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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which debuted in 2009, is hosted by a student club at Paradise Valley Community College, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...