Take Me to the Queers
Explore OTV's rich, intersectional content through these programs that center LGBTQ+ experiences.
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Black Joy
Movie + 1 extra
Directed by Kemi Fatoba, founder of DADDY Magazine.
Produced by a team of BIPOC creatives, this film takes audiences on a journey across Berlin, NYC and London, challenging prevailing narratives by centering the Black gaze and offering a refreshing counterpoint to the pervasive portrayal of Blac...
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The Secret Life of Dandelions
Movie
The Secret Life of Dandelions is a song about resilience and about making it through tight spaces. This song is a part of Roy Kinsey's 11th album, "Dandelions: Gods Don't Cry," which released April 25, 2025.
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TRANSFINITE
Movie
TRANSFINITE is a sci-fi omnibus feature film composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect, love, teach, fight and thrive.
Award-winning TRANSFINITE (2019) has screened worldwide in 80+ festivals and educati...
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Been T/Here
1 season
How do trans* people of color thrive? Join Chicagoans on their journey to find love, creativity, and healing in BeenT/Here. America may be discovering trans* people, but they've been here all along. Peel back the hype to share genuine moments with a nerdy immigrant, a kinky organizer, a catholic ...
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The T
1 season
Former-lovers-and-now-best-friends Jo and Carter are looking for love--it’s not going well. A young white trans woman and queer Black man living in their native Chicago, they may have the world’s bigotry and their own insecurities stacked against them, but at least they have each other.
Series c...
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It's Not You. It's Me: Chicago - Season 1
1 Episode
In this award-winning, proof-of-concept for a new dating docuseries, “It’s Not You. It’s Me: Chicago” (INYIM) follows three bachelors as they re-embark into the dating scene -- some for the first time and others hopefully for their last! While receiving expert guidance on healthy communication, s...
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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...
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Martin Levy: Candy Girl
Movie
"Candy" is the pop persona (or character) created by multidisciplinary artist Martin Levy. The first single off of the Candy project, "Candy Girl", gets a video as enthralling, exciting and energetic as the song. Through different iterations of Candy, from her birth self to her death self, we enc...
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Visibility Sucks!
Movie
Visibility Sucks is a 24-hour glimpse into the life of an artist suffering from a major identity crisis after a global pandemic sends him plummeting from the limelight to working in a grocery store. Shard, the protagonist, takes the viewer on a surreal journey as he tries his best to regain a sen...
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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).
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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...
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Jack and Anna
Movie + 1 extra
Sapphic period drama by Ksenia Naughton.
Based on true events from the early 1900s, Jack and Anna tells the story of a young couple whose happy life on their farm is suddenly shattered when Jack’s biggest secret is revealed: the fact that he is a woman named Helen. After the revelation, Helen is...
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Abjad Hawaz (أبجد هوز)
Movie + 3 extras
Short film created by Lebanese-born, Paris-based filmmaker and visual artist Hadi Moussally as a part of #BraveFutures Barcelona with the film prompt: "Cultivating a Protopia — Imagining and creating a future where technology serves the collective good, not just the privileged few."
Abjad Ḥawaz...
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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...
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Black Girl Magic
4 seasons
Black Girl Magic is a drag show starring a lineup of all black performers. Queens pay tribute to important black women with a diverse showcase that captures the breadth of talents and creativity within black drag community. Tune in LIVE with The Vixen every month!