Caroline Smith

“Freelancers Anonymous” is a low-budget indie flick that’s explicitly queer, but the film is flawed from its building blocks.

While there’s still a long way to go for LGBTQ+ cinematic representation, Frameline will be there, supporting LGBTQ+ films as they develop and progress.

The annual “Fun in Girls Shorts” collections have the potential to present some of the best of the Frameline film festival.

While the pacing might not always work, these eight women do — each bringing expertise and a general sense of fun to their two-dimensional characters.

The beats of Brazilian street drummers filled the air, providing a rhythm for the hundreds of feet marching along some of Berkeley’s most iconic streets. While not necessarily crowded, the blocked-off areas were populated by laughing children playing cornhole or blowing bubbles, local election campaigners hoping to gain votes and people of all ages painting animal figurines.

It was a concert wholly for the fans, though the group remained unfazed by the audience’s constant crowd-surfing and stage-diving.