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Chasing Chasing Amy and Kokomo City
Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Aitch Alberto; Writer: Aitch Alberto, based on the book by Benjamin Alire Sáenz; Stars: Eva Longoria, Luna Blaise, Kevin Alejandro, Eugenio Derbez, Veronica Falcón, Isabella Gomez, Marlene Forte)
The story of two Mexican-American teenagers, their friendship, and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality, and family relationships.
Chasing Chasing Amy (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Sav Rodgers; Writer: Sav Rodgers; Stars: Kevin Smith, Guinevere Turner, Joey Lauren Adams, Andrew Ahn, Trish Bendix)
A documentary about the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy for LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
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Fancy Dance (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Erica Tremblay; Writer: Erica Tremblay; Stars: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Shea Whigham, Audrey Wasilewski)
Following her sister's disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child's white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.
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Kokomo City (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: D Smith)
Four Black transgender sex workers explore the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, while confronting issues long avoided.
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Passages (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Ira Sachs; Writer: Mauricio Zacharias; Stars: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos)
A married man cheats on his husband with a woman... then tells him about it.
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