drama
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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…
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Fatima : when the Virgin Mary appeared to three young shepherds
Based on true events that occured in Portugal in 1917 that have since been the subject of changing folklore, how this faith based religious drama will be perceived will be based by the viewer’s own beliefs. For example Catholic Christians will welcome the story of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary with such open…
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MINYAN: Coming Out Gay and Jewish
When queer documentarian Eric Steel adapted David Bezmozgis ‘s short story MINYAN into his first feature film the narrative became much more personal. Like the protagonist David (Samuel H. Levine) ., Steel grew up in a New York Jewish family in the 1980’s when being gay in the midst of an AIDS pandemic was…
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Song Without A Name : a stunning Peruvian tale of baby trafficking
In this exceptionally wonderful feature film debut from Peruvian writer/director Melina León the stunningly grim setting is a bleak as the story line itself. The film is set in 1988 when Peru is in totally turmoil and as the economy spirals out of control, poverty gets even worse, and there is little hope for…
