coming out

  • MINYAN: Coming Out Gay and Jewish

    MINYAN: Coming Out Gay and Jewish

      When queer documentarian Eric Steel  adapted David Bezmozgis ‘s short story MINYAN into his first feature film the narrative became much more personal.  Like the protagonist David (Samuel H. Levine) ., Steel grew up in a New York Jewish family in the 1980’s when being gay in the midst of an AIDS pandemic was…

  • In the Family : what happened when a gay man was outed by his teacher

    In the Family : what happened when a gay man was outed by his teacher

      Some days if feels like the Lockdown has empowered people to create so many new online possibilities we may never want to leave our houses ever again. Today the Webby Award-nominated PBS Short Film Festival returns for a ninth year from Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 24 to all PBS and station digital platforms, including…

  • Lover Boy : on the road to discover intimacy

    Lover Boy : on the road to discover intimacy

      Lover Boy is the second short written and directed by Irish filmmaker Steven McKenna.  It’s the coming-out-story of Mark   ( a very cute  Jamie LLoyd Belton) who in the course of a single night in his small home town tries his hand at intimacy with three different man with less then successful results .…

  • Love Victor : the angst of being a gay teenager

    Love Victor : the angst of being a gay teenager

      After the commercial success of LOVE SIMON in 2018 ( it grossed $66 million worldwide) Disney’s ears pricked up thinking that the world was ready for their take on a gay teen romance /drama.  This feel-good crowd-pleaser of a movie was directed by (openly gay) GREG BERLANTI (BROKEN HEARTS CLUB) from a script based on…