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LGBT themed movies all the rage at the London Film Festival.
“Some of the strongest cinema we’ve seen this year has been LGBT-themed,” says festival director Clare Stewart. “Everyone in the industry is now more willing to take a risk.”
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Documentary about LGBT seniors to be shown in Connecticut.
The public is invited to view a documentary highlighting the challenges older LGBT people face. The Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging, AARP CT and Gay Heritage will sponsor the free luncheon, panel discussion and film showing at noon Wednesday at the Heritage Village Activities Building.
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LGBT photographs the highlight at the NY Art Book fair.
The most alluring aspect of the New York Art Book fair is the sheer variety of innovative art publications represented from over 28 countries. Everything from a zine to a comic book will be available for purchase from booksellers, antiquarians, artists, institutions and independent publishers.
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Lesbian documentary chosen by Taiwan for Oscar consideration.
Taiwan has selected documentary “Small Talk” as its contender in the Academy Awards foreign-language film category. Directed by Huang Hui-Chen, the film is “a meditative exploration” into Huang and her lesbian mother’s past as a priestess and absentee parent. The film won the Teddy Award in Berlin earlier this year for best documentary.
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NYC’s LGBT convention to feature voices from Broadway.
Cast members from The Book of Mormon, Disney’s The Lion King, Jersey Boys, and more will perform at the Original LGBT Expo, the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world this weekend at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
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The films to catch at the LGBT Film Festivals.
As summer winds down, movie awards season is just ramping into high gear — bringing with it some of the year’s most exciting LGBTQ-themed releases, including an especially strong roster of lesbian films.
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QFilm Festival kicks off in Long Beach.
Kicking off this Thursday is the city’s longest-running film festival, set to bring more than 1,500 people through the doors of the historic Art Theatre to view narrative features, documentaries and short films embodying the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities.