What’s streaming on MUBI
June 2025
MAGIC FARM
Magic Farm (Comedy) – Streaming exclusively on MUBI on June 6
Dir. Amalia Ulman, 2025
When a misguided American documentary crew in search of their next viral segment ends up in the wrong town in rural Argentina, chaos ensues. As they collaborate with locals to fake a new music trend, unexpected relationships form and an unfolding health crisis becomes apparent. Magic Farm had its World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival in 2025, and later screened at Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars Chloë Sevigny (Bonjour Tristesse, Boys Don’t Cry). El Planeta, also directed by Amalia Ulman, is currently available to stream on MUBI.
THIS IS NOT A COMING OUT STORY
The beautiful rainbow of queer experience defiantly resists facile attempts at categorization, and so does queer cinema. With filmmakers breaking free from the celluloid closet, coming-out stories have become undoubtedly vital narratives of film history, yet mainstream cliches surrounding trauma and acceptance have also left audiences hungry for more. In place of all-too-familiar tropes, the bold and audacious films in the THIS IS NOT A COMING OUT STORY collection depict queer lives through a prismatic lens. Turning toward communities and subcultures that exist outside of heteronormative ideals, these complex character portraits do not make queerness their sole focus, but approach it as a facet of vaster emotional terrains and sociopolitical frameworks.
Mysterious Skin (Drama, Cult, LGBTQ+) – Streaming on June 1
Dir. Gregg Araki, 2004
Brian Lackey went missing for five hours when he was eight, an event he’s convinced was an alien abduction. In the same small Kansas town, teenage hustler Neil McCormick is a confused outsider with a dark past. Both young men pursue a self-destructive path that will lead them toward each other. Mysterious Skin premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2004, and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, Looper), Brady Corbet (Melancholia, Funny Games) and Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl).
Totally F*ed Up (Comedy, Drama, Romance) – Streaming on June 1
Dir. Gregg Araki, 1993
Following the intertwining lives of six young gay and lesbian characters through a Godardian structure of fifteen separately titled sections, Araki creates a vivid portrait of everyday teenage pressures compounded by a host of extraordinary burdens. Totally Fed Up premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1993 and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in the same year.
Naz + Maalik (Drama, LGBTQ+) – Streaming on June 1
Dir. Jay Dockendorf, 2014
Two closeted Muslim teens have their Friday afternoon ruined by FBI surveillance when their small-time scheming sets an agent on their trail. Naz + Maalik had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2014.
Also streaming as a part of this collection:
VIỆT AND NAM
Việt And Nam (Drama, LGBTQ+) – Streaming exclusively on MUBI on June 6
Dir. Minh Quý Trương, 2024
Nam and Việt are coal miners. Nam wants a different future and hires someone to smuggle him to the western world. Before leaving, Nam goes on a journey with Việt and his mother, who claims that Nam’s father, a northern Vietnamese soldier, calls out in her dreams to find his missing body. Việt and Nam had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Queer Palm. Later that year, the film made its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.
CAMP X-RAY
Camp X-Ray (Drama, War) – Streaming on June 1
Dir. Peter Sattler, 2014
A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself, but ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay instead, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with a detainee. Camp X-Ray stars Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding, Spencer) and premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
NOTICE TO QUIT
Notice to Quit (Drama) – Streaming on June 13
Dir. Simon Hacker, 2024
Andy Singer, a struggling New York City realtor, finds his world crashing down around him when his estranged 10-year-old daughter, Anna, shows up unannounced on his doorstep in the middle of his eviction. Notice to Quit is writer-director-producer Simon Hacker’s directorial debut, and stars Michael Zegen (Frances Ha, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
PARTY GIRL
Party Girl (Comedy, Cult, Drama) – Streaming on June 1
Dir. Daisy von Scherler Mayer, 1995
A 20-something, irresponsible party girl is bailed out of jail by her librarian godmother. To repay the loan, she starts working at the library and gradually turns her life around. Party Girl was the first feature film to be streamed in its entirety online. The film stars Parker Posey (The White Lotus, Dazed and Confused) and Liev Schreiber (Scream, Spotlight).
ASAKO I & II
Asako I & II (Drama, Romance) – Streaming on June 1
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2018
Asako is a young woman who meets and falls madly in love with a drifter, Baku, who one day drifts right out of her life. Two years later, in Tokyo, Asako sees Baku again—or, rather, a young, solid businessman named Ryohei who bears a striking resemblance to her old flame. Asako I & II screened In Competition at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival the same year.
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