It's All True International Documentary Film Festival
Sao Paulo, Brazil
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
Black Queer Festival
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23
Legitimacy ScoreOverview
The Black Queer Festival is a recent Rio de Janeiro film festival created by Alek Lean’s Experimental Filmes to amplify Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQIAPN+ voices through cinema. It is notable for its intersectional focus and for screening short films, documentaries, fiction, animation, experimental works, and video art in competitive and curated programs. The festival’s significance lies in its effort to expand representation and visibility for underrepresented communities within Brazil’s film festival circuit, with free screenings and awards that help position it as a dedicated platform for Black queer audiovisual work.
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Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+2 pts)
- 1 verified pro signal
Red Flags (-29 pts)
- No physical screenings
- 2 documented risk signals
- On watchlist — negative reputation signals detected
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- VERY_NEW
- Description contradicts structured venue/screening data
Positive Signals
- FF_GOLD_BADGE
Festival Details
Founded
2024
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Legitimacy Score23/100
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