Take Me to the Queers

Take Me to the Queers

Explore OTV's rich, intersectional content through these programs that center LGBTQ+ experiences.

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Take Me to the Queers
  • Queer Khalifa

    Movie

    Inayat, a hijab-wearing cis woman, and Abdullah, a trans man, meet after ten years and try to make their teenage romance sustain cultural pressures. They have little time to address their differences- she's getting married to Musa this weekend.

  • Prodigal Sun

    Movie

    Soon after Evelyn realizes she is transgender, her parents sense she is simultaneously experiencing mental illness. As Evelyn struggles for independence, afraid of losing herself to her role in her nuclear family, her parents must fight to keep her safe. Prodigal Sun explores this conflict from b...

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen

    3 seasons

    Two Queens In a Kitchen is a turn-to-relevance cooking series that features a rotating cast of guest-hosts from the #OTVcommunity.

  • Rough River Lake
    Movie + 1 extra

    Rough River Lake

    Movie + 1 extra

    A weekend “Gaycation” is interrupted when a group of Queer best friends discover their lake house got double booked with a fratty bachelor party. An ensemble comedy about party fouls and Queerness in the South.

    Indianapolis LGBTQ Film Festival
    London International Short Film Festival
    Short Film ...

  • The Lisa B. Experience

    Movie

    Lisa B offerS a rare alternative of her incredibly popular, Unpolitical Woman Comedy Show, called the VERY POLITICAL WOMAN Comedy Show. The live show was during Black History Month, 2023.

    Powered by lululemon and #blkcreatives, Lisa Beasley, brings her comedic prowess to Tribe Supper Club to ma...

  • Beware of the Leopard

    Movie

    At a buzzing Hollywood party, guests discover a shocking revelation: the charismatic A-list actor among them is a sexual predator. As the truth unfolds, the women are hunted in surreal interludes. Together, they take a stand against an abuser shrouded in fame and mystique.

    The cast includes Vico...

  • Nina Tech: Starter Kit

    Movie + 1 extra

    "Starter Kit" by Nina Tech became the 2nd ever music video produced and (co)directed by Kin Marie. The concept of Good vs. Bad Nina came together to be the first installment of the 'Nina Gone Bad' mixtape rollout that lasted 2019 until October of 2020.

  • LDR
    1 season

    LDR

    1 season

    Romantic comedy series created by Rey Tang.

    When struggling comedian Emma chooses to move to Chicago, she grapples with reconciling her decision with the six hours of distance between her and her girlfriend Liv back home. LDR follows Emma’s difficulties in fighting for her long-distance relatio...

  • Flock

    Movie

    Flock is a trans-created dramatic thriller about a man traveling to Maine to rescue his lover from a lethal cult.

  • The Real Dance: A Micro Reality TV Show

    1 season

    The Real Dance: A Micro Reality TV Show is a web series that approaches contemporary dancemaking through the low-stakes, high-investment aesthetic & entertainment lens of reality TV, focusing on the daily lives, dramas, and backstories of people who make dance, with a particular focus on queer an...

  • jaxwillbejax: Too Young

    Movie

    A wicked dessert is enjoyed in a dream world.

  • By a Thread

    Movie

    By A Thread is a film that chronicles our nonbinary hero’s frustrating journey through a new, bustling city. Characterized by short interactions with a variety of characters and a soaring moment of release, the piece juxtaposes the harsh reality of the world with the magical expanse of the main c...

  • IS TOMORROW WEDNESDAY?

    Movie

    Directed by Queer, BIPOC Cavair Robinson, IS TOMORROW WEDNESDAY? is a nonlinear narrative, detailing the 24 hour period of events within the life of Peach Fuzz, a scrappy transient drifter who does whatever it takes to survive while living on the streets of a small Indiana town. After reconnectin...

  • Full Out
    1 season

    Full Out

    1 season

    A story of ambition, manipulation, betrayal, and self-discovery, Full Out follows a closeted dancer as she struggles to regain her glory following a devastating injury.

    Series written and directed by Jess King.

  • Easy Abby
    2 seasons

    Easy Abby

    2 seasons

    Abby likes women. And sex. A lot. Abby can tune into the needs of her many lovers, but she’s full of anxiety otherwise. So she stays busy juggling affairs, friends, and her bipolar Mother. She dreams of
    living in Costa Rica and studying coral reefs, but Abby has yet to leave the Midwest.

  • #BraveFuturesJOBURG

    7 items

    Brave Futures Film Race challenges creatives, filmmakers and storytellers of all skills levels to produce a film in 48 hours or less.

  • Darling Shear - Season 2

    9 Episodes

    Darling Shear, is a docuseries by Diana Quiñones Rivera, that follows Darling Shear as she choreographs a piece for 6 dancers rooted in the tradition of Hollywood musicals. Through rehearsals, everyday life, and performances, Darling Shear presents a hilarious perspective to the world of dance ma...

  • #OTVretrospective

    1 season

    OTV Retrospective is a reflection on the past five years of the organization’s journey. Co-founders Dr. Aymar Jean Christian and Elijah McKinnon take viewers on a cinematic tour of its humble beginnings as a research project answering the simple question “do intersectional stories matter?”

    The ...

  • Damaged Goods

    1 season

    Barely surviving the city of Chicago, Damaged Goods centers around four messy young adults will experience a complete loss of self-identity, which propels them onto a path of uncertainty.

  • Stress Fracture

    Movie

    CONTENT WARNING: Nudity, Suicide

    Space and time distort within the splintering mind of a young transgender woman as her relationship slips away from her. Six months after a suicide attempt, Grace feels another psychotic break coming on. She tries to hide her mental instability from her trans par...

  • Sexuality Out Loud - The Dating Edition

    1 season

    Four classmates find themselves on deep dive game show -- equal parts educational and pleasurable for the sake of pleasure. Meanwhile, another student, Kaia, gets some life-changing news. Enter an interactive environment where young people have deeper conversations about sex, sexuality, and repro...

  • Emergence

    Movie

    College freshman Tori arrives at college shortly after the pandemic and still carries trauma from her conservative high school. Tori is a transgender athlete and faces crippling gender dysphoria in various social situations, such as changing in locker rooms and making new friends. As a result, To...

  • 35
    Movie + 1 extra

    35

    Movie + 1 extra

    In this social thriller, Tonia Stanwell finds herself on a nightmarish quest through a mysterious government agency to get to her 36th birthday. As our protagonist navigates this surreal and absurd world hellbent on preventing her from getting to 36, we examine the social issues and portray the v...

  • Recovered
    1 season

    Recovered

    1 season

    After leaving rehab, Chuck, a trashy trans-masc narcissist, feels ready to turn a new page – only to make an even bigger mess of their already f*cked-up life