Director
Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson
Year
2010
Run Time
65
min
Country
USA
Language
English
PROGRAM Time
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
The announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson's wedding to another man ignites a firestorm of controversy in his small hometown. Drawn back by a plea for help from a gay teen, Wilson takes viewers on an exhilarating and often surprising journey through love, hate, and understanding in rural America.
This film is presented in English with English subtitles.
Following the story of a small American town confronting a firestorm of controversy ignited by a same-sex wedding announcement in the local newspaper, this gripping documentary will challenge you to rethink your values and help close the gaps that divide our communities.
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Get Happy

CONTENT WARNING:
This is the story of Mark Payne. Raised by his mother and grandmother, Mark was a born performer. He began doing Barbara Streisand and Liza Minnelli when he was 13 and by the age of 16 he was performing in Las Vegas and opening for Bob Hope and Milton Berle. Get Happy is the story of a boy encouraged to express himself and who has become one of the most successful makeup artists in Hollywood.

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Children of God

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Sun, May 16 @ 7:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Lead actress Margaret Laureena Kemp and Producer Trevite Willis in person
The Boston LGBT Film Festival is proud to present Kareem Mortimer's debut feature film Children of God as our closing night film. A smash hit at it's screening at the BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, where it sold out the largest cinema in the city, the Odeon in Leicester Square, we are honored to host the New England premiere of this stunningly beautiful story of love and homophobia in the Caribbean. This is a film not to be missed. Lead actress Margaret Laureena Kemp and Producer Trevite Willis will be in attendance.
Johnny, a white Bahamian artist from Nassau, is depressed and creatively uninspired. Under instructions from his teacher, he relocates to the rural island of Eleuthera, where he meets the confident Romeo, a local boy who inspires a new creative drive in him. Johnny and Romeo embark on a passionate love affair, but when Romeo's fiancée and overbearing mother arrive at his home unannounced, he is asked to make some important decisions about his life and his relationship with Johnny. Meanwhile, Lena, the wife of an ultra-conservative pastor, also arrives on the island. With her marriage on the rocks, and a growing realisation that her husband is not who he appears to be, Lena sets out on a campaign to spread her anti-gay policies among the quiet community. As Lena's crusade gathers momentum, she is challenged by her friend Reverend Ritchie, a liberal clergyman who forces her to question her beliefs and to re-evaluate her rigid political stance. Sweepingly romantic and gorgeously photographed, the film's aesthetic and emotional pleasures are undeniable. In positioning this classic tale of young love against a backdrop of violent homophobia and social unease, director Kareem Mortimer has also crafted a striking examination of identity and gay politics in the Bahamas, tackling these weighty issues with a confidence and sincerity that makes the film universal in its themes. Emerging from a region not known for the production of gay film, Children of God is an important and bold piece of work, signalling Mortimer as a hugely promising talent in the future of world cinema. (Description courtesy of London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival).
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