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The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival is taking place Friday, September 23, through Sunday, September 25, at the Paradise Valley Community College Center for Performing Arts in Phoenix, where it has been held since its inception. "Desperado" was recommended by a friend of the festival, a name that organizers adopted because they felt it kept with Arizona's Southwest theme.
This year’s slate includes seven full-length films and nine shorts.
“We have been going strong consecutively every year since 2009. Our audience is usually a little older. We even conducted virtual film festivals in 2020 and 2019,” festival organizer and social media manager Ted Kirby told Phoenix New Times on Tuesday night.
Once again, the Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival has a program full of diverse stories that celebrate the gay community. This year's films include the rugby sports drama In From the Side, and the mockumentary (but historically accurate) Agnes, which tells the story of a trans woman applying...