CONCORD ORIGINALS SHORTS PROGRAM

SATURDAY | JULY 15 | 2:45PM | DGA 2

Concord Originals, the narrative content creation division of the world’s leading independent music company and licensor of stage productions, Concord, partnered with Outfest to launch a one-of-a-kind short film financing and intellectual property licensing initiative to support upand-coming LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color. In addition to providing financing for three short films, Concord Originals facilitated each film team's use of one of three iconic songs from its vast well of IP into their films.

After being selected at Outfest Fusion, the selected films directed by Jonathan De La Torre and Miles Lopez (Avivar), Zoë Hodge (Skate), and Chanelle Tyson (Artificial), will premiere at Outfest Los Angeles 2023 and be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Studio One Forever

DIR. MARC SALTARELLI | USA | 94 MIN.

TUESDAY | JULY 18 | 7:30PM | HARMONY GOLD

Partner Screening with Pauley Perrette and Project Angel Food

More than just a disco, Studio One was a haven for gay men looking for identity in a world that saw them as outcasts, merging the community with the Hollywood elite for the first time, and becoming the staging ground for the LGBT rights movement and fight against the AIDS crisis. Disco dance party following the screening!

The partnership comes as part of Concord’s Impact Investment Initiative a $10M fund to deploy capital into projects and companies that serve or are led by members of underrepresented and marginalized communities, in contrast to Concord’s general philanthropic efforts, the intent of the impact investing fund is to provide support and investment to projects that have commercial potential if led by folks from communities that historically have not had access to those resources.

Problemista

Aspiring toy designer Alejandro (Julio Torres) takes a job assisting an erratic New York art-world outcast (Tilda Swinton) in a desperate effort to stay in the U.S. before his work visa expires. Armed with Torres' incomparable visual style, a cast fully committed to his comic vision, and even wry narration from none other than Isabella Rosselini, Problemista is a can't-miss.

Family Day

SUNDAY | JULY 23 | 11:00AM–3:00PM | VIDIOTS

A ll Ages – Free!

Queer youth, queer families and storytellers young at heart are invited to enjoy a playful, safe and affirming environment to celebrate vibrant queer cinematic childhood at the newly-opened Vidiots theater and video store in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.

Join us for the Children’s Shorts and Teen Shorts film programs, Drag Story Hour, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, art and storytelling workshops for teens, snack giveaways, and more! Enjoy the following Family Day Shorts:

Abundance of Questions (dir. Todd Lien), Beautiful, FL (dir. Gabriela Ortega), Evan Ever After (dir. Ariel Mahler, Radha Mehta), Lovie Dovie (dir. Frankie Brescia), Maxine (dir. Niki Ang), Pacemaker (dir. Brian Vincent Rhodes, Christopher Lennertz), Prince Ivan and the Clockwork Heart (dir. X. K. Balashov), The Rainbow Dung Beetle (dir. Cole Dupzyk, Ellen Mowat), The Roof (dir. Alexander Bocchieri)