“I’m incredibly proud of the work our programming team has done to craft a lineup that celebrates the history of the LGBTQIA+ community and the art we create, and that also spotlights innovative new work that will pave the way for 40 more years of spectacular, groundbreaking queer cinema,” said Outfest’s Director of Festival Programming, Mike Dougherty. It will open with the world premiere of Billy Porter’s directorial debut Anything’s Possible, closing with a gala for the slasher They/Them, and will also feature a 20th anniversary screening of Todd Haynes’ Far from Heaven, as previously announced. The 2022 festival will also feature the three-night event Outfest Under the Stars, which combines screenings with live, on-stage performance, and the 6th Outfest Los Angeles Trans, Nonbinary & Intersex Summit, as well as numerous Legacy screenings and special events. The fest’s Platinum section, spotlighting creators of experimental LGBTQIA+ media and performance, will includes screenings of Addison Heimann’s SXSW premiere Hypochondriac, the celebrated doc The End of Wonderland and a shorts showcase, as well as presentations which will see the Platinum Maverick Award and The Platinum Alchemy Award presented to writer-filmmaker Clive Barker and musical artist Big Freedia, respectively. Bron President Brenda Gilbert & Filmmaker & Spike Lee Collaborator Ernest Dickerson To Be Feted At LA's Micheaux Film Festival Lineup Revealed Outfest
