SILVER

WorldPride on Screen

May 18–July 3

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations in DC, and the city’s hosting of WorldPride 2025, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center proudly presents a series of 18 films in partnership with the WorldPride 2025 Film Festival in recognition and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. From long-time classics such as the seminal Harlem ballroom scene documentary PARIS IS BURNING and the experimental Japanese New Wave triumph FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES to lesser-known titles like OLIVIA’s tale of sapphic awakening in the confines of a French boarding school and STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE’s intertwining of sexuality and politics under the Castro regime, WorldPride on Screen offers a globe-spanning tour through LGBTQ+ film history. Notable presentations in the series include screenings of PERSONA and SHOW ME LOVE, co-presented with the Embassy of Sweden, a free community screening of Derek Jarman’s BLUE and late-night screenings of THE PEOPLE’S JOKER as part of our ongoing AFI Silver After Dark series.