posted Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. The film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and […]
posted Sunday, February 26, 2023
Principal photography has started on the queer-led, highly anticipated BACKSPOT, marking the feature film debut of creator/director D.W. Waterson (That’s My DJ), and starring award-winning actor Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs, Marvel’s Echo), and newcomer Kudakwashe Rutendo in lead roles. The film’s title derives from a backspotter, or someone who lifts and throws a flyer, or top girl, in the air […]
posted Saturday, February 25, 2023
While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgärd) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, […]
posted Friday, February 24, 2023
Take Me To The River, New Orleans is the second in this film series, after the success of the first on Memphis. This time it’s a celebration of the rich musical history, heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana music. Emerging and established musicians collaborate through live recording sessions to create new works. […]
posted Thursday, February 23, 2023
Emily imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story, the inspiration for her seminal novel, Wuthering Heights. Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of […]
posted Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Swallowed is the Sundance Festival award-winning queer horror film from director Carter Smith. After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs, and horrific intimacy in this backwoods body-horror thriller. Set in a remote township on the border between Maine and Canada, it’s a story about friendship and […]
posted Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Roise and Frank tells the story of Róise, who lost her husband Frank two years ago, and is now isolated in grief, and cut off from family and community. She spends days in isolation, barely eating, consoling herself with listening to her dead husband’s voicemail message and re-watching old hurling matches that defined him when […]
posted Friday, February 17, 2023
A socially awkward lesbian teenager AJ (Nell Barlow) begrudgingly joins her family on a seaside vacation. She finds herself constantly at odds with her painfully “normal” mother and older sister, neither of whom can understand why she doesn’t smile more or “dress like a girl.” Her anticipated “week of hell” takes an unexpected turn when […]
posted Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) celebrates its 11th anniversary with a return to IN-PERSON programming, and an online component, from February 15-20, 2023/ Created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, TBFF brings innovative, powerful, diverse, and bold programming to Toronto audiences, while also maintaining online accessibility. The Festival presents 125 films from 20 countries – including 37 World premieres, 18 International premieres, 37 Canadian […]
posted Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Erin’s Guide To Kissing Girls tells the story of Erin, the only out person in her grade, and Liz, fellow comic nerd and track star. They find their friendship tested when Liz is accepted to private school and Erin falls hard for new girl and ex child-star, Sydni. Erin believes the only way to save […]
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