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Queer Screams Film Festival
The following description was submitted by the event organizer.
Queer Screams returns Friday, August 1, through Sunday, August 3, 2025, to the Clinton Street Theater. Queer Screams is a film festival dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ+ genre cinema from emerging and established queer artists within the community — locally, nationally and internationally. Queer Screams is excited to announce that this year’s very special VIP guest is Don Mancini. Don Mancini is a screenwriter, director and producer. Best known for creating the CHUCKY franchise, Don is the recipient of the 2025 Queer Screams Career Achievement Award: Honoring Significant Contribution to Queer Horror Cinema and Culture.
Queer horror holds significant cultural weight. It examines themes of otherness, identity, and societal anxieties in a unique and often cathartic way. Through monsters, ghosts, and the uncanny, these films provide space for marginalized voices to reclaim narratives and challenge dominant perspectives.
To commemorate the guest of honor, Queer Screams will be screening “Bride of Chucky”, “Seed of Chucky” and the original “Child’s Play”. In addition, the festival will include: 26 NEW Horror Films, Live Burlesque performances, Live Drag performances, a musical performance by Body Academics, DJ Maxx Bass spinning vinyl and an After Party at Dots Café. For more information, please visit queerscreams.com.
Upcoming Dates & Times
- Friday, Aug. 1
- 6 p.m.–11 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 2
- 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
- Sunday, Aug. 3
- 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m.