The annual Outflix Film Festival started last Friday, but screenings continue through Thursday. The festival benefits the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center. All films are shown at the Malco Ridgeway Cinema Grill.
A few films to watch this week:
Monday, Sept. 8, 8:30 p.m.
Gerontophilia — Lake, an 18-year-old man, discovers he has a strange attraction to elderly men. He volunteers at a nursing home and starts a relationship with the elderly Mr. Peabody. Lake helps Mr. Peabody wean off the meds the nursing home is giving him, and then he hatches an escape plot.
Tuesday, Sept 9, 8:30 p.m.
Truth — A psychological thriller about two men who meet online and fall in love, only to end up with one being held captive.
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.
Lady Valor — Documentary about Kristin Beck, a former US Navy Seal who came out as transgender in 2013.
Thursday, Sept. 11, 8:30 p.m.
Test — Set in San Francisco in 1985, Test tells the story of two dancers in a modern dance troupe during the start of the AIDS epidemic.
For more on Outflix, check out Flyer film editor Chris McCoy’s story. You can also find his in-depth review of Test here.
