We first reported on Naz & Maalik back in 2013 when the film was raising cash through a crowdfunding campaign. Thankfully the movie has now been completed, started a successful run at film festivals (including winning awards at Outfest) and is heading towards a DVD and VoD release.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Over the course of one Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, two closeted Muslim teens have their secretive lives rattled by FBI surveillance. Intimate and meditative, NAZ AND MAALIK examines the mysterious forces that animate teenage minds.’
You’ll have to wait a while to see the whole thing in the home, as it’s currently still screening and festivals, but Wolfe Video has promised they will be bringing it out in the US on DVD and VoD in 2016. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]
Back in 2000, Big Eden won various awards at LGBT film festivals and also got a lot of fans outside the festival circuit.
It’s not always easy being a Palestinian, and that’s certainly true for gay Palestinians, who have to survive within a culture that is often very hostile to them (indeed, there have been reports of Israeli security forcing trying to turn gay Palestinians into spies by threatening to out them if they don’t work for them – something that could cost them their lives). However, it’s certainly not all misery and angst for them.
Set amongst the luch scenery of the Dominican Republic, Sand Dollars sure looks like it’ll be pretty to look at. It also seems like the story will be worth a look – with a tale that contrasts the beauty of the country with the difficulties faced by some of the people there.
Not too many gay-themed movies can be described as ‘apocalyptic’, but Velociraptor take us to the edge of doom anyway!
Based on the classic lesbian play, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, the gorgeous drama, Liz in September stars Latina lesbian supermodel Patricia Velasquez and is brought to the screen by esteemed Venezuelan director Fina Torres (Woman on Top).
Eastsiders caused quite a stir when it debuted in 2013. It’s taken them a while to sort out a second season. Even after a crowdfuding campaign in April 2014 it’s taken them over a year to get it to us, but now the show is gearing up to debut a fresh set of episodes. And to prepare us, a trailer has arrived.
Did you know that San Francisco has an Emperor and/or Empress (depending on the year)? However this isn’t your usual dictatorial regent, as they’re democratically elected.
The 32-minute short film Pretty Boy is now in the can and premiered at a private screening earlier this year, before heading off on the festival circuit. And if you want to get a taste for th LGBT-themed flick, you can take a look at the trailer below.
We’ve been following Kiss Me, Kill Me since it announced a Kickstarter campaign last October. It hasn’t taken them long to get the film made and into the editing suite, with a poster released a few weeks ago and now a trailer.