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Queering the Canon: DESERT HEARTS (1985) - Mar 26 '26 - 07:30PM - BAM Cinemas

Queering the Canon: DESERT HEARTS (1985)

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of its theatrical release, experience or revisit Donna Deitch's Nevada-set classic of lesbian cinema – and one of the greatest love stories of all time in a 2K Restoration.

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Queering the Canon: DAKAN (1997)

Touted as the first queer love story from West Africa, this poignant and unapologetic drama faced controversy and celebration it received upon its premiere at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.

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Queering the Canon: GREETINGS FROM OUT HERE (1993) - Mar 26 '26 - 12:00AM - Virtual

Queering the Canon: GREETINGS FROM OUT HERE (1993)

Accompanied by her dog Sam and a video camera, filmmaker Ellen Spiro travels from Virginia to Texas and back, exploring the openly gay culture in the Deep South.

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Queering the Canon: SHOW ME LOVE (1998)

Underwhelmed by her small Swedish hometown of Åmål, teenager Agnes yearns to find validation among her high school peers while daydreaming about the rebellious sister of the most popular student.

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Queering the Canon: SOUTHERN COMFORT (2001)

This Sundance award-winner is a profoundly human portrait of Robert Eads, whose story is a testament to the strength, compassion, and solidarity that define a trans community in the American South.

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Queering the Canon: THE PLACE WITHOUT LIMITS (1978)

Selected by Mexico in 1978 as its Oscar entry, Arturo Ripstein’s formidable film follows Manuela—the owner of a bordello in remote El Olivo—as a returning outsider awakens buried memories that threaten the tumbleweed town’s fragile peace.

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Queering the Canon: GREETINGS FROM OUT HERE (1993) - Mar 26 '26 - 12:00AM - Virtual

Queering the Canon: GREETINGS FROM OUT HERE (1993)

Accompanied by her dog Sam and a video camera, filmmaker Ellen Spiro travels from Virginia to Texas and back, exploring the openly gay culture in the Deep South.

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