MOVIES
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Scream with Pride: ‘Dear David,’ a queer horror worth watching:
Dear David – terror goes viral; it's a dive into the heart of queer representation, and a horror movie experience you won't want to miss.
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Writer Raymond Motadi on his queer short film “Feminine Lotus”:
Feminine Lotus is a new short film about a transgender woman's journey. We spoke to the up-and-coming young writer, Raymond Motadi, about its making.
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Judy: The Mamba Review:
Judy Garland’s story is one of a natural talent who grew up in front of Hollywood's movie cameras, the pressures of fame that consumed her and the tragedy she eventually met.
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Acclaimed lesbian film ‘Rafiki’ comes to the big screen in South Africa:
Director Wanuri Kahiu’s acclaimed lesbian-themed love story, Rafiki - which was banned in Kenya - opens in South Africa on 30 August.
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Die Stropers (The Harvesters) – The Mamba Review:
Die Stropers (The Harvesters) - the latest acclaimed queer film to come out of South Africa - is a moody and unsettling meditation on family, secrets and identity.
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The 6 best LGBTQ films of 2018:
The past year gave us some important and outstanding LGBTQ films, acclaimed for both their artistic value and their social impact. Here's our list of the 6 best LGBTQ films of 2018.
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Review: Kanarie is a coming out story that sings on screen:
There's a new acclaimed South African gay film in cinemas. Kanarie is the latest award-winning exploration of queer identity within a uniquely South African context. Here's the Mamba review.
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Review | Falling in love with Love, Simon:
Coming out is a unique process for each one of us; both a deeply personal and a culturally-specific experience.
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Review: Call Me By Your Name:
At first glance you might suspect that Call Me By Your Name, nominated for the best picture Oscar, is another one of those pretentious
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Inxeba (The Wound): The Mamba Review:
The most talked about South African film of the past year is finally here. More than 12 months after it premiered at the
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Moonlight – the Mamba review:
It’s among the most lauded films of the past year, with eight Oscar nominations under its belt. So, does Moonlight
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Film Review: Carol:
Todd Haynes adapts the Patricia Highsmith novel The Price of Salt for the big screen in the visually beautiful and meticulously directed Carol.
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Review: Lost in the White City:
Co-directed by Tanner King Barklow (The Invisible War) and Israeli Gil Kofman, Lost in the White City is a fascinating film about
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Review: Saint Laurent:
Director Bertand Bonello’s epic portrait of the life of influential fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is beautifully captured in his
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Review: The Imitation Game:
Based upon the 1983 book by Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma and brilliantly adapted into an insightful screenplay by Graham
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Film review – We all need a little “Pride”:
Their protests were met with a scale of police brutality that their small villages
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FILM REVIEW: THE 10 YEAR PLAN:
Hailing from the studios of Cinema175 in West Hollywood, writer/director J.C. Calciano, creator of previous festival favourites
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FILM REVIEW: THE FALLS:
Unlike Ang Lee’s Oscar winning 2005 film Brokeback Mountain, American director Jon Garcia’s film The Falls is not big budget, overlong
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REVIEW: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA:
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon gleefully throw their heterosexuality to the wind as they take on the roles of showbiz lovers in
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REVIEW: JIMMY IN PIENK:
Being different has never felt so right in this passionate and heartfelt film. Jimmy in Pienk is a delightfully charming Afrikaans film