Every once a while an timate gay film along wh a crossover power and the abily to please dienc wherever plays. This is clearly the se of the new Israeli picture, Yossi & Jagger, a gay love story set the ary. The film has broken box-office rerds s native untry, played the ternatnal ftival circu, and is about to open the US soon after smash showgs at New York's Tribe Film Ftival, San Francis's Gay and Lbian, and OutFt, among others.
Contents:
- GAY DIRECTOR ADAM KALRON PICTS HOMOPHOBIA THE SWIMMG WORLD WH ‘THE SWIMMER’
- YOSSI AND JAGGER: ISRAELI TALE OF GAYS THE MILARY (LBTQ, GAY, ISRAEL)
- A LANDMARK FOR GAY CEMA — AND ONE OF THE BT JEWISH FILMS YEARS
GAY DIRECTOR ADAM KALRON PICTS HOMOPHOBIA THE SWIMMG WORLD WH ‘THE SWIMMER’
We take a look at the celebrated gay scene Israel wh an eclectic variety of some of the most ntroversial and celebrated LGBT films wrten directed... * gay israeli films *
We take a look at the celebrated gay scene Israel wh an eclectic variety of some of the most ntroversial and celebrated LGBT films wrten, directed and produced the untry.
YOSSI AND JAGGER: ISRAELI TALE OF GAYS THE MILARY (LBTQ, GAY, ISRAEL)
As Jewish arts centre JW3 celebrat the bt of LGBT culture, and the release of BFI-backed documentary Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? draws closer, we remember some of the bt Jewish and Israeli gay and lbian films. * gay israeli films *
Oriented (2012) Oriented is a fascatg documentary film about three gay Paltian iends their 20s livg life Tel Aviv. The film is not only a morn tale of the trials and tribulatns of beg gay society, also documents the difficulti of beg gay for Paltian men and how the issue clash wh Islamic doctre. Directed by Eytan Fox, this romantic film follows two gay soldiers the Israeli ary as they al wh daily life at the Israel-Lebanon borr.
The film, a directorial but for Michael Mayer, portrays the polil plitns of an Israeli fallg love wh a Paltian the Wt Bank and the evable problems of homosexualy a nservative Mlim society. A gay Orthodox love story set 1980s Brooklyn, the film navigat the emotnal terra of relign and sexualy exquisely. Recently released to rave reviews, s subtlety speaks volum to the gay Orthodox experience.
A LANDMARK FOR GAY CEMA — AND ONE OF THE BT JEWISH FILMS YEARS
Nzan Gilady's psychologil thriller picts a slice of urban gay life, warts and all. * gay israeli films *
Another Israeli film by teemed LGBT Israeli director Eytan Fox, “Yossi & Jagger” follows a gay relatnship wh the nfements of the Israeli Defense Forc. An LGBT classic for Israelis, this film expertly navigat gay romance wh the limatns of the IDF.