Experience the Power of Art and Justice
Art, film, and justice converge to create a dynamic platform for storytelling and advocacy, inspiring change while challenging societal norms. Check out the galleries below for memories from our Film Festivals, filmmaking workshops, and other special events.
Thank you for making memories with us during QWOCFF 2025!
For photos taken indoors, masks were removed for the photo opportunity and placed back on immediately afterwards.
This year, thanks to Showtime Photo Booth we’re excited to feature a photo wall at our Film Festival. Since 2013, they’ve been creating memorable moments in Indianapolis, Dallas, and Phoenix. With 27 unique photo experiences to choose from, guests are sure to have a blast at weddings, corporate functions, and festivals.
News & Insights
What we’re making, where we’re showing up, and what we’re thinking about.
KPFA Women’s Magazine interview: 22nd annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Lisa Dettmer, Host and Co-Founder of KPFA Women’s Magazine interviewed QWOCMAP’s Executive Director Madeleine…
22nd annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
SF/Arts published a spotlight about our 22nd annual International Queer Women of Color Film…
Filmmaker
QWOCMAP gives communities of people that do not typically have a voice in mainstream media a chance to find their voice and be heard. QWOCMAP opens doors. And those of us that have somehow managed to be so lucky to make it in are opening up more doors.
Filmmaker
I recently became a recipient of a Princess Grace Award in Film and I think that has so much to do with how QWOCMAP is able to shape artists and lmmakers to tell their own truth and to believe in their work. Those are very powerful lessons to learn.
Filmmaker
Having had that community of queer women of color filmmakers has been the foundation of my resolve to face the sexist, racist, and homophobic perspectives of the larger filmmaking community. It is very easy to become lost within the confines of one’s present world, and I always think back to QWOCMAP to find my way back to me.
QWOCMAP gives communities of people that do not typically have a voice in mainstream media a chance to find their voice and be heard. QWOCMAP opens doors. And those of us that have somehow managed to be so lucky to make it in are opening up more doors.
I recently became a recipient of a Princess Grace Award in Film and I think that has so much to do with how QWOCMAP is able to shape artists and lmmakers to tell their own truth and to believe in their work. Those are very powerful lessons to learn.
Having had that community of queer women of color filmmakers has been the foundation of my resolve to face the sexist, racist, and homophobic perspectives of the larger filmmaking community. It is very easy to become lost within the confines of one’s present world, and I always think back to QWOCMAP to find my way back to me.
