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Thirty Years Ago, New Queer Cinema Was Born at Sundance
By Caitlin Taylor SoAt the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, the Barbed-Wire Kisses panel kickstarted a film movement that revolutionized LGBTQ+ media forever.
Articles Tagged LGBTQ+
“Fuck the World!” and the Queer Anger of “The Living End”
By Victoria Mallorga HernandezVictoria Mallorga Hernandez reviews “The Living End,” which represents a rabid indictment of the Reagan and Bush administrations and their hand in the genocide of a generation of LGBTQ+ people, but through a language imbued with camp panache.
“FANNY: The Right to Rock”: the long-forgotten story of the revolutionary Filipina-American rock band
By Katie PowersKatie Powers reviews “FANNY: The Right to Rock,” a documentary of the band, Fanny, following history and a love letter to present-day Fanny.
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga: A Gamechanger for Queer Bollywood Films
By Shruti RajkumarIn February 2019, Bollywood marked a moment of growth with the release of its first mainstream LGBTQ, comedy-drama “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga” (English: “How I Felt When I Saw That Girl”) since the decriminalization of homosexuality.
Boston LGBTQIA Arts Alliance Hosts Queer Time-Based Screening
By Victoria Mallorga HernandezBoston LGBTQIA Artists Alliance (BLAA) has teamed up with the Coolidge Corner Theatre to present a screening of queer time-based media this year.
All You Need is Love…
By Courtney GardnerCourtney Gardner follows Fiona Dawson’s work on her new episodic series, Now With Fiona, an talks with Dawson about the 50th anniversary of Stonewall and the fight for transgender minors in Arkansas.
The Gravitational Pull of Questioning: “In France Michelle is a Man’s Name”
By Courtney GardnerAt the 2020 Outfest Film Festival, In France Michelle is a Man’s Name premiered and took home the Grand Jury Prize. The film was recently screened at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival as a part of the Narrative Short category. Em Weinstein (they/them pronouns) wrote and directed the film, which stars Ari Damasco (his first… Read more »
Let the Armor Fall Away: “Lupe”
By Courtney GardnerLupe is the directorial debut of Andrè Phillips and Charles Vuolo. Lupe tells the story of the film’s namesake, a young transgender Latinx woman who has recently immigrated to New York City from Cuba. During Lupe’s childhood, her sister Isabel went missing and was believed to have been taken to New York City, where she… Read more »
The Female Gaze: To Think, Not To Dream
By Anna BrosnihanRevisiting and redefining our Women in Film Portraits series, Anna Brosnihan analyzes Celine Sciamma’s 2019 hit film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, in celebration of International Women’s Month.
Finding Your Superpowers and Reclaiming Your Identity
By Courtney GardnerBakla is a short film written, directed, and starring Brandon English. Bakla had its premiere at the 2020 New Filmmakers LA Film Festival and is currently making its way across the virtual film festival circuit. The film was also the official selection of the QTPOC Pride Arts+ Film Festival, finalist in the Asian Cinematography Awards,… Read more »