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Gentleman Jack : Ambiguous hero battles society and socialism
Episode One of Gentleman Jack treads a fine line. Is it to be a tale about a deliciously butch Prince(ss) Charming who is brave enough to ignore social conventions and seek out true love? Or is it a less attractive story of a pushy and privileged land-owning heir who gets to do most of…
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Stonewall & Woodstock : 50 years on
Generation Woodstock is an ABC 20/20 Documentary Event Special about the youth movements of 1969 that spurred the Woodstock festival and Stonewall riots. It was 50 years ago when two groups of young people who had become disillusioned by issues dividing the nation and all the violence surrounding them fought back and creating two…
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Before Homosexuals : a prequel to Before Stonewall
This is the prequel to filmmaker John Scagliotti ‘s Emmy Award Winning ‘Before Stonewall’ (which he produced with Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg), which with After Stonewall now completes the trilogy.. Scagliotti explains that Before Stonewall was made 35 years ago and in that documentary they only went back as far as 1929 because nothing pre-dating…
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Lavender : when two is not enough
For his third short, Brooklyn based queer filmmaker Matthew Puccini tackled the delicate subject of when two is not enough in a relationship. Lavender is the tale of NY couple Arthur (Michael Urie) and Lucas (Ken Barnett) who embroil young Andy (Michael Hsu Rosen) into their nest without really ever thinking it through. There…
