documentary
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Ingrid Bergman In Her Own Words
Triple Oscar Winning actress Ingrid Bergman was an extraordinary iconic movie star who defied both the Hollywood studio system and a rather puritanical press and society to lead the life that she wanted, regardless of the consequences. This new highly intimate look at Sweden’s most famous actress (after Garbo), based on Bergman’s own diaries, home…
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Portrait of Jason
In 1967 Oscar nominated filmmaker Shirley Clarke ensconced herself in an apartment in N.Y.’s Chelsea Hotel on the evening of Dec. 3, 1966 and let her camera roll for the next 12 hours. Her subject was a much-larger-than-life articulate African/American man who, drink and cigarette always in hand, seems to never stop laughing. The very…
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Chemsex
Chemsex is the name given to the rising phenomenon which refers to the use of drugs in a sexual context. Often referring to group sex that can last for days, the allure of chemsex has lead to many young men being trapped in a vicious circle of sex, addiction and dependence. Now there is a powerful…
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I Am The Queen
In the heart of Chicago ‘s Humboldt Park, a predominantly Puerto Rican community there is an air of excitement at the small Vida/SIDA Office. They have just announced plans for the 3rd Annual Paseo Boricua Beauty Pageant which had been established initially as the Center Director considered the local transgender community as the most marginalized section…
