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Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival, bringing the best in Queer cinema to Pittsburgh since 1985.

04/12/2026

Our upcoming Reel Stories program of Iranian shorts is a must-see! RSVP for free at the link in our bio.

Tuesday, April 14 @ 7pm
at Alphabet City + livestream

03/26/2026

Reel Stories is back at with a beautiful program of q***r Iranian short films! RSVP at the link in our bio to secure your spot or to register for livestream access.

Tuesday, April 14 @ 7pm
at Alphabet City

12/08/2025

Tonight! "We are Faheem & Karun" , followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers! Our discussion tonight with director and actor will be facilitated by .

Reserve your free ticket at https://cityofasylum.org/program/reel-q-november/

12/05/2025

"A tender, ground-breaking q***r love story": WE ARE FAHEEM & KARUN screens Monday for ! Join us after the film for a Q&A with director and actor , facilitated by , PhD student in the University of Pittsburgh Film and Media Studies Program.

Monday, 12/8 at 7PM
In-Person and Online

FREE: RSVP to save your seat at https://reelq.org/reel-stories/reel-stories-we-are-faheem-and-karun/

12/04/2025

"In Kashmir, where food offered by locals to soldiers is often viewed with deep suspicion, this small gesture is fraught with tension. Karun hesitates, visibly uncertain. Onir captures this cultural mistrust perfectly until Faheem bites into the same apple, silently reassuring Karun of his intent. It’s an act that speaks louder than any dialogue: a delicate offering of trust, affection, and defiance in a place where even kindness can be dangerous.

"Their love story unfolds in shadows, far away from the noise of mainstream q***r cinema. Here, love is not spectacle, it’s survival. It’s the right to feel, to yearn, to hope, in a space that denies all three."

". . . By centering q***r Kashmiri voices, embracing gender fluidity, and weaving a story through the everyday gestures of love and survival, We Are Faheem & Karun becomes more than a film. It becomes a quiet map for q***r existence in silenced places a testimony that says: We have always been here. And we have always loved."

🍎 Enrich your film experience with 's gorgeous review of 's We Are Faheem & Karun at Feminism in India: https://feminisminindia.com/2025/08/11/we-are-faheem-karun-a-quiet-revolution-from-kashmir-that-whispers-resistance/

📽️ Monday, Dec. 8 | FREE | Online and In-Person | Filmmaker Q&A | RSVP at ReelQ.org

12/04/2025

🌈📽️ We're honored to share that Monday's screening of WE ARE FAHEEM & KARUN will now feature a Q&A with director and actor !

"Filmmaker Onir is known to make films that push boundaries to normalise q***r love and acceptance. His new film, 'We Are Faheem & Karun' does exactly that, but without relying on the tropes and stereotypes of its premise . . . it’s a beautifully refreshing film that will shatter all your preconceived notions about the premise." - .ent

Reserve your free ticket at https://reelq.org/reel-stories/reel-stories-we-are-faheem-and-karun/ and join us to hear from these fantastic filmmakers.

12/03/2025

Reel Q is back with at City of Asylum this Monday! Don't miss "We Are Faheem & Karun," featuring a Q&A with director Onir.

Reserve your free ticket at https://reelq.org/reel-stories/reel-stories-we-are-faheem-and-karun/

12/02/2025

Join us Monday Dec 8th at 7PM for a free screening of We Are Faheem & Karun by Onir The film will feature a live Q&A with the film's director, Onir, and cast members.

We Are Faheem & Karun follows an unlikely connection between two young men divided by duty and identity. Faheem (Mir Tawseef), a Kashmiri college student, meets Karun (Akash Menon), an Indian border guard, at a checkpoint on his journey home to the remote village of Gurez. What begins as a simple exchange — an apple passed through a gate — slowly becomes a quiet act of longing and recognition. Their attraction grows in a place defined by barriers: of religion, politics, and the unspoken rules that govern both men’s lives.

Inspired by the real-life story of an Indian soldier, director Onir creates a restrained but deeply emotional portrait of forbidden love. Shot in Kashmir with local actors, the film captures the stark beauty of the region alongside its tension and isolation. We Are Faheem & Karun is both a love story and a human story — about connection in a landscape where every boundary, personal or political, seems unbreakable.

11/12/2025

It's opening night of the 44th annual Three Rivers Film Festival from November 12–23, 2025 by Film Pittsburgh

Reel Q is proud to co-sponsor the truly unique Rains Over Babel and the brand new documentary on legendary performer Boy George!

This excellent lineup of independent features, shorts, panels, parties, and special events, including Pittsburgh Shorts, the Filmmaker Conference and Script Competition, will take place across multiple venues in Pittsburgh.

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