May 18–July 3, 2025
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations in DC, and the city’s hosting of WorldPride 2025, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center proudly presents a series of 18 films in partnership with the WorldPride 2025 Film Festival in recognition and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. From long-time classics such as the seminal Harlem ballroom scene documentary PARIS IS BURNING and the experimental Japanese New Wave triumph FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES to lesser-known titles like OLIVIA’s tale of sapphic awakening in the confines of a French boarding school and STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE’s intertwining of sexuality and politics under the Castro regime, WorldPride on Screen offers a globe-spanning tour through LGBTQ+ film history. Notable presentations in…
May 18–July 3, 2025
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations in DC, and the city’s hosting of WorldPride 2025, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center proudly presents a series of 18 films in partnership with the WorldPride 2025 Film Festival in recognition and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. From long-time classics such as the seminal Harlem ballroom scene documentary PARIS IS BURNING and the experimental Japanese New Wave triumph FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES to lesser-known titles like OLIVIA’s tale of sapphic awakening in the confines of a French boarding school and STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE’s intertwining of sexuality and politics under the Castro regime, WorldPride on Screen offers a globe-spanning tour through LGBTQ+ film history. Notable presentations in the series include screenings of PERSONA and SHOW ME LOVE, co-presented with the Embassy of Sweden, a free community screening of Derek Jarman’s BLUE and late-night screenings of THE PEOPLE’S JOKER as part of our ongoing AFI Silver After Dark series.
