queertiques
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Iris Prize Film Festival is HERE
Now in its 14th year, Iris Prize celebrates LGBT+ film all year round, including an international queer film festival in Cardiff, Wales each October. Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival is home of the prestigious Iris Prize £30,000 film award, the world’s largest short queer film prize. Some winners use this money to fund their…
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WAY OUT WEST : our Picks Of The Fest
This week sees the kick-off of the 18th Edition of WAY OUT WEST (formerly the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival). it has packed schedule of queer cinematic delights starting with Israeli filmmaker Eyton Fox’s first movie in English the delightful rom-com SUBLET. The Fest produced by CLOSET CINEMA an Albuquerque based nonprofit organization,…
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Andrew Hebden @ BFI Film Fest London reviews KAJILLIONAIRE
While we suspect the success of Bong Joon-ho’s satirical Parasite made this odd story of a family of grifters an easier sell to its Executive Producer Brad Pitt we are glad to report that Miranda July’s Kajillionaire quickly sets its own glorious course tearing apart the nuances of sentiment rather than the notions of…
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Queerguru @ BFI Flare : I AM SAMUEL
Religion, homophobia, and a lack of resources loom over a touching account of one man reconciling his love for another man with the expectations of his family. The brave participants of this documentary avoid melodrama, histrionics and self pity. It’s a show and tell story that gives its subjects the decency of realism. Living…
