Who has power of you and what do you want to say to them? That's the bold and tantalizing question at the heart of Jeremy Goldstein's Truth to Power Café directed by Jen Heyes, which made its United States premiere this month as part of Lincoln Center's second annual Festival of Firsts. For Goldstein, a... Continue Reading →
As the groundbreaking, Grammy-winning rapper, singer, and songwriter Lil Nas X was about to embark upon his first tour last year, Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel were brought on board to document it. The co-directors were present to capture both the dazzling show itself—and the fans' poignant reaction to it—as well... Continue Reading →
One does not merely watch a Taylor Mac and Matt Ray performance, one experiences it, and when they turn their attention exclusively to queerness, you ride the waves of a musical art extravaganza until you wash up on a distant shore, exhausted but elated. Their new show, Bark of Millions, features fifty-five brand new songs,... Continue Reading →
Last night at the 35th annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival, filmmaker Todd Haynes was honoured with the NewFest Queer Visionary Award for his remarkable career to date. The award was presented to Haynes by his friend and fellow New Queer Cinema director Tom Kalin who spoke with him on stage at the SVA in Chelsea... Continue Reading →
2024 update: Variance Films and LD Entertainment will release National Anthem in select theaters on Friday, July 12th, expanding wide on Friday, July 19th, 2024. Growing up in Evergreen, Colorado, some of filmmaker and photographer Luke Gilford's most vivid childhood memories are of being at the rodeo with his father, who was a member of... Continue Reading →
Writer-director Andy Vallentine follows up his stunning 2021 short, The Letter Men, with another weepie, the narrative feature The Mattachine Family. Beautifully shot and acted, this is a glossy yet moving exploration at the meaning of family. It's available to stream US-wide as part of NewFest's 35th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival until October 24th... Continue Reading →
British writer-director Janis Pugh's remarkable sophomore narrative feature Chuck Chuck Baby, which received its North American premiere at last month's 48th Toronto International Film Festival is a celebration of love between working class women in all its forms with a infectious carpe diem spirit. In industrial North Wales, we meet thirty-something Helen (Louise Brealey) who... Continue Reading →
One of the LGBTQ+ highlights at last month's 48th Toronto International Film Festival was the feature debut of writer-director Fawzia Mirza, The Queen of My Dreams, based on the filmmaker's 2012 debut short of the same name. It's a vibrant, blissful, and emotionally cathartic comedy drama that spans thirty years in the life of a... Continue Reading →
