Global Gay Nation > Gay Identity - Queer as Volk?

Films To Watch For

(1/6) > >>

Feral:
Some shameless lobbying from PageOneQ and yours truly...

We Belong is a short documentary currently in third place in the Seeds of Tolerance. The first and second place documentaries have more than a 100 vote lead. Fortunately, the voting proceeds until December 2. Thanks to PageOneQ slapping a link to Mr. Wilson's film at the top of the page, that gap may be bridged. A simple registration is required at Current.tv to vote (or even view the entries).

The blurb on We Belong from the contest site:


--- Quote ---We Belong
Producer: Joe Wilson

This is the story of two rural teens who had the courage to stand up to bigotry and intolerance in their schools – and the determination to tell their stories to the world.

Homophobia is one of the last “permissible” forms of prejudice. Its effects are especially acute for youth, who often suffer alone and in silence. Two thirds of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth experience harassment or violence in school, and the suicide rate for this group is four times the average.

When C.J. Bills is gay bashed in the school locker room, then arrested for disorderly conduct because he protests to an administrator about the harassment he has experienced, he decides to fight back by making a documentary about discrimination. With his family’s help, he also initiates an investigation by the state human rights commission and shames the school district into developing an anti-bullying and diversity training program.

C.J.’s documentary project also leads him to Tim Dahle, a former high school student who challenged the years of anti-gay harassment he suffered in a neighboring town. In Tim’s case, the school district that failed to protect him agreed to one of the largest sexual harassment settlements in history, sending a signal to school districts around the country that such behavior can be costly.

We Belong demonstrates that young people have the power to change their communities and the world, and that helping youth to tell their stories, in their own way and on camera, is enlightening, empowering, and effective.
--- End quote ---

C.J. was later found guilty on the disorderly conduct charge and sentenced to one day of community service.

Feral:
Holding Trevor

Should you get the chance, you're going to want to see Holding Trevor. It has Jay Brannon in it, if that's an inducement.

berto:
This sounds like it could be good...


--- Quote ---Interview: Sex, surveillance and gay royals

Surveillance is a fast paced sexual and political thriller set in London.

It stars Tom Harper as Adam, a gay teacher who lives in Surrey and comes to London on the weekends to go clubbing and pick up men.

A casual encounter with a handsome stranger, Jake (Sean Brenden Brosnan) brings Adam to the attention of powerful, unseen forces. They rob him of his job and follow his every move. Suddenly, Adam's life is a mess, and he’s in serious danger. But why him?

Then Adam discovers that Jake planted on him the only evidence of an affair with a gay royal. When Jake is found dead, Adam is forced to go on the run.

Director Paul Oremland shot the film using surveillance media techniques, such as CCTV, web cam, mobile phone cameras and video recorders.

PinkNews.co.uk spoke to Tom Harper about his role as Adam.
--- End quote ---

Feral:
None of them new, but...

Moments of Gay Movie Magic


--- Quote ---When a recent GayNZ.com competition asked: "What's your favourite LGBT-themed movie?" the responses got our memories jogged, and piqued our interest in a few we hadn't heard of before.

Here's just a few inspiring selections for the next time you're wandering the aisles of your local video vault.
--- End quote ---


Angels in America
Tipping the Velvet
Beautiful Thing
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (though this clip is better)

berto:
I will vote for "Beautiful Thing", in a heartbeat. I loved it. It made me shed a tear, which is not (necessarily) an easy thing for a movie to do, especially if it's a tear of happiness.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page