documentary
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Jack & Yaya: the story of a remarkable friendship
Jack and Vaya is a very personal story brought to the screen by a small, woman-run production company based in Boston, MA. In fact the city is is where their story starts . Jack lives there now with his cute dog Plinko and it is where he works as a kindergarten teacher. He actually…
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STEELERS: The World’s First Gay Rugby Club
Australian television news reporter, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson had originally moved to the UK to escape depression. What he found was both love with his future husband and an opportunity to indulge in his favorite passion of playing rugby. He joined the Kings Cross Steelers in London, the World’s first ever all-gay rugby team and this…
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Welcome to Chechnya : the story behind the purge to exterminate all LGBTQ people
The former Newsweek investigative journalist turned filmmaker David France’s third documentary is one of the most harrowing depictions of contemporary LGBTQ life that we will ever have to sit through. Fortunately France and his team are skilled enough to tell the stories with such heartfelt compassion that we don’t just feel like voyeurs but…
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The Booksellers : a glimpse into a genteel world that maybe disappearing
According to most of the people featured in this new documentary the world of antiquarian bookselling is gently standing by watching its own demise. Everyone involved may have a different opinion on its potential survival, but they are all unanimous in who/what is to blame i.e. the internet. In New York from the 1890s to…
