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The 34th

The battle to extend marriage equality to same-sex couples in Ireland is recounted in this moving documentary, which follows some of the key players in the movement. With a keen focus on the women of the story, in particular Katharine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan who brought the first challenge to court, this is a zesty portrait of what happens when love meets tireless determination.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2017; Director: Linda Cullen, Vanessa Gildea)

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco (Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion And Disco)

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Kindness and joy not always come to mind when one thinks of the fashion world. This is the rare portrait where they do. As the documentary unfolds, we marvel at the diversity, the celebratory mood.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Documentary about the fashion illustrator.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: James Crump; Writer: James Crump; Stars: Jessica Lange, Patti D'Arbanville, Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Juan Ramos, Karl Lagerfeld, Joan Juliet Buck, Michael Chow, Tina Chow, Yves Saint Laurent, Grace Coddington, Pat Cleveland, Bill Cunningham, Jane Forth, Bob Colacello, Corey Tippin)

Full review See: James Crump in conversation on Bill Cunningham, and Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion And Disco , James Crump in conversation on Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion And Disco

Cherry Grove Stories

Even before Stonewall, Cherry Grove and its beach houses on Fire Island were a haven for generations of gay men, lesbians and drag queens. Rare archive footage shows swishy young men in demi-drag, amateur theatricals and a host of drag queens. At a time when it was illegal in the USA for bars to serve homosexuals, there were wild parties, late night outdoor cruising, and hordes of beautiful young men and women out for a good time.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Michael Fisher)

Dear Fredy

An inspiring documentary about a heroic gay Jewish sportsman who ended up in Auschwitz.

(Country: Israel; Year: 2017; Director: Rubi Gat; Writer: Rubi Gat)

F.A.M.I.L.Y. (F.A.M.I.L.L.E.)

The children of same sex parents are given a voice in a documentary investigating the concept of family.

(Country: Belgium; Year: 2017; Director: Jessica Champeaux; Writer: Jessica Champeaux)

Of Love And Law

Two gay lawyers living in Osaka pioneer the first LGBTQ+ law firm in Japan.

(Country: UK; Year: 2017; Director: Hikaru Toda)

Quiet Heroes

In Salt Lake City, Utah, the socially conservative religious monoculture complicated the AIDS crisis, where patients in the entire state and intermountain region relied on only one doctor. This is the story of her fight to save a maligned population everyone else seemed willing to just let die.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Jenny Mackenzie)

Rebels On Pointe

Documentary film celebrating Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.

(Country: US, UK, Japan, Canada, Italy; Year: 2017; Director: Bobbi Jo Hart; Writer: Bobbi Jo Hart)

Southern Pride

Documentary about two towns in Mississippi organising Pride events in Trump’s America.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Malcolm Ingram)

Susanne Bartsch: On Top

A portrait of the fashionista and socialite who re-imagined the New York party scene in the 1980s.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Anthony Caronna, Alexander Smith; Writer: Anthony Caronna, Alexander Smith; Stars: Susanne Bartsch, Susanne Bartsch)