All posts tagged "reel affirmations"
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‘All the Colours of the World…’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Two Nigerian men fall for each other in a land where LGBTQ relationships are essentially banned.
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‘Coming Around’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
The documentary 'Coming Around' explores a young woman's relationship with her religious mother as she finds the courage to come out.
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For Christopher Cunetto, Filmmaking is a Way “To Touch Someone’s Heart”
In his short film 'Safe Word,' Christopher Cunetto examines the emotional torrents of body image with cleverness and heart.
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Reel Affirmations Celebrates its 30th Anniversary!
Washington, D.C.'s legendary LGBTQ film festival returns this weekend with great features, documentaries, and terrific shorts.
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‘Le Beau Mec’ and ‘Safe Word’ Reviews: Reel Affirmations 2023
'Le Beau Mec' is fully ejaculatory, campy, French 1970s erotica raunch, while 'Safe Word' is seductive and captivating.
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‘Our Son’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Watching 'Our Son' is like dealing with a bouncer: you can see there's something important happening but can't get past the bulk in the way.
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‘The Accident’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Bruno Carboni's 'The Accident' plays out like a noir film with mystery and quiet intensity.
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‘Luise’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Like all great filmmaking, 'Luise' all great filmmaking shows rather than tells, and the effect comes like the rumbling of distant thunder.
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‘Out of Uganda’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
'Out of Uganda' is a world you may not want to enter, but the filmmakers have taken great effort to make you welcome in it.
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‘Birder’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
If you like horror films with plenty of nudity and rough sex but very little logic or horror, 'Birder' should fit the bill nicely.
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‘Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
A behind-the-scenes documentary brilliantly chronicles key moments from the Philadelphia Democrat's 2022 U.S. Senate campaign.
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‘Norwegian Dream’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Rarely is young LGBTQ love depicted with such quiet assuredness as in this standout international feature.
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‘Follow the Protocol’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
While undeniably sexy and evocative, much like the pandemic itself, 'Follow the Protocol' overstays its welcome.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘Soy Niño’
The Chilean documentary 'Soy Niño' feels like more of an art piece than a story of a trans boy becoming an adult.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘Out From the Wings’
Anthony Montoya's informative, remarkably restrained documentary introduces us to queer, transgender, and nonbinary dance artists/activists.
