Ep. 44 - Damien S. Navarro on the 2021 Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival

Damien S. Navarro is the executive director of Outfest, the world's leading organization that promotes equality by creating, sharing and protecting LGBT stories on the screen. Outfest builds community by connecting diverse populations to discover, discuss and celebrate stories of LGBT lives. For nearly four decades, Outfest has showcased thousands of films from around the world, educated and mentored hundreds of emerging filmmakers, and protected more than 40,000 LGBT films and videos.  This year's 10-day long Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival kick's off on August 13th with their Opening Night Gala featuring the Amazon Studios film Everybody's Talking About Jamie. is ten days of world-class films, panels, and parties. The global program slate features over 50 international films and 15 languages representing countries like South Korea, Nigeria, Mexico, Cuba, Israel, and Croatia. Los Angeles continues to be a trailblazer for multicultural LGBTQIA+ representation in entertainment. Additionally, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every film in this year's festival line-up will be available for streaming. To learn more about Outfest and purchase tickets, you can visit outfestla2021.com