Cruising the Movies 2025

Monday, January 6 - Monday, December 15, 2025

“Cruising the Movies” is IFC Center’s monthly screening series that explores the fringes, the underground, and the oft ignored chapters of queer cinema history.

Each month, series programmers and hosts Elizabeth Purchell and KJ Shepherd will not only present a film outside the edges of mainstream gay cinema but also release a podcast that gives a deeper dive into the history, production, and impact of these selections. Through interviews, archival sources, and conversations with filmmakers, critics, and historians, this podcast and screening series will uncover how cinema is inextricable from queer history at large.

Series Films

Current and Upcoming Films

Past Films