Films at the Center: The Watermelon Woman
Friday, 10/09/2026-, 06:00 pm-
The Pride Center at Equality Park
2040 N. Dixie Highway,
Wilton Manors, Florida, 33305
Website
Cost: Free

Join Women with Pride for a special screening of The Watermelon Woman, Cheryl Dunye’s groundbreaking 1996 romantic comedy-drama and a landmark film in LGBTQ+ cinema.
Dunye stars as Cheryl, a young Black lesbian working at a video store who becomes fascinated by a Black actress from the 1930s known only as “The Watermelon Woman.” Her search to uncover the actress’s identity becomes a deeply personal exploration of race, sexuality, representation, history, and the stories of Black women that have too often been overlooked.
Written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye, The Watermelon Woman was the first feature film directed by a Black lesbian and remains an influential work of queer cinema.
Admission is free and includes popcorn. Beverages will be available.

Films at the Center: The Brittney Griner Story
Friday, 09/18/2026-, 06:00 pm-08:00 pm
The Pride Center at Equality Park
2040 N. Dixie Hwy.,
Wilton Manors, Florida, 33305
Website
Cost: Free

Join Women With Pride for a special screening of “The Brittney Griner Story,” a powerful documentary exploring the life, career and experiences of the acclaimed basketball player. The film delves into Griner’s decision to play basketball outside the United States, her detention abroad and her advocacy for the release of other wrongfully detained individuals. Part of the 2026 Films at the Center series, this free screening celebrates stories of queer women across cultures and generations. The screening will take place Friday, September 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Main Hall at The Pride Center at Equality Park.

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Wednesday, 05/06/2026-05/14/2026, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12.00

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror is a 2025 American documentary film about the 1975 musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which became a cultural phenomenon. The documentary is produced and directed by Linus O’Brien, the son of Rocky Horror writer Richard O’Brien. It premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and was released on September 26, 2025.

May 6, 2026 at 8:00pm (Wed)May 9, 2026 at 4:00pm (Sat)May 9, 2026 at 8:00pm (Sat)May 12, 2026 at 8:00pm (Tue)May 14, 2026 at 8:00pm (Thu)

The Christophers
Sunday, 05/10/2026-05/14/2026, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12.00

Art can be copied. Artists cannot.

Julian Sklar was once a star of London’s 1960’s and 70’s pop art explosion, but he hasn’t painted in decades and has been broke for years. His two estranged children, desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger, to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access 8 unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage. Her plan is to complete them, then return them to storage, where they are to be “discovered” upon Julian’s death.

The Gardener
Sunday, 05/03/2026-05/09/2026, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12.00

Every bloom tells a story.

After the loss of her husband and father, Sabena Weathers (Radha Mitchell) fights to preserve her family’s cosmetics empire while facing a hostile takeover. Seeking refuge, she retreats to a remote mountaintop garden cottage, where a chance encounter with a simple gardener (William Miller) sparks a powerful journey of love, self-discovery, and transformation. Rooted in quiet mystery and emotional truth, THE GARDENER explores loss, healing, and the courage to realize one’s true self.

Time Hoppers: The Silk Road
Saturday, 05/09/2026-, 02:00 pm-03:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $9.00

To save tomorrow, they must fight for yesterday.

2050, Aqli Academy, Vancouver: Four gifted children—Abdullah, Aysha, Khalid and Layla—stumble upon the ability to time travel, they are thrust into an adventure along the historic Silk Road to protect the era’s great scientists from the evil time travelling alchemist Fasid. Will the Time Hoppers be able to save the foundations of modern science and safely return home?

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Erupcja, its Ladies’ Spotlight Film & Afterparty
Friday, 05/01/2026-, 07:45 pm-09:00 pm
Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
1820 E Sunrise Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Website
Cost: 40

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition presents Erupjca (US/UK, 2025),a drama, its Ladies’ Spotlight Film, at 7:45 p.m., on May 1, at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale. An afterparty will follow the screening.

In her first starring role, pop icon Charli XCX stars as Bethany, a woman who abruptly derails a romantic vacation in Poland after suspecting her devoted boyfriend, Rob, is about to propose. Breaking from the carefully planned itinerary, Bethany reconnects with an old friend, Nel, and the two spark a quiet yet smoldering chemistry rooted in shared history, poetry, and unspoken desire. As Rob wanders Warsaw searching for answers, the trio confronts the fragile line between destiny and chance. An improvisational postcard romance, Erupcja uses volcanic imagery to mirror its characters’ repressed longings and emotional eruptions.

The film is in English and Polish and runs 71 minutes. It is preceded by two short films April (Spain, 2026) 7 mins. and How’s Archie (Canada, 2026) 17 mins.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 – 10.
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations.
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit outshinefilm.com.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Lone Star Bull, its Men’s Spotlight Film & Afterparty
Sunday, 05/01/2026-, 07:30 pm-
Silverspot Cinemas
1820 E Sunrise Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Website
Cost: 40

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition presents the dramatic thriller Lone Star Bull (US/UK, 2025), its Men’s Spotlight Film, at 7:30 p.m., on May 1, at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale. An afterparty will follow the screening.

Lone Star Bull stars Luke Macfarlane, the Hallmark movie heartthrob and irresistibly hunky queer icon, as Bull Jackson, a former military veteran turned bouncer at a popular gay nightclub. When Coco, the club’s beloved owner and mentor, is gravely injured in a suspected hate crime, Bull teams up with Jordan (played by D.J. “Shangela” Pierce), a sharp-tongued drag queen and med student, to track down those responsible. Using his combat skills and fierce loyalty, Bull plunges into a dangerous underworld of prejudice and retribution, fighting to protect his chosen family and confront the ghosts of his past.

The film runs 90 minutes.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 – 10.
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations.
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit outshinefilm.com.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Ladies’ Latin Spotlight Film
Sunday, 04/25/2026-, 07:30 pm-09:00 pm
Silverspot Cinema – Downtown Miami
300 SE 3rd St #100,
Miami, Florida, 33131
Website
Cost: $40 + service fee

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition presents its Ladies’ Latin Spotlight with the North American premiere of Jone, Sometimes (Jone, batzuetan) (Spain, 2025), a coming-of-age romantic drama, at 7:30 p.m. on April 25 at Silverspot Cinema – Downtown Miami. An afterparty will follow the screening.

Set against the exuberant streets of Bilbao’s Semana Grande festival, Jone, Sometimes follows 20-year-old Jone as she experiences the dizzying intensity of first love with Olga while her father’s Parkinson’s disease worsens. Amid fireworks, music, and late-night conversations, Jone’s affection for Olga becomes a catalyst for self-discovery and emotional emancipation, blurring joy with vulnerability. Sara Fantova captures desire, tenderness, and the uncertainty of becoming in a film where queer intimacy exists as a natural, radiant force. This coming-of-age portrait is at once spirited and poignant, celebrating love’s ability to transform, sustain, and define us.

In Basque and Spanish with English subtitles; the film runs 80 minutes.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 – 10.
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations.
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit outshinefilm.com.

Palestine 36
Thursday, 04/23/2026-04/30/2026, 05:30 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Palestine, 1936. The uprising that took on an Empire. As villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.

Apr 23, 2026 at 5:30pm (Thu)Apr 23, 2026 at 8:00pm (Thu)Apr 26, 2026 at 7:00pm (Sun)Apr 28, 2026 at 5:30pm (Tue)Apr 29, 2026 at 7:30pm (Wed)Apr 30, 2026 at 5:30pm (Thu)Apr 30, 2026 at 8:00pm (Thu)

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Friday, 04/17/2026-, 07:00 pm-09:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

The future is not automatic

What is happening with all this AI insanity, and what’s at stake if we get it wrong.

Co-directed by Charlie Tyrell and Daniel Roher, the documentary is told through Roher’s eyes as a father-to-be on a quest to understand the world his child is about to inherit. As he grapples with the explosive risks and revolutionary potential of AI, Roher turns to the leading voices shaping and challenging the rise of AI. What emerges is an inspiring call to attention: a real-time exploration of forces advancing faster than ever. Through in-depth conversations with the leading voices in AI, audiences will be confronted with a stark wake-up call that explores the existential dangers and extraordinary promise of this rapidly rising technology.

Turner & Constable
Saturday, 04/04/2026-04/08/2026, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition.

Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Now, these two greats are reuniting. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition, in London from November 2025 to April 2026, and Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art and remarkable stories to the big screen in March so that you can enjoy both film and exhibition together. Discover unexpected sides to both artists with intimate views of sketchbooks and personal items and insights from leading experts.

Apr 4, 2026 at 1:00pm (Sat)Apr 4, 2026 at 3:00pm (Sat)Apr 8, 2026 at 7:00pm (Wed)

Holding Liat
Sunday, 04/26/2026-04/29/2026, 02:00 pm-03:30 am
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Israeli-American Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were at home when Hamas attacked their kibbutz. By nightfall, Liat and Aviv are captives in Gaza along with 250 other people – 12 of whom, like Liat, are American citizens. Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly escalating war, their family must face their own uncertainty and conflicting perspectives in the pursuit of Liat and Aviv’s release. This agonizing process, and the ultimate fate of their loved ones, challenges how the members of the family understand themselves and their place in the conflict. Through the intimate lens of a family’s experience, HOLDING LIAT poses complex questions of identity across generations, as the family is thrust into the epicenter of a global conflict rapidly unfolding in real-time. An independent production of Protozoa (BLACK SWAN) and Meridian Hill Pictures (THE FIRST STEP).

The Paper Bear
Wednesday, 04/22/2026-, 06:30 pm-08:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Deep in the wild forests of Florida’s Panhandle, a father and son embark on a journey that neither expected. Tasked with tracking a rare female black bear, the father brings along his screen-obsessed son—who suddenly finds himself cut off from the digital world when cell reception fades. Stranded together for a week in the backcountry, the boy is drawn into his father’s nightly storytelling, spun from an old family journal passed down through generations. As campfire tales of vanished worlds, ghostly legends, and ancestral secrets begin to blur with the mysteries of the forest itself, the boy slowly awakens to a deeper connection—with nature, with his family’s heritage, and with the black bears that still roam the pines. But when an unforgettable encounter with the wild changes everything, he must decide what kind of legacy he wants to carry forward.

Aftershocks
Tuesday, 04/07/2026-04/12/2026, 05:30 pm-07:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Chile / 2025 / Spanish w/English subtitles / 88 min / Drama, Mystery, Suspense

Director, Writer: Diego González; Writer: María Paz Gonzalez; Producers: Sergio Karmy.
Key Cast: Julio Jung, Francisca Lewin .

After a powerful earthquake, Catalina returns to her old family home to help her father, Domingo, sell the property following the sudden death of her uncle Héctor. Between them unfolds a space of mourning and reconciliation, marked by unresolved guilt and inherited silences. In their forced coexistence, cracks begin to reveal the shadow of Héctor —an absent figure who never truly left. Replicas is a drama of mystery and memory, where both seismic and human aftershocks threaten to bring down what little still stands.

Autisto
Tuesday, 04/07/2026-04/12/2026, 07:30 pm-09:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Morocco / 2024 / Arabic w/English subtitles / 114 min / Drama, Mystery, Suspense Director, Writer: Jerome Cohen-Olivar; Producers: Zhor Rose Fassi-Fihri. Key Cast: Lounba Abidar.

Malika is the mother of Adam, a boy with severe autism. She lives in constant fear of one day leaving him behind. Her life swings between terror, loneliness, uncertainty, and outbursts—yet also love, complicity, hope, and fleeting freedom. After a tragic event, Malika considers placing Adam in a specialized facility. In her despair, an unexpected encounter changes everything.

Mahmoud, a cemetery keeper with torn clothes and a wild gaze, speaks with the dead at night and dances to music by day. He and Adam bond instantly, communicating not with words but with their souls. They grow inseparable, sharing wild adventures. But their closeness soon becomes unsettling, and Malika, uneasy with this new friendship, finally asks Mahmoud to stay away from her son.

Eugene O’Neill’s – The First Man
Friday, 04/10/2026-, 07:15 pm-09:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

A broken promise. A broken family. A broken love.
USA / 2025 / English / 150 min / Drama, Classic, Period Drama

Director: Hardeep Giani; Writer: Eugene O’Neill, Hardeep Giani; Producers: Hardeep Giani, Matthew Pitts-Tucker; Editors: Tracy Joss, Michael Steel; Director of Photography: David Symmons; Sound Recordist: Jayson Farey; Costume Design: Louie Whitemore; Colourist: Katherine Jamieson; Music Composer: Nick Norton-Smith; Production Design: Arif Mahmood; Dubbing and Sound Mixer: Dom Purdie.

Key Cast: Vincent Andriano, Charlotte Asprey, Alan Turkington, Rebecca Lee, Josie Kidd, Charlie Roe, Kate Copeland, Richard Emerson – Gould, Martin Laer, Alex Francis, Nesba Crenshaw, Cat Mckeever.

This is the first-ever film adaptation of The First Man – an early and rare story from the pen of Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, Eugene O’Neill.

This psychological romantic drama set in 1920s Connecticut delves into themes of obsession, grief and betrayal.

Sharks
Friday, 04/10/2026-04/16/2026, 05:30 pm-07:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Sweden / 2025 / English / 77 min / Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director, Writer: Elias Holgersson; Producer: Elias Holgersson, Alexander Ekman, Amanda Funkquist; Key Cast: Carl Backman, Kola Krauze, Amadeus Gustafsson, Lova Hellberg.

SYNOPSIS: A thief on the verge of self-ruin gets his life thrown upside down when his paths cross with a professional organization. ‘Sharks’ is a black-and-white neo-noir drama-thriller about a man on the margins of society who becomes ensnared in a criminal underworld. What begins as petty theft spirals into a deadly moral unraveling.

Director Biography – Elias Holgersson
Having nurtured a fascination with storytelling since early childhood and making his first short films in his pre-teen years, Elias Holgersson now makes his feature debut with ‘Sharks’ – a stark, black-and-white neo-noir drama-thriller.

The Spell of Forever
Saturday, 04/11/2026-04/16/2026, 01:00 pm-02:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

China / 2025 / Chinese w/English subtitles / 83 min Director, Writer: Ryan ZHENG; Producer: Yu ZHU;

After losing her parents in an earthquake, 6-year-old Jiaying established a deep relationship with her “grandma” in the new family., when she learned that the old lady was illiterate, ,she began teaching her how to write. and they became best friends.

After a warm period of time, she suddenly learned that her grandma had cancer and was dying. Besides, she learned a crueler truth that not only her grandma, but everyone would die and leave her.

Just as the pain in her heart could not be relieved she was inspired by the classical Chinese fairy tale “Adventures of Monkey King”. and embarked on a journey to find the mythical “Forever Fruit” for her grandmother.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Tuesday, 03/17/2026-03/22/2026, 05:30 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Mr. Nobody vs. Mr. Putin is a gripping, real-life political thriller that unfolds inside an ordinary Russian school at an extraordinary moment in history. Pavel “Pasha” Talankin, a mild-mannered teacher and videographer, becomes an unlikely witness to sweeping change as state propaganda and patriotic mandates begin reshaping the education system following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Armed with a camera and quiet resolve, Pasha documents the transformation from within—capturing classroom lessons, official ceremonies, and the subtle pressures placed on students and faculty alike. What begins as simple observation evolves into a dangerous act of resistance. As surveillance intensifies and dissent becomes perilous, Pasha must decide how far he is willing to go to preserve truth in a system built on control.

The Choral
Tuesday, 03/17/2026-03/22/2026, 07:45 pm-09:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

They were divided by war. He united them in song.

In the quiet, frostbitten town of Harrow’s End—where the steel mill has shuttered and hope feels rationed—music is little more than a memory. The once-proud Harrow Community Choir, known simply as The Choral, hasn’t sung together in nearly a decade. Its final performance, a disastrous competition loss that fractured friendships and families alike, still lingers like an unresolved chord.

Enter Elias Rowe, a once-celebrated conductor who walked away from a glittering career after a very public meltdown at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Disgraced and directionless, Elias arrives in Harrow’s End to settle his late mother’s affairs—only to discover her most cherished possession: a weathered folder of choral arrangements marked “For When They Sing Again.”

Aftershocks
Tuesday, 02/24/2026-, 05:30 pm-06:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $13

Please come and enjoy this screening from Director Diego González of Santiago Chile. Which is one of our Feature Suspense Films in this years 40th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

After a powerful earthquake, Catalina returns to her old family home to help her father, Domingo, sell the property following the sudden death of her uncle Héctor. Between them unfolds a space of mourning and reconciliation, marked by unresolved guilt and inherited silences. In their forced coexistence, cracks begin to reveal the shadow of Héctor —an absent figure who never truly left. Replicas is a drama of mystery and memory, where both seismic and human aftershocks threaten to bring down what little still stands.

Autisto
Monday, 02/23/2026-, 08:30 pm-10:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $13

Please come and enjoy this screening from Director Jerome Cohen-Olivar; Producers: Zhor Rose Fassi-Fihri.. Which is one of our Feature Mystery Films in this years 40th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

Malika is the mother of Adam, a boy with severe autism. She lives in constant fear of one day leaving him behind. Her life swings between terror, loneliness, uncertainty, and outbursts—yet also love, complicity, hope, and fleeting freedom. After a tragic event, Malika considers placing Adam in a specialized facility. In her despair, an unexpected encounter changes everything.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Jérôme Cohen‑Olivar, Zhor Fassi Fihri, and Amina Benhaddou.

A Book of Freedom: The Confessions of Francisco Menéndez
Monday, 02/23/2026-, 04:00 pm-05:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: Free

Please come and enjoy this Free screening from the African American Research Library. Which is one of our Feature Documentary’s in this years 40th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

After a black slave from the Carolinas escapes to Spanish Florida, he becomes the leader of the first sanctioned free black settlement in North America and ultimately a hero in the fight against the British. A Book of Freedom: The Confessions of Francisco Menéndez is a docudrama that incorporates documentary evidence and historical fiction to tell the true story of one of the most remarkable people in Florida history.

National Theatre Live: Life of Pi
Sunday, 01/09/2026-01/14/2026, 07:00 pm-09:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Jan 9, 2026 at 7:00pm (Fri)Jan 10, 2026 at 12:00pm (Sat)Jan 11, 2026 at 1:00pm (Sun)Jan 11, 2026 at 4:00pm (Sun)Jan 11, 2026 at 7:00pm (Sun)Jan 14, 2026 at 6:00pm (Wed)

Filmed live in London’s West End and featuring state-of-the-art visuals, the epic journey of endurance and hope is bought to life in a breath-taking new way for cinemas screens.

Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. Filmed live in London’s West End and featuring state-of-the-art visuals, the epic journey of endurance and hope is bought to life in a breath-taking new way for cinemas screens.

The Librarians
Saturday, 11/22/2025-11/25/2025, 01:00 pm-02:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Nov 22, 2025 at 1:00pm (Sat)Nov 23, 2025 at 1:00pm (Sun)Nov 24, 2025 at 7:00pm (Mon)Nov 25, 2025 at 7:00pm (Tue)

Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy’s frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.

As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.

THE LIBRARIANS offers a rattling look at coordinated efforts to ban books. More importantly, it introduces viewers to the everyday and increasingly vital heroes pushing back: the librarians who sound the alarm to both legislative and grassroots attempts to pull books from school and public libraries.

In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of White Christian Nationalism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.

Wisdom of Happiness
Monday, 10/27/2025-10/30/2025, 05:30 pm-07:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Oct 27, 2025 at 5:30pm (Mon)Oct 27, 2025 at 7:30pm (Mon)Oct 28, 2025 at 5:30pm (Tue)Oct 28, 2025 at 7:30pm (Tue)Oct 30, 2025 at 5:30pm (Thu)Oct 30, 2025 at 7:30pm (Thu)

A Heart-to-Heart with the Dalai Lama

A deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly ninety year of age, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century’s challenges.

WISDOM OF HAPPINESS is a deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century’s challenges. The film captures the Dalai Lama speaking directly to viewers, creating a sense of a private audience, and shares his timeless wisdom on achieving inner peace and happiness for everyone.

Checkpoint Zoo
Monday, 09/22/2025-09/23/2025, 05:30 pm-07:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Sep 22, 2025 at 5:30pm (Mon)Sep 22, 2025 at 7:30pm (Mon)Sep 23, 2025 at 5:30pm (Tue)Sep 23, 2025 at 7:30pm (Tue)

Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

In the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian war Kharkiv, the country’s second largest city, was turned into a warzone. On one side of the battlefield was the invading Russian army, on the other side, the defending Ukrainians, and caught in between them, was a zoo called Feldman Ecopark.

More than just a zoo, Feldman Ecopark was an animal sanctuary that offered countless therapy programs to everyone from soldiers with PTSD to children with special needs. As the war ravaged on, and the shelling increased, it was clear that the bravery of the staff wouldn’t be enough to save the animals trapped inside. With the help of four young volunteers, these zookeepers would undertake a seemingly impossible mission – they would risk life and limb to evacuate over 5,000 animals, including scores of dangerous predators, and deliver them to safety.

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
Monday, 10/06/2025-10/08/2025, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

This documentary tells the forgotten story of Blacks and Jews uniting to protest Echo Park, a segregated amusement park outside of DC in 1960.

AIN’T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND: (89 minutes) tells the forgotten story of Blacks and Jews uniting to protest Echo Park, a segregated amusement park outside of DC in 1960. It is an incredibly important, timely, and excellent documentary that has been selling out festivals across the US. Filmmaker Ilana Trachtman who went to Echo Park as a child tracked down the protesters and some truly remarkable footage to tell this lost story of American history that our current leaders are trying to erase.

John Lennon Birthday Celebration
Thursday, 10/09/2025-, 06:00 pm-08:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

“There’s been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!”

Join us as we celebrate John Lennon’s 85th Birthday with a mini-concert, GIVE PEACE A CHANGE sing-a-long, collectables and a screening of the comedy HOW I WON THE WAR

AMOUT THE FILM
On September 5, 1966, John Lennon headed to Almería, Spain to star in Richard Lester’s 1967 British black comedy How I Won the War, marking his first non-musical acting role.

Based on Patrick Ryan’s 1963 book of the same name, the docu-drama-style film followed the mishap pence of a troop of soldiers, the 4th Musketeers during WWII. Fitted in glasses, which would become his signature look, Lennon stars as Gripweed, alongside Michael Crawford (Lieutenant Goobody), Roy Kinnear (Clapper), and Lee Montague as the corporal.

The Glassworker
Friday, 09/05/2025-09/07/2025, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

A young glassworker-in-training living with his pacifist father finds his apprenticeship upended by an impending war and the arrival of an army colonel to their seaside town.
In a town divided by duty and class, Vincent, a glassmaker’s son, and Alliz, a violinist who is the colonel’s daughter, fall in love. As their bond grows, rising tensions between their families threaten to pull them apart. Brought to life through stunning hand-drawn animation, The Glassworker is a poetic tale of first love, family, and the price of staying true to your art.

“Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature film ever, and as Walt Disney did with “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Riaz creates a masterpiece on his very first try.” – Next Best Picture

Sep 5, 2025 at 6:00pm (Fri)Sep 5, 2025 at 8:00pm (Fri)Sep 6, 2025 at 1:00pm (Sat)Sep 7, 2025 at 1:00pm (Sun)Sep 7, 2025 at 3:00pm (Sun)

Wild Rescue at the AutoNation® IMAX® 3D Theater at the Museum of Discovery and Science
Sunday, 09/05/2025-01/15/2026, 10:00 am-08:00 pm
Museum of Discovery and Science
401 SW 2nd St,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33313
Website
Cost: Included with Museum Admission. MODS Members and children under 1 – Free Florida Residents Discovery Pass: Child (1-12) – $19; Adults $25; Military $22; Senior (65+) $23 Non-Members Discovery Pass: Child (1-12) $23; Adult $28; Military $25; Senior (65+) $26 Notes: Tickets may be purchased at the box office upon arrival.

Wild Rescue, an uplifting film following the inspiring journey of animals given a second chance at a wild life, opens at the AutoNation® IMAX® Theater at the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) on Friday, September 5. Produced by Tandem Stills + Motion, Inc., Wild Rescue is based on the work at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network and its dedicated teams who rescue, rehabilitate and release injured and orphaned wild animals. The film is narrated by Marc Summers of Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” and Food Network’s “Unwrapped.”

From the arrival of a fragile bobcat to the rehabilitation of a young fox evacuated during a wildfire, explore hospital admissions, groundbreaking medical treatments and the delicate balance of wildlife care. With breathtaking cinematography and heartwarming moments, Wild Rescue reminds us that every creature deserves a second chance – and that hope is worth fighting for.

Wild Rescue was filmed using the latest Red Digital Cinema camera systems, including the Red Raptor VV X. The film team captured breathtaking detail and dynamic range, enhancing every visual element for an unparalleled cinematic experience. Combined with cutting-edge aerial cinematography, immersive sound design and advanced visual effects, the film delivers a visually stunning and emotionally rich theater experience.

The official trailer for Wild Rescue can be viewed at wildrescuemovie.com.

At MODS, explore Broward County’s wildlife and ecosystems in the immersive Nature Explore: Outdoor Exhibit. This interactive space fosters biodiversity by inspiring environmental stewardship, sustainability and lifelong learning for all ages. Guests can dig like a gopher tortoise, build a coyote den and craft butterfly wings from natural materials — showcasing the importance of Florida’s wildlife corridors and conservation. The exhibit supports the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation by raising awareness about protecting and connecting vital habitats across the state.

The AutoNation® IMAX® Theater at the Museum of Discovery and Science is located at 401 SW 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale. The film Wild Rescue is included in the MODS Discovery Pass, an all-in-one ticket that includes Museum exhibitions, live science demonstrations and one IMAX® documentary film. For tickets, please visit mods.org/tickets and for showtimes, please visit mods.org/showtimes.

Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
Sunday, 09/14/2025-, 05:00 pm-06:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Lives intertwine around Green Lake as a girl learns to sail, a boy fights for first chair, two sisters operate a bed-and-breakfast, and a fisherman is after the catch of his life.

Sierra Falconer’s perceptive debut feature immerses us in the rhythms of life on Green Lake, drawing us into distinct slices of life unfolding. Each chapter introduces new lives and relationships portrayed with subtlety and nuance, capturing the quiet beauty of human connection. Against the backdrop of the lake, the characters experience a profound yearning for something different while discovering new facets of themselves — independence, joy, excitement, and heartache.

Kinky Boots: The Musical
Thursday, 09/18/2025-09/25/2025, 06:30 pm-08:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Direct from the London stage, the ‘freshest, most fabulous, feel-good musical of the decade’ (The Hollywood News) KINKY BOOTS, comes to U.S. cinema screens with this dazzling musical. Come sporting your own most outrageous KINKY BOOTS for a free mixed drink at any screening.
With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), this ‘dazzling, fabulously sassy and uplifting’ (Time Out) award-winning musical celebrates a joyous story of Brit grit to high-heeled hit as it takes you from the factory floor of Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan!

Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein’s heartwarming and beloved musical, based upon the Miramax movie written by Geoff Deane & Tim Firth, filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London makes its way back to South Florida for a 4-night stay at Savor Cinema.

Based on true events, this huge hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common – or so they think. Charlie, a factory owner, struggling to save his family business and Lola, a fabulous entertainer with an exciting idea, the pair learn to embrace their differences. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, they create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen!

Run time: 133 minutes including one 10 minute intermission

Remember, come sporting your own most outrageous KINKY BOOTS for a free mixed drink at any screening.

Photography as Art
Wednesday, 09/17/2025-, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Presented by James Schot, Photography as Art takes you on a journey through pre-visualized narrative explorations—experiments in light, optics, and composition, all shaped by the precision of traditional photographic tools.

Photography as Art takes you on a journey through pre-visualized narrative explorations—experiments in light, optics, and composition, all shaped by the precision of traditional photographic tools. Through intricate staging and logistical coordination, this documentary embraces the artistry of the camera itself, inspired by a deep passion for the medium.

Presented by James Schot, the featured works stand apart from digitally constructed imagery, often mistaken for software-generated compositions. To define this distinction, he describes his photography as a bridge between analog and digital. Step into the creative mind behind the lens and discover the artistry woven into each framed canvas.

SPECIAL GUESTS: James Schot

St. Peter’s and the Papal Basilicas of Rome
Thursday, 08/14/2025-08/24/2025, 05:30 pm-07:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

St. Peter’s and the Papal Basilicas of Rome takes you on a journey through the four Papal Basilicas in Rome and their treasures: St. Peter’s (one of the 25 destinations most visited by international tourists from all over the world), St. John in the Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls. Four majestic buildings – each with a precious papal altar, each a treasure trove of timeless works of art and a destination for millions of travelers and pilgrims over the centuries.

Aug 14, 2025 at 5:30pm (Thu)Aug 18, 2025 at 5:30pm (Mon)Aug 23, 2025 at 1:00pm (Sat)Aug 24, 2025 at 1:00pm (Sun)

Georgia O’Keefe: The Brightness of Light
Tuesday, 06/24/2025-06/26/2025, 06:30 pm-08:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Academy Award-winning director Paul Wagner trains his lens onto one of the most influential American artists of the 20th-century. Prior to achieving her fame, Georgia O’Keeffe spent every summer from 1912-1916 taking art classes at the University of Virginia, where she rekindled her joy and desire to pursue painting, which she had considered giving up altogether.

Spiritually replenished, “The Mother of Modernism” headed for New York, upending the 1920s art scene with groundbreaking paintings of flowers, bones, and the splendor of the natural world. Denying her work depicted sexual imagery, she also posed nude for controversial photographs taken by Alfred Stieglitz. In the 1970s, isolated in the New Mexico desert, O’Keeffe emerged as a second-wave feminist icon.

Weaving together a fascinating and complicated story of an artistic life lived to the fullest, this essential biography features narration by Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes, and music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (All of Us Strangers, Living).

Pride Films Retrospective
Thursday, 06/05/2025-06/08/2025, 07:00 pm-09:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Please see website for exact showtimes.

It’s hard to imagine that the mid-1990’s was 30 years ago!

We had our first Baby Boomer president, and we could not stop “Thinking About Tomorrow”. If you were really cool you had a Blackberry, a first-generation Nintendo or PlayStation, and if you were really, really cool you had already upgraded from a Walkman to a Discman.

In the 1990’s Homosexuality was no longer considered an illness by the World Health Organization.

In 1991, the red ribbon became the international symbol of AIDS awareness. AIDS became the number one cause of death for U.S. men aged 25-44 years old in 1992. By 1994, AIDS became the leading cause of death for all Americans ages 25-44 years old.

On TV and movies, more LGBT characters were added that their sexual preference were not their defining character. In 1993, President Bill Clinton announced an end to a longtime ban on gay men and women serving in the U.S. military. The new policy was a compromise that pleased neither conservatives nor gay rights advocates. But it was a step on a long road to today’s military policy of inclusiveness and support of its LGBTQ+ members. In 1999, Clinton officially declared in a presidential proclamation, June “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month”.

When selecting our films for Pride Month, we chose films aimed to be insightful, nostalgist, educational and most important entertaining for the entire South Florida Community.

We would love for everyone to send comments to info@fliff.com that we can add to this page with their opinions and memories.

All films are FREE to FLIFF Members

There is Another Way
Monday, 04/28/2025-, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Savor Cinema

Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants—Israelis and Palestinians—working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Faced with escalating devastation and violence, the very core of the movement must face great challenges and show that there is another way. The first question they have to face is their own belief…is this possible?

Photography of Art
Monday, 05/26/2025-, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Photography as Art takes you on a journey through pre-visualized narrative explorations—experiments in light, optics, and composition, all shaped by the precision of traditional photographic tools. Through intricate staging and logistical coordination, this documentary embraces the artistry of the camera itself, inspired by a deep passion for the medium.

Presented by James Schot, the featured works stand apart from digitally constructed imagery, often mistaken for software-generated compositions. To define this distinction, he describes his photography as a bridge between analog and digital. Step into the creative mind behind the lens and discover the artistry woven into each framed canvas.

SPECIAL GUESTS: James Schot

Ada-My Mother the Architect
Monday, 05/12/2025-, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Ada Karmi-Melamede is one of the most accomplished architects in the world, yet her work remains largely unrecognized beyond architectural circles. In the 1970s, she moved to New York from Israel, following her husband’s rising career, and spent the next 15 years balancing academia, large-scale public projects, and motherhood. While teaching at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, she contributed to major urban initiatives, including a master plan for Con Edison, a study for mixed-use development along the proposed Second Avenue Subway, and a 1978 housing competition on Roosevelt Island—all while raising three young children.

But in the early 1980s, after being denied tenure at Columbia, Ada made a bold decision to leave New York and her family for the opportunity of a lifetime – the design of the new Supreme Court of Israel. While her career flourished, personal sacrifices mounted as she remained far from her family. Ada’s work gave physical form to some of Israel’s highest democratic ideals, shaping landmarks such as the Supreme Court Building, The Open University, the Israel Institute for Democracy, and Ben Gurion University, among many other civic institutions. Ada – My Mother the Architect, directed by Ada’s daughter, Yael Melamede, explores the profound tension between career and motherhood and a unique mother-daughter bond.

SPECIAL GUESTS
Introduction by Anthony J. Abbate, Professor, FAU School of Architecture
A virtual conversation with Yael Melamede follows the film

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival’s Closing Night Film Four Mothers + Afterparty
Sunday, 04/27/2025-, 06:00 pm-08:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th St.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $75 + service fee

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival spring edition, internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, presents its in-person Closing Night Film – Four Mothers (Ireland/United Kingdom, 2024), a comedy about a shy, commitment-phobic gay novelist living with his elderly mother. The film screens at 6 p.m. on April 27 at Savor Cinema (503 SE 6th St. in Fort Lauderdale).

Four Mothers follows Edward, a burgeoning novelist whose debut young adult novel about queer romance gains unexpected popularity in the U.S. While preparing for a promotional book tour, Edward is also the primary caregiver for his 81-year-old mother, Alma, who is wheelchair-bound following a stroke. When his friends decide to attend a Pride event, they leave their own mothers in Edward’s care, resulting in a weekend filled with challenges as he manages four strong-willed, elderly women. The film explores themes of familial duty, personal ambition, and the complexities of caregiving. It vacillates between all too familiar moments of sadness as well as uproarious laughter.

The film runs 89 minutes.

An afterparty with light bites and an open bar featuring performances by Jasmine Pryce Lords and beats by DJ Erik Lords will follow at Savor Cinema Patio.

This season’s OUTshine line-up hits Miami-Dade and Broward counties with thought-provoking, inspiring, entertaining and educational star-studded features, documentaries and shorts including premieres from 20 countries. OUTshine At-Home viewing will be available from April 28 – May 4.

OUTrageous, OUTspoken, and OUTstanding, this year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival spring edition is presented by Gilead. The Premiere sponsor is Comcast with Grand sponsors Delta, Google and HotSpots! Happening Out. AHF, FastPrintz and Titos are Major sponsors and Axel South Beach, Hotel Greystone, Twist South Beach, Wilton River Suites, Lexi Goza/State Farm, Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce are Supporting sponsors. Media partners include CultureOwl, Bulletin, #ILoveGayMovies, EDGE Media Network, Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald, OUT SFL, Miami New Times, OutClique, QueerGuru, Skirt SoFlo, WIREMAG, Tampa Bay Gay, Mochee Digital Media, Luminary Catalyst and GPR | Goodman Public Relations. Screening support is provided by The Well, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and Planet Printer.

Ticket subscription packages and individual tickets are on sale now. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit outshinefilm.com.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Its Men’s Spotlight Film – Midas Man
Saturday, 04/26/2025-, 07:30 pm-10:00 pm
Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
1820 E Sunrise Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Website
Cost: $35 + service fee

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival spring edition, internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, is pleased to present its Fort Lauderdale Men’s Spotlight Film – Midas Man, a musical comedy-drama about Brian Epstein, the visionary who shaped music history by launching The Beatles’ meteoric rise. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. on April 26 at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale (1820 E. Sunrise Blvd.).

Meet Brian Epstein. From managing a Liverpool record store to launching The Beatles’ meteoric rise, his journey was one of ambition, passion, and struggle. Jacob Fortune-Lloyd stars as Epstein, navigating fame, cultural revolution, and personal demons. Behind the success lies a gay, Jewish man seeking love and acceptance in a world not yet ready. Midas Man pulls back the curtain on the swinging ’60s, revealing the triumphs and heartbreaks of the man who changed music forever. Step into Brian’s world, where everything he touched turned to gold—except the happiness he longed for. The supporting cast includes Emily Watson and Eddie Marsan as Epstein’s parents, and Jay Leno as Ed Sullivan.

The film runs 112 minutes.

An afterparty will follow at LIT in Wilton Manors (2440 Wilton Dr).

This season’s OUTshine line-up hits Miami-Dade and Broward counties with thought-provoking, inspiring, entertaining and educational star-studded features, documentaries and shorts including premieres from 20 countries. The festival runs through May 4.
OUTrageous, OUTspoken, and OUTstanding, this year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival spring edition is presented by Gilead. The Premiere sponsor is Comcast with Grand sponsors Delta, Google and HotSpots! Happening Out. AHF, FastPrintz and Titos are Major sponsors and Axel South Beach, Hotel Greystone, Twist South Beach, Wilton River Suites, Lexi Goza/State Farm, Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce are Supporting sponsors. Media partners include CultureOwl, Bulletin, #ILoveGayMovies, EDGE Media Network, Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald, OUT SFL, Miami New Times, OutClique, QueerGuru, Skirt SoFlo, WIREMAG, Tampa Bay Gay, Mochee Digital Media, Luminary Catalyst and GPR | Goodman Public Relations. Screening support is provided by The Well, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and Planet Printer.
Ticket subscription packages and individual tickets are on sale now. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit outshinefilm.com.

The Penguin Lessons
Sunday, 04/13/2025-04/15/2025, 07:00 pm-09:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

IN 1976 ARGENTINA, ON THE EVE OF A POLITICAL REVOLUTION, A TEACHER AND HIS STUDENTS AT AN EXCLUSIVE BOYS SCHOOL ARE ENLIGHTENED BY AN UNUSUAL GUEST.

Savor Cinema

The Penguin Lessons is a 2024 comedy-drama film directed by Peter Cattaneo based on the 2015 memoir by Tom Michell, a British teacher who taught at a boys’ boarding school in Argentina in the 1970s. While there, he rescued a penguin which he found soaked with oil on a beach in the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este. He saved the penguin which then kept following him and so he took it back to the school, where it became a popular pet.

Adapted by Jeff Pope from Tom Michell’s memoir, the film stars Steve Coogan as Michell and Jonathan Pryce as the headmaster of the school. The film was shot in Spain in 2023. It premiered as a gala presentation at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Its Ladies Spotlight Film – Hot Milk
Saturday, 04/26/2025-, 07:30 pm-09:00 pm
Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
1820 E Sunrise Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Website
Cost:

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival spring edition, internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, is pleased to present its Fort Lauderdale Ladies Spotlight Film – Hot Milk, an emotional family drama set amidst picturesque Almería, Spain. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. on April 26 at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale (1820 E. Sunrise Blvd.).

Hot Milk explores the complex bond between a single mother and her daughter against the sun-drenched backdrop of Almería. Rose (Fiona Shaw) and Sofia (Emma Mackey) travel to the Spanish seaside to seek a cure from Dr. Gómez for Rose’s mysterious illness, which has left her in a wheelchair. In this sultry town, Sofia, long trapped by her mother’s condition, is drawn to the enigmatic and free-spirited Ingrid (Vicky Krieps), awakening newfound freedom. As Sofia pulls away, Rose’s control tightens, and simmering resentments rise. Under the scorching sun, their fragile relationship, and that between Sofia and Ingrid, teeters on the edge, threatening to unravel in a dramatic and emotional reckoning.

The film runs 93 minutes.

An afterparty will follow at The Well in Wilton Manors (2426 Wilton Drive).

This season’s OUTshine line-up hits Miami-Dade and Broward counties with thought-provoking, inspiring, entertaining and educational star-studded features, documentaries and shorts including premieres from 20 countries. The festival runs through May 4.
OUTrageous, OUTspoken, and OUTstanding, this year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival spring edition is presented by Gilead. The Premiere sponsor is Comcast with Grand sponsors Delta, Google and HotSpots! Happening Out. AHF, FastPrintz and Titos are Major sponsors and Axel South Beach, Hotel Greystone, Twist South Beach, Wilton River Suites, Lexi Goza/State Farm, Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce are Supporting sponsors. Media partners include CultureOwl, Bulletin, #ILoveGayMovies, EDGE Media Network, Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald, OUT SFL, Miami New Times, OutClique, QueerGuru, Skirt SoFlo, WIREMAG, Tampa Bay Gay, Mochee Digital Media, Luminary Catalyst and GPR | Goodman Public Relations. Screening support is provided by The Well, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and Planet Printer.
Ticket subscription packages and individual tickets are on sale now. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit outshinefilm.com.

There Is Another Way
Monday, 04/28/2025-, 06:00 pm-07:15 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Savor Cinema

Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants—Israelis and Palestinians—working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Faced with escalating devastation and violence, the very core of the movement must face great challenges and show that there is another way. The first question they have to face is their own belief…is this possible?

The Assessment
Sunday, 04/06/2025-04/10/2025, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Showing April 6th-April 10th…….PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR EXACT SHOWTIMES

Savor Cinema
In a not-so-distant future, where resources are scarce and tightly controlled, even the dream of having a child is not a given.

A baby is no longer a decision—it’s a privilege. Couples who want to be parents must pass a shadowy and mysterious test to prove they’re worthy. Children, in this world, are a double-edged sword – a heavy responsibility, but also a rare luxury that only the most ‘deserving’ can experience.

Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel) are one of the few couples allowed to take the test, having successfully navigated a brutal selection process. Now, as they brace for the assessment that will decide their future, “lucky” is the last thing they feel. Desperate to prove themselves eligible, they face their evaluator, Virginia (Alicia Vikander)—cold, unpredictable, and impossible to read.

For seven grueling days, she subjects them to a surreal sequence of challenges that will push them to the brink, making them question not only themselves, but the basis of the test itself. Virginia’s trials dig far deeper than just the physical, pushing Mia and Aaryan to face their deepest insecurities, shaking the foundations of their relationship, and what being parents really means to them. As the days drag on, their once unbreakable bond begins to crack under pressure. Eventually, they stumble upon the disturbing truth about Virginia’s personal motivations and begin to question the very principle of the assessment – and whether its origins are born of something much darker.

Magazine Dreams
Monday, 04/07/2025-04/10/2025, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: 12

Showing April 7th-April 10th…….PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR EXACT SHOWTIMES

Savor Cinema

Killian Maddox is a young grocery store worker obsessed with bodybuilding. His dream to be the best in bodybuilding creates negative behavior. Killian has emotional outbreaks and he can’t express his true emotions. As he prepares for a show, he attempts to ask out his love interest at the grocery store where he works. In fact, he asks her out while he’s shopping, only to walk out awkwardly. He is also obsessed with fitness champion Brad who does not reply to Killian’s written letters. In his written letters, Killian talks about his goal and admiration for Brad. Killian also includes his phone number, hoping Brad would call.

Eventually, Brad calls when he has a local show where Killian meets him on a photoshoot. Killian also takes out his love interest where he makes a fool of himself. His date leaves him at the restaurant. He’s distraught as he focuses on his next fitness show. He also assaults the local painting store because the owner would not repaint his grandfather’s house. He eventually drives to the local paint shop and destroys it. The local painter owner’s nephew and friends assault him.

He’s badly beaten prior to his next show. After his beating, he drives to the show where eyewitness ask if he’s OK. He steps on stage, only to pass out. He wakes up in a bathtub, icing his body. His therapist/parole officer consults him in what he will do. He’s clueless as he does not express his true feelings. His true feelings are dark and violent. He fantasizes about killing Brad. His desire to kill him is based upon Brad’s indifferent attitude.

Killian drives home from Brad’s show as he goes home. He throws out his steroids, bodybuilding pictures, and starts flexing in his garage.

The Sound Of Music: Sing A Long
Wednesday, 05/14/2025-, 06:00 pm-09:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

THE HAPPIEST SOUND IN ALL THE WORLD!

Savor Cinema

Come celebrate and be part of the most popular musical of them all, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music

Grab your lederhosen, practice your best Maria von Trapp impression and get ready to enjoy Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long! Join us at Savor Cinema om May 14th at 6pm for a screening of the smash-hit 1965 movie musical in glorious, full-screen technicolor, complete with onscreen lyrics.

Based on the amazing true story of The Trapp Family Singers, The Sound of Music is a cinematic landmark and winner of five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. Starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, the film features timeless songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and more.

Enjoy the movie with your fellow attendees – costumed nuns, Maria look-alikes and von Trapp children – all singing their hearts out to the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein tunes. Costumes are not obligatory but highly recommended!

As we want the next generation to experience this amazing musical, all students 18 years and younger are FREE. But, they have to sing their hearts out! To reserve student tickets, please contact hal@fliff.com

This screening is made possible through the generosity of Rick and Flo Celender.

FLIFF & Flow Celebrate Our Local Women Filmmakers
Wednesday, 03/26/2025-, 07:00 pm-09:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $5

Savor Cinema

The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and FLOW Festival invite you to celebrate Women’s History Month and join us as we celebrate tomorrow’s history with a collection of South Florida’s most dynamic women filmmakers of today.

Following the films, FLOW director Kimberly Douglas will moderate a panel discussion with filmmakers from our community; discussing thier journey and possible roadblocks on being a women in the film industry.

ANORA
Thursday, 03/06/2025-03/06/2025, 08:45 pm-10:45 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Savor Cinema

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

5 time Academy Award Winner. Including: Best Picture, Best Actress, Film Editing, Best Direction & Best original Screenplay

Canadian Bacon
Thursday, 03/06/2025-, 07:00 pm-09:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $5.00

SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

Savor Cinema

In a desperate bid to revive his abysmal peacetime approval rating, the president of the United States (Alan Alda) agrees to a scheme proposed by corrupt cabinet member Stu Smiley (Kevin Pollak) and launches a top-secret propaganda campaign to vilify Canada. As U.S. citizens get caught up in a xenophobic hysteria, a group of residents of Niagara, N.Y., wielding machine guns, organize a vigilante invasion that could trigger a real war with America’s gentle neighbor to the north.

Thank You, Places
Monday, 01/27/2025-, 07:15 pm-08:50 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $12

Savor Cinema
USA / 2024 / 82 min / English / Comic-Drama

A group of friends try to make a “film” to save their theatre company from falling apart during a pandemic. But filmmaking ineptitude, old affairs, and new betrayals may be the virus that ends their company before any global pandemic does.

A brilliant first-time feature Filmed-ENTIRELY-in-Broward. The ensemble cast is spot on with the mercurial pulse of a non-profit theatre troupe, where everyone is equal, except not everyone knows it. The secrets, the secret passions, the tip-toe-poverty, the Hey Mickey & Judy Let’s Do A Show spunk, just perfect. Timothy Mark Davis handles his dual role as director of the piece and a plot-propelling member of the ensemble. The single camerawork is a thing of beauty in this low budget but zenith-seeking romp.

Kudos to Broward Cultural Division, Community Foundation of Broward and Film Lauderdale for investing in this proud-to-be-Broward feature.

Movies by Moonlight – Season Screenings: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol in 3D”
Friday, 12/20/2024-, 05:00 pm-10:00 pm
Las Olas Oceanside Park
3000 E. Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
Website
Cost:

Lights, laughter and holiday magic! Celebrate the season with Seasons Screenings at The LOOP’s special holiday edition of Movies by Moonlight. The LOOP is bringing the festive spirit to life with Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” in 3D under the stars! The holiday fun kicks off at 5 p.m. with a visit from Santa, spreading cheer until 8 p.m., and live performances by the Yuletide Carolers to set the perfect holiday mood before the film begins. Guests can get cozy on the lawn with blankets, chairs and their favorite movie pals while the magic unfolds. Stroll through The MKT for holiday treats or grab a bite from Fort Lauderdale Beach’s local restaurants to create the perfect picnic. Limited seating is available, so come early to settle in.

Featured Film: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol in 3D” Rated PG
Synopsis: Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it’s all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him that night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present, and future, hoping to transform his bitterness.
Cost: Free and open to the public. Family and pet-friendly.
Holiday Market: 5 to 10 p.m.
Visit with Santa: 5 to 8 p.m.
Yuletide Carolers: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Film Time: 8 p.m.

VIP Experience: $7.50 pp. Tickets include one box of popcorn, a bottle of water, and one pair of polarized 3D glasses to keep.

South Florida Symphony Orchestra Presents “100 Years of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue,” Prokofiev & Elgar
Wednesday, 11/13/2024-, 07:30 pm-09:30 pm
Parker Playhouse
707 NE 8th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Website
Cost: Tickets start at $25

South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO), led by the award-winning Sebrina María Alfonso, will launch its riveting 2024-25 Icons & Rebels Masterworks season with “100 Years of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue,” an anniversary tribute to one of popular culture’s most beloved masterpieces, featuring acclaimed pianist Benjamin Hochman, the orchestra premiere of Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges Suite and Elgar’s Symphony No. 1. The program will take place on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. at The Parker (707 NE 8th St., Fort Lauderdale).

Celebrating 100 years of Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin shocked critics who did not know how to process the unconventional work when it debuted in 1924. Gershwin’s melding of American jazz and classical music broke boundaries and shattered norms. Today, he is revered as one of the greatest American composers of all time. Acclaimed pianist Benjamin Hochman lends his talents to the masterpiece.

In all roles, from orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber musician to conductor, Benjamin Hochman regards music as vital and essential. At 24, he debuted as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall conducted by Pinchas Zukerman. Orchestral appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago and Pittsburgh Symphonies, and Prague Philharmonia soon followed. A winner of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Career Grant, Hochman has performed at venues and festivals across the globe, including the Philharmonie in Berlin, Vienna Konzerthaus, the Kennedy Center in Washington, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Germany’s Klavierfestival Ruhr, and Lucerne and Verbier festivals in Switzerland. Despite a medical setback in 2015 affecting his left hand, he pursued a conductor’s role, studying with Alan Gilbert at Juilliard where he received the Bruno Walter Scholarship and the Charles Schiff Award. He created the Roosevelt Island Orchestra, consisting of some of New York’s finest orchestral and chamber musicians alongside promising young talent from top conservatories. In 2018, fully recovered, he returned to the piano. Hochman’s recent highlights include conducting the Szeged Philharmonic in Hungary and the Orlando Philharmonic in Florida. He also appeared as a piano soloist in Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Rheinische Staatsphilharmonie conducted by Benjamin Shwartz in Germany. His chamber music collaborations have taken him to Berlin, Budapest, Vancouver, Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Charlottesville, The Clark in Massachusetts, and Brown University. He curates the Kurtág Festival at Bard College New York. His new classical album, Resonance, will be released by Avie Records on Nov. 1.

Sergei Prokofiev, unorthodox and inventive, is known for his neo-classical, modernist approach. His The Love for Three Oranges Suite, taken from his comedic opera, is a whimsical musical jaunt about a cursed prince who is forced to journey to distant lands in search of three rather large oranges, each containing a princess. Will the affable prince break the curse and find his ‘main squeeze’ or run out of juice along the way?

A symphony in A-flat major? Quite rare indeed. Sir Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 stands out as a remarkable exception in this regard. As a violinist, Elgar understood the challenges of playing in A-flat, yet that’s what he boldly composed in his first symphony, which beautifully explores the universal human experiences of love and hope.

Now in its 27th season, SFSO invites audiences to a tantalizing season featuring upcoming works by Mozart, Strauss and Berlioz, plus a glorious Handel’s Messiah performance and an eagerly anticipated orchestra premiere of Bernstein’s satirical masterpiece Candide. The concerts will take place in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Key West.

From sold-out masterworks performances to accompanying today’s musicians such as Natalie Merchant and performing modern musical scores, South Florida’s largest symphonic orchestra is continuing its journey of excellence, inspiring audiences of all ages and musical genres. This season’s popular collaborations include performances of ARRIVAL From Sweden: The Music of ABBA and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, featuring the iconic film screened live with audio and musical accompaniment on October 26 at Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets are on sale now beginning at $25. Buy tickets online at southfloridasymphony.org or ParkerPlayhouse.com; by phone at (954) 462-0222; and in person at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office. Discounted season subscriptions, saving 20% off single ticket prices, may be purchased by visiting southfloridasymphony.org/2024-25-season or by phone at (954) 462-0222, option 1 (for Broward Season Subscriptions). Five-concert packages in Fort Lauderdale are available from $152 (plus ticketing fees).

For additional information, visit southfloridasymphony.org, call (954) 522-8445 or email info@southfloridasymphony.org.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fall Edition – Florida Premiere of “Duino” Men’s Spotlight Film + Afterparty
Saturday, 10/19/2024-, 07:15 pm-09:30 pm
Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale
1820 E Sunrise Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Website
Cost: $50 + service fee

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, is pleased to present the Florida premiere of “Duino” (USA/Argentina/Italy, 2024), its Men’s Spotlight Film.

This romantic drama will screen on Saturday, October 19, at 7:15 p.m., at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale (1820 E Sunrise Blvd.). An afterparty will follow the screening.

Matias, an Argentine filmmaker in his 40s, is struggling to finish a movie inspired by his elusive first love, Alexander, a Swedish friend from their international school. Their close, tender friendship ends abruptly when Alexander is expelled, leaving Matias with unresolved emotions and an incomplete story. Twenty-five years later, Matias decides to reconnect with Alexander, reopening old wounds. As his real life starts to mirror his film, Matias is compelled to confront and question his own memories and feelings, challenging his perceptions of love and friendship. “Duino” is a new, fresh, and exciting take on the queer coming of age story.

In English and Spanish with English subtitles. The film runs 93 minutes.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival fall edition runs through November 3! For the first time in its event history, OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival will offer 62 acclaimed features and shorts including premieres and documentaries from 25 countries that inspire, entertain and educate uniting cinema enthusiasts in both Broward and Miami-Dade counties during one run.
OUTspoken, and OUTstanding, this year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival fall edition is sponsored, in part, by Twist Night Club, Lexi Goza State Farm, Funding Arts Broward, Broward County Cultural Division, The Our Fund Foundation, OutClique, HotSpots and It’s Happening Out, OUTSFL, Skirt Magazine, Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami Beach, Prevention 305 and Gilead.
Ticket subscription packages and individual tickets are on sale now. OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit outshinefilm.com.

Miss Virginia (Film Screening)
Tuesday, 06/18/2024-, 06:00 pm-
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost:

Savor Cinema: Commemorating Juneteenth with a film screening.

A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future – and that of thousands like him.

Freedom Hair (Film Screening)
Wednesday, 06/19/2024-, 06:00 pm-
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost:

Savor Cinema: Commemorating Juneteenth with a film screening.

When a determined mother decides to start a natural hair braiding business to achieve financial independence, she must overcome unexpected obstacles imposed by a powerful cosmetology cartel and the state of Mississippi. Based on the inspiring, true story of Melony Armstrong.

Special Guest: Melony Armstrong.

Kemba (Film Screening)
Sunday, 06/20/2024-, 06:00 pm-
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost:

Savor Cinema commemorating Juneteenth with film screening.

Based on the true story of Kemba Smith, a college student falls in love with a man, only to learn he is a drug kingpin who leads her down a path of abuse and manipulation, placing her in the middle of the government’s “war on drugs,” and ultimately landing her in federal prison.

The viewer cannot be faulted for wondering how such a fateful meeting of two young people could end up in such a calamitous collision. Director Kelley Kali lays it out step by step with archival footage, well written scenes exposing the myriad of political errors and a brilliant cast that pulls it all together. Kudos to Nesta Cooper in the title role. Stick around for the closing credits and meet onscreen the people who lived this story.

Director: Kelley is a LA native, Howard University and University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts alumna. Right out of Howard, Kelley worked at National Geographic Television & Film, where she gained TV experience that led her to become the only woman selected to direct the first creole dramatic TV series in the country of Belize, NOH MATTA WAT. She later won the Paul Robeson Award for her work. She worked with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s New Form to develop her web series THE DISCOVERY OF DIT DODSON.

In 2018, Kelley wrote, directed, and produced LALO’S HOUSE, which went on to win the 45th Annual Student Academy Award. Kelley also won the Directors Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award, the KCET Fine Cut Award, Shadow & Act’s Rising Award, the Programmers’ Award at the Pan African Film Festival, the Jury Award at the Diversity in Cannes Showcase, and several others.

Her work has been featured at the American Black Film Festival with Kelley recognized as one of the top Emerging Directors and at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival. And in 2021, she was selected as a recipient of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. She directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the original feature film I’M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING), which was an early pick for narrative competition at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. It won the Special Jury Recognition for Multi-hyphenate Storyteller. The film sold to and is currently streaming on BET+ and BET Her as well as Showtime. It also sold to HBO Europe and currently stands at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Her most recent feature film, JAGGED MIND premiered on Hulu in June.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami’s Centerpiece Film – “Sebastian”
Wednesday, 04/24/2024-, 07:00 pm-
Silverspot Cinema Miami
300 Southeast 3rd Street Suite 100 Miami, FL 33131,
Miami, Florida, 33131
Website
Cost: $50 + Service Fee

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami, internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, is proud to feature “Sebastian” (Finland/UK, 2024) as its Centerpiece Film on Wednesday, April 24, at Silverspot Cinema Miami.

Season Screenings – Arthur Christmas
Thursday, 12/21/2023-, 07:30 pm-09:30 pm
Las Olas Oceanside Park
3000 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
Website
Cost: Free

Synopsis (Rated PG): Everyone knows that each Christmas, Santa Claus delivers presents to every last child on Earth. What everyone doesn’t know is that Santa accomplishes the feat with a very high-tech operation beneath the North Pole. But when the unthinkable happens, and Santa misses one child out of hundreds of millions, someone has to save the day. It’s up to Arthur, Santa’s youngest son, to deliver a present to the forgotten tyke before Christmas morning dawns.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale – “Glitter & Doom” Centerpiece Film and Afterparty
Thursday, 10/26/2023-, 07:30 pm-11:00 pm
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th St.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
Website
Cost: $45 + service fee

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale’s 15th anniversary edition, internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, will feature the fantasy summer romance “Glitter & Doom” (USA/Mexico, 2023) as its Centerpiece Film.

Serious musician Doom and free-spirited circus kid Glitter start a budding summer relationship filled with camping trips, late-night conversations, and plenty of song and dance. Their relationship is tested as they try to make it in the music biz and find what feeds each of their souls and dreams. “Glitter & Doom” is a wholly original film take on the Broadway mainstay jukebox musical featuring the hit songs of the Grammy Award-winning duo Indigo Girls. Alex Diaz and Alan Cammish lead a cast with an eclectic Who’s Who of queer icons, Tig Notaro, Lea DeLaria, Kate Pierson of the B-52s, and the Indigo Girls themselves.

An afterparty will take place at the cinema immediately following the film at 10 p.m.

This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival 15th anniversary edition celebrating queer culture runs through October 29 and will feature 38 internationally acclaimed features and 26 shorts including premieres and documentaries that inspire, entertain, and educate along with a variety of parties and special events taking place at various venues throughout Broward County.

OUTrageous, OUTspoken, and OUTstanding, this year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale edition is sponsored, in part, by Gilead, the State of Florida through the Division of Arts & Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward County Cultural Council. Support has been provided by the following funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: the Stephen and Ethel Keller Fund, the Maxine Powers Hofert Fund, the Drial Foundation Fund, and the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Broward Community Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward. This program was also made possible by a grant from The Our Fund Foundation, an LGBTQ Community Foundation.

Ticket subscription packages and individual tickets are on sale now. For more information, call (877) 766-8156 or visit outshinefilm.com.

Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight: The Art of Racing in the Rain
Friday, 08/25/2023-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Las Olas Oceanside Park
3000 E. Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
Website
Cost: Free

Sea you at Fort Lauderdale Beach! This summer, The LOOP (Las Olas Oceanside Park) invites everyone under the sun to turn up the heat in Fort Lauderdale’s oceanfront backyard with a series of events, including Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight Series and a revamped rendition of the Las Olas Oceanside Park’s Farmer’s Market coined The MKT!

Summer Special Events Include:

Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight Series:
The LOOP invites the community and their furry companions to the Movies by Moonlight “Dog Days of Summer” series. Locals and visitors of all ages are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and a favorite movie date to the main lawn at Las Olas Oceanside Park. Come early to dine at one of Fort Lauderdale Beach’s restaurants, shop the People and Pet Market starting at 5 p.m. or bring a picnic for a dinner and a movie experience under the stars. Movie snacks and drinks are also available to purchase onsite, and limited chairs and blankets are available to borrow. The events will take place on the last Friday in June, July and August.

More Information: https://theloopflb.com/events/dog-days-of-summer-4/

Featured Films include:
Friday, Aug. 26 – National Dog Day
• Film: The Art of Racing in the Rain, Rated PG
• Showtime: 8 p.m.; Run Time: 1 hour 49 minutes
• Synopsis: Denny Swift is a Formula One race car driver who understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate everyday life. Besides his career, Denny has three loves of his life — his beautiful wife, their young daughter, and his best friend, a dog wanting to be reincarnated into a human.

THE MKT at Las Olas Oceanside Park:
• Dates: Saturday, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Sunday, July 2,9, 16, 23, 30; Saturday, August 5, 12, 19, 26; Sunday, August 13
• Time: Saturdays: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sundays: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Details: Take in breathtaking beach views and enjoy the ocean breeze while perusing an eclectic array of traditional market fare ranging from fresh produce and fruit to global flavors, made-to-order foods and handmade and homemade items to wear and decorate homes. Attendees are invited to bring a picnic blanket and lawn chair to enjoy a rotation of live music and interactive experiences while they shop and stroll the market vendors or take part in the weekly oceanside yoga class and a variety of lawn games, including pickleball, badminton, lawn darts, cornhole and more.
• More Information: https://theloopflb.com/events/categories/market/

Ongoing MKT Activities in July include:
• All Day: Shop and Stroll the Marketplace; the Cove Food Court
• Every Saturday in July, 9–10:15 a.m.: Oceanside Yoga – $10 in advance or $15 for day of drop-in
• Every Sunday in July, 12–3 p.m.: Rotating live music; the full schedule is available at https://theloopflb.com/

Summer Lovin’ Sweepstakes:
What’s better than shopping for fresh produce, homemade and artisanal objects and handcrafted wares with the sun above and an ocean breeze on your back? Shopping for all that and more on The LOOP! Follow @OceansideParkMarket and @TheLOOPFLB on Instagram and Facebook and register to win a share of $500 in The LOOP’s Summer Lovin’ Gift Card Giveaway. Weekly winners will receive $50 in gift cards to redeem at any of the rotating market vendor booths from July 1 through Sept. 23. View the sweepstakes rules and the entry form at https://theloopflb.com/summer-lovin/.

Where:
Las Olas Oceanside Park: 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
The most convenient place to park is the Las Olas Beach Parking Garage, where the PayByPhone payment option can be used, and parking can be extended from anywhere using the mobile PayByPhone App.

Cost: The LOOP’s events are free and open to the public.

How: For more information, visit https://theloopflb.com/.

About The LOOP
A cornerstone of activity, The LOOP (Las Olas Oceanside Park) is the central hub of the $65 million, four-park system at the heart of Fort Lauderdale Beach. The public greenspaces, including the Intracoastal Promenade, Las Olas Beach Garage Sunset Terrace, and DC Alexander Park, aim to provide infinite experiences for everyone under the sun and year-round activity in Fort Lauderdale’s oceanfront backyard. Through its four pillars, “FAME,” The LOOP offers a variety of special events, activities, and unique local experiences for all, including free concerts, farmers markets, community workouts, holiday happenings, and more. The LOOP also includes an interactive water feature/splash pad for children and adults. As part of its environmental commitment, the City of Fort Lauderdale partnered with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission on dual-light fixtures that use amber lighting during sea turtle nesting season. The park’s artificial turf covering requires no watering. For more information, visit theloopflb.com or contact info@theloopflb.com. Follow The LOOP on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theloopflb and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theloopflb/.

Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight: Megan Leavey
Friday, 07/28/2023-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Las Olas Oceanside Park
3000 E. Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
Website
Cost: Free

Sea you at Fort Lauderdale Beach! This summer, The LOOP (Las Olas Oceanside Park) invites everyone under the sun to turn up the heat in Fort Lauderdale’s oceanfront backyard with a series of events, including Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight Series and a revamped rendition of the Las Olas Oceanside Park’s Farmer’s Market coined The MKT!

Summer Special Events Include:

Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight Series:
The LOOP invites the community and their furry companions to the Movies by Moonlight “Dog Days of Summer” series. Locals and visitors of all ages are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and a favorite movie date to the main lawn at Las Olas Oceanside Park. Come early to dine at one of Fort Lauderdale Beach’s restaurants, shop the People and Pet Market starting at 5 p.m. or bring a picnic for a dinner and a movie experience under the stars. Movie snacks and drinks are also available to purchase onsite, and limited chairs and blankets are available to borrow. The events will take place on the last Friday in June, July and August.

More Information: https://theloopflb.com/events/dog-days-of-summer-4/

Featured Films include:
Friday, July 28
• Film: Megan Leavey, Rated PG-13
• Showtime: 8:15 p.m.; 1 hour 56 minutes
• Synopsis: The true-life story of Megan Leavey, a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with a military combat dog saved many lives during her deployment in Iraq. Assigned to clean up the K-9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey starts to identify with Rex, a particularly aggressive dog that she trains. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex complete more than 100 missions until an improvised explosive device injures both, putting their fates in jeopardy.

Las Olas Oceanside Park: 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
The most convenient place to park is the Las Olas Beach Parking Garage, where the PayByPhone payment option can be used, and parking can be extended from anywhere using the mobile PayByPhone App.

Cost: The LOOP’s events are free and open to the public.

How: For more information, visit https://theloopflb.com/.

About The LOOP
A cornerstone of activity, The LOOP (Las Olas Oceanside Park) is the central hub of the $65 million, four-park system at the heart of Fort Lauderdale Beach. The public greenspaces, including the Intracoastal Promenade, Las Olas Beach Garage Sunset Terrace, and DC Alexander Park, aim to provide infinite experiences for everyone under the sun and year-round activity in Fort Lauderdale’s oceanfront backyard. Through its four pillars, “FAME,” The LOOP offers a variety of special events, activities, and unique local experiences for all, including free concerts, farmers markets, community workouts, holiday happenings, and more. The LOOP also includes an interactive water feature/splash pad for children and adults. As part of its environmental commitment, the City of Fort Lauderdale partnered with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission on dual-light fixtures that use amber lighting during sea turtle nesting season. The park’s artificial turf covering requires no watering. For more information, visit theloopflb.com or contact info@theloopflb.com. Follow The LOOP on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theloopflb and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theloopflb/.

Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight: Hotel for Dogs
Friday, 06/30/2023-, 08:15 pm-10:00 pm
Las Olas Oceanside Park
3000 E. Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
Website
Cost: Free

Sea you at Fort Lauderdale Beach! This summer, The LOOP (Las Olas Oceanside Park) invites everyone under the sun to turn up the heat in Fort Lauderdale’s oceanfront backyard with a series of events, including Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight Series and a revamped rendition of the Las Olas Oceanside Park’s Farmer’s Market coined The MKT! 
 
Summer Special Events Include:
 
Dog Days of Summer Movies by Moonlight Series: 
The LOOP invites the community and their furry companions to the Movies by Moonlight “Dog Days of Summer” series. Locals and visitors of all ages are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and a favorite movie date to the main lawn at Las Olas Oceanside Park. Come early to dine at one of Fort Lauderdale Beach’s restaurants, shop the People and Pet Market starting at 5 p.m. or bring a picnic for a dinner and a movie experience under the stars. Movie snacks and drinks are also available to purchase onsite, and limited chairs and blankets are available to borrow. The events will take place on the last Friday in June, July and August. 
 
More Information: https://theloopflb.com/events/dog-days-of-summer-4/
 
Featured Films include: 
 
Friday, June 30
* Film: Hotel for Dogs, Rated PG
* Showtime: 8:15 p.m.; 1 hour, 40 minutes
* Synopsis: After moving into a foster home that forbids pets, siblings Andi (Emma Roberts) and Bruce (Jake T. Austin) must quickly find a home for their dog Friday. The resourceful pair find an abandoned hotel, and with the help of Bruce’s mechanical skills, turn it into a pooch paradise for Friday and a number of strays. But when the inevitable barking makes neighbors suspicious, Andi and Bruce must find a way to hide their canine haven from prying eyes.

Where:
Las Olas Oceanside Park: 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
The most convenient place to park is the Las Olas Beach Parking Garage, where the PayByPhone payment option can be used, and parking can be extended from anywhere using the mobile PayByPhone App.    
 
Cost: The LOOP’s events are free and open to the public. 
 
How: For more information, visit https://theloopflb.com/.
 
About The LOOP
A cornerstone of activity, The LOOP (Las Olas Oceanside Park) is the central hub of the $65 million, four-park system at the heart of Fort Lauderdale Beach. The public greenspaces, including the Intracoastal Promenade, Las Olas Beach Garage Sunset Terrace, and DC Alexander Park, aim to provide infinite experiences for everyone under the sun and year-round activity in Fort Lauderdale’s oceanfront backyard. Through its four pillars, “FAME,” The LOOP offers a variety of special events, activities, and unique local experiences for all, including free concerts, farmers markets, community workouts, holiday happenings, and more. The LOOP also includes an interactive water feature/splash pad for children and adults. As part of its environmental commitment, the City of Fort Lauderdale partnered with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission on dual-light fixtures that use amber lighting during sea turtle nesting season. The park’s artificial turf covering requires no watering. For more information, visit theloopflb.com or contact info@theloopflb.com. Follow The LOOP on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theloopflb and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theloopflb/.