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Next Zoom Wednesday, March 11th
“Gay sex sting in public toilets results in 200 arrests.”
This news headline might seem like a scream from the last century, but it actually comes from the fall of 2025 when Amtrak Police conducted an extended operation targeting Penn Station.
It turns out the film PLAINCLOTHES (2025), with its Sundance premiere at the start of last year, could not have been more prescient. The lesson here in this 1990’s romantic crime drama is that if you are assigned to lure and arrest gay men in bathrooms, you better hope that your own sexuality and beating heart does not complicate the sting.
Watch the firm on Apple TV, MUBI or Prime Video.
​Chillfest is partnering with Stonewall National Museum & Archives (SNMA) for a monthly Film Club. Chillfest programmers, John Catania and Charles Ignacio select films for members to screen at home and then meet on Zoom to discuss and critique. Zoom link information will be provided after joining the group.
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TO JOIN THE FILM CLUB:
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1) Become a member of Stonewall National Museum & Archives, a vital organization preserving LGBTQ+ history for nearly 50 years. An Individual membership is just $35. Join here.​
2) Email with subject "Join Film Club" to inquiry@stonewall-museum.org for Zoom link
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Once an SNMA member there is no fee to be part of the Film Club or Chillfest. Because of their collection of LGBTQ+ films, Film Club members will be expected to have a Netflix account and have access to YouTube.
