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
  • 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...

  • These Thems - Season 1

    7 Episodes

    "These Thems" is an award-winning comedy series following the lives of four friends as they navigate gender, sexuality, and the delightful messiness of New York City's queer community.

  • For Better

    1 season

    For Better is the romantic dramedy reinvented. An anthology series; each episode focuses on a different couple in their slice of life.

  • Maggie Kubley: Come Over

    Movie

    Laura is frantically trying to get ready for an unexpected booty call when she finds herself transported into a magical forest of trippy sensuality and fairy-fueled self exploration. Suddenly the booty call is the last thing on her mind.

    Music written by Maggie Kubley
    Performed and Produced by ...

  • Yna NA: emma

    Movie

    *Starring:* Yna and Cee Pham
    *Directed by:* Sophie Chevako and Yna
    *Produced by:* Cee Pham
    *Assistant Directors:*
    Cee Pham & Mariana Belaval (Day One)
    Teya Sainz de Aja (Day Two)
    *Choreographer:* Emily Rivera De La Cruz
    *Cinematographer: *Sophie Chevako
    *Gaffer/AC: *Evan Thompson
    *Grips/Acs: *Osc...

  • The Exorcism of Mary Magdalene: A Divine Intervention

    Movie

    The Exorcism of Mary Magdalene: A Divine Intervention is an exploration of belonging, through a liminal state of placelessness. Through the iconography of Mary Magdalene and their narrative contextualities, I resurrect the archival yet contemporary transgenerational reckonings & beckoning's of di...

  • Just Call Me Ripley

    1 season

    Just Call Me Ripley is a coming out story where nobody cries! This comedic web series centers on ripley who’s group of diverse, queer, wacky friends will support her no matter what she decides about her sexuality - but that doesn’t always make things easier... (Ok maybe there’s a little crying).

  • Hotline
    1 season

    Hotline

    1 season

    Hotline is a murder mystery about Attorney Hazel Clarke. She is a straitlaced perfectionist who only cares about winning court cases. That all changes when her estranged sister Chelsea shows up. Hazel wrestles Chelsea out of her house but not her life. Soon after their reunion, Chelsea's dead bod...

  • Oríkì Oshun
    Movie + 1 extra

    Oríkì Oshun

    Movie + 1 extra

    Oríkì Oshun is an experimental short film that honors the Orisha Oshun, a central figure in Yoruba cosmology and spirituality. Rooted in the Yoruba tradition of oríkì—a performative act of praise that invokes the essence, attributes, and destiny of a person, place, or deity—this film reimagines t...

  • Kissing Walls

    2 seasons

    Kissing Walls is a romantic comedy that follows two friends as they struggle to build their careers while simultaneously navigating the ever-evolving and often complicated “new rules” of 21st century dating as queer men of color.

  • 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...

  • MANIFOLD
    Movie + 5 extras

    MANIFOLD

    Movie + 5 extras

    Manifold is an experimental anthology docuseries exploring the nuances of Black and Queer identity. This collaborative production platforms the creative works and visions of poets, performers, organizers, musicians, and more -- to express the real life experiences of Chicago’s Black LGBTQ+ commun...

  • jaxwillbejax: Too Young

    Movie

    A wicked dessert is enjoyed in a dream world.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Reckless Spirits

    Movie

    A gender-fluid Latine performance artist and a neurotic Asian American therapist are led by a series of uncanny circumstances into a world of ancestor spirits, psychics, and a cult leader who is threatening to tear their friendship apart.

    Created by 2022 #OTVFellow Vee Hua.

  • Craft Service

    2 seasons

    Welcome to Craft Service.

    A talk show experience that shares recipes for nourishment, recipes for success, spells, and stories

    I believe that with imagination, play, and application, we can create the world that we want to see.

    If you believe this too this is the show for you!

    If you don't b...

  • FORCE! Presents Cadenza Screening with Open Panel Discussion

    Movie

    Recording of the livestream is available on-demand until 3/16/22.

    Cadenza is a musical film about Black women and femmes in the visitors' waiting rooms of a prison. Directed by Anna Martine Whitehead and Wills Glasspiegel, the film extends and documents FORCE!, an opera-in-progress by Whitehead,...

  • Afternoon Snatch

    1 season

    Afternoon Snatch is an unapologetically queer web comedy about heartbreak and the importance of community.

  • Handsome
    1 season

    Handsome

    1 season

    Romantic comedy series by Devon Kane.

    After leaving a 10-year relationship, Devon has to navigate through a dating scene he knows nothing about - getting up to speed with things like dating apps, OnlyFans and being called DADDY, to name a few. When Devon meets Gabriel however, all of this falls...

  • Forked Tongue
    Movie + 1 extra

    Forked Tongue

    Movie + 1 extra

    Short film by Melanie Ojwang now streaming.

    After moving back in with her overbearing mom, a recently unemployed 20-something starts creating juicy audio erotica under a male pseudonym and struggles to keep her identity and her hobby a secret when her fanbase explodes.

  • WIZDOM
    Movie + 1 extra

    WIZDOM

    Movie + 1 extra

    Without daylight, humans live with bionic ocular implants in medical colonies run by WIZDOM biotech.

    WIZDOM FILM CREDITS:
    Directed by Layne Marie Williams
    Written by Ashton Giaume & Zack Sievers
    Created by Ashton Giaume, Zack Sievers, Layne Marie Williams
    Executive Producers Alex Pissios, Stanle...

  • From X to Z

    Movie

    Short film coming by Florencia Manóvil.

    A cranky Gen X butch is forced to spend time with a disaffected zoomer who seems to represent everything that bugs her about "kids today".

  • 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.