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Chasing Chasing Amy: Doc Explores How Kevin Smith’s Film Inspired LGBTQ+ Youth

Chasing Chasing Amy: Doc Explores How Kevin Smith’s Film Inspired LGBTQ+ Youth

By John Kirk

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 29, 2024Chasing Chasing Amy, Chasing Amy, Sav Rodgers, Joey Lauren Adams, Kevin Smith, Documentary, LGBTQ+, LGBT issues, Coming-of-age storiesComment

Crossing: Odd Couple Road Movie Celebrates the Joys of Ambiguity

Crossing: Odd Couple Road Movie Celebrates the Joys of Ambiguity

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 26, 2024Crossing, Drama, Georgian, Istanbul, Levan Akin, Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli, Levan Bochorishvili, Ziya Sudancikmaz, LGBTQ+, LGBT issues Comments

Transformer: Festival favourite doc about transgender weightlifter shows what toughness means

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 18, 2018Documentary, Hot Docs 18, Michael Del Monte, Canadian film, LGBT issues, transgender issues, Janae Marie KroczaleskiComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Trans Body Builder Discusses Doc that Captures Her Rebirth

By Liam Lacey

InterviewOctober 15, 2018Documentary, Hot Docs 18, Michael Del Monte, Canadian film, LGBT issues, transgender issues, Janae Marie Kroczaleski Comments

Soon-Yin Lee's Octavio is Dead!: Cross-dressing Lynchian ghost story is less than haunting

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJune 21, 2018Soon-Yin Lee, Ghost story, LGBT issues, Rosanna Arquette, Raoul Max Trujillo, Sarah Gadon, Lynchian