06/02/2026
SHARING....This year is proud to present 14 DC documentary premieres highlighting LGBTQ+ voices from around the world. From intimate family stories and q***r identity journeys to legendary trailblazers and bold experimental cinema, these films celebrate resilience, love, memory, and self-expression in all its forms.
🎬 Screenings + filmmaker Q&As
📍 Downtown Washington, DC
🗓 June 11–14
🎟 Regal Gallery Place, Eaton Cinema, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company + more
Featured films include:
✨ ADAM’S APPLE: A transgender teen and his mother chronicle their lives, weaving an intimate portrait of a family in transition.
✨ BARBARA FOREVER: A dreamlike portrait of the life, work, and legacy of a pioneering feminist experimental filmmaker whose work helped shape early le***an cinema.
✨ THEYDREAM: After 20 years of chronicling his Puerto Rican family, a director and his mother face devastating losses.
✨ JARIPEO: In Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos, what begins as a celebration of tradition descends into a subconscious terrain of memory, q***r desire, and longing
✨ TIME WARP: Fifty years after THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW electrified the world, a fearless dreamer sets out to bring its message of personal expression and sexual freedom to a small town in Wyoming.
✨ GIVE ME THE BALL!: This intimate portrait of tennis legend and trailblazer Billie Jean King reveals the personal toll behind the immense sacrifices she made to transform her sport—and the world.
✨ TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN ON MY CHEST: A Chinese misfit ricochets between Berlin’s alternative scene and Beijing’s family expectations.
✨ LOVE APPTUALLY: Following a French journalist’s journey from an early fascination with Tinder to an investigation of the deeper truths embedded in its algorithm.
…plus a powerful lineup of LGBTQ+ shorts.
Join us in celebrating bold nonfiction storytelling and q***r voices on screen. Go to or www.dcdoxfest.com
DC/DOX is a documentary film festival in the nation’s capital, celebrating bold voices, innovative visions, and dedicated truth-seekers in the art of non-fiction storytelling.
