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Flare · 2026

Flare 2026

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Big Girls Don't Cry

Over one transformative summer in rural New Zealand in 2006, 14-year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity, and the internet as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by.

(Year: 2026; Director: Paloma Schneideman; Writer: Paloma Schneideman; Stars: Ani Palmer, Rain Spencer, Noah Taylor)

Black Burns Fast

Adorkable Luthando is on track for an ordinary year at the prestigious boarding school she attends on scholarship – until the arrival of a new girl in her class ignites Luthando’s suppressed desires and threatens her self-image and relationships.

(Country: South Africa; Year: 2025; Director: Sandulela Asanda)

Hunky Jesus

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Through archival material and present-day interviews, Kroot traces how the Sisters became a crucial presence in San Francisco, particularly during the AIDS epidemic, when joy, care, protest, and mutual aid were matters of survival rather than branding.

Edin Custo · 3.5 out of 5
The story of the wildly popular, annual Easter Sunday tradition in San Francisco known as Hunky Jesus.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Jennifer M Kroot; Stars: Sister Barbara Battista, Sister Shalita Corndog, Donal Godfrey, Honey Mahogany, Sister Roma, Sister Bella Donna Summer)

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