Join us in celebrating 40 years!
Spanning two weekends and five unique venues, our festival brings powerful LGBTQ+ stories to the big screen, now accessible more than ever with pay-what-you-can admission. Pay $0-50 for tickets! We'll see you at the movies.
2025 Films
Oct 4 - 3PM
Assembly
Oct 4 - 5PM
HaMapah/The Map
Oct 4 - 6:30PM
Venus of Mars
Oct 4 - 8:30PM
Dreams in Nightmares
Oct 5 - 3PM
Heightened Scrutiny
Oct 5 - 5PM
Transtatic Shorts
Oct 5 - 6:30PM
United In Anger: A History of ACT UP
Oct 6 - 7PM
Global Shorts
Oct 8 - 7PM
Teen Shorts
Oct 10 - 6:30PM
Lesbian Space Princess
Oct 10 - 8PM
Just Kids
Oct 11 - 1PM
Sabbath Queen
Oct 11 - 6PM & 9PM
Transexual Menace
2025 Festival in the Press
Thousands step off at Pittsburgh Pride Parade
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
June 1, 2025
TJ Murphy, 34, years-long executive director of Reel Q, marched with colleagues who may have had a little extra pep in their step: October sees the 40th anniversary of the group’s LGBTQ+ film festival. Filmmaking is especially vital now in order to increase visibility for the community, he said.
Four Decades of Queer Cinema in Pittsburgh
QBurgh (Pride Guide)
May 16, 2025
Now, Reel Q is the sixth oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and the longest-running film festival in Pittsburgh. Reel Q spans ten days with a variety of programs, panels, parties and community activities, screening approximately twenty feature films and over forty short films.
Logo art design by Wilmer Gonzalez