OUTshe Film Ftival returns to South Florida — wh movi that say 'gay' loud and clear | WLRN

Contents:

• OUTSHE FILM FTIVAL RETURNS TO SOUTH FLORIDA — WH MOVI THAT SAY 'GAY' LOUD AND CLEAR
• FORT LRDALE GAY AND LBIAN FILM FTIVAL
• GAY PRI AND EVENTS FT LRDALE 2023

OUTSHE FILM FTIVAL RETURNS TO SOUTH FLORIDA — WH MOVI THAT SAY 'GAY' LOUD AND CLEAR

The Miami Gay & Lbian Film Ftival started 1998; the Fort Lrdale Gay & Lbian Film Ftival 2008.

FORT LRDALE GAY AND LBIAN FILM FTIVAL

OUTshe is mted to s missn: To spire, enterta and te the public, enurage a sense of muny through ternatnal and culturally diverse film, vio and other media that offer historil and ntemporary perspectiv on the gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr experience.

GAY PRI AND EVENTS FT LRDALE 2023

Gay Romance / Italy / 101 m / Italian w/English subtl / Directors: Matteo Pilati, Alsandro Guida / Cast: Gianrlo Commare, Eduardo Valdarni, Gianmar Sro, Michela Gird, Lorenzo Adorni, Carlo Calrone, Vtor Magazzù, Barbara Chichiarelli, Alberto Paradossi. Nora Highland follows the stg procs of a notable gay character an upg Broadway revival and explor the phenomenon of straight performers beg ld for their work queer rol.

Addnal highlights for the week clu Flandia, a thought provokg film about people who view themselv as a third genr; Gemmel & Tim, the te life story of two black gay men found ad at different tim the home of a polilly and fancially fluential gay whe man; and No Straight L: The Rise of Queer Comics, about an unr-prented aspect of queer culture that is fally get the attentn serv wh the succs of the graphic novel turned Broadway mil, Fun Home. You Will Still be Here TomorrowA gay, married man is ntuoly forced to 'e out' to his father, who suffers om late-stage Alzheimer's disease. Fugiv, The (Los Cimarron)The night fort his Ort' ept terrors: darkns, the spirs of enslaved anctors and his brother's homosexualy.

In addn, at the time, if ught they would have been sentenced to serve 5 years hard labor mp if ught engagg homosexual activy. Unfortunately, we still live a world where untls people face homophobia (cludg beg sent to prison, unrgog torture, and beg outright killed), for wantg to exprs their tth.

At the end of the film, we are remd that  2013, Rsia passed a law banng “homosexual propaganda.

Addnal highlights for the week clu the Centerpiece film, Flandia, a thought provokg film about people who view themselv as a third genr; Gemmel & Tim, the te life story of two black gay men found ad at different tim the home of a polilly and fancially fluential gay whe man; and No Straight L: The Rise of Queer Comics, about an unr-prented aspect of queer culture that is fally gettg the attentn serv wh the succs of the graphic novel turned Broadway mil, Fun Home. But one day, as the cy is taken over by vlent protts, a birthday celebratn gathers all the members of both fai together, cludg a gay uple and a bisexual man. Prevly, the ftival was known as MiFo LGBT Film Ftival and before that separately as the Fort Lrdale Gay & Lbian Film Ftival and Miami Gay & Lbian Film Ftival, only the name has changed.