documentary
-
The Typist : a short film about the hypocrisy of being gay in the Navy during the 1950’s
Having just previewed Kristine Stolakis debut feature film PRAY AWAY that Netflix is releasing in August I am simply fuming with anger. Not with the documentary itself which is totally excellent, but the subject matter. It is a profile of the “pray the gay away” movement which damaged so many lives, and even ending…
-
Hating Peter Tatchell : the story of one of the LGBTQ’s greatest activists that needs to be seen
The infamous Brit LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is no Saint, but he is unquestionably one of the biggest heroes our community has ever had. For the past 54 plus years, this highly driven man has been the biggest irritant to governments, politicians, large corporations, and even the Archbishop of Canterbury with his voracious…
-
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Vivian Kleiman’s intriguing doc looks at the impact of queer comics in the evolution of the LGBTQ community by examining the lives and work of 5 of its most well-known practitioners. They include Ailson Bechdel whose graphic novel Fun Home was turned into a Tony Award-Winning Musical, and Rupert Kinnard who created the first…
-
Kenny Scharf : When World’s Collide
The pop artist Kenny Scharf is a survivor. All his good friends and fellow artists in NY’s East Village such as Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol succumbed to AIDS in the 1980’s. It sadly marked the end of one of the most exciting periods of contemporary art in the form of…
