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GLBT

Documentary Roundup | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Among the entries are films focusing on the nation’s LGBTQ community; in particular, the recent attacks on their rights. How they choose to respond is the point of one especially compelling documentary.

Rafiki

A story of forbidden teenage lesbian love across class lines in Kenya, it has drawn attention for an attempted ban by the Kenyan government.

The Most Dangerous Year

A top-rate introduction into what transgenderism actually is, made by two cisgender parents as they learn how to raise their transgender child.

Sorry Angel

On the surface, this is a love story, but director/writer Christophe Honoré has also made a requiem to a time in gay culture that has passed.

Markie in Milwaukee | Slamdance 2019

A number of recent documentaries have centered on individuals who either transitioned or are transitioning, but the fascinating Markie in Milwaukee stands out from the rest.

A Moment in the Reeds

A Finnish family falls apart after the parents’ divorce and the son comes out as gay in Finnish director Mikko Makela’s debut.

Postcards from London

Not your average rent boy outfit, the Raconteurs elevate the sex worker experience by offering their upper-class clientele pre- and postcoital intellectual conversation.

Mario

Using professional soccer as its setting, this German film asks the timely question of whether homosexuality can ever be accepted in professional sports.

Boy Erased

Lucas Hedges confirms he is one of the most insightful, understated, yet go-for-broke young actors around.