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LGBT Highlights from the SF Film Fest By Gary M. Kramer– Naked Singularity, and closes on April 18 with a screening of the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street . In between, the legendary Rita Moreno will introduce her documentary Rita Morena: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It. There are also a number of LGBTQ shorts, features, and documentaries available for screening online or at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in theater. Here is a rundown of the queer films playing at this year’s fest. A centerpiece film at this year’s festival is Bo McGuire’s bold documentary

The 38th annual Miami Film Festival kicked off with an opening-night celebration featuring smiling actors and filmmakers walking down a lush red carpet as excited attendees snapped their images and media conducted breathless sidewalk interviews, The Miami Times among them. The scene was a welcome change from last year, when the pandemic forced the festival to be cut short after just six days. Now it’s moving forward with virtual and in-person screenings for its entire 10-day run, which commenced with the world premiere of “Ludi” at Silverspot Cinema last Friday, on Miami’s...

The 38th annual Miami Film Festival kicked off with an opening-night celebration featuring smiling actors and filmmakers walking down a lush red carpet as excited attendees snapped their images and

‘Making It Happen: Women in STEM’ short films highlight tenacity and resilience of female leaders ‘Making It Happen: Women in STEM’ short films highlight tenacity and resilience of female leaders Ellie Wen / Courtesy Of The Athena Film Festival’s “Making It Happen: Women in STEM Shorts Program” explores stories of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. By Caroline Val | March 8, 2021, 12:52 AM CW: This article mentions sexual abuse, harassment, and discrimination. Faced with an ongoing global pandemic, the looming threat of climate change, and ...

Films From The 2021 Sundance Film Festival & “A Glitch In The Matrix” "A Glitch in the Matrix" One of Sundance 2021’s “Documentary Shorts Program 1”’s most timely selections relies on nothing but archival footage.  But in the footage’s characterization of Mexican workers as an invading horde and the claims of needing guns to protect against “rioters,” the distance between that footage’s origin and present day right-wing talking points feels far smaller than is comfortable. The short in question (and a program highlight) is Sierra Petten...