QDoc Film Festival

12/31/2025

QDoc 2025 gratitude continued… huge appreciation to THE LAST GUEST OF THE HOLLOWAY MOTEL (Oregon Premiere), profiling once-star British footballer Tony Powell as he reconciles the life he’s made for himself as the lonesome manager of a closing Hollywood motel with the one he forsook decades ago.

Thank you to Directors Ramiel Petros & Nicholas Freeman for this work, and to Ramiel for joining us for a thoughtful post-screening conversation.

Huge thanks to sponsors Tracy Curtis () & Rick Nagore and to Matt, Kevin, and the team at Cascade AIDS Project ) & PRISM Health for your community partnership.

12/31/2025

Our QDoc 2025 thank yous continue… sending huge appreciation to all involved in QSHORTS!

Much gratitude to the brilliant directors and subjects and teams behind this powerful lineup of short documentaries:

• We Will Go Down in History (NW Coast Premiere) — Cameron Richards & Charlie Tidmas
• Esther Godoy Wants You to Know That Butch Is Not a Dirty Word (Oregon Premiere) — Emily Hamilton, Esther Godoy
• The Fault Line (West Coast Premiere) — Brydie O’Connor
• Shelly’s Leg (Oregon Premiere) — Wes Hurley
• Beyond Eden (North America Premiere) — Al Johnstone and the original land d***s

Huge thank you to our QShorts sponsors Pedro () & John Gomez Kelly (), to Basic Rights Oregon () for their community partnership, and to OPB for their wonderful community service.

12/30/2025

Our end of year gratitude posts for QDoc 2025 continue… huge appreciation to MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE!

What an honor it was to host the Oregon Premiere of this vibrant, joyful celebration of Chicago’s Black and q***r pioneers who transformed disco’s collapse into the revolutionary new sound we now know as house music. Deep gratitude to Director Elegance Bratton and Producer Chester Algernal Gordon for this powerful work.

Huge thank you to Ty Smart & Mike Pond for your generous film sponsorship and continued support, to Rod Olin for your continued support, and to Portland for packing the house.

12/10/2025

Our gratitude posts for QDoc 2025 continue… huge appreciation to THE PITCH!

What an honor to have Canadian superstar and film subject Diana Matheson and Producer Nathalie Cook join us for North American premiere of this incredibly inspiring film and to have the one and only Karina LeBlanc also join us in conversation. Thank you Director Michèle Hozer for this work.

Huge thank you to Piper & Ashley Crowell and Wendy Thacher & Maria Gemma for your film sponsorship and continued support.

Massive shoutout to for their community partnership and all that they do to elevate women’s sports.

Awesome photo captures by and Cheri Horner Jensen.

11/13/2025

WICKET appreciation post.

What a joy to have Bboy Wicket (), Director Lily Plotkin () and Producer Ryland Hormel () join us for the Oregon premiere of this award winning doc!

Huge thank you to Craig Weintz () & Bill Osborne, Lisa Watson () & Peter Shanky, and Jessy Friedt () for your film sponsorship and all of your support.

And shout out to Eric Slade () for the awesome captures.

11/10/2025

STOP THE INSANITY: FINDING SUSAN POWTER appreciation post.

Thank you Susan Powter for not only sharing your journey, but joining us in person for a screening and Q&A with Eden Dawn that we’ll never forget! Thank you Director Zeberiah Newman for your intimate film and thank you Michiel Thomas for your talent and for returning to QDoc once again, we loved having you here with us.

Thank you to film sponsors Howie Bierbaum, Tom Barreto & Brian Sinclair for your longtime (from the beginning!) support.

Thank you to our community partners The Portland Book of Dates.

Gratitude to for your Presenting Sponsorship, and Cascade AIDS Project (), Sean Bruich (), and Rick Watkins in honor of Les Lewis for their Major Sponsorship.

11/09/2025

BETWEEN GOODBYES appreciation post.

Thank you Mieke for sharing your deeply moving story and thank you Director Jota Mun for your incredibly important film. What an honor to host the Oregon premiere. If you missed our sold out screening, tune in to PBS / OPB when the film premieres on POV on December 8th.

Thank you to film sponsors David Weissman (.weissman.film), Steve Domreis, Lisa Schimmel & Madison Weiss () for all of your continued support.

And thank you for your Presenting Sponsorship.

11/05/2025

Still buzzing from QDoc Opening Night last month!

Thank you Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, and Jon Moss for sharing your story and thank you to BOY GEORGE & CULTURE CLUB Director Alison Ellwood for your fabulous film.

Thank you to Portland’s own Goliaths Of Glam, IZOHNNY! (Isaiah Esquire & Johnny Nuriel) for your incredible performance to kick off the night!

Thank you for your Presenting Sponsorship.

Thank you Opening Night film sponsors Stacey Banahan (), Brian Carr () & Thomas LaPierre () for all of your continued support.

And thank you Portland community for a sold out Opening Night!

📸 credits: Eric Slade and 🎥 credit: Boy George

10/28/2025

What a weekend. Thank you Portland. More thanks to come, but for now… 💜

10/26/2025

TODAY (Sun Oct 26) at 4:30pm - Oregon premiere of NIGHT IN WEST TEXAS followed by a conversation with Director Deborah S. Esquenazi, Allison Clayton, Deputy Director of the Innocence Project of Texas, and Kenneth A. Kreuscher, Co-Director, Oregon Innocence Project

10/26/2025

Today is the final day of the festival. Check out this line-up:
Q SHORTS!
THE LAST GUEST OF THE HOLLOWAY MOTEL
NIGHT IN WEST TEXAS
CLOSING NIGHT! ROW OF LIFE

Again, we can’t thank our presenting sponsor Hopscotch enough for all they have done for us.
Things to remember:
23 & YOUNGER: FREE TICKETS! Use code YOUTH at check out.
AGED 75+: FREE TICKETS! Use code WISER at check out.
STUDENTS: $2 DISCOUNT Use code STUDENT at check out
AGED 62 - 75: $2 DISCOUNT Use code WISE at check out.

Get ready for the ultimate q***r documentary film festival experience at QDoc Film Festival 2025!

10/25/2025

It’s day 2 and we are on a roll. BETWEEN GOODBYES has already started but, you still have 5 more shows to watch:

STOP THE INSANITY: FINDING SUSAN POWTER + THANKS, BABS!
THANKS, BABS! + STOP THE INSANITY: FINDING SUSAN POWTER
WICKET
THE PITCH
MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE

Thank you to our sponsor Hopscotch

Things to remember:
23 & YOUNGER: FREE TICKETS! Use code YOUTH at check out
AGED 75+: FREE TICKETS! Use code WISER at check out
STUDENTS: $2 DISCOUNT Use code STUDENT at check out
AGED 62 - 75: $2 DISCOUNT Use code WISE at check out

Get ready for the ultimate q***r documentary film festival experience at QDoc Film Festival 2025!