The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Saturday, July 13 at 11pm
This year, we kick things off with a Weird Queer Elephant takeover, celebrating 25 years since the release of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on Saturday, July 13 at 11pm. Read what Out Magazine has to say on why the film still survives.
RAFIKI
Tuesday, July 16 at 1:45pm & 6:45pm
Rafiki doubles as a Tuesday Film on July 16 at 1:45pm & 6:45pm. The film was the first Kenyan movie to screen at the Cannes Film Festival—and was also banned in its home country for "promoting lesbianism." AV Club says, "from its opening frames, Rafiki is bursting with life."THE QUEEN (1968)
Wednesday, July 17 at 1:45pm & 6:56pm
Decades before Paris Is Burning and RuPaul's Drag Race, there was The Queen. This ground-breaking documentary about the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant introduced competitive drag to the world. Don't miss this recently restored classic—and stick around after each screening for a discussion facilitated by the Pierce County AIDS Foundation.THE HUNGER
Saturday, July 20 at 11pm
We close out this year's Pride Film Series with another Queer Elephant film: The Hunger. This 1983 film starring David Bowie (bicon!), Susan Sarandon, and Catherine Deneuve was released "back when lesbian relationships were barely ever seen onscreen." COSTUME CONTEST: come in your best 80s vampiric gothic garb! Prizes include the soundtrack on record thanks to our friends at Jankuland.
Tickets are on sale for all Pride Film Series films now!