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. 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.
“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.
GAY FILM FT ENTERS THIRD YEAR
He fds work at a lol gay bar and helps Margaret who wants to live at home and not an elrre facily. QFLIX will host the World Premiere of “Postrds Over the Sk, ” an timate and erotic drama by wrer/director Pablo Oliver that pays homage to the late gay Argente thor Manuel Puig. Not to be missed is the enchantg Italian import, “Masrpone, ” a gay reworkg of “An Unmarried Woman.
PHILALPHIA GAY & LBIAN FTIVAL RELNCH AS PHILALPHIA QFT
Another highlight is the affectnate documentary, “No Straight L: The Rise of Queer Comics” trac the reers of five groundbreakg gay and lbian ic book artists. ” The late Howard Cse scrib how the unrground ics scene allowed for queer and envelope-phg work sce the Comics Co rtricted any mentn of homosexualy. Rupert Knard explas how his work llege creatg the Brown Bomber — the first gay superhero ic strips — was “thartic” as enabled him to e out too.
When Cristi, a p, heads off to work, he is forced to rolve a standoff a movie theater where an ultra-natnalist, homophobic group has dispted the screeng of a queer film. Durg the extend sequence, Cristi attacks a gay man who uld out him, forcg the p to be exiled the theater as the suatn is rolved. As the guys talk about g out to their fai or scribe how armps a photograph suggt “an offerg, ” they e across as sweet, almost bashful gay men.