QWOCMAP presents the 21st annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival (QWOCFF25), June 13-15, 2025 at San Francisco's historic Presidio Theatre in the Presidio National Park!

This year's Festival Focus, "Fierce Determination," showcases 49 films across 7 screenings—from the ancestral traditions of Mauna Kea to Black Southern liberation stories—illuminating how LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities persist, thrive, and imagine liberatory futures through radical artistry and collective care.

Continuing our commitment to disability justice, all screenings include subtitles for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing viewers, audio descriptions for Blind and Low Vision audiences, and ASL interpretation.

Schedule

Friday, June 13, 2025

7 PM

Opening Night Screening

LIBERATORY BLACK FUTURES

From Southern liberation stories to explorations of gender and identity, queer Black artists intertwine care and freedom in a celebration of dance, land, culture, and community.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.

10 PM

Opening Night

PARTY BOWL

Co-hosted by Cinemama

Join us for our first-ever Opening Night Party Bowl!

Enjoy a night of glow-in-the-dark fun at Presidio Bowl in Presidio National Park!

Kick back and relax on the heated patio

Three bowling lanes reserved just for you

It's just across the street from the theatre

Delicious refreshments available at their grill & bar for $10-25

“Let this groove, light up your fuse…” bring all of your joy and have fun!

Saturday, June 14, 2025

12 PM

Centerpiece Screening

THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL

From women of color surfing Alameda beaches to celebrations of lesbian love in Oakland, these films champion Bay Area storytelling and journeys of connection, love, community, and self-acceptance.

Doors open at 11:30 AM.

TRT: 99 minutes

3 PM

Unshakeable Legacy Panel

NURTURING THE NEXT GEN

In celebration of QWOCMAP’s 25th Anniversary, we’re continuing our Unshakeable Legacy: Queer Women of Color Filmmaker panel series!

This compelling panel dives into the impact of mentorship, artistic development, and the unwavering dedication of queer women of color filmmakers to uplift the next generation.

Moderated by QWOCMAP’s founder and Executive/Artistic Director Madeleine Lim, the panel spotlights Rose Troche, Dawn Valdez, and Yvonne Welbon in a conversation that explores how to protect and expand access to filmmaking for our queer & trans people of color communities.

Running Time: 60 minutes

Doors open at 2:30 PM.

5 PM

Featured Screening

STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Through the stories of Indigenous mothers and daughters who have sustained the largest political movement in modern Hawaiian history, this film explores intergenerational healing and the social and emotional labor of retaining ancient ceremonies in a rapidly modernizing world.

TRT: 1:22:00 minutes

Doors open at 4:30 PM

7 PM

Centerpiece Screening

QUEER MISCHIEF

From San Francisco lesbian bars of the 1950s to best friends on a vengeful adventure, these films reveal how queer community, care, and healing leads to fierce resistance and determination to survive and thrive as liberated people.

TRT: 91 minutes

Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Sunday, June 15, 2025

12 PM

Centerpiece Screening

UNAPOLOGETIC LEGACIES

From the transformation of grief to the preservation of QTBIPOC legacies and leadership, these films honor our histories and ancestors, radiate healing across generations, and bear fruit for the future.

TRT: 92.5 minutes

Doors open at 11:30 AM.

3 PM

Featured Screening

CAN’T STOP CHANGE: QUEER CLIMATE STORIES FROM THE FLORIDA FRONTLINES

In a state shaped by natural and political storms, queer and trans artists, activists, and educators across Florida organize for climate justice. Through networks of mutual aid, they transform moments of disaster into opportunities for immense transformation and hope.

TRT: 1:38:09

Doors open at 2:30 PM.

5 PM

25th ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION

Come for the films, stay for the LOVE!

It is our pleasure to invite you to celebrate with us at our FREE 25th Anniversary Reception.

Join us at the Presidio Theatre Outdoor Plaza as we commemorate 25 years of QWOCMAP's fierce commitment to our collective liberation! Featuring a live performance by NOBODY'S GIRL, a DJ, and delicious treats.

Experience an unforgettable afternoon of music, mischief, and merriment!

7 PM

Closing Night Screening

WE’RE HERE, WE’RE QUEER

From Pride celebrations in Botswana to a transmasculine Latine finding community, these films encapsulate how being our true selves propels us forward with strength, power, and resilience in a world where queer existence is an act of resistance.

TRT: 91 minutes

Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Tickets: 

Our Queer Women of Color Film Festival is always absolutely FREE of charge. 

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Festival Date and Time: June 13-15, 2025

Location: Presidio Theatre

99 Moraga Ave 

San Francisco, CA 94129

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