Filmmaker Mikaela Schwer grew up in Phoenix. She remembers classmates at Central High School being sent to these programs. And in particular, she remembers one of them — Aaron Bacon — who died while ...

The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix has canceled its 2026 edition due to ...

The Desperado Film Festival ran for 16 years at Paradise Valley Community College. Now, it’s being shut down. We’re aiming to ...

President Trump's new executive orders on DEI have led to the cancellation of the Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival at Paradise ...

KTAR News film critics Brandon King and Damon Allred sat through days of films at the 2025 Phoenix Film Festival to bring viewers the top five films to watch for. Everything you need to know about ...

The Phoenix Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, April 6, is the biggest one in metro Phoenix, and it's celebrating its 25th year.

But a film festival really puts it over the top. The Phoenix Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, April 6, is the biggest one in metro Phoenix, and it's celebrating ...

A long-running LGBTQ+ film festival in Phoenix was canceled after Trump’s DEI ban, as the hosting college feared losing ...

Phoenix Film Festival to host ‘Platoon’ reunion with Oliver Stone The legendary director, as well as cast and crew members, will take part in a special screening on Saturday night.

No Festival Required Independent Cinema is hosting the annual Arizona Architectural Film Showcase in April in downtown Phoenix. The showcase will present three architecture films over three nights ...

But a film festival really puts it over the top. The Phoenix Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, April 6, is the biggest one in metro Phoenix, and it's celebrating ...