• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH @ 5PM 

    World Premiere! Papi’s Pregnant chronicles filmmaker Oli Rodriguez’ conception and navigation of getting pregnant as a transmasculine identified/non-binary person. Director: Oliverio Rodriguez. 82 mins. 

    + Q&A with the filmmakers

  • Our opening gala will include special guest speakers including Scott Turner Schofield, drag performances by Obsidienne Obsurd and Beautox Rocks, a raffle, and more!

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29

  • Screening sponsored by Hi Desert Times Magazines.

    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH @ 8PM 

    Giant insects, bikini-clad zombies, trans werewolves, and the lurking horrors of small town life are just some of the skin-crawling themes explored in this eclectic group of spooky queer short films from around the world. 

    + Q&A with the filmmakers


    Kill Your Landlord (2023)

    Dir. Jill Hill

    10 mins

    Howling (2023)

    Dir. Daviel Shy

    3 mins

    Zombikini (2023)

    Dir. Kat Wood

    20 mins

    Spookable (2024)

    Dir. Jonathan Andre Culliton

    15 mins

    Escape from Eden (2024)

    Dir. Lampros Kordolaimis

    9 mins

    PIECHT (2023)

    Dir. Luka Lara Steffen

    29 mins

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29

  • FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20 @ 10PM

    Iconic desert queer party Tits & Palms presents the 29 Queer Film Festival After Party! Kickback after a day of queer films with this FREE dance party! Featuring local DJs, curated cocktails, and many more SURPRISES!

  • OUT THERE BAR

    73839 Twentynine Palms Hwy. Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

  • Screening sponsored by The Tiny Pony Tavern.

    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST @ 2:30PM

    This revolutionary DIY parody film and hilarious reimagining of the classic autobiographical coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City to make it big as a comedian by joining the cast of UCB Live - a government-sanctioned late night sketch show in a world where comedy has been outlawed. As mainstream success eludes our heroine, leading her to unite with a ragtag team of rejects, misfits, and a certain love interest named Mister J, "Joker the Harlequin" is born again as a confident (and psychotic) joker on a collision course with the city's fascist caped crusader. Vats of feminizing chemicals, sexy cartoon interludes, scarecrow psychiatrists, CGI Lorne Michaels, and psychedelic gender dysphoria all play supporting roles. Helmed by writer/director/editor/star Vera Drew, using her own life experiences as a basis for the film, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER is a deeply personal journey that's as much documentary as it is parody. Director: Vera Drew. 92 mins.

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29

  • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST @ 5:30PM

    Screening sponsored by Desert Ace Hardware

    Celebrate the variety of queer experience with this heartfelt and surprisingly funny shorts program! From a documentary about an Australian bear artist to a tale of transformation shot in our desert backyard to the funniest film about a funeral you may ever see, this program has it all. 

    + Q&A with the filmmakers

    My Bear Path (2024)

    Dir. Albert Koomen

    10 mins

    Tell Me (2023)

    Dir. Jeanine Fiser

    9 mins

    Love on the Brain (2024)

    Dir. Ryan Heffington

    4 mins

    Grace (2023)

    Dir. Natalie Jasmine Harris

    13 mins

    Encuerados (2024)

    Dir. Orlando Bedolla

    11 mins

    Caterpillar (2024)

    Dir. Ella Richie Teresa DeMaria

    9 mins

    SEAWEED SANTA (2021)

    Dir. BEARPAD (Patrick Stephenson)

    4 mins

    Lesbophilia (2024)

    Dir. Michelle West

    15 mins

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29

  • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST @ 8PM

    Screening sponsored by Sun of the Desert.

    World Premiere! With Willa Justice hot on the trail of high desert murderer Pink Face, she must follow her heart, and a mysterious chicken, to solve the case. Director: Jonathan Andre Culliton. 15 mins.

  • + DRAG PERFORMANCE BY LADY CHILANE

    + PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE CAST AND CREW OF WILLA JUSTICE

    + BINGO HOSTED BY LADY CHILANE

    + TEASER TRAILER FOR “OUTAGE” AND LADY CHILANE MUSIC VIDEO “BELLA DONNA”

    + I FALL TO PIZZAS SERVING FRESH PIZZA

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29

  • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST @ 11PM

    Screening sponsored by Scorpion Lollipop.

    Get ready for a night of groundbreaking, spicy queer cinema and avant-garde films presented by curator Bradford Nordeen of Dirty Looks LA. Join us for an in-person experience on the patio at Corner62. 18+ Adults Only Screening.

    Private Pleasures (1985)

    Dir. O. Wow

    25 mins

    Polycephaly in D (2024)

    Dir. Michael Robinson

    23 mins

    Pasiphae (2024)

    Dir. Ron Athey

    10 mins

    Big Sur Gay Porn (2023)

    Dir. Ryan A White

    12 mins

  • CORNER 62

    MAP: 73552 29 Palms Highway Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

  • Tickets available now!

  • Screening sponsored by The Station Joshua Tree.

    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND @ 12:00PM

    The films in this program prove that life is truly a rollercoaster. During a global pandemic, things turn upside down at a beloved Joshua Tree beauty salon. A pair of friends try to survive a trip to the bathroom in a desert gas station. A trans person navigates a perpetually dubious medical system. These are just a few of the rocky and wildly tumultuous experiences depicted in “Gay and All Over the Place.”

    + Q&A with the filmmakers


    Inside the Beauty Bubble (2021)

    Dir. Cheryl Bookout & Cheri Gaulke

    31 mins

    Ro & Shirelle (2022)

    Dir. Adelina Anthony

    8 mins

    STP (2024)

    Dir. Brook Lee Karner & Pat Shafer

    7 mins

    Not Dating (2022)

    Dir. Puppett & Lise Angelica Johnson

    13 mins

    Blue Square Heart (2022)

    Dir. William Venus Means

    30 mins

    Are You Sure? (2024)

    Dir. Perette Barella

    10 mins

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29

  • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND @ 2:30PM 


    A couple of lovable, degenerate Juggalos must sojourn through America’s hellish underbelly to The Gathering of the Juggalos, the one place on earth they feel accepted. Director: Nathan Tape. 90 mins.

    + Q&A with the filmmakers

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29

  • Screening sponsored by Más o Menos.

    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND @ 5:30PM

    An awards show with pluck and pizzazz! Hosted by Obsidienne Obsurd and featuring performances by Lady Chilane and Beautox Rocks, it’s the drag/awards show you just can’t miss. 

    The Golden Coyotes will celebrate special guest honoree VICO ORTIZ (Our Flag Means Death) as the recipient of the first-ever Coyote Courage Award.  Feature films will be eligible for the Best Feature Jury Prize. Short films will be eligible for the Best Short Jury Prize.  Talent from any film will be eligible for the Roadrunner Best Performance Award.  There will be two awards voted on by the audience:  Best Short and Best Feature.  Prizes will include cash, gift certificates to local desert favorites, and Golden Coyote trophies. We will also be giving away a raffle prize to one lucky audience member.

  • Ballots are distributed with every screening. The audience-voted categories are: Best Feature, Best Short, and Best Performance.

  • Tickets available via Theatre 29