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SMALL TOWN GAY BAR
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Affectg documentary about gay bars the ep south, produced by no ls than Kev Smh (good for him!
Theres no groundbreakg craftsmanship or technique on display director Mallm Ingrams nohels very well-ma documentary, Small Town Gay Bar, although Jonathon Cliffs cematography is often que lovely. What mak this stylistilly unassumg ftival favore so powerful is all that reveals through unrstatement. Centered on the liv and... * small town gay bar documentary *
Affectg documentary about the prer existence of gay bars the eply homophobic Amerin South, where jt livg a ee life outsi of the closet n sometim mean a ath the film certaly do addrs the ills of gay bashgs, ignorance, harrassment, and picketg (there's even an untentnally hilar terview wh Wtboro Baptist Church scumbag Rev.
Fred Phelps, who seems certifiably crazy), SMALL TOWN GAY BAR is first and foremost a touchg celebratn of the endurance and tenacy required of gay people livg the South, and how the clubs work as an island of acceptance for a small, fay-like muny, that is to be clung to and cherished at all budget and rough-around-the-edg, but 's a well-ma documentary that breez by at jt 76 mut.