drama
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Queerguru @ BFI Flare : DRAMARAMA
Queer writer/director Jonathan Wysocki’s debut feature film is based on his own high school days where a bunch of geeky best friends prefer to play dress-up drama than actually deal with the reality of their own lives It all takes place in Escondido California back in 1994 and as the summer has ended it…
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Monsoon: going back home will not always work out as you plan
Queer Cambodian/Chinese filmmaker Hong Khaou’s sophomore movie that draws heavily from his own past unfolds at the slowest of paces in a very similar style as his debut film Lilting. This time the story is about a British/Vietnamese man going back to his birthplace for the first time since he was 6 years old…
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The High Note: a pedestrian back-stage dramedy
You could be mistaken in thinking that naming this rather pedestrian drama about middle-aged rock star The High Note an act of irony, but sadly it isn’t . In her first movie starring role, Golden Globe Winner Tracee Ellis Ross (Blackish) plays Grace Davis and cuts a dashing figure in her expensive wardrobe as…
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Give or Take: a tale of love, loss and compassion
Most LGBTQ peeps have one time or another have been touched by the scenario when a gay relationship ends suddenly with the death of one of the partners. Instead of being allowed to grief properly the survivor is immediately set upon by relatives of the deceased, most of whom have never been seen for…
