Fifteen films, eight programs, and three days of queer cinema in the Near Southside. The full lineup is here, and Full Festival Passes are on sale now.
Q Cinema is back for its 30th anniversary after a six-year break. Produced by Trinity Pride Fort Worth, this year’s festival brings international features, documentaries, shorts, and filmmaker conversations to Amphibian Stage, with a few stories from closer to home than you might expect.
The Lineup
Friday, November 13
7pm · Opening Night: Bookends
A queer dramedy about love, family, and the connections nobody sees coming. Starring F. Murray Abraham, Caroline Aaron, Noam Ash, and Charlie Barnett.
Saturday, November 14
10am · The Celluloid Closet + talkback
The first film ever shown at Q Cinema, back for our 30th. A hundred years of gay and lesbian history on the silver screen, followed by a conversation with co-founder Todd Camp.
1pm · Q Shorts: Narrative
Six shorts, from a ballet apprenticeship rivalry to a Scottish homecoming starring Alan Cumming. Featuring Fly, Callback, Julie Takes a Walk, Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing, Pismo Beach, and Kiloran Bay.
4pm · 10s Across the Borders,
with pre-show Get Ready With Me
Underground ballroom culture from Thailand to the Philippines to New York, paired with a look at DFW Ball performer Jon Sangel getting ready to walk. Co-presented with CinéWilde.
7pm · Centerpiece: Clarissa
Mrs. Dalloway, reimagined in contemporary Lagos. Starring Sophie Okonedo and David Oyelowo, following its world premiere at Cannes.
Sunday, November 15
10am · Q Shorts: Documentaries + talkback
A trans stormchaser in Oklahoma, and the first Pride KelSo in Southlake, Texas. Stay after for a talkback with the Pride KelSo team.
3pm · Time Warp
A 25-year-old opens the first drag and queer theater company in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and debuts with a Rocky Horror shadow cast.
7pm · Closing Night: Jaripeo
Rodeo culture, memory, and queer desire in Michoacán, Mexico, following its world premiere at Sundance.
Full Festival Passes are on sale now. Individual screening tickets go on sale November 2.
Why Q Cinema?
30 Years of History
Founded in 1996.
International Queer Cinema
Curated discoveries from the world’s leading film festivals.
Community
Conversations, retrospectives, and neighborhood experiences.
Fort Worth
A walkable curated festival rooted in Fort Worth’s Near Southside.
Presented by Trinity Pride Fort Worth
Trinity Pride Fort Worth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating safe, welcoming spaces where LGBTQ+ people and allies can gather, celebrate, and express themselves authentically. Through year-round cultural programming—including Trinity Pride Fest, The Celestial Ball, and now Q Cinema—we believe art, storytelling, and shared experiences strengthen community and foster belonging.
In 2026, Trinity Pride produced the largest Pride celebration in Fort Worth history, welcoming more than 12,500 attendees and demonstrating the organization’s ability to deliver ambitious, community-centered cultural events.
