queertiques
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The Falls : Covenant of Grace
During the first two movies in this trilogy, writer/director Jon Garcia ensured that we really connected to the two young gay Mormon missionaries who were the protagonists, so that we became completely invested in the outcome of their on/off relationship. Now with Covenant of Grace, the third and last part of their story, we will…
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One Kiss
Clutching a newly won Italian Golden Globe comes an insightful teen drama that adroitly tackles a whole slew of issues such as homophobia, bullying and date-rape sex. Despite the serious nature of it’s subject matter, the movie opens on a very sunny note infusing such warmth and humor throughout that doesn’t prepare one at all…
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Scrum
Scrum traces the success of the Sidney Convicts Rugby Team as they participate in the Bingham Cup Tournament in 2014 is probably one of the most uplifting LGBT documentaries for a very long time . It’s very essence is embedded in a story of hope, and how something so intrinsically wonderful came out of tragedy…
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Southwest of Salem : The Story of The San Antonio Four
This is one of those hard-to-believe it’s true stories that never really grabbed the attention of the media so when you come to it ignorance and it unfolds on the screen and you hear the horrifying incredulous details, you cannot fail to be stunned into a combination of shock and anger. The latter particularly if you…
