The 2021 Frameline Film Festival, San Francisco’s annual LGBTQ+ film showcase, features Potato Dreams of America, Instruction for Survival, and Dear Tenant.
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25 unsung queer cinema treasures
To celebrate Pride Month, our editors have hand picked twenty-five unsung queer films that don’t often crop up on June listicles.
Ep. 97: The films and TV of Desiree Akhavan
On this episode, we discuss the work of bisexual Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, who is best known for the films Appropriate Behaviour and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, as well as the TV shows The Slope and The Bisexual.
Ep. 96: Water Lilies and Jennifer’s Body: Girlhood and compulsory heterosexuality
In this episode, we discuss two films about close female friendships between teenage girls — that may tip into sapphic love — and how they are affected when the girls are possessed by the patriarchy: Céline Sciamma’s Water Lilies (2007) and Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body (2009).
The case for Bo Burnham: Inside as creative nonfiction
Bo Burnham: Inside was marketed as a comedy special, but what happens when you view it through the lens of creative nonfiction?
Highlights of the 2021 InsideOut Film Festival
The 2021 InsideOut Film Festival featured some of the best LGBTQ+ films of the year, with highlights including A Sexplanation and Beyto.