Here it is! The time has come again and I have decided to make a trilogy! I love love love watching new queer films and to get to learn about the different aspects of queer films. There is always something new and you have never seen it all.

The newest difference I wanted to make with this list is that it only has forty tasks, and you do not have to watch them in order. For the past two years I've tried to do challenges and every time I get overwhelmed and can't keep up every week. Hopefully this helps others who feel the same. If you want more films, there is definitely nothing stopping you from going back to some old challenges or making up tasks for yourself to do each week.

I decided I wanted to try something new and I have explanations behind why I chose each different task so you can see why I chose each one. Then, you know what to look for in each film, especially since a few choices seem to be off. So look in the notes for explanations!!

Also note: when I include a film starring or made by a queer filmmaker, I also will allow documentaries about those people if you'd rather learn about them especially since there are great docs about Derek Jarman and Orry-Kelly.

Tag all of your reviews with Queerchallenge19 so we can follow along with your progress! Post the link in the comment section below! Then I'll provide a link to your list to a masterlist. Have fun and make your year gayer!!

Participants: Christian|Rosalind|Jason Tucker|Fake Shemp|Quinn|
Oliver Elliott-Rye|Julia|Casey|Paulo Ribeiro Neto|lindsay|guitaristshands|Ashton_McCarthy|Ian Lindsey|Kate|Brahski|
Pedro Gabriel|IDontWannaGo_|Evan Kraft|Sarah|Jessica|Herrguth|sailordanae|GargusSCP & Jackie|UrsulaMS|JWDM|André Caniato|Jordan Ford|possiblydylan|Vinni|Nate Moseley|littlebitofyeah|Avenue Roy|Noah W|birdflyinghigh|Tessa Racked|Meagan|Rowan O'Brien|Emily Mouton|jaime|Ken Bowes|

The tasks:
1. An African Queer Film.
2. A Latin American Film Featured in New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut.
3. An Asian/Asian American Queer Film.
4. A queer film from a country you have never seen a queer film from before.
5. A film starring Greta Garbo.
6. A film starring Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Mario Montez or Jackie Curtis.
7. A film directed by Gus Van Sant.
8. A film directed by Derek Jarman.
9. A film directed by Vincent Minnelli.
10. A film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
11. A film directed by Dorothy Arzner.
12. A film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
13. A film with costumes designed by Orry-Kelly.
14. A film starring Liza Minnelli.
15. A campy film.
16. An animated film with queer subtext, a queer-coded villain, queer directors, writers, a soundtrack by a queer music artist, etc.
17. A horror film by a queer director.
18. A queer sci-fi film.
19. A lesbian vampire film.
20. A film from the list "Not Your Average Gay List".
21. A film featured on the Attack of the Queerwolf Podcast.
22. A film created by, directed, starring, written by, etc. by a queer POC(s).
23. A film created by, directed, starring, written by, etc. by a trans person(people).
24. A film directed by a queer female director.
25. A lesbian/WLW/sapphic film directed by a woman.
26. A lesbian/WLW/sapphic film directed by a man.
27. A film in which the characters are queer, but the main plot does not form around their queer identity.
28. A film about coming out.
29. A film in which a character was straight-washed from its original source material or history.
30. A film starring a queer actor playing a queer character.
31. A documentary about a queer subculture.
32. A documentary about queer politics.
33. A queer short film.
34. A queer period film.
35. A pre-1950's film with a queer narrative or queer subtext.
36. A queer film with themes on religion.
37. A queer film based on a book.
38. A queer film starred in/directed/written by James Franco.
39. A queer film that a friend of yours hates (or was disappointed by at the very least.)
40. One of the first queer films you ever saw.