The Lezzies and the Fruits, rival gangs, battle it out in this queer take on the classic Sondheim musical. In a playful re-imagining of queer scene politics through song and dance, what will it take for the gangs to stop hating and learn to love one another and themselves? Lez Side Story is a queer community extravaganza where 20 women, mostly gleaned from lesbian bars, perform a piece taking highlights from the original, the famed West Side Story, yet it seeks to tell its own unique moral.

A powerful and moving Spanish drama demonstrating the enduring strength and dignity of two women’s love for one another during the repressive Franco years. In 1972, teachers Pilar and Elvira meet and form a close friendship that soon becomes much more. But when Pilar’s overbearing mother discovers their relationship, she has her daughter committed, agreeing to electroshock therapy to “cure“ her condition while forbidding Elvira to have any contact. Despite this, the women reunite – but the therapy is not without lasting consequences.

Local filmmakers Hedia Maron and Faye Driscoll will be in attendance for a Q&A Panel after the screenings.