer cinema history for putting a fresh spin on the action-rom-com formula.

  5. Bob: Man of the Angels + Je Weet Wie Je Bent + Actify

    Filmhuis Cavia, Van Hallstraat 52, Amsterdam

    Bob: Man of the Angels + Je Weet Wie Je Bent + Actify

    Filmhuis Cavia, Van Hallstraat 52, Amsterdam

    Bob: Man of The Angels

    EN 2026 is not only the year of WorldPride Amsterdam; it also marks the 80th anniversary of COC Netherlands, founded by Bob Angelo and recognised as the worldā€™s oldest still existing LGBTIQ+ organisation. During WorldPride, Cavia presents a special programme revisiting an extraordinary Dutch legacy and asking: "Where are we now?". Supported by COC Netherlands and the Bob Angelo Fonds.


    Bob: Man of The Angels

    EN 20 years before Stonewall, in 1946, Dutch Resistance rebel Bob Angelo founded COC Netherlands and opened the road to LGBTIQ+ liberation. Revisit the modern legacy of Angelo (Niek Engelschman), Bet van Beeren and the Dutch post-war pathfinders. With author Monique Doppert, LGBTIQ+ archive IHLIA, Cafe 't Mandje, Ingrid Engelschman, Mattias Duyves, Bep Mous, Jennifer Hopelezz and stunning images from Erwin Olaf.

    Je Weet Wie Je Bent

    EN Leading Dutch trans photographer Prins De Vos discusses challenges for trans people in the Netherlands today, and also non conforming queer sexualities with typical head-on honesty and Prins' breathtakingly beautiful images.

  6. The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Auraeus Solito - 2005 - 100 Minutes - Filipino Spoken - English Subtitles

    WO 05-08 | 21:00

    ZO 23-08 | 19:15

    The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros is a sweet coming-of-age film set in the buzzing streets and slums of Manila. Maxi is a kid on the edge of his teens whoā€™s totally comfortable being himself, and his family has got his back, even though they are mixed up in petty crime on the side. When Victor, a good-hearted young cop, swoops in and saves him from getting jumped, Maxi ends up developing an innocent crush for him.

    Things get complicated when Victor starts digging into what Maxiā€™s family is really up to. Suddenly Maxi is stuck trying to figure out where his loyalties lie; first crush or family. Director Aureaus Solito tells the story with a ton of heart and humor, digging into identity, right and wrong, and just how messy growing up can be when love and family duty donā€™t line up.

    The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros premiered at the very first Cinemalaya Film Festival back in 2005, ended up being the Philippinesā€™ pick for the Oscars, and has since become a real classic in queer film.

  7. Teaches of Peaches

    Melkweg, Lijnbaansgracht 234A, Amsterdam

    Teaches of Peaches

    Melkweg, Lijnbaansgracht 234A, Amsterdam

    Deze boeiende documentaire, waarvan de titel is ontleend aan haar tweede album, viert de carriĆØre van een van de iconen van de hedendaagse muziek. Opwindende teksten en muziek, gave kapsels en bodysuits van schaamhaar. Zo zagen we Peaches voor het eerst; de provocerende en onvergelijkbare feministische electroclashmuzikant en -kunstenaar. Het werd al snel duidelijk dat ze veel meer was dan haar muziek, zoals deze film duidelijk maakt. Peaches hielp de deuren open te trappen waardoor vrouwen in de muziek opener konden praten over seks, identiteit, woede en hun eigen, compromisloze artisticiteit. Twee decennia later bereidt Peaches zich voor op de 20e jubileumtournee van haar baanbrekende album. Teaches of Peaches combineert spectaculair beeldmateriaal van deze "The Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour 2022ā€ met exclusief prive-archiefmateriaal en openhartige interviews met medewerkers, bewonderaars en geliefden (waaronder Leslie Feist, Chilly Gonzalez en Shirley Manson). Daarmee is het een herinnering aan hoe baanbrekend deze artiest is. Winnaar van de Teddy Award voor beste documentaire op de Berlinale 2024.

  8. P.S. Burn this Letter Please

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    P.S. Burn this Letter Please

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Michael Seligman & Jennifer Tiexiera - 2020 - 101 Minutes - English Spoken - English Subtitles

    P.S. Burn This Letter Please is a moving documentary that brings to light a forgotten piece of LGBTQ+ history, built around a cache of personal letters found in a storage unit nearly six decades after they were written. These letters give a glimpse into New Yorkā€™s drag scene of the 1950s, a time when simply being yourself could mean facing intense violence or even being cast out of society.

    The documentary brings together personal accounts and rare archival footage, showcasing a vibrant underground world that history came close to losing entirely. P.S. Burn This Letter Please honors the courage it once took, and, for so many, still takes, to live openly as ourselves.

  10. Venus Boyz

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Venus Boyz

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Gabriel Baur - 2002 - 102 Minutes - English Spoken - Dutch Subtitles

    WO 12-08 | 21:00

    ā€œHere I am, and you canā€™t avoid me.ā€

    Venus Boyz is a documentary that dives into the world of female masculinity, tracing the lives of drag kings, transgender men, and gender-nonconforming people across New York and London. Starting out in New Yorkā€™s lively drag king club scene, the film unpacks the countless ways masculinity gets performed and reshaped.

    Through intimate interviews and impressive performances, director Gabriel Baur treats gender as both something people express and something they live. For some, masculinity is a one-night playful performance. For others, itā€™s a core piece of who they are. Venus Boyz delivers a unique look at gender and self-determination, while also amplifying voices from communities that have long pushed back against traditional notions of what masculinity means.

  11. City of lost souls

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    City of lost souls

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Rosa von Praunheim - 1983 - 94 Minutes - English & German Spoken - English Subtitles

    WO 29-07 | 19:00

    ZO 16-08 | 21:00

    City of Lost Souls is a wild German musical that follows a group of eccentric cabaret performers as they move from America to Berlin to pursue careers in the arts. The raunchy ensemble - consisting of an occult sex therapist, a trapeze act duo, and artists of various sexual orientations and disorientations - struggles to find acceptance and creative freedom, all while working together in a greasy, fast-food joint called the Hamburger Queen. The main plot kicks off when the starstruck performer Lila gets pregnant by a mysterious communist who promises her fame and stardom in East Berlin. All hell breaks loose, and a wave of hilarious and politically satirical chaos ensues.

    Von Praunheim's masterpiece has been described as a trans punk musical extravaganza brimming with outrageousness while remaining deeply human at its core. The film blends interviews, voice-overs, songs, and performance art, infusing the narrative with authentic autobiographical elements drawn from the lives of its performers and actors. Although the film received a modest reception upon its release, it has since developed a cult following and, in recent years, has been widely praised for its groundbreaking exploration of trans experiences and gender identity.

  12. P.S. Burn this Letter Please

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    P.S. Burn this Letter Please

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Michael Seligman & Jennifer Tiexiera - 2020 - 101 Minutes - English Spoken - English Subtitles

    P.S. Burn This Letter Please is a moving documentary that brings to light a forgotten piece of LGBTQ+ history, built around a cache of personal letters found in a storage unit nearly six decades after they were written. These letters give a glimpse into New Yorkā€™s drag scene of the 1950s, a time when simply being yourself could mean facing intense violence or even being cast out of society.

    The documentary brings together personal accounts and rare archival footage, showcasing a vibrant underground world that history came close to losing entirely. P.S. Burn This Letter Please honors the courage it once took, and, for so many, still takes, to live openly as ourselves.

  13. The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Auraeus Solito - 2005 - 100 Minutes - Filipino Spoken - English Subtitles

    WO 05-08 | 21:00

    ZO 23-08 | 19:15

    The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros is a sweet coming-of-age film set in the buzzing streets and slums of Manila. Maxi is a kid on the edge of his teens whoā€™s totally comfortable being himself, and his family has got his back, even though they are mixed up in petty crime on the side. When Victor, a good-hearted young cop, swoops in and saves him from getting jumped, Maxi ends up developing an innocent crush for him.

    Things get complicated when Victor starts digging into what Maxiā€™s family is really up to. Suddenly Maxi is stuck trying to figure out where his loyalties lie; first crush or family. Director Aureaus Solito tells the story with a ton of heart and humor, digging into identity, right and wrong, and just how messy growing up can be when love and family duty donā€™t line up.

    The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros premiered at the very first Cinemalaya Film Festival back in 2005, ended up being the Philippinesā€™ pick for the Oscars, and has since become a real classic in queer film.

  14. Out of the Archival Closet: Queer Shorts Programme

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Out of the Archival Closet: Queer Shorts Programme

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Michael Brynntrup, Agustina Comedi, Su Friedrich - 1992, 2019, 1999, 1987, 2009 - 88 Minutes - English, Spanish, German, Chinese spoken - English Subtitles

    WO 26-08 | 21:00

    ā™”ļøŽ THIS SCREENING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR YEARLY QUEER SPEEDDATING EVENT. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. ā™”ļøŽ

    Shorts Programme

    This programme brings together various short films exploring queer lives across different generations and places.

    Liebe, Eifersucht, Rache (Love, Jealousy and Revenge)

    Michael Brynntrup | Germany | 1992 | 7'

    In this absurd experimental short, queer filmmaker Michael Brynntrup plays with the ties between language and desire. The short is framed as a language-learning film for non-German speakers, and takes place in a gay leather bar, where a phone call between a patron and a drag-dressed escort turns into a story about translation and miscommunication, all the while honoring queer performance.

    Playback. Ensayo de una Despedida (Playback: An Essay of Farewell)

    Agustina Comedi | Argentina | 2019 | 14'

    Using a stash of VHS tapes and the recollections of ā€œLa Delpi,ā€ the last living member of a community of transgender women and drag queens in CĆ³rdoba, Agustina Comedi pieces together a history that is left out of the official records. Playback is set in Argentina during the late 1980s, showing how lipstick, playback shows, and homemade costumes doubled as acts of resistance against police brutality and social rejection.

    Straightboy Lessons

    Ray Rea | United States | 1999 | 10'

    Beginning the transition from female to male, a transguy seeks counseling from a cisgender male pal. Come along for an illustrated lesson on the do's and donā€™ts of being a straight boy, in some ways a throwback to the late 1990s and in other ways, a timeless story of friendship and change.

    Damned If You Don't

    Su Friedrich | United States | 1987 | 42'

    Su Friedrichā€™s Damned If You Don't blends fiction with archival footage to investigate the connections between religion, sexuality, and repression. Inspired by a classic convent-set melodrama, the film follows the building attraction between a young lesbian woman and an isolated nun. Straightboy LessonsRay Rea | United States | 1999 | 10'Beginning the transition from female to male, a transguy seeks counseling from a cisgender male pal. Come along for an illustrated lesson on the do's and donā€™ts of being a straight boy, in some ways a throwback to the late 1990s and in other ways, a timeless story of friendship and change.

  15. Een Vrouw Als Eva [35MM]

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Een Vrouw Als Eva [35MM]

    Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam

    Nouchka van Brakel - 1979 - 103 Minuten - Nederlands Gesproken - Geen Ondertiteling

    ZO 30-08 | 19:15

    Op advies van haar man vertrekt Eva, moeder van twee kinderen, naar Zuid-Frankrijk om tot rust te komen. Daar leert ze Liliane kennen, een onafhankelijke gitariste die in een commune woont. Tussen de twee vrouwen groeit een onverwachte liefde, die Eva ertoe aanzet haar huwelijk en haar hele leven onder de loep te nemen.

    Geschreven door Nouchka van Brakel en Judith Herzberg, verkent Een Vrouw Als Eva onderwerpen als vrouwelijke zelfbeschikking, seksualiteit en het verlangen naar een bestaan buiten de gebaande maatschappelijke paden. Bij de release in 1979 riep de film gemengde reacties op en werd door sommigen weggezet als feministisch pamflet, maar tegenwoordig wordt hij beschouwd als een mijlpaal in de Nederlandse filmgeschiedenis en een belangrijk werk binnen de queer en feministische cinema.

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