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Outfest Los Angeles · 2019

Outfest Los Angeles 2019

Documentary Features

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10 films · 4 reviews

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The Archivettes

Review preview for The Archivettes

Itself an important contribution to lesbian history, the film uses photographs and snippets of archive material to bring viewers closer to the human stories that came close to being lost.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A documentary about the Lesbian Herstory Archives, the world’s largest collection of materials by and about lesbians.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Megan Rossman; Stars: Deborah Edel, Paula Grant, Maxine Wolfe, Shawnta Smith-Cruz, Colette Montoya-Sloan)

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Fabulous

Transgender dancer Lasseindra Ninja returns to her home in French Guiana to empower the local LGBTQ community through the art of voguing.

(Country: France; Year: 2019; Director: Audrey Jean-Baptiste; Stars: Lasseindra Ninja)

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)

Gay Chorus Deep South

To confront a resurgence of anti-LGBTQ laws, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on an unprecedented bus tour through the Deep South, celebrating music, challenging intolerance, and confronting their own dark coming out stories.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: David Charles; Writer: David Charles, Jeff Seymann Gilbert; Stars: Tim Seelig)

Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life

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Jonathan is an ideal subject because he's completely open to the world.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Behind the scenes with Israeli global gay-porn sensation and self-admitted mama’s boy Jonathan Agassi during his first eight years in the business.

(Country: Germany, Israel; Year: 2018; Director: Tomer Heymann)

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Mr Leather

Inside the lives of the five men vying for the title of Mr Leather Brazil 2018.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2019; Director: Daniel Nolasco; Stars: Dom Barbubo, Dom PC)

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)

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)

Full review See: Article about lesbianism in Golden Age Hollywood

Queer Japan

Review preview for Queer Japan

Particularly intriguing here is the overlap between hentai and art.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ culture in contemporary Japan.

(Country: Japan, US; Year: 2019; Director: Graham Kolbeins; Stars: Atsushi Matsuda, Aya Kamikawa, Chiga Ogawa, Fumino Sugiyama, Gengoroh Tagame, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Leslie Kee, Nogi Sumiko, Tomato Hatakeno, Vivienne Sato)

Full review See: Interview with Graham Kolbeins about Queer Japan

You Don't Nomi

Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don’t Nomi traces the film’s redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Jeffrey McHale; Writer: Jeffrey McHale)