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LUZ – two men reflect on their relationship after being released from prison

posted Friday, March 19, 2021

by: in Film

LUZ is the latest film from writer/director Jon Garcia. Ruben (Ruben-Ernesto Reyes) is a young latino man who’s fallen into the world of the mafiosos. When an accident leads him into incarceration, his relationship with the cartel and with his family is strained. While in prison, he falls in the complex hierarchical system until his […]

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Wojnarowicz – documentary spotlights NYC avant-garde artist and AIDS activist

posted Friday, March 19, 2021

by: in Film, Queer

Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker is a in-your-face documentary portrait of downtown New York City artist, writer, photographer, and activist David Wojnarowicz. As New York City became the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, Wojnarowicz weaponized his work and waged war against the establishment’s indifference to the plague until his death from it […]

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Days of the Bagnold Summer – mom and teenage son are forced to bond over an unplanned summer staycation

posted Tuesday, March 16, 2021

by: in Film

Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel, Days of the Bagnold Summer is a funny yet sweet coming-of-age story about single motherhood and Metallica. Daniel was supposed to spend the summer with his dad and his dad’s new wife in Florida, but when his dad cancels the trip Daniel and his mom suddenly face the […]

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Boys on Film 21: Beautiful Secret – tantalizing stories from around the world

posted Sunday, March 14, 2021

by: in Film

BOYS ON FILM 21 takes you on a voyage of self-discovery, where same-sex attraction is celebrated, first loves are tenderly formulated, and beautiful secrets burn and bloom. Featuring over two hours from the world’s best filmmaking talent from Australia, Canada, Romania, Switzerland, the UK, USA and even the Isle of Wight: MEMOIRS OF A GEEZA […]

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Sampson McCormick’s “Love The One You’re With” – connecting in complicated times

posted Saturday, March 13, 2021

by: in Film

Sampson McCormick, award winning veteran, black queer comedy pioneer and filmmaker, recently completed his newest film “Love The One You’re With“, which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. This comes on the heels of his most recent, highly acclaimed comedy special “Church Boy”, filmed at the DC Comedy Loft. The film “Love The One You’re […]

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Two films that say “Goodbye”, one to vintage porn, the other to a loved one

posted Wednesday, March 10, 2021

by: in Film

Goodbye Seventies is the latest feature film from pioneering arthouse filmmaker Todd Verow. Verow’s debut feature Frisk was released in the mid-90s, blazing a trail in the early era of gay indie forebears Swoon, Poison, and The Living End. Since then, he has directed over twenty-five feature films and numerous shorts, establishing himself as the […]

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Jump, Darling – Cloris Leachman’s swan song, with drag performers in leading roles

posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021

by: in Film, Queer

Russel (Thomas Duplessie) is an aspiring drag queen from Toronto who just broke up with his boyfriend, and decides to head to the Prince Edward County countryside to visit his grandmother Margaret’s (Cloris Leachman). He soon discovers that her health is failing, and her ability to live on her own is becoming problematic. SNAPSHOT REVIEW […]

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Buddies’s Call For Submissions for Queer Pride 2021 – Deadline March 26, 2021

posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021

by: in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Streaming Online, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Buddies in Bad Times is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically rigorous alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage. Buddies offers a year-round program that includes a full season of queer theatre, new works festivals, artist residencies, and intergenerational training and education initiatives. This past year, we have witnessed […]

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Rain Beau’s End – lesbian couple deals with challenges of raising a child with behavioural issues

posted Sunday, March 7, 2021

by: in Film, Lesbian

Rain Beau’s End is an intimate drama set in the late 1990’s depicting how a progressive lesbian couple’s relationship is tested when their adopted son is mislabeled with a genetic predisposition for violence. This film has the ability to unify so many women with overlapping parallel challenges, while showing the adversity and strength that many […]

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The Reunited States & Trans in Trumpland – what does the future hold for a divided U.S. of A?

posted Tuesday, March 2, 2021

by: in Film

The world watched as the United States seemed to crumple before our eyes under the previous administration, and those same eyes are watching now to see if any of the damage done can be repaired and amends made. Two productions are out this month that take a look at just how divided the country has […]

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