2025 Fetish Film Forum

January 1, 2025 @ 10:55AM — December 31, 2025 @ 10:55AM Central Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

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Purchase Tickets for the 2025 Fetish Film Forum

The 2025 Fetish Film Forum will feature 14 engaging and thought-provoking leather, kink, fetish and BDSM films on the third Saturday of each month at 7pm. (Note: February's film is on the 4th Saturday!) Single tickets are $10 for general admission, and $8 for students and LA&M members. Double Feature tickets are $15/$12. A season pass that includes all 14 films for the year is $100 general admission and $80 for students and LA&M members.

Bound (1996) - Saturday, January 18 @ 7pm
Directed by The Wachowskis, USA, 108 mins
Co-Presented by Women, Trans, & Nonbinary Leather / Kink Social

Blind Beast (1969) - Saturday, February 22 @ 7pm
Directed by Yasuzo Masumura, Japan, 86 mins
Co-Presented by Asian Pop-Up Cinema

Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019) - Saturday, March 15 @ 7pm
Directed by J-P Valkeapää, Finland, 105 minutes

American Mary (2012) - Saturday, April 19 @ 7pm
Directed by Jen and Sylvia Soskai, Canada, 102 mins
Co-Presented by The Abhorrent Cinema

The Image (1975) - Saturday, May 17 @ 7pm
Directed by Radley Metzger, USA, 89 mins
Co-Presented by Oscarbate Film Collective

Equation to an Unknown (1980) - Saturday, June 21 @ 7pm
Directed by Francis Savel, France, 99 mins
Co-Presented by Olivia Hunter Willke & Scott Potis

Piety (2022) - Saturday, July 19 @ 7pm
Directed by Eduardo Casanova, Spain/Argentina4, 80 mins
Co-Presented by Raul Benitez of CIFF

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) - Saturday, August 16 @ 7pm
Directed by Peter Greenaway, UK/France, 124 mins
Co-Presented by Foul Monkeys Podcast

Queen Bee Empire (2014) - Saturday, September 20 @ 7pm
Directed by Samuel Shanahoy, USA, 51 mins
Co-Presented by Henry Hanson of Full Spectrum Features

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (1985) - Saturday, October 18 @ 7pm
Directed by Jack Sholder, USA, 87 mins
From Beyond (1986)
Directed by Stuart Gordon, Italy/USA, 86 mins
Co-Presented by Brian Kirst of Big Gay Horror Fan

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972) - Saturday, November 15 @ 7pm
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany, 112 mins
Co-Presented by Gerber Hart Library and Archives

Images in a Convent (1979) - Saturday, December 20 @ 7pm
Directed by Joe D'Amato, Italy, 85 mins
School of the Holy Beast (1974)
Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, Japan, 91 mins
Co-Presented by Corinne Halbert of Acid Nun

Ticket Details

Price

Quantity

Season Pass - General Admission

76 tickets left! Available For 129 More Days!

One general admission (open seating) to all 14 films showing in 2025, a $40 savings.

$100

Season Pass - LA&M Member/Student (ID Required)

40 tickets left! Available For 129 More Days!

One student/member admission (open seating) to all 14 films for 2025, a savings of $32.

$80

Bound - January 18 - General Admission

114 tickets left! Available For 26 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the January 18th, 7pm, film.

$10

Bound - January 18 - Student/LA&M Member (ID required)

50 tickets left! Available For 26 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the January 18th, 7pm, film.

$8

Blind Beast - February 22 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 61 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the February 22nd, 7pm, film.

$10

Blind Beast - February 22 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 61 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the February 22nd, 7pm, film.

$8

Dogs Don't Wear Pants - March 15 - General Admission

118 tickets left! Available For 82 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the March 15th, 7pm, film.

$10

Dogs Don't Wear Pants - March 15 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 82 More Days!

1 Student/LA&M Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the March 15th, 7pm, film.

$8

American Mary - April 19 - General Admission

118 tickets left! Available For 117 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the April 19th, 7pm, film.

$10

American Mary - April 19 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 117 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the April 19th, 7pm, film.

$8

The Image - May 17 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 145 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the May 17th, 7pm, film.

$10

The Image - May 17 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 145 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the May 17th, 7pm, film.

$8

Equation to an Unknown - June 21 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 180 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the June 21st, 7pm, film.

$10

Equation to an Unknown - June 21 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 180 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the June 21st, 7pm, film.

$8

La Pieta - July 19 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 208 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the July 19th, 7pm, film.

$10

La Pieta - July 19 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 208 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the July 19th, 7pm, film.

$8

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - August 16 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 236 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the August 16th, 7pm, film.

$10

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - August 16 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 236 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the August 16th, 7pm, film.

$8

Queen Bee Empire - September 20 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 271 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the September 20th, 7pm, film.

$10

Queen Bee Empire - September 20 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 271 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the September 20th, 7pm, film.

$8

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2/From Beyond - October 18 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 299 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the October 18th double feature starting at 7pm.

$15

A Nightmare on Elm Street/From Beyond - October 18 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 299 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the October 18th double feature starting at 7pm.

$12

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant - November 15 - General Admission

120 tickets left! Available For 327 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the November 15th, 7pm, film.

$10

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant - November 15 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 327 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the November 15th, 7pm, film.

$8

Images in a Convent/School of the Holy Beast Double Feature - December 20 - General Admission

118 tickets left! Available For 362 More Days!

1 General Admission (open seating) ticket for the December 20th double feature starting at 7pm.

$15

Images in a Convent/School of the Holy Beast Double Feature - December 20 - Student/LA&M Member (ID Required)

50 tickets left! Available For 362 More Days!

1 Student/Member Admission (open seating) ticket for the December 20th double feature starting at 7pm.

$12

Chicago Rubber Club Ticket

29 tickets left! Available For 26 More Days!

Chicago Rubber Club General Admission Ticket for Bound. Must be a current CRC member.