Vada also becomes romantically attracted to schoolmates Mia Reed (Maddie Ziegler) and Quinton Hasland (Niles Fitch), who hid in a school bathroom with her during the shooting. While coping with this trauma, Vada grows distant from her gay best friend Nick Feinstein (Will Ropp), who has become an activist against gun violence. Out Januon digital and VOD in theaters and premiering on Starz in February 2022Īfter experiencing a mass shooting at her California high school, queer student Vada Cavell (Jenna Ortega) tries to hide her depression. Directed by John Carluccio, Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back won the Metropolis Award for documentaries centered in New York City at DOC NYC in 2019. In this lively documentary about Maurice Hines, the gay entertainer talks about being out for his entire career his sometimes-turbulent relationship with his younger brother, Gregory Hines and what it was like to be a gay adoptive parent before it was legal in most states.
These movies include a groundbreaking rom-com from Billy Eichner, a new Whitney Houston biopic, and a documentary about a transgender woman who participated in a pioneering trans research study.īelow, read up on some of the most anticipated queer films expected to premiere in 2022.
Queer cinema is more diverse than ever, with 2022’s slate of forthcoming films depicting LGBTQ+ characters in a variety of genres.
Main image: Bros star and co-writer Billy Eichner.
