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Toronto International Film Festival 2018: CONSEQUENCES: One More Unhappy Entry In The LGBTQ Canon
Toronto International Film Festival 2018: CONSEQUENCES: One More Unhappy Entry In The LGBTQ Canon

Consequences coats us in a layer of melancholy through its showcase of intolerance rather than using the art of filmmaking to empower the LGBTQ community.

BONDING: SEASON ONE: A Reunion Story With a Blend of Surreal Imagery and Realism
BONDING Season 1: A Reunion Story With A Blend Of Surreal Imagery & Realism

Bonding creates thoughtful and memorable characters and showcases their work in a positive light leading towards self-discovery and the building of relationships, both romantic and platonic.

Interview With Martha Frances Williams & Shani Hadjian On Queer Film & Their New Short UP OR OUT
Interview With Martha Frances Williams & Shani Hadjian On Queer Film & Their New Short UP OR OUT

We spoke with Martha Frances Williams and Shani Hadjian, the filmmakers behind the short Up or Out, about queer film and being a filmmaker in NYC.

TUCKED: A Slice Of Life Smeared With Glitter, Laughter & Tears

It might focus on a man with cancer, but Tucked remains resolutely upbeat in its belief that true happiness can only be found when we are true to ourselves.

SNAPSHOTS: Love, Loss and Longing Across Three Generations
SNAPSHOTS: Love, Loss and Longing Across Three Generations

While Snapshots is far from a perfect film, it made with such an admirable degree of earnestness, with so much feeling, that it is easy to overlook the flaws.

THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST: Moretz Is Top Of The Class In Affecting Drama
THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST: Moretz Is Top Of The Class In Affecting Drama

The Miseducation of Cameron Post hits on a topic that is contemporary and significant but it never handles this in a way that feels, for want of a better word, preachy.

FRAMELINE42: 1985: Cory Michael Smith Gives A Star-Making Performance

1985 is a miracle of a film, one that pays tribute to an era, a generation past, and a culture that fueled the progress of LGBTQ civil rights for decades to come.

THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST Trailer
THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST Trailer

In The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.

DADDY ISSUES: A Bittersweet and Sexual Coming Of Age
DADDY ISSUES: A Bittersweet & Sexual Coming Of Age

Certainly not perfect but a very interesting watch, Cash’s debut feature film is a well-executed musing on family, sexuality, and the Electra Complex.

Frameline42: IDEAL HOME: Coogan And Rudd Steal The Show
Frameline42: IDEAL HOME: Coogan & Rudd Steal The Show

Ideal Home is a heartwarming ode to acceptance and finding family in the most unlikely places.

HOOKED: A Necessary Depiction Of Queer Youth

In many ways, Hooked is a crucial film that sheds light on a pervasive issue. Still, though, it seems as though there was more lurking beneath the film’s surface.

DICK SISTERS: Short But Sweet-ish
DICK SISTERS: Short But Sweet-ish

Rooted by clever dialogue and personable actresses, Dick Sisters is an endearingly quirky short film.

Interview With T Cooper, Writer & Director Of MAN MADE
Interview With T Cooper, Writer & Director Of MAN MADE

Alex Arabian spoke with T Cooper, writer and director of the documentary Man Made, which focuses on the subject of trans men bodybuilding.

A Conversation With Donna Zaccaro, Director & Producer Of TO A MORE PERFECT UNION: U.S. V WINDSOR
A Conversation With Donna Zaccaro, Director & Producer Of TO A MORE PERFECT UNION: U.S. V WINDSOR

We got to speak with Donna Zaccaro, director of the documentary To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor.

BOYS FOR SALE: Tokyo's Underworld
BOYS FOR SALE: Tokyo’s Underworld

Boys For Sale dives into the world of the urisen (also known as “boys”) that are paid to have sex with other men. Brought in by the allure of a high paying part-time job, urisens have to learn to navigate the industry as they go.