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Glitch 2015

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14 films · 2 reviews

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The Aggressives

A documentary looking at five years in the lives of six young queer women of colour living in New York.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Daniel Peddle)

Alex And Ali

The story of a love kept alive by correspondence for 35 years while and Iranian and an American were kept apart by politics.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Malachi Leopold)

Dal Puri Diaspora

The story of one recipe's journey around the world, making an Indian snack a widely celebrated treat.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Richard Fung)

Fucking Different XXY

Compilation of short films exploring gay and lesbian relationships.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2014; Director: Buck Angel, J. Jackie Baier, Felix Endara, Kay Garnellen, Jasco Viefhues, Mor Vital, Sasha Wortzel, Gwen Haworth; Stars: Kay Garnellen, Emy Fem, Antonette Rea)

Gerontophilia

A young man discovers an unusual attraction for the elderly that will lead to an off-kilter road trip.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Bruce La Bruce; Writer: Bruce La Bruce, Bruce La Bruce, Daniel Allen Cox; Stars: Pier-Gabriel Lajoie, Walter Borden, Katie Boland, Marie-Hélène Thibault, Yardly Kavanagh, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau, Brian D. Wright, Nastassia Markiewicz, Shawn Campbell, Tamsen Fields, Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Guillaume Lambert, Mélodie Simard, Rosalie Simard, Dana Wright)

God Loves Uganda

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The phrase "I don't want a theocracy but..." is used here.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Documentary exploration of the agenda of right-wing US evangelicals.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Roger Ross Williams)

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Happy Together (Cheun Gwong Tsa Sit)

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Kar-Wai avoids cultish gay stereotyping.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
Exploration of the breakdown of a gay relationship.

(Country: Argentina / Hong Kong; Year: 1997; Director: Wong Kar Wai; Writer: Wong Kar Wai; Stars: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung, Chang Chen)

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Hide And Seek (Chuppan Chupai)

A group of Pakistani people from sexual minorities raise questions about transgender activism, religion, underground gay life, social acceptance and collective familial customs of transgender people in urban Pakistan

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Saadat Munir, Saad Khan)

Kumu Hina

A transgender teacher, nervous about her forthcoming marriage, helps a trans child develop hula skills.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson)

Lupe

An exploration of the multi-faceted life of Mexican actress Lupe Vélez.

(Country: US; Year: 1966; Director: Jose Rogriguez Soltero; Stars: Lupe Vélez)

Mama Rainbow

A look at the Chinese parents changing attitudes to family by accepting and celebrating their gay children.

(Country: China; Year: 2012; Director: Popo Fan)

Out In The Night

A documentary telling the story of four young African American lesbians who were put on trial after defending themselves against a homophobic attacker.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Blair Doroshwalther ; Writer: Blair Doroshwalther ; Stars: Alexis Agathocleous, Venice Brown, Terrain Dandridge, Angela Davis)

Purple Skies

Stories from India's LGBTI communities provide personal context for national political debate.

(Country: India; Year: 2014; Director: Sridhar Rangayan)

Voltrans

A positive look at the first transman/genderqueer project in Turkey.

(Country: Turkey; Year: 2014; Director: P.Ulaş Dutlu, Özge Özgüner)