Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer's riveting feature documentary Cured, which had its world premiere at Outfest and screens this month as part of the virtual 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, examines the fascinating chapter in queer history that saw gay liberation activists successfully overturn the US psychiatric profession's classification of homosexuality as a... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: The Lavender Scare Director Josh Howard
Riveting new documentary The Lavender Scare, playing at select LA and New York cinemas now, focuses on the US government’s systematic purge of gay and lesbian federal workers following President Eisenhower’s 1953 declaration that they were a threat to the security of the country and therefore unfit for service. Producer/Director Josh Howard spoke exclusively to... Continue Reading →
Film Review: The Lavender Scare ★★★★
As I sit here, in 2019, wearing a Kylie Minogue t-shirt, staring at a bookshelf littered with queer literature, fashion biographies and tasteful portfolios of homo-erotic art, there is no doubt to the world around me that I am a homosexual. Trust me, my Netflix and Amazon algorithms are well aware. While watching filmmaker Josh... Continue Reading →