New York-based LGBTQ+ film festival NewFest has debuted the lineup for its 35th festival, which is set to run from Oct.
12 to Oct.
24.A slew of the festival’s centerpiece films include Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad,” which will tell the story of Diana Nyad, starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes award-winner “Monster” will receive its New York City premiere while the world premiere of “The Aggressives’s” follow-up “Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later” will be sported.Emma Fidel’s documentary “Queen of New York” will spotlight Marti Cummings’ journey to become the first non-binary candidate elected to New York City Council, serving as the New York centerpiece, as narrated by Billy Porter.As previously announced, George C.
Wolfe’s “Rustin” will open the festival while Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” will close.Additionally, the festival will hold advanced screenings of…
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