TRAILER: Long & Short Of Body Hair
With an appearance by Ben Cohen.
I can’t wait to see the story of this incredibly brave and talented woman.
Critics in New York City (a tough crowd) have nothing but good reviews (Via The Advocate):
Chely Wright’s documentary filmWish Me Away premiered in New York on Friday and critics are warming to the country star’s harrowing coming out story.
The New York Daily News liked the film’s coverage of Wright’s relationship with her family, while The New York Times calls part of the film “heartbreaking.”
“By the end you may not be a fan of her music,” writes theTimes’ Jeannette Catsoulis, “but it’s hard not to root for her rebirth.”
It’ll debut at the Atlanta Film Festival this March 25th.
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This new feature length narrative indie film takes a look at the human cost of DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act), the law that bars same sex couples full federal level rights in America. We’re currently running an indiegogo campaign for finishing funds. You can check it out here.
TRAILER: Breaking Free
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“I’ve a right to love and live with dignity”, cry out the Indian gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community who have been made invisible and pushed underground by a draconian law Sec 377 that criminalized homosexuality till recently. The film BREAKING FREE strings together anguished voices of those who were tortured, blackmailed and indicted by this law; alongwith voices of advocates, activists and opinion builders who have fought a decade-long battle to have this law read down in 2009.
This documentary has been just rated as PG-13, making it impossible to reach out to an adolescent audience.Trailer: Bully
Joe.My.God. gives us the background of this tragic story:
In July 2008 I wrote about Ahmet Yildiz, the 26 year-old gay Turk who was murdered by his father in what was described at the time as Turkey’s first “gay honor killing.” Ahmet’s life story has now been turned into a movie.
- Caner Alper, the writer and other co-director of “Zenne,” was also a friend of Yildiz’s. Alper said before he died, Yildiz often spoke about receiving death threats from his family, who were trying to “cure” him of his homosexuality. Court documents show Yildiz reported these death threats to the Turkish authorities. In an interview with CNN this week, the filmmakers said they hoped their film would force Turkish society to debate hate crimes that target victims based on gender, religion, ethnicity or sexual identity. “Death and murder is still on the agenda of our country. We can’t get rid of this mentality,” said Binay. “People need to tolerate each other. They need to understand that different identities can live next to each other without disturbing each other.”