Newark LGBTQ Film Festival 2023
April 14-16, 2023 – 5:30PM to 11:00PM
The Inspection + Panel Discussion
Following the reception will be the screening of our opening night feature, The Inspection. Afterwards, LGBTQ veterans will share the stage for a post-film discussion on LGBTQ equity in the military. Separate tickets are available for this event! Friday, April 14 – 7:15 pm
Additional film screenings, community activations and workshops will take place throughout Saturday and Sunday, April 15 & 16, taking place in multiple Newark venues.
SATURDAY, APRIL 15
Saturday Afternoon, Essex County College, 303 University Avenue, Newark
Sat 4/15 @ 12:00 – Essex County College / theater #1
Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project + panel discussion
Sat 4/15 @ 1:30 – Essex County College / theater #2
Black As U R
Sat 4/15 @ 2:00 – Essex County College / theater #1
Rule of 3rds plays w/Jillian’s Peak
Sat 4/15 @ 3:45 – Essex County College / theater #2
Panel: Breaking into Filmmaking for Dummies
Saturday Evening
NJ PAC Black Box, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center Street, Newark
Sat 4/15 @ 6:00 – NJ PAC Black Box
Date Night (shorts program)
Lovie Dovie
To All That We Are
Work
Door Three
eXcape
Marimacha
The Birth of a Beautiful Butch
A Tomboi Love Story
Sat 4/15 @ 8:00 – NJ PAC Black Box
Nana’s Boys
plays w/unapologetic me: BLACK | GAY | MAN
SUNDAY, APRIL 16
Rutgers Paul Robeson Center, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Newark
Sun 4/16 @ noon – Rutgers Paul Robeson Center / theater #1
Jewelle: A Just Vision
plays w/Queer Health: Advancing LGBTQ Health Equity
Sun 4/16 @ 12:15- Rutgers Paul Robeson Center / theater #2
Safe Space (shorts program)
Lavender
Oral History
Grounders
No Siren Left Behind
Sun 4/16 @ 1:45 – Rutgers Paul Robeson Center / theater #1
All In Family (shorts program)
The Butch and the Baby Daddy
How To Raise A Black Boy
Wonders
Wonder
TRANSworld Atlanta
Sun 4/16 @ 2:15 – Rutgers Paul Robeson Center / theater #2
BIPOC/LGBTQ Casting Workshop For Actors
Closing Film!
Sun 4/16 @ 4:15 – Rutgers Paul Robeson Center / theater #1
Mama Gloria
plays w/How Not To Date While Trans
Locations:
Essex County College: 303 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102
NJ PAC Black Box Theatre: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102
The Newark Museum of Art: 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Rutgers Paul Robeson Center: 350 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
For more information on the Newark LGBTQ Film Festival, visit: newarklgbtqcenter.org/festival-schedule
