Dope
Queens

Three friends in San Francisco's Tenderloin spend one long night trying to make it home with everything still intact.

In one summer in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, three friends running out of time, money, and patience hustle to keep the night and each other alive. Inspired by true events. World premiere at Bentonville Film Festival 2025. Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026.

Los Angeles-based screenwriter, filmmaker, and arts executive Grafton Reyes Doyle made his directorial debut with Dope Queens, adapted from his hit stage play (LA Times Top Pick, Stage Raw Recommended) and named a top queer film to watch by BuzzFeed, Out, and The Advocate. He holds a BA in Narrative Studies and Screenwriting and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from USC, and is head of Development at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Julio Lopez Velasquez, John Reyes Doyle, Grafton Doyle, Atit Shah

• Bentonville Film Festival 2025 • World Premiere
• Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026 • Official Selection