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Watch the Winning LGBTQ+ Feature Festival Today: FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN, 64min., Canada, DocumentaryDirected by Laura Lynn O’Grady It’s hard to be a superstar when you have a midnight frontline shift to show up for. Francheska: Prairie Queen follows the journey of Filipino care worker Francis (Kiko) Yutrago, as…
Month: November 2022
SHORT Screenplay: ABLAZE, by Jenny Goddard-Garcia
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https://youtu.be/J8I13B_K8u4 Born into a society that punishes the different, eighteen-year-old Kalinda struggles to maintain her secret ability to breathe flames, as a chance encounter with a group of amateur fire dancers tempts her to risk living a life that burns brightly. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Zoey/Peggy: Hannah…
Winning Script Reading: A Place on Earth, by Omar Hakim
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https://youtu.be/V8oamnip0Qc The gay son of an imam returns home for the last ten days of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year. He brings his Muslim boyfriend back with him, and together they must hide their relationship while navigating hanger, arranged marriages, and keeping up appearances for an…
Winning Script Reading: A Place on Earth, by Omar Hakim
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://youtu.be/V8oamnip0Qc The gay son of an imam returns home for the last ten days of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year. He brings his Muslim boyfriend back with him, and together they must hide their relationship while navigating hanger, arranged marriages, and keeping up appearances for an…
Winning Script Reading: 79, by Kacy Boccumini
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https://youtu.be/zMoLsWv6J7g Tony Tranero is a Disco dancer at the end of an era, competing in a contest that could change the trajectory of his life. While preparing for this moment, he meets other dancers that are fighting their own battles that force him to confront the real politics…
Winning Script Reading: Chameleon, by Pat Brown
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https://youtu.be/0L6XjE6ebW8 A classic noir with a twist. A self-loathing cop can’t protect his new lover without betraying himself to his fellow officers who determined to destroy his kind. https://facebook.com/PatABrown https://instagram.com/patrica_anne213 CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Ben: Steve Rizzo Temple: Allan Michael
HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto October 2022 Film Festival
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Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: HOW TO EAT KIWIBest Direction: THE LADIESBest Cinematography: VAL (-e-ree)Best Performances: USED FURNITUREBest Sound & Music: FOUND YOU Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: VAL (-e-ree), 11min., USA, DramaDirected by Samantha LevinA…
HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto October 2022 Film Festival
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: HOW TO EAT KIWIBest Direction: THE LADIESBest Cinematography: VAL (-e-ree)Best Performances: USED FURNITUREBest Sound & Music: FOUND YOU Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: VAL (-e-ree), 11min., USA, DramaDirected by Samantha LevinA…
HIGHLIGHTS: September 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
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Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature FIlm: FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEENBest LGBTQ+ Film: PUZZLE IN THE PALMBest Long Form Short Film: A BETTER PLACEBest Short Form Short Film: METAMORPHOSISBest Performances: NO FATS. NO FEMMES. NO ASIANS.Best Sound & Music: MONOCHROMEBest Cinematography: LIE…
HIGHLIGHTS: August 2022 Film Festival
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Watch the winning feature film from the Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival. VALLEY OF A THOUSAND HILLS, 97min., South Africa, DramaDirected by Bonie SithebeA young woman is in love with a woman, but they’re soon separated when she is forced into an arranged marriage with her lover’s brother. Watch…