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Frameline46: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
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Frameline—the world’s longest–running and largest showcase of queer cinema.
The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, takes place June 16–26, 2022. With this year’s theme, “The Coast is Queer,” Frameline46 will expand its footprint with screenings taking place in-person at a record number of theaters and venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the Castro Theatre, Roxie Theater, SFMOMA, and AMC Kabuki in San Francisco; the New Parkway Theater and Landmark’s Piedmont Theatre in Oakland; and more. A complete lineup of events, including a schedule of screenings, will be announced on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
The biggest deal LGBTQ+ film fest in the world is up and running on all cylinders, in-person and online, anchored by the theme, “The Coast is Queer.” Among the highlights: “Loving Highsmith,” which, through a mix of entries from unpublished diaries and tanatalizing gossip gleaned from a legion of former lovers, explores the queer private life of the twisty crime novelist, Patricia Highsmith, author of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Strangers on a Train” and other venal tales irresistible to filmmakers.
Sura Wood
Contributing Writer, Film
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