drama
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A Fantastic Woman
Sebastián Lelio’s extraordinary wonderful new movie gets to the very core of Chilean society’s inbred homophobia and transphobia that threatens the very existence of Marina (Daniela Vega) the protagonist simply because they resent the very fact that she had been the light of her dead lover’s life. The movie opens with 57-year-old Orlando (Francisco Reyes) getting ready…
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About Us
This feature film debut from Brazilian filmmaker Mauro Carvalho is an utterly charming tale of young love that failed to run its course once real life got in its way. It is told to us by one half of the couple Diego (Thiago Cazado) some years later as he reflects back on what life was like before…
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Pulse
This debut feature film from Daniel Monks and Stevie Cruz Martin is one of the most provocative stories that tackles gender identity and presents its own very different sci-fi take on this issue that is both innovative and intriguing. Disabled teenager Olly (Monks)is getting increasingly unhappy that whilst his schoolmates are all enjoying dating and the…
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Surprise
Surprise a new short film written and directed by Kiff Scholl that debuted on the Dekkoo screening platform this month is one of those intriguing gay stories that engages you to the very end only to leave you wondering if it was all worthwhile. It’s the tale of two bearded hipsters who meet at a party…
