documentary
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The Ice King : the story of the iconic gay champion ice skater John Curry
This long overdue profile on John Curry the gay Olympic and World Champion who single-handedly changed the sport of ice skating into an extraordinary art form, celebrates the man but also shows how racked he always was with both doubts and depressions through his entire life. Born in 1949 into a conservative middle-class family…
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Dude For A Day
With so much attention on gender identity these days far more people are now focusing inwards and looking at themselves on a scale and in a manner that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. One of the options of doing this are workshops like the one run by Tracey Erin Smith, the Director…
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Mr Leather: Daniel Nolasco demystifies Brazil’s leather community
Daniel Nolasco’s intriguing documentary “Mr. Leather” is a very affectionate profile of Brazil’s growing gay leather community. He kicks off his tale with a highly amusing parody that hints at some dark political intrigue that ended up making Barbudo the very first winner of the Mr Leather title, and now the de-facto organiser of…
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If The Dancer Dances (Everything is Done)
The celebrated American choreographer Stephen Petronio has been creating innovative work for his own NY Dance company for over 30 years now. In fact up until now they have only danced the pieces that he has made.. After his mentor the late and great Merce Cunningham died, Petronio decided to mount a new production…
