Polari: Unabashedly Queer

Gays descend on Downtown for Polari's opening night

"...Lights, camera, action! Opening night of Polari (the film festival formerly known as aGLIFF) lit up..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Polari’s Audience Award Becomes a Legend

aGLIFF founder Scott Dinger on 25 years of queer cinema

"...time to spend creating, curating, and running a milestone film festival like the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film..."

Oct. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Polari: 'Valencia' Then and Now

This weekend, Michelle Tea's Valencia hits Polari

"...excerpts of Tea's life is now a feature-length omnibus film starring Shawna Elizabeth, Annie Danger, and Christina Coupla, just..."

Oct. 19, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

aGLIFF/Polari Announces Dates and More

aGLIFF returns for its 27th year, with free activities all summer long

"...The newly re-rebranded Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) has announced the dates and location of..."

May 27, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Film Flam

Festival fever, plus a big renewal and a bigger loss

"...Film festivals are endeavoring to dominate your social calendar. Here's..."

March 27, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Polari: 'Five Dances'

Polari kicks off with a touching, thoughtful, and beautiful opener.

"...remain just out of reach. Large swaths of the film consist of nothing but dance rehearsal which, given context..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Polari: 'Animals'

Polari's strangest, darkest selection is worth a look

"...school (trigger warning), and a perfect storm ensues. The film could be compared to Donnie Darko, but is actually..."

Oct. 19, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Polari: 'Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth'

Director Pratibha Parmar takes us on an Alice Walker tour

"...The Color Purple is lit canon for high school..."

Oct. 20, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Film Flam

Festivals, retirements, and more

"...end credits, and more are in this edition of Film Flam...."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Film Flam

PBS premieres, plus an accessible fest

"...One final film fest, plus news from New York, a season premiere,..."

Oct. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Film Flam

‘No No’ nabs distribution, Google Glass gets the boot, & more film news

"...Glasses, and technical snafus are in today's edition of Film Flam...."

June 12, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

aGLIFF/Polari

"...your kin, at our beloved Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, with a crazy sched of mixers, panels, and..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

aGLIFF Sheds Its Skin

Introducing the Polari Film Festival

"...the queer community. The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival's vision certainly includes bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Deep-Seated Divans and Homo Sectionals

'Don't just sit there!' implores Polari, giving us every reason to

"...of kidding about the motto of this year's LGBTQ film festival – Don't Just Sit There: Indulge, Engage, Create. The..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

aGLIFF Announces Full Lineup

Festival to unspool at the reopened Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar

"...The Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival has announced the complete lineup for the 27th..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Feeling Extra Queer

'Interior. Leather Bar.' highlights what it's like to be an extra in an explicitly gay film

"...Friedkin's Cruising was released to widespread critical derision, a film with the capacity to, in the words of its..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

Outside of Society

Does Austin have enough room for two queer film festivals?

"...26th season of the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival – redubbed Polari26 (aGLIFF/Polari) – last October, and..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The AggreGAYtor: October 16

What happened today in gay? Here's your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Richards takes MDNA out, Stephen Fry gets smart, and Polari gets rolling, as your AggreGAYtor turns off the cell..."

Oct. 15, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Add Another Trio to the aGLIFF Tease

Austin's LGBTQ film fest announces more films

"...The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) just announced three more films to its..."

July 2, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Mortimer

Faster, Pussycat! 'GLIFF! 'GLIFF!

A busy Polari mentors young queer filmmakers and preps for aGLIFF

"...It's been a busy summer for Polari as they prepare to take over Alamo Drafthouse on..."

Aug. 6, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Mortimer

Keep Calm and Party On

Everything you need to know to navigate SXSW Film

"...we've got every answer you need to navigate SXSW Film...."

March 4, 2013 Screens Post

Who Doesn't Love a High-End Lesbian Hooker?

Madeleine Olnek's second feature screens at Cinema East

"...comedy that premiered at the 2013 Sundance NEXT Weekend Festival and was an official selection at Sundance's 2014 fest,..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Neha Aziz

Stargayzer Fest Moves Downtown

Our city's newest festival brings it home

"...The StarGayzer Festival has been turning heads since word first began to..."

July 30, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Talking Shop With Curran Nault

The Polari artistic director on programming to bridge divides

"...Curran and I got to know each other, the radio-television-film and queer studies academic invited me to sit for..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

To Zhoosh or Not to Zhoosh: aGLIFF Spiffs Up in a Word

The Polari Fest (nee aGLIFF) asks "What’s in a name?"

"...gymnastics more apparent than with the current fascination with Polari, a working-class gay slang used in Britain from the..."

Sept. 27, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Gay Place

Austin's Gayest September Ever continues with aGLIFF and StarGayzer

"...A weekend with earfuls, eyefuls, and hearts full. Bursting. Polari presents Austin's annual explosion of LGBTQ cinema and the..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

An Austin ex-pat returns for a film screening

"...Beloved Homoscope director Bug Davidson returns to ATX and Polari hosts. ON OUR GAYDAR..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Town in the A-Town

"...month that has exploded with multiple, fully formed LGBTQ-interest festivals – not just events, but festivals...."

Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Tops & Bottoms

Gay Place blogger Jordan weighs in with individual lists

"...3) AGLIFF becomes Polari, named after a form of British slang, in celebration..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Jordan Gass-Pooré

Gay Place

SMTX IS ON! Happy first Pride, San Marcos! Keep those Bobcat claws where we can see 'em.

"...HUMP! Film Festival The adorbz nor'westerners bringing Hump! to town will..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

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