documentary
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MARC BY SOFIA, an intimate documentary on the designer Marc Jacobs by his filmmaker friend Sofia Coppola
Marc Jacobs, the fashion designer, was once listed as one of the 100 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America, and somewhere along the way, he made friends with other very creative people. One of them is the multi-award-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola, who won an Academy Award for Lost in Translation, and whose latest…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews BRIGITTE’S PLANET B about a pioneering Colombian transgender ecologist
This documentary, written and directed by Santiago Posada, relates to the life and work of trans woman Brigitte Baptiste. A visually stunning film, its introduction featuring jellyfish and mushrooms among other specimens alternates with a conversation that addresses the dual concept of nature: as a natural environment and/or as a genuine attitude. Is simulation natural?…
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Artist /activist MICHAEL TOWNSEND has such passion and sheer joy when he talks about the compelling story of SECRET MALL APARTMENT
Artist/activist MICHAEL TOWNSEND is from Providence, Rhode Island, and was developing his TAPE ART project when a major redevelopment in the city center was going to make him homeless. When the ginormous new Mall was being built, he thought he had spotted what seemed like an unused space behind the main construction. He and…
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‘Dennis Peron: Join the Club’ uncovers queer history of significant queer icon who made such a impact during the AIDS pamdemic
If any good things came out of the nightmarish AIDS pandemic, it was the appearance of iconic figures such as Dennis Peron, whose actions not only helped improve the lives of thousands, but showed how much he really cared for a community that was suffering so very much. Peron was San Francisco’s biggest pot…
