The low rumble of an audience is accompanied by the crash of water, where a young woman is painstakingly poised, unreachable. Her young admirer waits in the stands, captivated by her presence as Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi roars over the speakers, cheered on by the splashing of synchronized swimmers. This is the opening of […]
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Our teenage years are essentially made up of mimicry. We leave the nest of our parents, flocking together, or perhaps to another, taken under the wing under someone we would do anything to be. In Marisa Silver’s Old Enough Lonnie (Sarah Boyd) is twelve, supposedly naive, and well-off, enamored by the life of rebellious Karen
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20 years ago, the world looked very different, especially in regard to LGBTQ+ rights. 11 months before But I’m a Cheerleader premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, Matthew Shepard was beaten and tied to a fence, left for dead. Shepard died six days after his attack. The Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) was law,
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One of the 20 films featuring in the Competition Selection at this year’s Femme Filmmakers Festival is Sahera Khan‘s short film Faith. If you tuned in yesterday you may have gotten chance to watch the film. Faith is set in one location, a kind of coffee shop, but its themes are multiple. The main focus,
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For too many LGBTQ+ people growing up, there is a grim reality of them being met with rejection and even hatred from their straight, cisgendered friends and family on coming out. Having any kind of support is so vital that it can be life-saving, especially for trans men and women. According to Stonewall, 89% (9
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Fresh off the 99th Filmotomy Podcast, I want extend welcome arms to our newest addition to the team – Sarah AKA @peppermintsodas. Already on board to take part in our upcoming 1994 in Film run, Sarah also kindly shared a sackful of her recent film writing across several sources. Proving to be quite the acquisition
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Welcome back after three months away. With just one away from the big 100, and with days remaining of Pride Month 2020, the Filmotomy Podcast talks LGBT cinema. Robin Write is joined by the wisdom of his wing-man Doug and newcomer to the show Sarah as they discuss Filmotomy’s top 50 LGBT films results as
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The Reading, Writing, Arithmetic mantra was established at Filmotomy to issue regular, insightful links from the film world that were certainly worth repeating. It’s been a while, for all manner of reasons, since we last bombarded you with recommended weblinks. But now, we return. The 40th edition takes advantage of Pride Month 2020, with several
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As voted for by many of you, here are the results of the humongous poll to find out what you all collectively believe to be the greatest LGBT films. I slogged my guts out for hours once again to cram all 50 into the 4 minute video you are about to see. Plus I sprinkled
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*** Sorry, the voting is now closed *** So June is officially Pride Month. No it’s nothing to do with the ancient sins. On the contrary, this is when we unite in celebration of the LGBT communities all across the planet. The event’s bookmarking in June goes way back to the Stonewall demonstrations in 1969.
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