posted Tuesday, August 8, 2023
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) has announced the complete lineup for its 35th anniversary. From August 10 to 20, 2023 audiences can catch 92 films from 27 countries, with 24 features, 68 shorts, 10 World Premieres, 10 North American/International Premieres and 31 Canadian Premieres among the selections. In addition to in-person and BC province-wide […]
posted Sunday, August 6, 2023
The Oscar® Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL returns for its much-anticipated 19th edition from August 10- 20th, 2023, from an impressive 6000 entries, over 400 films form this year’s exciting program. This year, the Academy® granted the festival their 4th OSCAR®-qualifying award for Documentary short film, this accolade will join their other three top awards, Best […]
posted Friday, July 28, 2023
Based on her riveting memoir, North of Normal follows Cea Sunrise Person’s unconventional childhood in the wilderness, her complicated relationship with her perpetually pot-smoking teen mom, and her incredible path to a version of normalcy on the runways of Paris. After six years spent in the Yukon wilderness with her grandparents, fourteen-year-old Cea Sunrise Person reunites with her mother, […]
posted Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Miracle Club is set in 1967 in Dublin’s rough-lorn community of Ballygar, and follows a group of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey), who come to the ultimate realization that it takes more than time to heal old wounds. In desperate need of miracles, the group puts on […]
posted Thursday, June 29, 2023
EVERY BODY is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people. The film tells the stories of three individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries, to a thriving adulthood after each decided to set aside medical advice to keep their bodies a secret and instead came out as […]
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed tells the story of a man living a double life; while his public persona was carefully manufactured by his handlers, orchestrated by the studio system, and reinforced by a marriage of convenience, Hudson had to keep his private life shrouded in secrecy since the revelation of who he really […]
posted Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Neighbor tells the story of an intense love story between two young men forms from a harrowing incident they are involved in. From that moment on nothing will be like it used to be and the love between the two men sadly brings to light Luca’s parents’ hate and intolerance towards their relationship. The […]
posted Wednesday, June 21, 2023
At long last, you can mark your calendar with your favourite otherworldly films, screening across the city all summer long at Toronto Outdoor Picture Show! This year’s Another World-themed programme invites audiences to journey beyond accepted reality into the unknown possibilities of existence. Explore a myriad of different worlds, from unique microcosms of the everyday to fantastical spaces […]
posted Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Shy 16-year-old Manuel (Martín Miller) lives in a small coastal town with not much excitement, however he comes alive when his best friend from childhood, Felipe (Teo Inama Chiabrando), and other buddies form a garage rock band. The two boys have a close, easy relationship made even more intense with the band and their music […]
posted Monday, June 19, 2023
Chocolate Babies was seemingly lost to the world after a regrettably brief festival run in the late ’90s. Despite its critical acclaim, it did not receive proper distribution until 25 years after its premiere. Now, the film’s themes of racial discrimination and lack of support for those who are most vulnerable feel just as urgent […]
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