Virgil Films is releasing the award winning documentary – Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street – directed by Roman Chimienti & Tyler Jensen.
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SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Doc Sets Release Date
In a scene from the original film “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” – actor Mark Patton is surprised. Photo Credit: New Line Cinema This sequence is featured in the documentary SCREAM, QUEEN: MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
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TWO OF US, Bold Story of Decades-old Love Between Two Women, Opens on April 10
TWO OF US, starring Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier Magnolia Pictures will release Two Of Us (Deux), Filippo Meneghetti’s deeply moving French drama about the love between two older women starring Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier in the US. Two Of Us which world premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, will open in New York on Friday, April 10 with a national release to follow.
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31st GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Announced – RAFIKI, BOOKSMART, WIG
Rafiki GLAAD announced the 176 nominees in 30 categories for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards honoring ‘media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.’
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PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Leads Nominations for GALECA LGBTQ Critics’ 11th Dorian Awards
Portrait of a Lady On Fire (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU) Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Parasite led the film nominations for GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 11th Dorian Awards given for the best in film and television of 2019. Portrait of a Lady on Fire and was nominated for Film of the Year, Foreign Language Film of the Year and LGBT Film of the Year.
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PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Wins European University Film Award
Portrait of a Lady On Fire (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU) The French historical drama film Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma is the winner of the European University Film Award 2019. The award will be presented on Friday, December 6, at the European Film Awards Weekend in Berlin.
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Gay Drama AS I AM Sets a December Release Date
As I Am directed by Anthony Bawn The indie LGBT film ‘As I Am’ directed by Anthony Bawn will be released in theaters in December via Bawn Incorporated and APB Productions LLC.
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Guatemalan Gay Drama TREMORS (TEMBLORES) Opens in U.S. in Late November
Temblores (Tremors) by Jayro Bustamante The Guatemalan film Tremors (Temblores) by Jayro Bustamante which recently won the Grand Jury Prize at NewFest: The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival will be released in the U.S. by Film Movement.
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QUEEN OF LAPA Documentary on Brazilian Trans Activist Luana Muniz to Premiere at NewFest
QUEEN OF LAPA directed by Theodore Collatos and Carolina Monnerat The critically-acclaimed documentary Queen of Lapa from directors Theodore Collatos and Carolina Monnerat will have its much-anticipated New York premiere as part of the documentary competition at the 31st edition of New Fest: New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival, taking place October 23 to 29.
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Watch Powerful Trailer for Tribeca Winner GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH
GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH. The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir joined forces with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus for the tour. The documentary Gay Chorus Deep South, winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Tribeca Film Festival, released a power new official trailer, weeks before it opens in theaters. Gay Chorus Deep South directed by David Charles Rodrigues documents the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus as they embark on a tour of the American Deep South, in response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBT laws and the divisive 2016 election.
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Documentary on Switch ‘n Play Drag and Burlesque Collective to Premiere at NewFest
A Night at Switch n’ Play The long-running queer performance art collective’s legendary evenings are chronicled in a new documentary film A Night at Switch n’ Play which will receive its New York City premiere as an official selection of NewFest 2019.
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Transgender Dad, Queer Mom, and Five Kids in Short Doc JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FAMILY directed by Katherine and Nick North Katherine and Nick North’s short documentary film, Just Another Beautiful Family, will premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival on Sunday, September 22nd. The film follows their own family of 7, which on the surface looks like a typical suburban family, with a twist: Nick is transgender.
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Anderson Cowan’s Dark Comedy GROUPERS Gets Fall Theatrical Release Date
GROUPERS directed by Anderson Cowan Global Digital Releasing has acquired the worldwide rights to writer / director Anderson Cowan’s feature film debut, “GROUPERS”.