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SAM BERLINER’S PICKS

Programming & Operations Manager

SAM’S PICKS

CHANGING THE GAME

Sports-ball, young trans superstars and the best grandma EVER.

VISION PORTRAITS

This gorgeous, poetic documentary chronicles artists thriving in the face of going blind. Seriously, it is beautiful.

ZEN IN THE ICE RIFT

Fierce genderqueer Italian ice hockey player. Go see this.

SEAHORSE: THE DAD WHO GAVE BIRTH 

An intimate documentary that gets real about trans male pregnancy and fatherhood.

BRIEF STORY FROM THE GREEN PLANET

Friends discover an alien in their grandmother’s basement and go on an adventure to send the alien home in this sci-fi, transtastic narrative.

STRAIGHT UP

Choosing our letters from the LGBTQ2+ acronym can be both complicated and hilarious. But do we really have a choice or are we who we are?

AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER

Prepare for silliness in this uproarious comedy where two families have to learn to get along when their dads decide to get married. I cry.

CIRCUS OF BOOKS

Karen and Barry Mason lead a quiet life and you’d never guess what they do for work… They have run Circus of Books, a mom-and-pop gay porn shop, for over 40 years. You’re going to fall in love with these two.

TRANS EVOLUTION SHORTS

From sci-fi caves to an auto mechanic’s shop these trans and nonbinary shorts raise gender to new heights and sparkle with attitude.

QUEER YESTERYEAR SHORTS

It is always important to remember those who came before us. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots take a step back in time and uncover stories from our collective queer past.