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Bayard and Me
This brief documentary about the legendary Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin from filmmaker Matt Wolf doesn’t undertake to tell the detailed story of one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s mentors, as it is more a tribute to him by Walter Naegle his partner for ten years at the time of his death in 1987.…
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Maybe Tomorrow
Being gay and in love with your best straight friend (who also thinks you are straight) is hardly a new tale. In fact its the one that most LGBT people have personally experienced at some time or other in their life. It does however take on an extra frisson when it happens in a…
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Hot To Trot
Choosing exactly who to be the main subjects in a documentary that will take over four years to shoot is always a major gamble, but one that played off big-time for Gail Freedman the director and producer of Hot To Trot a totally enchanting look at the world of competitive same-sex ballroom dancing. Freedman selected…
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Will Sullivan & Derek Dodge on The Ring Thing
Filmmakers Will Sullivan and Derek Dodge are one of (at least) two LGBT married couples who are presenting films at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival #PIFF2017. Their movie The Ring Thing is a drama about same-sex marriage and is based on their own lives and their experiences BUT they took the unusual step…
