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Busy Inside

The work of a therapist who specialises in Dissociative Identity Disorder ... and who has 17 personalities of her own.

(Country: Russia, US; Year: 2019; Director: Olga Lvoff)

Drag Ball

A documentary about one of the legendary drag balls at West London’s Porchester Hall.

(Country: UK; Year: 1981; Director: John Samson)

For They Know Not What They Do

When the Supreme Court legalised marriage equality, the backlash by the religious right was swift, severe, and successful. Karslake's documentary looks at four faith-based families with LGBTQ children caught in the crosshairs of sexuality, identity, and scripture.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Daniel G Karslake; Stars: Gene Robinson, Sarah McBride, Victor Febo, Sally McBride, Rob Robertson, David McBride, Harold Porcher, Coleen Porcher, Linda Robertson, Elliot Porcher, Annette Febo, Gene Robinson, Sarah McBride, Victor Febo, Sally McBride)

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story

After his 1986 album Keyboard Fantasies is re-discovered, a black trans musician recounts his life, from the lonely 1960s to the joy of witnessing the present.

(Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Posy Dixon)

La Leyenda Negra

In Compton, a soon-to-be undocumented teenager fights for her right to stay in America while risking her family, her friendships, and her first love.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Patricia Vidal Delgado; Writer: Patricia Vidal Delgado; Stars: Monica Betancourt, Kailei Lopez, Irlanda Moreno, Maria Jose Fernandez, Sammy Flores, Justin Avila, Jessica Moore, Okey Onyiuke, Adamma Ebo, Ollie, John Dellaporta, Brett Calo, Daniel Abraham Stevens, Bertha Reynoso, Diego Reynoso Alleyne)

Our Dance Of Revolution

A documentary exploring how skilful organising created a cohesive Black LGBTIQ+ movement in Toronto.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2019; Director: Phillip Pike)

Pier Kids

The stories of the queer and trans people of colour who built their lives around New York City's Christopher Street Pier .

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Elegance Bratton; Stars: Anniyah Balenciaga, Cheetah Revlon, Desean Irby, Jusheem Casper Thorne, Krystal Labeija Dixon)

Pride & Protest

Review preview for Pride & Protest

Whilst there's a lot here that will improve the understanding of white viewers, this isn't film made for their sake.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A documentary about LGBTQ+ people of colour in the UK.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Blaise Singh)

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Queering The Script

Review preview for Queering The Script

Frankly, it's refreshing to see any film that features women having a good time at fan conventions without wearing Princess Leia slave girl outfits.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A discussion of the sometimes inspiring yet often troubled history of queer female representation on television.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2019; Director: Gabrielle Zilkha; Stars: Angelica Ross, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Gloria Calderon Kellett & Mike Royce, Ilene Chaiken, Lucy Lawless, Tanya Saracho)

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Queer Genius

A cutting edge look at the lives of five artists whose work has been instrumental in creating a bold queer aesthetic

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Chet Pancake; Writer: Chet Pancake)

Rescue The Fire

A documentary that goes inside the archives of photographer Jürgen Baldiga, the gifted provocateur who laid bare his queer life and death.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Jasco Viefhues; Stars: Jürgen Baldiga)

Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club

Review preview for Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club

A cheery little film with a subject which will be dear to the hearts of many viewers.

Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
In 1995, in a pub in King’s Cross, a group of friends discussed the idea of a gay rugby club. From that casual conversation, the first gay rugby team was born.

(Country: UK, Netherlands; Year: 2020; Director: Eammon Ashton-Atkinson)

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We Are The Radical Monarchs

An Oakland-based alternative to the Girl Guides, aimed specifically at girls of colour.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton)