Love Me Bait Me Documentary Film

02/07/2026

This upcoming Sun, Feb 8th at 2pm will be screening at the ARC in downtown Winona, MN as part of the Frozen River Film Festival ❄️

What makes this screening extra special is its collaboration with 🌈 featuring a week-long series of documentaries that each explore ***r identity, resilience, compassion, and in their own ways.

Starting with the earliest days of explores how censorship impacted the public’s access to LGBTQ+ narratives over the course of more than a century, emphasizing the role diverse stories play in our collective imagination for a better future 🌎

In person and online viewing passes available at:
🎟️ https://frff.org/schedule

If you are a Heart of Winona member and wish to attend, you can claim your free tickets and online discounts by emailing [email protected] ✨🩵

10/06/2025

For those who've been waiting: you now can stream Love Me Bait Me online until through October 12th!
https://watch.eventive.org/2025outonfilm/play/68add9284eb6e850ed6f255b

09/20/2025

Don’t miss this refreshing take on the history of media censorship & its impact on lives 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

🍿 17th Annual Film Festival
🎥 THURSDAY, SEPT 25 at 4:45PM
📍 Palm Springs Cultural Center in Palm Springs, CA
🎟️ Festival passes: psculturalcenter.org

🍿 38th Annual Film Festival
🎥 FRIDAY, OCT 3 at 7:00PM
📍 Out Front Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA
🎟️ $12 In person & online tickets: festival.outonfilm.org

🍿 16th Annual
🎥 FRIDAY, OCT 3 at 8:00PM
📍 Center for Native Arts & Culture in Portland, OR
🎟️ In person & online tickets: portlandfilm.org
🦋 Online sales start: SEPT 25 • Advance tickets $4 • $15 Day of tickets on a first-come first-served basis

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08/21/2025

See in both BIRMINGHAM and SAN FRANCISCO this August!

27th Annual Sidewalk Film Fest
🎬🍿 THREE showings: Aug 20-23 (details in bio)
TICKETS: sidewalkfest.com/tickets

5th Annual SF Q***r Film Fest at
📽️🎞️ Opening Night on Friday, Aug 22 @ 6PM
TICKETS: sfq***rfilmfest.com

A huge thank you to ***rfilmfest & for considering us!! We are so thrilled to be announcing this news and can’t wait to see you all there 🤗

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08/15/2025

Dip your toes into the rich and fraught history of LGBTQIA+ representation this Wednesday at ✨

🎥 Wednesday, August 20
⏰ Screening: 8:30 PM and 8:45 PM
📍Sidewalk Cinema, Birmingham AL
🎟️ Reserve your spot at sidewalkfest.com

The theater has elevators, ADA accessible seating and bathrooms. Seats are 18” across with arms down, 24” across with arms up.

06/05/2025

We're screening in Missoula this weekend!

Q***r West is proud to present Love Me Bait Me: The Power of Q***r Representation dir. Rachel van der Bie, screening on Saturday, June 7th at 1:00pm. The screening will also include a short Q&A with the filmmakers! Tickets are on sale now on The Roxy’s website!

This feature documentary explores the historical relationship between Hollywood, television, and the authentic portrayal of diverse LGBTQ+ experiences over the course of more than a century.



***rwestfest

05/27/2025

We're kicking off in Missoula, MT with Q***r West!

WHEN: Saturday, June 7 at 1PM
WHERE: The Roxy Theater

Followed by a Director & Producer Q&A with Rachel and Margot. ✨

Tickets available NOW

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02/27/2025

We're excited to share with you some initial audience reactions to the film!

12/17/2024

It’s OFFICIAL 🎉 We’ve just submitted to our FIRST two film festivals: Boston's LGBTQ+ Festival "Wicked Q***r" and Toronto's Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival 🥳

Comment below where else you’d like to see a screening of and we’ll do our very best to make it happen!!

06/30/2024

On the final day of 🌈 we are thrilled to announce that is finally complete! We are so, so proud to finish this important documentary. Next up, applying to film festivals and organizing screenings! Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way - we can’t wait to share our movie with you soon 🧡❤️🩷

06/28/2023

As LGBTQ+ Pride Month ends and we head into Disability Pride Month, let us all acknowledge the importance of intersectionality within diverse spaces and work together to bring equality and equity to ALL people.