AFI FEST 2026 — FLESH AND FUEL
Queer truckers are on a cinematic roll. As a place to grab a bite, catch a nap, and score a bit of rough trade, truck stops are a perennial locus of action in the gay imaginary, but not so much
AFI FEST 2026 — IVÁN AND HADOUM
As a relationship between Iván and Hadoum is formed and then flourishes, the film explores how the performance of gender is navigated within the shifting modes of personal and familial expectation.
DIMITRI CHAMBLAS — ULYSSE MARION
For the American premiere of his new work ULYSSE MARION, choreographer Dimitri Chamblas transforms REDCAT’s audience-theatrical setup into a vast open space that will, paradoxically, engender a feeling of intimacy with his performers—emotions unfettered, movement unencumbered.
ANNIE SPRINKLE AND BETH STEPHENS — PLAYING WITH FIRE
Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens are touring the country with their sui generis documentary PLAYING WITH FIRE: AN ECOSEXUAL EMERGENCY, the third their a series of ecosexual films.
DAVID PABLOS — EN EL CAMINO
A remarkable twist to the standard lovers-on-the-run genre, EN EL CAMINO—screening twice at the 2026 Hola Mexico Film Festival—is an explicit revelation of both the tenderness and extreme brutality of life on the road, laying bare a world where affinities
FILIPIÑANA
Meticulous in sound design and choreography, with a rich visual formality that gives fresh meaning to the term “sunshine noir,” a deliberate and inevitable sense of torpor overwhelms FILIPIÑANA’s mise en scène.
CARLA SIMÓN — ROMERÍA
In her third feature, Carla Simón once again draws a fictionalized veil over an autobiographical armature, paying gentle tribute to lives cut short and dreams unrealized.
MOZART — THE MAGIC FLUTE
Fresh. Spontaneous. Immediate. Like the silent films that inspired it, this production tells its story primarily through images, and reminds us that THE MAGIC FLUTE is not only an opera to be heard, but a dream to be seen.
NEW YORK CITY BALLET — THE TIMES ARE RACING
During New York City Ballet’s four-dance program, the opening night audience was treated to a marvelous demonstration of the company’s strengths—their exquisite grace and precision, even to the edge of abandon.
BRONFMAN RECITAL AT DISNEY HALL
Listening to Yefim Bronfman’s breathtaking recital at the Walt Disney Concert Hall this past March, one is led to wonder whether genius is inherited—embedded in one’s DNA—or whether it can emerge through discipline, labor, and profound artistic influences.