The 12-day Philalphia Q-Ft kicks off today at the Rz Bourse and Rz East. It's the largt Gay and Lbian film ftival on the east ast.
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- Q-FT, A GAY AND LBIAN FILM FTIVAL, OPENS IN PHILALPHIA
- GAY FILM FT ENTERS THIRD YEAR
- PHILALPHIA GAY & LBIAN FTIVAL RELNCH AS PHILALPHIA QFT
Q-FT, A GAY AND LBIAN FILM FTIVAL, OPENS IN PHILALPHIA
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Bambo is full of fear and self-loathg about beg intified as gay Nigeria, where homosexualy is crimalized.
Moviegoers will have a chance to see some of the most eagerly anticipated fall films, cludg: “The Inspectn, ” former Philalphia rint Elegance Bratton’s feature about a young gay Black man (Jeremy Pope) who jos the Mar; “The Whale” starrg Brendan Fraser an Osr-buzzy turn as a severely obe gay man tryg to nnect wh his tranged dghter; “Glass Onn: A Kniv Out Mystery, ” starrg out performer Janelle Monáe a sequel to the popular whodunn; and “Close, ” gay filmmaker Las Dhont’s tenr, award-wng drama about two 13-year-old boys who suffer a tragedy.
GAY FILM FT ENTERS THIRD YEAR
Among the documentari, out gay filmmaker Ryan Whe’s “Good Night Oppy” chronicl the Mars Exploratn Rover Opportuny, and “The Return of Tanya Tucker — Featurg Brandi Carlile” chronicl the efforts of out sger Carlile to help re-troduce Tucker and her mic to the world.
Among the films available for preview, one of the bt films at the ft is “The Blue Caftan, ” an exquise slow-burn romantic drama om Moroc, a untry where homosexualy is illegal.
PHILALPHIA GAY & LBIAN FTIVAL RELNCH AS PHILALPHIA QFT
“Mister Organ” has out gay filmmaker David Farrier (“Tickled”) gog down another quirky rabb hole when he vtigat the tle character, Michael, aka Michael Organ. Farrier talks wh folks who knew Organ and they reunt troublg episos of abe, om Organ appropriatg a former roommate’s story of homophobia to a tragedy volvg another gay man. He fds work at a lol gay bar and helps Margaret who wants to live at home and not an elrre facily.