Chigo Lbian and Gay Internatnal Film Ftival

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

“It’s a really eye-openg documentary about old Hollywood, but ’s primarily about this gay uple that Gloria Swanson hired to wre the sre and the book, but she didn’t que seem to unrstand they were gay, ” Knight documentary is directed by Jefey Schwarz, who is behd other documentari like “I Am Dive” and “Tab Hunter Confintial.

“Cloris Leachman giv a dive performance this lovely ltle dramady, ” Knight documentary highlights clu “No Straight LIn: The Rise of Queer Comics, ” which featur Chigo rtoonist Rupert Knard, creator of the first Black queer ic book characters; “Queens of the Revolutn, ” which follows agg drag queens at the foreont of the gay rights movement Cuba; and “Gemmel & Tim, ” about two victims of fluential bsman Ed Buck whose aths led to his nvictn.

CHIGO LBIAN & GAY INTERNATNAL FILM FTIVAL

He’s one of many directors, actors and other filmmakers who will vis Reelg for screengs, Q&As or panels, anizers film follows a rag-tag rabow water polo team om France that gets trapped a gay nversn mp Rsia while headg to the Tokyo Gay Gam. In DOWN IN PARIS, gay filmmaker Richard experienc a cripplg crisis of nfince durg his latt shoot, and walks off the set to wanr Paris search of the spiratn to ntue. A HOLLYWOOD STORY, about Gloria Swanson's attempt to turn SUNSET BOULEVARD to a mil; INVISIBLE: GAY WOMEN IN SOUTHERN MUSIC, which heralds the unsung lbian songwrers behd the hs of many of untry mic's biggt stars; and Reelg Documentary Centerpiece NORTH BY CURRENT, which trans filmmaker Angelo Madsen Max's returns to his ral Michigan fay home followg the ath of his young niece.

Other documentary subjects clu pneerg queer ic book rtoonists (NO STRAIGHT LINES: THE RISE OF QUEER COMICS); Microsoft's Ric Weiland, who beme one of Ameri's greatt philanthropists (YES I AM - THE RIC WEILAND STORY, narrated by Zachary Quto); the agg drag queens who have been the foreont of the movement for gay rights Cuba (QUEENS OF THE REVOLUTION); celebrated Chilean playwright Ivan Ojeda whose immigratn to the US led to beg a sex worker New York Cy (THE JOURNEY OF MONALISA); and the story of two people whose aths led to the nvictn of fluential bsman Ed Buck (GEMMEL & TIM). Reelg prents ne SHORTS PROGRAMS featurg 54 short films, anized them cludg Revolutns of the Heart: Sapphic Shorts; Gettg Faiar: Gay Shorts; Seekg Connectn; Keep Gog: Stori of Queer Rilience; Global Trans Shorts; and Intimaci. SHOWBIZ Ariana DeBose, Outft, 'Gay Days, ' 'Drag Race, ' Keke Palmer 2023-07-28 - Queer, Osr-wng performer/actor Ariana DeBose beme one of three people who have joed the Amerin Film Instute's board of tste, The Hollywood Reporter noted.

SHOWBIZ Emmys, 'Top Chef, ' Hyphen Hyphen, Da Brat, 'Transparent, ' Ben Cohen 2023-07-14Vios below - As the Emmy nomatns were announced (wh Succsn leadg wh 27 noms), openly gay Paris Barclay ma history. SHOWBIZ Rocker out, Billie Eilish, Le Evans, 'Hoewiv, ' 'Masculy' book 2023-06-30 - Josh Kiszka, ontman for the Grammy-wng rock band Greta Van Fleet, me out as gay an Instagram post, acrdg to Instct Magaze.

In that time, we have entertaed dienc across the ntent wh novative mil programmg explorg everythg om love to polics to the sometim fabulo, sometim challengg world of beg gay—often all at the same time.

Our Missn: The missn of Reelg is to regnize the important artistic ntributns that lbian, gay and transgenr filmmakers have ma to our culture; to te the general populatn and sensize them to lbian, gay and transgenr issu; to vtigate the history of LGBTQ film, cludg the stereotypg that has been a major part of this history; and to unteract this stereotypg wh valid, meangful and diverse portrayals of those the LGBTQ muny. Our Missn: Laki Pri is a mil anizatn mted to the tn of the public at large about the posive aspects of the metropolan Chigo lbian and gay muny through public mil performanc, workshops, and non-mil events.

17TH CHIGO LBIAN & GAY INTERNATNAL FILM FTIVAL

Wdy Cy Performg Arts (WCPA) was rporated 1983 as the pennt not-for-prof umbrella anizatn for Wdy Cy Gay Chos, Wdy Cy Slickers, Unison: Wdy Cy Lbian and Gay Sgers, and Aria: Wdy Cy Women’s Ensemble. Wdy Cy Performg Arts exists to create, nurture and mata performg arts ensembl of the hight level of artistic qualy for the purpos of fosterg gay and lbian pri, promotg unrstandg and passn for LGBT people, and reachg out to touch the liv of LGBT and mastream dienc through mil excellence as Chigo’s Premier LGBT Choral Arts Organizatn.

Sitrack opened 1982 and wh Art and Pep at the helm, went om a 900-square-foot wdowls waterg hole to a pillar of Chigo’s gay bs district, spanng over eight storeonts and multiple levels. Reelg 2000, the 20th Chigo Lbian & Gay Internatnal Film Ftival, ntu Friday through Thursday, November 10 through 16; screengs this week will be at Cy North 14, Landmark’s Century Centre, and Chigo Filmmakers, 5243 N.

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THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

CHIGO LBIAN & GAY INTERNATNAL FILM FTIVAL