39th REELING: CHICAGO LGBTQ+ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNING FILMS

2021 Edition Ran In-Person and Virtually September 23 - October 7, 2021

CHICAGO, Illinois -- The 39th Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival today announced the winning films from its 2021 program, which included 33 feature films and 54 short films curated in nine programs. This year's submissions came from more than 15 countries including Israel, Turkey, Iran, Australia, Italy, Romania, and Chile. This year's Festival ran September 24 - 30 in-person and September 27 - October 7 virtually. Reeling is the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world, and a Chicago cultural institution.
 
 JURY AWARD WINNERS
  Best Documentary Feature
  INVISIBLE: GAY WOMEN IN SOUTHERN MUSIC
  Dir. T.J. Parsell
 
  Best Narrative Feature
  DOWN IN PARIS
  Dir. Antony Hickling
 
  Best Documentary Short Film
  SCARS
  Dir. Alex Anna
 
  Best Narrative Short Film
  MY MOTHER'S GIRLFRIEND
  Dir. Arun Fulara
 
 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
  Audience Award for Documentary Feature
  GEMMEL & TIM
  Dir. Michiel Thomas
 
  Audience Award for Narrative Feature
  MASCARPONE
  Dirs. Alessandro Guida and Matteo Pilati
 
  Audience Award for Narrative Short
  NEW FLESH FOR THE OLD CEREMONY
  Dir. Elizabeth Rakhilkina
 
  Audience Award for Experimental Short
  CAUSE OF DEATH
  Dir. Jyoti Mistry
 
  Audience Award for Documentary Short
  FARAWAY
  Dir. Aziz Zoromba
 

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