documentary
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Chavela
Chavela is an affectionate profile of the wonderfully outrageous legendary woman who introduced the world to soulful Mexican ranchero music, the likes of which had never been heard before. As another singer so aptly said, Chavela Vargas would strip all the happiness out of these songs and make it the music of the wounded…
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What It Means To Be A Man …
Filmmaker Nicholas Swatz and the team behind the cute LGBT webseries Bromance are in the middle of shooting a new documentary that has really grabbed our attention. Called Making Mas-cu-line is explores the whole construct of masculinity and how it affects the LGBTQ+ community specifically, which is a subject that is very dear to our hearts.…
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The Fabulous Allan Carr
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz has added another subject to his series of documentaries on iconic LGBT figures which so far have included Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon, Tab Hunter Confidential, I Am Divine, and Vito. This time his subject Allan Carr may be not quite so well known to the general public, but his successful career…
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Passing : the story of 3 Trans Men of color
Passing is a very powerful short documentary which examines experiences of racism and sexism today, through the eyes of 3 transmen of color. Co-directed by one of the men Lucah Rosenberg Lee, it adds yet another vital piece of conversation to the continuing dialogue about the acceptance of members of the transgender community in a culture…
