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Top Picks

Welcome to Chechnya

Director David France and his small crew went incognito pretending to be tourists to covertly film LGBTQ citizens who were trying to flee Chechnya to safety.

Beats

With distinctive black-and-white cinematography, masterful tracking shots, and an incredible ability to capture dancing bodies, Beats makes us feel as though we too are at the rave.

Da 5 Bloods

A classic adventure story that also functions mostly, and succeeds wildly, as melodrama.

Babyteeth

Part teen romance, disease-of-the-week weepies, and quirky comedy, Shannon Murphy’s debut film has a sheer sense of life that gives it a rare power.

Disclosure

A spiritual sequel to 1995’s The Celluloid Closet, this eye-opening documentary zooms in specifically on transgender representation.