Utah Queer Film Festival (UQFF) has been expanded to offer the best in queer film festival titles as a year round series. Join us for beloved classics and modern thought provoking journeys into LQBTQIA+ stories that shape our community, our state, and the world beyond.
This fall, UQFF is sharing stories of the struggle for identity.
The first title, Cruising, is the controversial gay leather slasher film from 1980 that still captures the imagination today Directed by legendary auteur, William Friedkin, the film is much greater than the sum of its larger than life parts and is presented with support from Salt Lake City Leather Pride.
UQFF’s last titles of the season, In the Best Interests of the Children and Lesbian Custody are presented in dialogue with each other as they are cinematic companions created to highlight the familial challenges of lesbian mothers post divorce. Both films explore the legal, moral, and human factors involved in these child custody battles with wisdom and humor.
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*The annual Utah Queer Film Festival will be held November 6th – 8th, 2026.
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Cruising
1980 classic starring Al Pacino as a young police rookie who infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure the killer out of the shadows – but as he immerses himself deeper and deeper into the underworld, Steve risks losing his own identity in the process.
UQFF Year-Round
Wed, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 pm
In Person | Utah Film Center 375 W 400 N (west entrance)
UQFF Preview: Clips & Sips
UQFF Year-Round, Utah Queer Film Festival
Fri, October 23, 2026 at 7:00 pm
In Person | Utah Film Center 375 W 400 N (west entrance)
UQFF Pass Pick Up Screening: Steel Magnolias
In a quaint Louisiana town, the local beauty parlor serves as the gathering spot for a group of eccentric women to gossip and giggle and survive the hardships and splendors of life.
UQFF Year-Round, Utah Queer Film Festival
Wed, November 4, 2026 at 7:00 pm
In Person | Utah Film Center 375 W 400 N (west entrance)
2026 Utah Queer Film Festival: Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World
Debunks myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is “unnatural”. Produced and narrated by Elliott Page, the film explores the 1500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more. Presented as part of the 2026 Utah Queer Film Festival.
Through the Lens, UQFF Year-Round, Utah Queer Film Festival
Fri, November 6, 2026 at 6:00 pm
In Person | Utah Film Center 375 W 400 N (west entrance)
2026 Utah Queer Film Festival: This Is Ballroom
Inspired by the landmark documentary Paris Is Burning, This Is Ballroom traces Rio de Janeiro’s ballroom scene back to its origins in the 1960s, when non-white drag performers created their own competitions in response to racial exclusion.
Black, Bold & Brilliant, UQFF Year-Round, Utah Queer Film Festival
Sat, November 7, 2026 at 1:00 pm
In Person | Utah Film Center 375 W 400 N (west entrance)
UQFF Closing Night: Awards Ceremony
You’re invited to the second annual Awards Ceremony to recognize the best in queer programming at UQFF 2026! We’re recognizing audience faves and selections from our distinguished Awards Jury.
UQFF Year-Round, Utah Queer Film Festival
Sun, November 8, 2026 at 8:00 pm
In Person | Utah Film Center 375 W 400 N (west entrance)
