STAMPED announces sixth annual LGBT film fest

STAMPED: Pensacola LGBT Film Festival has announced the slate of films which will be screened at its 2017 festival. In all, 19 short and feature-length films from around the world will be screened over the three-day event hosted at Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St.

The festival begins each night at 6:30 p.m. and spans from Thursday through Saturday. Festival admission is free to the public and will include free popcorn. Themes focus on current topics, including transgender individuals in the military and a remembrance vigil for the Pulse massacre.

“In times like today, we must further stand in unity, not forgetting that our fight for equality and equal representation for all is far from over,” said David Newton, board president of the film festival, in a news release.

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For more information about the festival, including information about each of the films, visit stampedfilmfest.com or follow STAMPED on Facebook or Twitter.

The name STAMPED: Pensacola LGBT Film Fest was inspired by efforts of the LGBT community in the mid-1990s to highlight the impact of LGBT tourism and the millions of dollars it brings to the community each year. After some local officials and business owners spoke out against annual Memorial Day Weekend activities, which draw tens of thousands of people to the area, many LGBT residents and visitors began to stamp the cash they spent with the words “GAY MONEY” and/or a pink triangle.