With its dizzying lineup of 240 films and videos in 26 languages from 33 countries, Outfest 2019 will once again be sheer nirvana for LGBTQ movie-lovers. But where to begin in navigating its busy schedule, which runs for 11 full days from July 18 to 28? We’ve broken it all down to bring you the can’t-miss highlights for this 37th edition of LA’s beloved LGBTQ film fest.

Best gay coming-of-age tale: This Is Not Berlin

Teens Carlos and Gera discover the gay-friendly bohemian subculture of 1980s Mexico City.

Best lesbian coming-of-age tale: To the Stars

Loner Iris has her 1960s rural Oklahoma world rocked by carefree newcomer Maggie.

Best queer coming-of-age horror comedy: Bit

Small town trans girl Laurel moves to Los Angeles, where she’s courted by a group of feminist vampires.

Best gay romance co-starring Grindr: End of the Century

Argentine New Yorker Ocho and Spanish Berliner Javi find sex and love on the beaches of Barcelona.

Best gay thriller co-starring Grindr: Sequin in a Blue Room

An Australian teen obsessively searches for the mysterious man he hooked up with at an anonymous sex party.

Best famous lesbian bio-pic: Vita & Virginia

Authors Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West find turbulent love in 1920s London.

Best French farce about gay water polo: The Shiny Shrimps

Hilarity ensues when a homophobic French Olympic swimmer reluctantly takes a coaching job for a campy gay water polo team.

Best steamy polyamorous lesbian road movie: The Daughters of Fire

Three women set off in a van from southern Argentina on a liberating polyamorous journey.

Best doc about a gay porn star: Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life

Famed documentarian Tomer Heymann follows the life of Israeli porn sensation Jonathan Agassi.

Best doc about trans fatherhood: Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth

English trans man Freddy McCall faces myriad challenges as he carries his own child.

Best doc about an LA gay institution: Circus of Books

LA’s iconic gay bookstore is fondly remembered in this Outfest Opening Night Gala film.

Best drag race doc that doesn’t involve RuPaul: Why Can’t I Be Me? Around You

Albuquerque mechanic and drag race fan Rusty Tidenberg navigates transition against a conservative Southwestern backdrop.

Best Drag Race doc that does involve RuPaul: Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” champ and internet sensation Trixie Mattel is profiled in this behind-the-scenes look featuring many other “RPDR” queens.

Best doc about the movie Showgirls: You Don’t Nomi

How the 1995 movie “Showgirls,” once considered a colossal flop, went on to become a camp classic.

Best Roma lesbian love story: Carmen & Lola

Spanish teens Carmen and Lola find love despite the conservative traditions of their Roma families.

Best Chinese family drama with a gay twist: A Dog Barking at The Moon

Xiaoyu returns to China with her American husband, only to become embroiled in the feud between her gay father and her cult-inducted mother.

Best Judy Garland doc: Sid & Judy

A look at the rocky but resonating romance of Judy Garland and her third husband, Sid Luft.

Best love story involving mistaken trans identity: Adam

The younger brother of a queer NYC college student romances her female friend, who believes he’s trans.

Best films about LGBTQ refugees: Fireflies, Label Me, Unsettled

In “Fireflies,” gay Iranian refugee Ramin explores freer life in Mexico; in “Label Me,” Syrian gay-for-pay hustler Waseem seeks asylum in Germany; and the American doc “Unsettled” follows LGBTQ refugees from Angola, Congo and Syria.

Best hetero-curious millennial love story: Straight Up

James Sweeney wrote, directed and stars as young gay Angeleno Todd, who’s determined to try to date women.

Best films about gay Guatemalans: José, Temblores

In José (winner of the Venice Film Festival’s Queer Lion), a poor Guatemalan teen explores his gay identity; in “Temblores,” a middle-aged man is forced into conversion therapy by his family.

Best one-country LGBTQ study: Queer Japan

The full spectrum of Japan’s LGBTQ rainbow is explored in this fascinating doc.

Best doc about trans athletes: Changing the Game

Three brave high school students blaze a path for young trans athletes.

Best gay Italian grandpa love story: An Almost Ordinary Summer

Wealthy Tony and blue-collar Carlo shock their families when they announce their engagement.

Best doc about preserving lesbian heritage: The Archivettes

A look at New York-based Lesbian Herstory Archives and the personal lives of its volunteer archivists.

Best doc about Brazil’s gay leather scene: Mr. Leather

São Paulo’s sexy leather scene takes center stage as five men vie for Mr. Leather Brazil.

Best revival screenings: The Queen, Tongues Untied, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

The groundbreaking 1968 doc “The Queen,” featuring NYC drag legends Flawless Sabrina and Crystal Labeija, is screened in its newly restored Kino Lorber print; the iconic exploration of black gay maleness “Tongues Untied” celebrates its 30th anniversary; and marking three decades too is “Common Threads,” the Oscar-winning doc about the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.

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