Category Archives: GLBT documentary
“BORN THIS WAY”— Gay and Lesbian in the Cameroons
“Born This Way” Gay and Lesbian in the Cameroons Amos Lassen One of the films on the festival circuit that people are talking about this year is the new documentary, “Born This Way”. The gay community in the Cameroons is, by and large, underground. Cedric and Gertrude are two young Cameroonians who guide us into …
“BEFORE YOU KNOW IT”— The Golden Gay Years
“Before You Know It” The Golden Gay Years Amos Lassen It happens to all of us and quickly. We age—I have often said that I am now one of the guys I used to say “no” to. P.J. Raval’s new film about the challenges, adventures and surprises of aging is a welcome addition to our …
“SEVENTH GAY ADVENTISTS”— Caught Between Sexuality and Religion
“Seventh Gay Adventists” Caught Between Sexuality and Religion Amos Lassen “Seventh Gay Adventists” deals with the inner spiritual world of three LGBT members of the church—David, Marcos and Shelly—who are in a struggle between their faith and their sexuality and how it feels to belong when actually they sit on the margins. They love their …
“THE GO-DOC PROJECT”— Three Weeks that Summer
“THE GO-DOC PROJECT” Three Weeks That Summer Amos Lassen For three weeks last summer the filmmakers (Cory James Krueckberg and Tom Gustafson) followed Tanner and his friend around New York City. Tanner was a recent college graduate who had a plan to make a documentary about the nightlife in New York City so he could …
“I AM DIVINE”— A Divine Story
“I Am Divine” A Divine Story Amos Lassen Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead) is a legend. Here in Jeffrey Schwarz’s film we learn about her life and how Divine, the character, morphed into Divine, the person. (I am not exactly sure which pronouns to use so I probably will go back and forth between the masculine …
“VALENTINE ROAD”— Troubled Lives
“Valentine Road” Troubled Lives Amos Lassen Brandon McInerney shot and his eighth grade classmate, Larry King, in the back of the head on February 12, 2008. Larry died two dates later and his murder shocked America. Was this a hate crime or was it more? Larry King was an effeminate gay kid who perhaps had …
“MARRIED AND COUNTING”— 25 Years Together
“Married and Counting” 25 Years Together Amos Lassen Pat Dwyer and Stephen Mosher are a gay couple that celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary by traveling across America to get married in every state where they could do so. Even though they have been together for 25 years, they have never been able to marry each other …
“deepsouth”— The Rural American South
“deepsouth” The Rural American South Amos Lassen Let me start by saying that the title of this film is in lower case at the request of the director. This is the story of the rural American south and the people who live there—or at least four people who live there. The South has a very …
“AND YOU BELONG”— The Queer Music Underground
“And You Belong” The Queer Music Underground Amos Lassen “And You Belong” takes us on a quick trip through the queer music underground with the story of two girls and their electro hip hop act, Scream Club. We also meet their friends. Scream Club has been around for a while and here we see …
“BREAKING THROUGH”— The Rise of LGBT Politicians
“Breaking Through” The Rise of LGBT Politicians Amos Lassen A new documentary about LGBT politicians is soon to be released and was premiered in Atlanta on March 20 after having its world premiere at the Sun Valley Film Fest a few days earlier. Directed by Cindy Abel who is a political activist, the film shows …
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