Pride on Screen
May 29–June 30
As Pride celebrations in Washington, DC, enter their 51st year, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center proudly presents a series of 10 films in recognition and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. Pride on Screen offers a globe-spanning tour of LGBTQ+ history, from recent releases like A USEFUL GHOST, a Thai romance about a haunted vacuum cleaner, and S&M biker romantic drama PILLION to a new restoration of radical Brazilian drag-queen crime film THE DEVIL QUEEN and anniversary celebrations of THE HANDMAIDEN, Park Chan-wook’s effortlessly cool lesbian thriller, and Barry Jenkins’ Best Picture–winning MOONLIGHT. Notable presentations include a screening of FUCKTOYS with filmmaker and star Annapurna Sriram and AFI Silver After Dark shows of THE SERPENT’S SKIN.