Rendezvous With Madness Film & Arts Festival – Oct 27 to Nov 5, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, October 24, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Streaming Online, Toronto

Rendezvous With Madness Festival is the largest and longest-running arts festival in the world dedicated to the intersection of mental health and artistic expression. The 2023 Festival runs from October 27 to November 5, 2023, presenting 10 feature films and 2 short programs, for a total of 38 films from 12 countries. As always, films are complemented by thought-provoking post-screening Q&As […]

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Fellow Travelers series chronicles the lives of two closeted gay political officials over a period of four decades

posted Sunday, October 22, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto

Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Handsome and charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) avoids emotional entanglements, until he meets Tim Laughlin (Johnathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a […]

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Sick Girl – friends grow up and drift apart, until one fakes a terminal illness

posted Friday, October 20, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Streaming Online

In Sick Girl, Nina Dobrev stars as Wren Pepper, a woman trying to keep her best friends together with a little white lie that threatens to tear their bonds – and their entire community – apart.  When Wren feels her closest friends slipping away, she lets loose a little white lie that snowballs into a […]

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The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival offers both in person and online options – Oct 17 to 29, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, October 17, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Film, Streaming Online, Toronto

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (imagineNATIVE) runs from October 17-22, 2023 in person in Toronto, and October 23-29, 2023 streaming online. The Festival showcases 14 feature films, 70 short films across 11 short film programs, 21 digital and interactive works, and 17 audio works.  Each work presented at the festival is led by an […]

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The Bow – Canadian streaming platform features free original queer content – launch party Aug 24, 2024 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, August 24, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto

Bulldog Productions is launching its latest initiative The Bow, a brand new free streaming platform featuring elevated original content created for Queer People by Queer People, and you’re invited to the launch party! Details below. The Bow is a brand-new ad driven streaming platform, free to all users, that will feature elevated original content. In […]

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Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) screens more than 90 films from 27 countries – Aug 10 to 20, 2023

posted Tuesday, August 8, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online, Vancouver

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 […]

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Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York – HBO series delves into biases and discrimination within the criminal justice system

posted Sunday, July 9, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in New York City, Queer, Streaming Online

The HBO Original, four-part documentary series Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York dives into the deep-rooted biases of the criminal justice system and illuminates how the LGBTQ+ community fought to solve the murders and demand fair treatment of queer crime victims. In the early 1990s, with homophobia and hate crimes on […]

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“Every Body” documentary delves into the lives of three intersex individuals

posted Thursday, June 29, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

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 […]

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The Neighbor tells the story of an intense love story between two young men

posted Thursday, June 22, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online, Theatre

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 […]

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Sublime is a wonderful coming of age story between two teenage friends in a band

posted Tuesday, June 20, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Streaming Online

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 […]

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