documentary
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‘Chasing Chasing Amy’ : a personal take on how Kevin Smith’s film affected a 12-year-old queer kid’s coming-of-age
Chasing Amy, the third film from actor, comedian, and writer Kevin Smith was considered a critical and commercial success in 1997. The film is about a male comic artist (Ben Affleck) who falls in love with a woman (Joey Lauren Adams), to the displeasure of his best friend (Jason Lee). Intriguing as it was,…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ANXIOUS NATION a new doc from Academy Award winner Vanessa Roth that examines the current crisis of anxiety
Anxious Nation is a new documentary directed by Academy Award winner Vanessa Roth (Freeheld). She takes a deep dive into the current crisis of anxiety, with a particular emphasis on how it’s affecting American youth and their families. Whilst this documentary focuses on youth, the issues raised apply to anyone suffering from anxiety.…
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‘ROCK HUDSON All That Heaven Allowed’ premieres at Tribeca Film Festival
If you need just one excuse to go to this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, then this is it. It’s filmmaker Stephen Kijak highly anticipated (and long overdue) new documentary ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED. It promises to be a timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity and examines the life of legendary actor…
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Julie Cohen’s EVERY BODY a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people premieres at Tribeca
Academy Award Nominee Julie Cohen (RBG and My Name is Pauli Murray) latest movie will premiere at Tribeca this June. Every Body tackles a subject that is so often totally misunderstood and I think has never made the silver screen yet. Cohen’s documentary is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people. The film…
