UPCOMING SCREENINGS
ENCORE BROADCAST (DOC WORLD on WORLD Channel)
October 31, 2021 at 7 pm PST/10 pm EST
Streaming via worldchannel.org and PBS.org
Canisius College LGBTQ & Borders & Migrations Speaker Series (Buffalo, NY)
POSTPONED
Subjects Cheyenne Adriano and Mari Timans will appear for a Q&A following the screening
San Joaquin Delta College (Stockton, CA)
POSTPONED
Subjects Cheyenne Adriano and Mari Timans will appear for a Q&A following the screening

PAST SCREENINGS
San Francisco International Film Festival (San Francisco and Oakland, CA)
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 7:30 PM — The Victoria Theatre, San Francisco
Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 8 PM — The Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland
Private educational screenings sponsored by SFFILM Education during the festival:
Children’s Creativity Museum (San Francisco, CA), Mission High School (San Francisco, CA), Oceana High School (Pacifica, CA)
WORLD PREMIERE
TLVFest: The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Thursday, June 13, 2:00 PM
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Unity Center at the California Museum (Sacramento, CA)
Saturday, June 22, 1:00pm
Subjects Cheyenne Adriano and Mari N’Timansieme will appear for a Q&A following the screening.
Frameline Film Festival (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, June 23, 1:00pm
Director Tom Shepard and subjects Cheyenne Adriano, Mari N’Timansieme, Subhi Nahas, and Junior Mayema to appear for Q&A following the screening
Special event Troubled Sanctuary: LGBTQ+ Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Immigrants in the US to follow at approximately 2:30 pm
Damn these Heels LGBTQ Film Festival (Salt Lake City, UT)
Saturday, July 13, 5:45 pm
Subjects Cheyenne Adriano and Mari N’Timansieme will appear for a Q&A following the screening.
Outfest (Los Angeles, CA)
Monday, July 22, 2019, 7:15 pm
GRAND JURY AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
California Film Institute – Launch of Community Cinema Series (San Rafael, CA)
Monday, September 16, 2016, Rafael Film Center
Presented by CFI Education; Discussion and Q&A immediately following screening with director Tom Shepard
Community Partners The Spahr Center and African Human Rights Coalition (African HRC)
Reeling 2019 (Chicago)
Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 1:15 pm — Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema
Portland Queer Fest (Portland, OR)
Wednesday, September 25 at 8:45 pm at Cinema 21 – Screen 1, 616 NW 21st Avenue Portland, OR
Cinema Diverse (Palm Springs, CA)
Saturday, September 28, 2018 at 7 pm — Mary Pickford Theatre
Cinema Queer (Stockholm, Sweden)
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Out on Film (Atlanta, GA)
Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 12 noon — Out Front Theatre, 999 Grady Av, Atlanta
OUTMemphis (Memphis, TN)
Saturday, October 5 at 1:30 pm — 892 S Cooper St, Memphis
Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Tampa Bay, FL)
Saturday, October 5 at 1:45 pm
QCinema: Fort Worth LGBT International Film Festival (Fort Worth, TX)
Saturday, October 5 at 3:30 pm, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth
GlobeDocs Film Festival (Boston, MA)
Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 8 pm — Brattle Theatre
Bent Film Festival (Sacramento, CA)
Saturday, October 12 at 3:45 pm, Crest Theater, 103 K Street, Sacramento
OUTSHINE LGBTQ Film Festival (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Saturday, October 12th at 5 pm, The Classic Gateway Theatre, 1820 E Sunrise Bl, Fort Lauderdale
Seattle Queer Film Festival (Seattle, WA)
Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 6:45 pm — Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center, 517 East Pike St, Seattle
San Antonio, QFest LGBT Film Festival (San Antonio, TX)
Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 8 pm — Woodlawn Pointe Theatre, 702 Donaldson, San Antonio
Dayton LBGT Film Festival (Dayton, OH)
Sunday, October 13 at 12:30 pm — The Neon, 130 E 5th St, Dayton
ImageOut: Rochester LGBT Film Film and Video Festival (Rochester, NY)
Sunday, October 13 at 12:15 pm — Little Theatre 2, 240 East Avenue, Rochester.
Melanin Pride Festival (Boston, MA)
Sunday, October 13 at 3 pm — Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Av, Boston
Buffalo International Film Festival (Buffalo, NY)
Monday, October 14 at 4 pm — Babeville, 341 Delaware Av, Buffalo
United Nations Association Film Festival (Palo Alto, CA)
Saturday, October 19th at 9:10 pm — Institute for the Future, 201 Hamilton St, Palo Alto.
Way OUT West Film Fest (Albuquerque, NM)
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 12 noon – Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque
Alexander Valley Film Festival (Healdsburg, CA)
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 5:30 pm — The Raven Film Center , 415 Center St, Healdsburg,
ReelQ: Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival (Pittsburgh, PA)
Wednesday, October 23 at 7 pm — City Of Asylum in the downstairs World Cellar, 40 W North Av, Pittsburgh
InsideOut Ottowa LGBT Film & Video Festival (Ottawa, Ontario)
Saturday, October 26 at 12 noon — National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr, Ottawa
NewFest (New York, NY)
Saturday, October 26th at 4:15 pm — Cinépolis Chelsea – Theater 7, 260 W 23rd St., NYC
LesGaiCineMad: Madrid Gay & Lesbian 25 Film Festival (Madrid, Spain)
Tuesday, November 5th at 9:30 pm
Scottsdale International Film Festival (Scottsdale, AZ)
Sunday, November 3 at 5:05 pm — Harkins Shea 14 Theatre, 7354 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale
Saturday, November 9 at 11:50 am — Harkins Shea 14 Theatre, 7354 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale
University of Notre Dame Global LGBTQ+ 28 Film Festival (South Bend, IN)
Thursday, November 7, at 7 pm — Civil Rights Heritage Center, 1040 West Washington St
Las Vegas Queer Arts Film Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
Saturday, November 9, at 5 pm — Regal Colonnade, 8880 South Eastern Avenue
Holebi Film Festival (Vlaanderen, Belgium)
Saturday, November 9, at 5 pm — Leuven – Cinema ZED-Vesalius
Cinema St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Wednesday, November 13 at 8 pm — Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Bl, St. Louis
Rocky Mountain Women’s Film (Colorado Springs, CO)
Saturday, November 16th at two times and two locations. Check the festival for updated information.
FRINGE! Queer Film & Arts Fest (London, UK)
Sunday, November 17 at 4 pm — Rose Lipman Building
Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles)
Sunday, December 1 — William Hannon Library
Berlin Lesbian Non-Binary Filmfest (Berlin)
Sunday, December 8 at 11 am — SPUTNIK KINO (Höfe am Südstern) Berlin Kreuzberg
Human Rights Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario)
Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm — Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St W
St. John Film Society (St. John, Virgin Islands)
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 7:30 PM — St. John School for the Arts, Cruz Bay
Reelout Queer Film & Video Festival (Kingston, Ontario)
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 8:15 PM — The Screening Room
Queer Screen – Mardi Gras Film Festival 2020 (Sydney, NSW) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Sunday, February 16 at 7 PM — Dendy Cinemas, 261-263 King Street, Newtown
Conference on World Affairs (St. Petersburg, FL)
Thursday, February 20 at 2:30 PM — USFSP Lynn Pippenger Hall Kate Tiedemann College of Business
Reel Affirmations (Washington, D.C)
Thursday, February 27 at 7 pm — Landmark E Street Cinema
DocScapes & Lesbian Looks Screening Series (Tucson, AZ)
Thursday, February 27 at 7 pm — Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway
Producer & Cinematographer Jen Gilomen in attendance.
Amplify Austin Kickoff Event: Refugee Services of Texas (Austin, TX)
Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 5:30 pm — Alamo Drafthouse
East Bay International Jewish Film Festival (Pleasant Hill, CA)
Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 1:40 pm — Century 16 Downtown Pleasant Hill
Subjects Subhi Nahas and Frederick Hertz will be in attendance.
UCSD Critical Gender Studies Community Series (San Diego, CA)
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7 PM — Digital Gym
Cleveland International Film Festival Streams (Online – Ohio Residents Only)
April 15-28, 2020
IRC San Diego Refugee Film Festival (Online)
May 11-12, 2020
Q&A with director Tom Shepard May 13 at 7:00 PM
NorthwestFest (Online – Alberta Residents Only)
May 8 – 17, 2020
Moutainfilm Virtual Festival (Online)
May 15-25, 2020
World Refugee Day Screening Event (RSVP on OVEE)
June 22, 2020 at 7 pm EST
Featuring a live video discussion with Ambassador Samantha Power, NPR’s Ari Shapiro, director Tom Shepard, and Subhi Nahas.
Flyer available here.
Out on Film & Georgia Equality Online Film Festival (For Georgia Residents Only)
June 11, 2020 – June 30, 2020
Director Tom Shepard will be live in conversation at 8:30 pm EST on June 11, 2020
Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice (Registration Required)
June 25, 2020 at 3:30 pm EST
Panel Discussion with Q&A on June 29, 2020, at 12 pm EST
JAYU Last Tuesdays Virtual Screening Series
June 30, 2020, at 6 pm EST
Facebook Live Q&A with director Tom Shepard and subjects Junior Mayema, Cheyenne Adriano and Mari Timans
UNSETTLED Summer Series Presents a LIVE Congressional Briefing on LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
July 16, 2020 at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET
Moderated by Camille Massey; panelists include Congresswoman Deb Haaland, Kelly Razzouk, and Subhi Nahas
California Humanities Art of Storytelling presents Seeking Refuge in America: A Conversation with Tom Shepard, Director of UNSETTLED (Online Event – Conversation Only)
July 22, 2020, at 5 pm PST
With co-host Mina Para Matlon, board member at California Humanities.
BROADCAST PREMIERE (DOC WORLD on WORLD Channel)
June 28, 2020 at 7 pm PST/10 pm EST
Streaming via worldchannel.org and PBS.org through August 20, 2020
BraveMaker Film Fest (Redwood City, CA)
Sept 4-6, 2020
Cinemabeiro (A Coruña, Spain)
Sunday, October 4 at 8pm
Free online registration
ENCORE BROADCAST (DOC WORLD on WORLD Channel)
November 1, 2020 at 7 pm PST/10 pm EST
Streaming via worldchannel.org and PBS.org through November 4th