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- KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
- THE 3 QUEER VIMEO SHORTS YOU NEED TO WATCH RIGHT NOWDELVE TO YOUNG LOVE, A PLITED THPPLE, AND A HOOKUP GONE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY BILLY MCENTEEMAY 22, 2019/12:51 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:832PX;WIDTH:1890PX;}BY BILLY MCENTEEMAY 22, 2019 / 12:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE 3 QUEER VIMEO SHORTS YOU NEED TO WATCH RIGHT NOW","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-05-22T16:51:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-05-22T16:51:49.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BILLY MCENTEE","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT TIME FOR WORLD PRI, VIMEO HAS RELEASED THREE SHORT FILMS THAT EXPLORE NTEMPORARY QUEER LIFE THROUGH LBIAN, GAY, AND TRANSGENR NARRATIV. EACH UNR 13 MUT, THE FILMS HAVE RECEIVED VARYG FORMS OF REGNN—VIMEO STAFF PICKS, FTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTNS, AND SHORT FILM AWARDS—BUT ARE ONLY NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIVE TO THE THRO OF YOUNG LOVE THIS IS A TEENAGE LOVE LETTER, THE PLEX TRICI OF A THPPLE LAVENR, AND THE EXCEMENT AND TERROR OF A MEET-CUTE WAKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS A TEENAGE LOVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.33802816901409%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT KATHERE (ELLA J-F) AND ISA (ELYSSE SHIRLEY), THE YOUNG QUEER WOMEN AT THE CENTER OF THIS TWO-HANR. “ARE YOU READY TO FLY BACK?” ONE ASKS. THOUGH ’S NEVER MA CLEAR WHETHER THE UPLE IS STUDYG ABROAD OR ON VATN THE OTHER’S UNTRY, THERE’S MAGIC THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TSA HILL’S SHORT FILM THIS IS A TEENAGE LOVE LETTER IS A BREATHG POEM, A MICROSPIC LOOK AT A POIGNANT GOODBYE THAT IS NEVER TEARY OR OVERACTED. SO LYRIL IS THIS SHORT THAT SEEMS TO EXIST OUT OF TIME ALTOGETHER, AND YET TIME IS THE NARRATIVE’S BIGGT NSTRAT—KATHERE AND ISA WILL NEED TO SEPARATE, RETURN TO THEIR HOM, AND MOVE ON OM THEIR SHORT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HER VOICEOVER AT THE END OF THE FILM’S ACHG SIX MUT, KATHERE NARRAT, “I LIVE THE PAST NOW.” IT’S NOT AN UNFAIAR SENSATN FOR ANYONE WHO HAS TRIED TO UNGLUE THEMSELV OM A FIRST LOVE. HEARTBREAKG AS THOSE MOMENTS ARE, HILL’S SHORT IS A BALM FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.33802816901409%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS THE MOST WELL-KNOWN OF THE THREE FILMS, LAVENR MA A SPLASH AT SUNDANCE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND STARS RENOWNED THEATER AND TV ACTORS KEN BART, MICHAEL HSU ROSEN, AND MICHAEL URIE. THE FILM NAVIGAT THE SHIFTG DYNAMICS OF A NEW YORK THPPLE: ARTHUR (URIE), HIS HBAND (BART), AND THEIR YOUNGER LOVER ANDY (ROSEN). REHGLY, MATTHEW PUCCI’S FILM NEVER DISSOLV TO A SCREAMG MATCH OVER WHO THE THPPLE HOLDS THE MOST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INSTEAD, PTUR THE LTLE TAILS THAT ILLUMATE THE FISSUR OF AN AMBIGUO RELATNSHIP: THE HBANDS WEAR THEIR WEDDG RGS DURG SEX WH ANDY; AT ARTHUR’S BIRTHDAY PARTY, ANDY STANDS THE BACK, SEPARATED OM THE HBANDS AND THEIR IENDS; ONE MORNG, ANDY FDS A SPIC PATCH OF LAVENR PAT ON A SPARE BEDROOM WALL. AND YET: THE THREE OF THEM SHARE MEALS, SG TOGETHER AROUND A PIANO, AND RSE, WASH, AND DRY DISH AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO ANDY WANT ARTHUR AND HIS HBAND’S LIFE, OR DO HE JT WANT TO BE A PART OF ? EHER WAY, THE PROSPECT OF A CHILD—THE PAT, THE SPARE ROOM, THE NEW TOYS THAT DOT THE HANDSOME TOWNHOE—IS PHG HIM AWAY. PUCCI PTUR WHAT SIMMERS BENEATH THE SURFACE OF BETIFUL BROWNSTON, WHERE SOME GAY MEN HAVE FOUND FORT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.33802816901409%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TERRA NAVA M’S SHORT EXPLOR IS FAR RICHER AND MORE SOCLOGILLY PLEX THAN WHAT, ON THE SURFACE, ULD BE MISNSTED AS A FILM ABOUT A BAD HOOKUP. PACKED WH TWO REVEALS 12 MUT, THE FILM IS A SLOW-BURN NIGHTMARE, ONE THAT IS BOTH ENLIGHTENG AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S DIFFICULT TO DISCS THE FILM WHOUT SHARG AT LEAST THE FIRST REVEAL, WHICH IS THAT SOFIA (ALSO PLAYED BY M) IS A TRANS WOMAN. SOFIA IS NFIDANT, SEXY, AND CLEAR-HEAD, AND AFTER MEETG ISAAC (RAFAEL CABRERA) AT A PARTY, THE SCTIVE STRANGER WANTS TO TAKE HER HOME. YOU GET THE SENSE THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME SOFIA HAS HAD TO NAVIGATE HOW TO REVEAL HER INTY AND RISK REJECTN—WHICH SHE EXPERIENC DURG THEIR UBER RI. HE, TURNS OUT, IS “NOT OL WH THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OR SO SEEMS. A SEND REVEAL IS TOO RICH AND NUANCED TO SPOIL, BUT LEADS TO AN ADRENALE-FUELED FEVER DREAM THAT IS QUIET AND TASTROPHIC. M’S FILM IS EXPERTLY MARKED BY THREE MOMENTS OF PRIVACY WHERE SOFIA STEPS OUT AND CHECKS WH HERSELF. THE QUIET SCEN SHOW SOFIA'S PROGRSN OM FLHED EXCEMENT TO NCERNS OVER SELF-AGENCY. IT RAIS QUTNS ABOUT WHY MEN PRUME SEX IS THEIR RIGHT, AND THE WAYS WHICH MARGALIZED GROUPS NAVIGATE SAFETY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
He’s Barbie’s gay bt iend. The film won’t say , but a post-creds punchle about Ken’s handwrg, plete wh hearts and stars surroundg his name, tells what we need to heavily implied nature of Ken’s gayns Toy Story 3 harkens back to Hollywood’s tradnal gay bt iend-type characters. In the Hays Co era, explic referenc to homosexualy weren’t allowed, so characters like Van Buren (Frankl Pangborn) 1937’s Easy Livg, Kip (David Wayne) 1949’s Adam’s Rib, or Addison (Gee Sanrs) 1950’s All About Eve stead were imbued wh effemate characteristics, offerg a glimpse outsi of heteronormativy whout explicly beg of the characters were the same—some were tty, others sweet.
But each of the gay bt iends was trsilly fed by their relatnships wh their straight iends. Des later, 2010, the gay bt iend was all the rage; Teen Vogue even went so far as to proclaim the GBF as the summer’s mt-have accsory.
But unlike the first half of the 20th century, today’s cema, the GBF is allowed to be openly gay. In movi like Mean Girls (2004), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Easy A (2010), No Strgs Attached (2011), and Isn’t It Romantic (2019), gay iends exist entirely the orb of their female iends.
THE 3 QUEER VIMEO SHORTS YOU NEED TO WATCH RIGHT NOWDELVE TO YOUNG LOVE, A PLITED THPPLE, AND A HOOKUP GONE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY BILLY MCENTEEMAY 22, 2019/12:51 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:832PX;WIDTH:1890PX;}BY BILLY MCENTEEMAY 22, 2019 / 12:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE 3 QUEER VIMEO SHORTS YOU NEED TO WATCH RIGHT NOW","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-05-22T16:51:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-05-22T16:51:49.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BILLY MCENTEE","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT TIME FOR WORLD PRI, VIMEO HAS RELEASED THREE SHORT FILMS THAT EXPLORE NTEMPORARY QUEER LIFE THROUGH LBIAN, GAY, AND TRANSGENR NARRATIV. EACH UNR 13 MUT, THE FILMS HAVE RECEIVED VARYG FORMS OF REGNN—VIMEO STAFF PICKS, FTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTNS, AND SHORT FILM AWARDS—BUT ARE ONLY NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIVE TO THE THRO OF YOUNG LOVE THIS IS A TEENAGE LOVE LETTER, THE PLEX TRICI OF A THPPLE LAVENR, AND THE EXCEMENT AND TERROR OF A MEET-CUTE WAKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS A TEENAGE LOVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.33802816901409%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT KATHERE (ELLA J-F) AND ISA (ELYSSE SHIRLEY), THE YOUNG QUEER WOMEN AT THE CENTER OF THIS TWO-HANR. “ARE YOU READY TO FLY BACK?” ONE ASKS. THOUGH ’S NEVER MA CLEAR WHETHER THE UPLE IS STUDYG ABROAD OR ON VATN THE OTHER’S UNTRY, THERE’S MAGIC THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TSA HILL’S SHORT FILM THIS IS A TEENAGE LOVE LETTER IS A BREATHG POEM, A MICROSPIC LOOK AT A POIGNANT GOODBYE THAT IS NEVER TEARY OR OVERACTED. SO LYRIL IS THIS SHORT THAT SEEMS TO EXIST OUT OF TIME ALTOGETHER, AND YET TIME IS THE NARRATIVE’S BIGGT NSTRAT—KATHERE AND ISA WILL NEED TO SEPARATE, RETURN TO THEIR HOM, AND MOVE ON OM THEIR SHORT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HER VOICEOVER AT THE END OF THE FILM’S ACHG SIX MUT, KATHERE NARRAT, “I LIVE THE PAST NOW.” IT’S NOT AN UNFAIAR SENSATN FOR ANYONE WHO HAS TRIED TO UNGLUE THEMSELV OM A FIRST LOVE. HEARTBREAKG AS THOSE MOMENTS ARE, HILL’S SHORT IS A BALM FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.33802816901409%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS THE MOST WELL-KNOWN OF THE THREE FILMS, LAVENR MA A SPLASH AT SUNDANCE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND STARS RENOWNED THEATER AND TV ACTORS KEN BART, MICHAEL HSU ROSEN, AND MICHAEL URIE. THE FILM NAVIGAT THE SHIFTG DYNAMICS OF A NEW YORK THPPLE: ARTHUR (URIE), HIS HBAND (BART), AND THEIR YOUNGER LOVER ANDY (ROSEN). REHGLY, MATTHEW PUCCI’S FILM NEVER DISSOLV TO A SCREAMG MATCH OVER WHO THE THPPLE HOLDS THE MOST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INSTEAD, PTUR THE LTLE TAILS THAT ILLUMATE THE FISSUR OF AN AMBIGUO RELATNSHIP: THE HBANDS WEAR THEIR WEDDG RGS DURG SEX WH ANDY; AT ARTHUR’S BIRTHDAY PARTY, ANDY STANDS THE BACK, SEPARATED OM THE HBANDS AND THEIR IENDS; ONE MORNG, ANDY FDS A SPIC PATCH OF LAVENR PAT ON A SPARE BEDROOM WALL. AND YET: THE THREE OF THEM SHARE MEALS, SG TOGETHER AROUND A PIANO, AND RSE, WASH, AND DRY DISH AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO ANDY WANT ARTHUR AND HIS HBAND’S LIFE, OR DO HE JT WANT TO BE A PART OF ? EHER WAY, THE PROSPECT OF A CHILD—THE PAT, THE SPARE ROOM, THE NEW TOYS THAT DOT THE HANDSOME TOWNHOE—IS PHG HIM AWAY. PUCCI PTUR WHAT SIMMERS BENEATH THE SURFACE OF BETIFUL BROWNSTON, WHERE SOME GAY MEN HAVE FOUND FORT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.33802816901409%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TERRA NAVA M’S SHORT EXPLOR IS FAR RICHER AND MORE SOCLOGILLY PLEX THAN WHAT, ON THE SURFACE, ULD BE MISNSTED AS A FILM ABOUT A BAD HOOKUP. PACKED WH TWO REVEALS 12 MUT, THE FILM IS A SLOW-BURN NIGHTMARE, ONE THAT IS BOTH ENLIGHTENG AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S DIFFICULT TO DISCS THE FILM WHOUT SHARG AT LEAST THE FIRST REVEAL, WHICH IS THAT SOFIA (ALSO PLAYED BY M) IS A TRANS WOMAN. SOFIA IS NFIDANT, SEXY, AND CLEAR-HEAD, AND AFTER MEETG ISAAC (RAFAEL CABRERA) AT A PARTY, THE SCTIVE STRANGER WANTS TO TAKE HER HOME. YOU GET THE SENSE THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME SOFIA HAS HAD TO NAVIGATE HOW TO REVEAL HER INTY AND RISK REJECTN—WHICH SHE EXPERIENC DURG THEIR UBER RI. HE, TURNS OUT, IS “NOT OL WH THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OR SO SEEMS. A SEND REVEAL IS TOO RICH AND NUANCED TO SPOIL, BUT LEADS TO AN ADRENALE-FUELED FEVER DREAM THAT IS QUIET AND TASTROPHIC. M’S FILM IS EXPERTLY MARKED BY THREE MOMENTS OF PRIVACY WHERE SOFIA STEPS OUT AND CHECKS WH HERSELF. THE QUIET SCEN SHOW SOFIA'S PROGRSN OM FLHED EXCEMENT TO NCERNS OVER SELF-AGENCY. IT RAIS QUTNS ABOUT WHY MEN PRUME SEX IS THEIR RIGHT, AND THE WAYS WHICH MARGALIZED GROUPS NAVIGATE SAFETY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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