AIDS DIVA

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UPCOMING SCREENINGS

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January 24, 2026  

Creating Change  - National Conference 2026 Washington DC. 

Dante Alencastre  / Workshop Panel Participant on : Film, Storytelling and Activism 

Washington DC, USA 

 

December 5, 2025

Frannie Peabody Center / HIV and AIDS Services - for World AIDS Day 2025.

Portland Museum of Art /  Part of PMA Film Program

COMMUNITY SCREENING 

Co-presented by Equality Maine / ECC@EQMA  and MTN (Maine TransNet )  

Portland, Maine 

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December 3, 2025

Film Screening and Health Equity Panel - for World AIDS Day 2025

UNIVERSITY SCREENING 

Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.
Sponsors: Q@Haas, Haas Healthcare Associates, Gender Equity Resource Center,   Pride Business Association, Haas Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Justice and Belonging (DEIJB)
Berkeley, CA

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December 1, 2025  

Somos Familia Valle Screening for World AIDS Day 2025

COMMUNITY SCREENING with panel.

Sponsors: Somos Familia Valle and Office of Lindsey Horvath, LA County Supervisor

San Fernando Valley / Pacoima, CA

 

November 13, 2025

Retreat conference for Organization of Executives 

of California LGBT Centers statewide.

The Source LGBTQ+ Center - Host / Executive Director Brian Poth

Visalia, CA

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October 23, 2025

The Chicago School / Graduate Psychology Program, Los Angeles campus

UNIVERSITY SCREENING with panel. 

Los Angeles, CA

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September 13, 2025

Screening commemorating 40th Anniversary of City of West Hollywood 

and AIDS Monument opening, West Hollywood, CA 

SCREENING with AIDS DIVA film interview participants in person.

Renberg Theater, Los Angeles LGBT Center

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June 6, 2025 

World Pride Washington DC 2025 - Official Program Selection 

Screening of 'AIDS DIVA' -  at DC Latinx Pride Film Festival 

June 6, 2025, 5:30 pm, at The Festival Center,

1640 Columbia Rd NW, Washington DC 20009

Admission free. RSVP recommended. 

Event Website: https://www.latinxhistoryproject.org/event-details/latinx-film-festival-2025

Scroll down to ‘Film Schedule’ and click on ‘Show More’ to find ‘AIDS Diva’.

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March 5, 2025

Ministry of Health of Spain, Ministerio de Sanidad (MISAN )

Community Screening in Madrid, Spain.

SCREENING of 'AIDS DIVA' film, in conjunction with community panel

and book launch event by Spanish Author and AIDS Activist, Gustavo Pecoraro.

Title: 'Alguien tendrá que serlo. Reflexiones sobre vivir con VIH ' (2024, Spanish)

which includes reference to the Connie Norman story. 

 

January 31, 2025

Equality California sponsored Community Screening.

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles, CA 

COMMUNITY SCREENING with Q & A with Dante Alencastre.

501 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 

 

January 25, 2025

Creating Change 2025 National CONFERENCE SCREENING ,

National LGBTQ Task Force 2025, 'Rooted in Resistance' / Las Vegas, NV

Q & A, with director Dante Alencastre.

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December 4, 2024

2024 World AIDS Day Screening

Renberg Theater / LA LGBT Center, Los Angeles CA

COMMUNITY SCREENING and Q & A, w/ Dante Alencastre and Peter Cashman.

 

May 9, 2024

Columbia Alumni Pride and Columbia Alumni Arts Access

Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, LINCOLN CENTER, New York, NY

COMMUNITY SCREENING and Q & A, with director Dante Alencastre, '83CC

144 W 65th St, New York, NY - 6pm  

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April 20, 2024

Digital Gym Cinema, Media Arts Center, San Diego, CA

COMMUNITY SCREENING with Conversation 

Post-Screening Q and A, with director Dante Alencastre

1100 Market St., San Diego, CA , 7:30pm

 

 

March 27, 2024

Mizell Center, Palm Springs / 3rd Wednesday Speaker Series / 6pm

TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY / COMMUNITY SCREENING with Conversation 

Palm Springs, CA

Discussion Panel: Dante Alencastre, Lex Ortega (Moderator, LGBT Community Center)

Dr. Toni D'Orsay ( Sociologist/Psychologist/Activist )

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October 19, 2023

CIRCA - Queer Histories Festival / Presented by ONE Archives Foundation 

OFFICIAL SELECTION : Film Screening + Conversation with Robin Podolsky and Dante Alencastre 

7-9 pm, The Ray Stark Family Theater, SCA 108, 900 W. 34th Street,

George Lucas Building , USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, / Los Angeles, CA 

Reserve Tickets (free) and Event Info: https://circafestival.org/event/369/

 

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September 30, 2023 

Orange County LGBTQ Center Screening + Q and A   

2 pm. at The Frida Cinema, 305 E 4th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 

COMMUNITY SCREENING with Conversation  

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July 27, 2023

Amsterdam Pride + Arts and Culture Festival

6:30 pm

COMMUNITY SCREENING with Conversation / Amsterdam, the Netherlands  

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June 11, 2023

NEW FILMMAKERS LA ( NFMLA ) Presents LGBTQ+ Cinema at LA PRIDE

Montalban Theater, 1615 Vine St., Hollywood, CA 

OFFICIAL SELECTION / with Conversation / Hollywood, CA  

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June 6, 2023

The NYC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

208 W. 13th St.,  6:30 - 9 pm

COMMUNITY SCREENING with Conversation / New York, NY  

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May 20, 2023

West Hollywood Human Rights Speaker Series / ONE Archives Foundation

City Council Chambers, 2- 4:30 pm

COMMUNITY SCREENING / with Intergenerational Discussion

RSVP required 

 

February 7, 2023

Antioch University 

COMMUNITY SCREENING / Los Angeles, CA

Discussion Panel: Doug Sadownick, Torie Osborn, Drian Juarez, Dante Alencastre.

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November 12, 2022

Los Angeles LGBT Center  

Renberg Theater, 6:30 pm

COMMUNITY SCREENING / Los Angeles, CA

Discussion Panel: Torie Osborn, Gia Ryan Olaes, Dante Alencastre.

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October 1, 2022

Gerber/Hart Library and Archives / The Leather Museum  

COMMUNITY SCREENING with Howard Brown Health / Healthy Chicago / Chicago IL

PANEL MODERATOR: Sarah Schulman

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September 10, 2022

Long Beach QFilms Festival 2022 / Long Beach, CA

OFFICIAL SELECTION 

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August 2, 2022

ATLAS DOCS 2022 : International HIV Doc Film Festival / Montreal, Canada

OFFICIAL SELECTION / AIDS 2022, World AIDS Conference, Montreal

 

July 30, 2021

James C. Hormel LGBTQIA+ Center, SF Public Library / San Francisco, CA

COMMUNITY SCREENING

Gerard Koskovich, Panel Moderator

 

June 14, 2022

Queer History Conference,  SF GLBT Historical Soc., SFSU, San Francisco, CA

OFFICIAL CONFERENCE SELECTION

 

June 14, 2022

National Queer Arts Festival / QCC Queer Cultural Center / San Francisco, CA

OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

May 25 2022

IHLIA LGBTI Heritage / Archives Program / Amsterdam, the Netherlands

COMMUNITY SCREENING

 

May 18, 2022

FRINGE ! Queer Film and Arts Fest,  Rio Cinema, London, UK

OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

March 4, 2022

Outfest Peru / Bibiloteca National del Peru / Lima, Peru

OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

January 26, 2022

The Social & Human Rights Film Festival MUSOC / Asturias, Spain 

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2022 / Cine Social & Derechos Humanos

 

November 10 2021
Thessaloniki Int. G.L.A.D. LGBTQ Film Festival / Thessaloniki, Greece

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 / BEST FILM AUDIENCE AWARD

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November 4-14

Les Gai Cine Mad, Madrid LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Madrid, Spain

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021

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October 22-3, 2021
MIX - LGBTQ+ International Film Festival / Copenhagen, Denmark

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021

 

October 17 2021
NEW FEST - The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival / New York, NY 

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021

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Oct 8 + 9, 2021

BendFilm - Independent Cinema, Bend, OR

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 / ARCHIVAL EDITING AWARD

 

September 16-26, 2021

Queer Screen Film Fest 2021 / Sydney, Australia

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 / DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - AUDIENCE AWARD 

Sept 18 + 23, 2021
The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival / Palm Springs, CA 

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 / AWARD

August 21, 2021 

OUTFEST LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival / Los Angeles, CA

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 / USA Live Premiere Event 

 

June 17 - 20, 2021  

2021  Korea Queer Film Festival / Seoul, Korea

OFFICIAL SELECTION

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April 22 - May 2, 2021
OUTSHINE - LGBTQ Film Festival, Miami, FL 

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 / AWARD

 

March 17 - 28, 2021

BFI Flare - British Film Institute, LGBTQ+ Film Festival / London, UK

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 / International Premiere / Digital