CHICAGO, Illinois — The 39th Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival today announced the winning films from its 2021 program, which included 33 feature films and 54 short films curated in nine programs. This year’s submissions came from more than 15 countries including Israel, Turkey, Iran, Australia, Italy, Romania, and Chile. This year’s Festival ran September 24 – 30 in-person and September 27 – October 7 virtually. Reeling is the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world, and a Chicago cultural institution.
JURY AWARD WINNERS
Best Documentary Feature
INVISIBLE: GAY WOMEN IN SOUTHERN MUSIC
Dir. T.J. Parsell
Best Narrative Feature
DOWN IN PARIS
Dir. Antony Hickling
Best Documentary Short Film
SCARS
Dir. Alex Anna
Best Narrative Short Film
MY MOTHER’S GIRLFRIEND
Dir. Arun Fulara
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Audience Award for Documentary Feature
GEMMEL & TIM
Dir. Michiel Thomas
Audience Award for Narrative Feature
MASCARPONE
Dirs. Alessandro Guida and Matteo Pilati
Audience Award for Narrative Short
NEW FLESH FOR THE OLD CEREMONY
Dir. Elizabeth Rakhilkina
Audience Award for Experimental Short
CAUSE OF DEATH
Dir. Jyoti Mistry
Audience Award for Documentary Short
FARAWAY
Dir. Aziz Zoromba