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Tickets to the 30th Anniversary of the Festival are On Sale Now  DURHAM, August 1, 2025 —OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival returns to Durham for the festival’s 30th Anniversary from Aug 14 – 21, 2025. OUTSOUTH celebrates a worldwide glimpse of today’s LGBTQ+ life through a diverse array of entertaining and sophisticated shorts, documentaries, and feature […]

Tickets to the Festival are On Sale Now  DURHAM, July 24, 2024 — The 29th annual OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival returns to Durham August 8-15. The Carolina Theatre-produced event officially runs from August 8-11, with new films premiering, pre-film introductions, and post-film Q&As with artists in attendance. The Après-Fest follows with simple re-screenings from August […]

The Carolina Theatre of Durham’s Annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival a Success DURHAM, September 14, 2023—Approximately 4,000 people attended the Carolina Theatre of Durham’s annual OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival in August. The festival was August 10-13 with re-screenings August 14-17.  OUTSOUTH celebrates a worldwide glimpse of LGBTQ+ life through a diverse array of entertaining and sophisticated […]

Tickets to the Film Festival on Sale Now  DURHAM, August 4, 2023 — The Carolina Theatre of Durham presents the OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival August 10-13. An après-fest will follow the festival with re-screenings August 14-17.  OUTSOUTH celebrates a worldwide glimpse of today’s LGBTQ+ life through a diverse array of entertaining and sophisticated shorts, documentaries, […]

Funds raised support the festival’s mission of presenting sophisticated LGBTQ+ film in Durham  DURHAM, September 7, 2022 — The Carolina Theatre of Durham’s OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival raised more than $69,000. Funds raised from the festival support the film festival and the historic nonprofit theater. The festival happened August 11-14, with an Après-Festival following on […]

Tickets to the Film Festival on Sale Now  DURHAM, July 21, 2022 — The Carolina Theatre of Durham presents the OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival August 11-14. OUTSOUTH celebrates a worldwide glimpse of today’s LGBTQ+ life through entertaining and sophisticated films and filmmaking and helps bring the community together for a “Durham Signature Event,” the highest honor […]

DURHAM, NC — July 7, 2021 — The OutSouth Queer Film Festival, one of the largest queer film festivals in the United States, will be all-virtual again in 2021, the Carolina Theatre of Durham announced today. Formerly known as the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF), OutSouth will make its return with a […]

DURHAM, NC — October 13, 2020 — The inaugural OutSouth Queer Film Festival, one of the largest queer film festivals in the United States, will be held online only in 2020, the Carolina Theatre of Durham announced today. Formerly known as the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF), OutSouth will make its debut […]

After 24 years of proudly presenting world class LGBTQIA cinema, the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF) will be renamed the OutSouth Queer Film Festival in 2020, Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. announced today. The downtown Durham nonprofit has produced the film festival since 1995, when it debuted as the Q Film Fest. […]