Merced Queer Film Festival

WHEN: May 19 - 22 (Times: TBA)

WHERE: Downtown Merced (Locations TBA)

WHAT: Local organizations Merced Pride Center (Managing Organization), Workshop 44 (Artistic Management), Central California LGBTQIA+/2S Collaborative, and the Merced County Arts Council/Multicultural Arts Center have joined forces to bring Merced this groundbreaking, 4-day long event. Festival Co-Directors Robert Jerome Pagan (American Posada, The Last Gasp) and Jennifer McQueen (executive directors of Workshop 44 and the Merced Pride Center respectively), are joined by Outreach Director, Adam Lane (LGBTQIA+/2S Collaborative), and Colton Dennis (MCAC), to bring this inaugural event to life. Upwards of 70 feature-length and short films either created by or reflective of the LGBTQIA+ community will be screened. Films will be presented at multiple locations throughout Merced, including the Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Merced Theatre, Applegate Park and multiple business locations downtown. Film submissions will be rated in advance by the official MQFF judging panel, determining which films will go on to be showcased at the festival’s main event on Sunday.

WHO: All are invited

COST: TBA