First: aGLIFF stands for All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival. Second: This is the longest-running film festival in Austin, Texas. Now that you’ve got the basic facts, you’re more than ready to enjoy five full days of film screenings, Q&As, panels, and parties hosted by aGLIFF. Highlights include opening night, where a red carpet reception at AFS Cinema precedes Rent Free, screening for its Southwest premiere; directed by Fernando Andrés, this Austin-set dramedy follows best friends Ben and Jordan trying to survive the rapidly changing city. There’s also aGLIFF’s Queer Black Voices dinner where winners of the Queer Black Voices Fund – æryka jourdaine hollis o’neil, Brandon R. Nicholas, Deshon Leek – will have their films screened. Grab your badge or individual tickets for this year’s fest at agliff.com/prism-37. – James Scott
Aug. 21-25
Various locations