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Lotus Sports Club Lotus Sports Club
Lotus Sports Club and 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
100 Ways To Cross The Border (Country: US, Mexico; Year: 2022; Director: Amber Bay Bemak; Writer: Amber Bay Bemak, Guillermo Gómez-Peña)
The documentarians attempt to queer all sorts of borders – not only territorial, but also those relating to race, gender, sexuality and even filmmaking.
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture (1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture) (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Sharon Roggio; Writer: Jena Serbu, Jill Woodward; Stars: Kathy Baldock, Ed Oxford)
The mystery of how theology, history, culture, and politics led to a Biblical mistranslation, the man who tried to stop it, and the impassioned academic crusade of the LGBTQIA+ Christian community driven to discover the truth.
Afeminadas (Country: Brazil; Year: 2022; Director: Wesley Gondim; Stars: Safira O’Hara, Khryz Amusa, Chandelly Kidman, Hellena Borgyz, Jefferson Lemons)
Five Brazilian performers present different explorations of femininity.
The Empress Of Vancouver (Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Dave Rodden Shortt; Writer: Joella Cabalu, Jessica Hallenbeck, Jordan King; Stars: Oliv Howe)
A cinematic and intimate collision of drag, queer history, and performance art, a musical and genre bending irreverent documentary which follows trans icon Oliv Howe as she prepares for the 40th anniversary of her coronation.
It's Only Life After All (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Alexandria Bombach; Stars: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers)
With forty years of making music as the iconic folk rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. This film catches up with them today.
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Little Richard: I Am Everything and Loving Highsmith
Jewelle: A Just Vision (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Madeleine Lim; Writer: T Kebo Drew; Stars: Jewelle Gomez, Dorothy Allison, Nancy Bereano)
A celebration of the achievements of Jewelle Gomez, her vampire stories and her exploration of Black and indigenous histories.
Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Timothy Harris; Stars: Malcolm Kenyatta)
Since the United States Senate was first convened in 1789, Pennsylvania has had 53 senators. They have all been white men. In this documentary, 31-year-old Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta takes us along on his race to become the first openly gay person of colour with a seat in the United States Senate.
Little Richard: I Am Everything (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Lisa Cortés)
This celebration of Little Richard reveals the Black queer origins of rock ’n’ roll, finally exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music.
Lotus Sports Club (Country: Netherlands, Cambodia; Year: 2022; Director: Tommaso Colognese, Vanna Hem; Writer: Tommaso Colognese, Vanna Hem, Martina Serafin)
The story of Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football in the under-21s women's team of Kampong Chhnang, and Pa Vann, the coach and father-figure to Leak and other LGBTQ+ players on the team.
Loving Highsmith (Country: Switzerland, Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Eva Vitija; Writer: Eva Vitija; Stars: Gwendoline Christie, Annina Butterworth)
A documentary portrait of the enigmatic novelist.
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The Empress Of Vancouver and My Name Is Andrea
My Name Is Andrea (Year: 2022; Director: Pratibha Parmar; Writer: Andrea Dworkin, Pratibha Parmar; Stars: Andrea Dworkin, Amandla Stenberg, Soko, Andrea Riseborough, Ashley Judd, Christine Lahti, Michael Selle)
Portrait of feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, one of the most controversial and misunderstood figures of the 20th century, who fought passionately for justice and equality for women.
Prejudice & Pride – Swedish Film Queer (Fördom & Stolthet – En Queer Filmhistoria) (Country: Sweden, Finland, Iceland; Year: 2022; Director: Eva Beling; Stars: Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Levan Akin)
A history of LGBTQIA+ representation on Swedish cinema screens, from the first gay kiss ever filmed to the recent wave of trans-themed films.
Willem & Frieda (Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: John Hay; Writer: Rik Carmichael; Stars: Stephen Fry)
Willem was an artist who lived openly as a gay man at a time when few did. Frieda was a well-connected musician who became the first woman to lead an orchestra. As this documentary reveals, together they fought the Nazis.
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