Tag: trans Netflix

Exclusive Interview: I’m Your Venus filmmaker Kimberly Reed “Venus Xtravaganza’s biological family & her ballroom family have reconciled in a way that gives me a lot of hope”

Venus Xtravaganza, a rising New York ballroom legend was killed aged 23 in December 1988, but she went on to become a global trans icon with her inedible appearance in Jennie Livingston's groundbreaking 1991 film Paris Is Burning. Director Kimberly Reed’s feature documentary I’m Your Venus, which world premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, picks... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: stand-up comic Jes Tom on Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda Netflix comedy special – “I am your new queer best frenemy”

New York stand-up comic, writer, and actor Jes Tom follows a sell-out Off-Broadway run of their acclaimed solo show Less Lonely (presented by their friend Elliot Page) with a hilarious set as part of a lineup of seven genderqueer comedians in Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda. The comedy special, which was shot at London's iconic Alexandra... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Mx. Dahlia Belle on Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda Netflix special “everyone in my generation wanted to be a punk rocker or a stand-up comic – I’ve gotten to do both, so I’m winning!”

Portland, Oregon based stand-up comedian Mx. Dahlia Belle is one of the standout performers in an extraordinary lineup of seven hilarious genderqueer comics in Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda, curated and hosted by Gadsby, filmed in front of a live audience at London's iconic Alexandra Palace last year. In October 2021, Belle wrote an open letter... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Wendell & Wild star Sam Zelaya “to not only have this kind of trans representation but to also be part of it is amazing”

If you're looking for a treat to stream this Halloween, you've found it. Following its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, acclaimed stop motion animation filmmaker Henry Selick and certified horror hitmaker Jordan Peele's delightfully macabre Wendell & Wild launches on Netflix on Friday, October 28th, just in time for the spookiest... Continue Reading →

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TV Review: Heartstopper ★★★★

At first glance, Alice Oseman's beautifully heartwarming Heartstopper which launches today on Netflix, based on her hit graphic novels, feels like a throwback to much-loved 90s British films about gay teens like Beautiful Thing and Get Real. Although this series does share much of the feel-good quality of those movies and a similar focus on... Continue Reading →

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Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival celebrates LGBTQ+ comedy talent with Stand Out at LA’s iconic Greek Theatre hosted by Billy Eichner & more events announced

On Saturday, May 7th, Billy Eichner will host Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival's Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Promising to be a starry night of queer entertainment, the lineup features Bob the Drag Queen, Eddie Izzard, Fortune Feimster, Gina Yashere, Guy Branum, James Adomian, Joel Kim Booster,... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: “I wanted to break as many rules as possible” Isabel Sandoval on her early films Señorita & Apparition now playing on Criterion Channel

Filipina filmmaker and actress Isabel Sandoval caught the attention of international critics when her stunning third feature film—which she wrote, directed, produced, edited, and starred in—Lingua Franca premiered at Venice in 2019, making her the first publicly identifying trans woman of colour to screen work in competition at the festival. The acclaimed film, which immerses... Continue Reading →

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