Tag Archives: documentaries

Prop 8 Doc Wins Sundance Prize

Yesterday The Case Against 8 won the Best Documentary Direction prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The Case Against 8 / U.S.A. (Directors: Ben Cotner, Ryan White) — A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to …

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The Secret World Of The Living Dolls

The Daily Beast reports on a documentary that Britain’s Channel 4 aired last night. When 70-year-old Robert looks in the mirror, which he does often when dolled up, he sees a beautiful blond woman, voluptuous in her yellow halter dress and chunky heels. Her name is Sherry and she passes the time taking selfies in the courtyard of her Orange …

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Documentary Kidnapped For Christ Describes “Ex-Gay” Teenage Torture Camp

Via Raw Story: “Kidnapped for Christ” is a new documentary that tells the story of teenagers sent to an evangelical Christian boarding school outside the U.S. where school personnel attempt to rid them of feelings of same sex attraction or other “ungodly” influences. “They mess your mind up,” said former student Deirdre Sugiuchi to Raw Story. “Prisoners have more freedom …

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TRAILER: Road To Home

From the producers: In the avalanche of homeless young people spreading across America, nearly half are LGBT, despite the fact that gay kids make up only 5-7% of the general population. In an era of increasing openness regarding LGBT issues, where marriage equality is making strides and anti-gay bullying is publicly shamed, kids are coming out to their parents younger …

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TRAILER: Pier Kids: The Life

Clip recap: Pier Kids: The Life examines the legacy of Stonewall and the Gay Rights Movement it ignited by following the lives of DeSean, Krystal, and Casper, three gay and transgender youth of color who, after being pushed out of their home because of their sexuality, have become homeless on the same street the riots took place more than forty …

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TRAILER: God Loves Uganda

After being hailed at dozens of film festivals, God Loves Uganda opens in New York City on Friday.  It opens in Los Angeles next week and in San Francisco on November 1st. Source.

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TRAILER: American Jesus

Opening this week at the Woodstock Film Festival. Source.

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UPDATED: Hers To Lose

A documentary about Christine Quinn’s mayoral campaign. UPDATE: I’ve replaced the trailer with the full documentary.

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Pat Robertson Threatens To Sue Filmmakers Over African Charity Expose

Pat Robertson’s Operation Blessings “charity” is threatening to sue the filmmakers behind Mission Congo, a documentary which claims that the charity scammed millions intended for African relief. In an email Thursday, Chris Roslan, a spokesman for Operation Blessing, said allegations in the production company’s film promotion and the listing in the film festival website were false and defamatory and, “We …

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TRAILER: Salinger

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GOP Warns Networks: Drop Hillary Clinton Documentaries Or We’ll Pull Out Of 2016 Presidential Debates

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus has sent letters to CNN and NBC, warning that unless plans for documentaries about Hillary Clinton are dropped, the GOP will not allow its 2016 presidential candidates to participate in televised debates. Here an excerpt from the letter Priebus sent to CNN: I find CNN’s actions disturbing and disappointing. Your credibility as a supposedly …

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Scott Lively Has The Documentary Sadz

“Any American who has ever watched their favored candidate for office being unfairly smeared in a television commercial knows the destructive power of lies and misrepresentation in film. Both the Democrat and Republican parties are masters at twisting and spinning facts to destroy their opponents. But nobody is better at malicious propaganda than the political left on the issue of …

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TRAILER: The Secret Disco Revolution

Screenings begin across the US and Canada on June 28th.

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TRAILER: Before You Know It

Plot synopsis: The subjects of BEFORE YOU KNOW IT are no ordinary senior citizens. They are go-go booted bar-hoppers, love struck activists, troublemaking baton twirlers, late night Internet cruisers, seasoned renegades and bold adventurers. They are also among the estimated 2.4 million lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans over the age of 55 in the United States, many of whom face …

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TRAILER: Wonder Women! The Untold Story Of American Superheroines

More on the documentary is here.  It airs on PBS this weekend in some cities. Hit the link to check.

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