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Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival Returns in Phoenix

The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival, hosted by the Desperado Film Club, is set to return on February 2-4, 2024. Filmgoers will converge at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Arizona for the 15thanniversary of the annual film festival with notable flicks such as Queen TutGlitter & DoomCora BoraLie With Me, and the opening night movie, The Mattachine Family.

Check out the trailer for the 15th Anniversary of the Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival below along with the roster of scheduled flicks! 

Friday, February 2, 2024
The Mattachine Family @ 7:30 pm

Saturday, February 3, 2024
Desperado’s Short Film Fiesta Mix @ Noon
Queen Tut @ 2 pm
This Time @4:15 pm
Glitter & Doom @ 6:45 pm

Sunday, February 4, 2024
Celebrate the Shorts @ Noon
Egghead & Twinkie @ 2 pm
Cora Bora @ 4:15 pm
Lie With Me @ 6:15 pm


Moviegoers can purchase Early-Bird ALL ACCESS Passes for $40 through January 20, 2024. Visit this website for more information about the Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival and to purchase individual movie tickets, too! 
 



About the Desperado Film Club
A student organization at the Paradise Valley Community College, the Desperado Film Club’s mission is to showcase quality films that focus on the LGBTQ+ experience to educate, enlighten, and entertain. The organization also has an art gallery where they occasionally showcase local artists and photographer’s work in a series of events open to the public. 

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