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Alex Heeney / June 22, 2021

InsideOut review: Beyto is an unexpected coming-of-ager

Gitta Gsell’s Beyto is more admirable for what it attempts to explore about life as a gay Turkish immigrant in Switzerland than how successful it is at achieving this

Stills of Tabitha Jackson, Pacho Velez, Penny Lane, Kirsten Johnson, and Carol Nguyen in front of a background of midnight clouds.

Orla Smith / June 18, 2021

What is creative nonfiction?

What is creative nonfiction? Why don’t we just stick with the word documentary? Through quotes from Penny Lane, Tabitha Jackson, and more, we explain what the term means to us.

Orla Smith / June 15, 2021

Learning about nonfiction isn’t just for documentary fans

Orla Smith explains how putting together the 2021 Creative Nonfiction Workshop has changed how she thinks about both fiction and nonfiction.

A still from the film Explant, which shows Michelle Visage lying in a hospital bed, recovering from surgery. The text in front of the image reads, "Review".

Orla Smith / June 14, 2021

Explant Review: An exposé on the breast implant industry

Jeremy Simmons’s documentary film, Explant, exposes the horrors of the breast implant industry alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage.

Alex Heeney / June 6, 2021

Berlin and Beyond 2021 Highlights: Exile and Veins of the World

San Francisco’s 2021 German and German-language film showcase, Berlin and Beyond, features highlights Exile and Veins of the World.

Alex Heeney / June 6, 2021

Grégory Magne’s film Perfumes will lift your spirits

Grégory Magne’s new film Perfumes is a lovely French dramedy about a friendship between two lonely adults, one of whom designs perfumes.

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