US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

1998

15th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

Dancing on Pearls

with Close to Home

With in person.
Sat, May 29 @ 12:30 pm
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Director
K. Brent Hill
Year
1998
Run Time
51
min
Country
USA
Language
English
PROGRAM Time
75
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
Nine gay and bisexual black men from Philadelphia of differing generations, career outlooks and HIV status discuss coming out, the club scene, interracial relationships, family relations and the impact of AIDS on their lives.
This film is presented in English with English subtitles.
Through interviews with nine black men living in Philadelphia, Dancing on Pearls explores the ways in which race and sexual orientation intersect. Interviewees reminisce about childhood and adolescent experiences and reflect on a variety of topics, including religion, sexual attraction, the state of the local gay community, HIV, and the experience of loss due to AIDS.
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Close to Home

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Close to Home presents an intimate documentary of a Jamaican gay man's funny and poignant coming-of-age story.
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