Welcome to the 21st Annual Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival

Over the past couple years, we have leaned on and yearned for the arts more than ever. Many of us sat in our homes absorbed in films, movies, concerts, music videos, anything to lift our spirits, make us laugh, move us to tears, and show us how to dream again. So when it came time to curate this year’s festival of films, we decided these should be the same cinematic standards for which we’d use when determining our selections. We managed to narrow our program to an outstanding lineup of works that delight and inspire, while maintaining our commitment to highlight stories of marginalized and underrepresented LGBTQIA+ artists. 

2021 marks the 21st year for the Indiana LGBT Film Festival and the first year in which we present it as a hybrid event. We’ll feature dual film-viewing capabilities with both digital streaming of films, as well as in-person screenings. 

Another first—we are beyond excited to finally announce the beautiful new venue that will host our event—the Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie on the near eastside of Indianapolis! We cannot wait to share this experience with our film-loving community in this fantastic new space. And while considering all our achievements over the years, we’re reminded of the benefactor of all our proceeds: Indiana Youth Group, best known as IYG. It remains the longest-running LGBTQ youth organization in the entire country. For more than 30 years IYG has provided safe spaces and vital support for thousands of LGBTQ youth in our state. To learn more about this critically important organization and why we are honored to continue to support it, please visit IndianaYouthGroup.org.

On behalf of everyone involved—from our hard-working steering committee to the filmmakers, writers and actors, to all our loyal sponsors, and adoring audiences, we sincerely thank you for supporting the 2021 Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival. And now—on with the show!