Vancouver gay film festival.
11-16 | various location labels and information: The Quebec Film Festival.
The death of many precious queer characters has exacerbated the tragedy of the TV series Orange Is the New Black and 100, in popular culture, the old "Bury your homosexuality" metaphor seems to live well.
However, this year's Vancouver Queer Film Festival has made the old ghost angry by bringing all kinds of queer experiences to the screen.
Art director Shana Myara said that this range has been a task for the festival since the "first day.
"Although our language was not crossed at the time, we have always been a cross-organization," she said . ".
"We understand the incredible diversity that constitutes the identity of a strange community and the small community.
"It can be a bit overwhelming, so this year's festival has been organized into a number of spotlights to help guests explore different ways of life.
Professional documentary!
Celebrate the work of major Griffin.
Gracie, a black transgender person involved in the stone wall riots, was inspired by her own promotion of imprisonment of transgender people and men in prison.
The two major focus of this year's festival is on the intersection of race and gay identity: black life is important, twoSpiritual awakening.
But even in these two categories, there is a rainbow of focus, style, and genre. Major!
A documentary celebrating major Griffin's work.
Gracie, a black transgender person involved in the stone wall riots, was inspired by her own advocacy of imprisonment of transgender people and men in prison, providing a powerful snapshot of the history of the queer movement.
On the other hand, wait for B to explore the future of the movement by focusing on a group of poor, young, gay men (A few more women)
Wait in line for Beyonce concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The film has spent two months with football fans through conflict, broken hearts and a lot of dance, becoming more than just a portrait of a super fanfandom.
Toledo, Paul Cesar Toledo
Directed the film with his wife Abigail Spidel, who thought it was a story about a group for themselves in a society that wants them to remain quiet and Invisible
"These kids may look distant, but they know exactly what's going on," he said . ".
"They live in a country that is bad for them because they are black.
They live in a society that struggles with them for homosexuality, and because they are poor, they do not provide a decent education.
They have too many objections to them, but they are still brave, brave and interesting.
"After waiting for the screening of B next Thursday night, the Vancouver black life issues alliance will immediately host the Bae-
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The documentary "two soft things, two hard things" tells a small group of two
Spiritual people deal with homophobia spread by the colonial North. The Two-
The return of the spirit, curated by scholars and activists Haran pradne, to the spotlight gives a glimpse of the same determination of the indigenous communities of this country to restore tradition --
Sexual relations before the colonial era.
The documentary, "two soft things, two hard things," looks at a small group of two in this way.
The spiritual people are battling homophobia spread by Northern colonialism.
Song of Fire tells a touching story of an Anishnaabe teenager seeking acceptance in the poverty of the northern Ontario community.
But it's not just about education.
There is space for entertainment.
Canadian Film Center graduate Brett Hannan's first full film, North Mountain, is described as the encounter between Brokeback Mountain and Rambo.
"I like that they don't make any elaboration," pradern said . ".
"They didn't try to explain what two were-spirit is.
This is only part of us.
I think this statement is very beautiful.
"Myara saw this nuance, and it was also evident in films such as the summer months of the opening of the festival (La Belle Saison)
As part of the great leap forward in queer film, Ingrid jugman plays a cold comedy woman.
"Now, we're in a place where more gay directors have no apologies for their identity, and we have a richer description of the lives of gay and transgender people," she said.
"We have three flaws.
Like everyone else, the person of dimension.
But when it comes to mainstream movies, performance is still a struggle.
She pointed out the recently released all-
"Ghost and death" as evidence of the kind of pressure that still exists in Hollywood.
"As a strange film festival, we have always known this reality," she said . "
"That's why we 've worked so hard on our show to create an 11-day idyllic little world in which diversity and acceptance are the norm and our stories occupy