Hail Marys! A front-row seat awaits at the annual Easter pageant to find San Francisco’s hottest holy figures, enshrining LGBTQIA+ rights to boot.
Feature documentary Hunky Jesus explores the legacy of the San Francisco chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a global, secular order of queer and trans "nuns" who combat guilt, shame, and exclusion through joy, humor, activism, and irreverence.
The Sisters’ annual Easter celebration called "Hunky Jesus", is as subversive, controversial and fun as it sounds.
This glorious, blazing film opened BFI Flare 2026 and is SCENE's closing documentary, perfectly encapsulating the sense of joy, community, subversion and protest the festival hopes everyone will take into Manchester Village Pride weekend.
This SCENE Closing Night documentary screening will be followed by a local community panel discussion about the Manchester chapter of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
SCENE Closing Night Film screenings are sponsored by Screen Manchester.
Screen Manchester, a part of Screen Alliance North, is the film office for Manchester City Council and delivers comprehensive support service for all levels of production within the city.
TIMINGS
5.45pm: Doors
6.00pm: Event starts
Event duration: 1 hour 55 minutes
8.00pm: Event ends
TICKETS
General Admission: £9.95 (+ £1.20 booking fee)
Concessions: £7.95 (+ £1.20 booking fee)
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Director: Jennifer M. Kroot
Screenwriter: Jennifer M. Kroot
Producers: Jennifer M. Kroot, Gerry Kim, Brian Benson
Country of Origin: USA
Language: English
Subtitles: Subtitles and captions
Release Year: 2026
Content Guidance: Partial nudity, disparaging clips against LGBTQ community
Age Rating: 18
Accessibility: For access and facilites information, please visit HOME
Runtime: 85 minutes
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