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Queerguru talks with Spencer Cohen talks about ‘THE COMPATRIOTS’ his debut heart-stirring feature film
Spencer Cohen‘s debut writing/directing feature film, THE COMPATRIOTS, is very much a labor of love. Based on real life, when Cohen was in High School and discovered his best friend was an illegal immigrant and was yet again facing the possibility of being deported to a country that he hardly even remembered.. When he later…
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Queerguru reviews THE COMPATRIOTS a heart-stirring feature film about the inquities of immigration for queers
Writer/director SPENCER COHEN’s heart-stirring feature film debut THE COMPATRIOTS, is a real labor of love. Inspired from his own life story when he discovered that his best friend at school was an illegal immigrant and his whole life in the US was at risk. Later, when Cohen was in Film School, this innocuous situation inspired…
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The Trevor Project : LISTEN WITH LOVE : THE HAYLIN AND MAT STORY
Since THE TREVOR PROJECT was founded way back in 1998 in West Hollywood, California, by Celeste Lecesne, Peggy Rajski, and Randy Stone I have never stopped being amazed by their dedication to promote acceptance of LGBTQ youth, and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group. However, it seems the more they achieve, the more young lives they save,…
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(Queer) Filmmakers Pledge to End Complicity : Solidarity with Palestine
The advocacy group Filmmakers for Palestine has just published a declaration of their intent not to work with Israeli film institutions in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza. The list of signatories include a significant number of LGBTQ+ actors, writers, and directors (and allies) that so far include Tilda Swinton (“The Room Next Door”),…
