United in their love, each will help the other face his fears. However, Mina’s illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. The couple has always lived with Halim’s secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The 2022 Out on Film Spring Fest official selections: The Out on Film Spring Fest will also include a special shorts program presentation, “For the Ladies”, which will feature short films that previously screened at Out on Fest, and made an impact on the film festival circuit, including Aleksandra Odic ’s Frida, which won Cannes’ Queer Palm and the Ligts on Women Award, and Krizz Gautier’s Keep/Delete, which won awards at the Charlotte and Paradise film festivals. Ripley,” among others) revealing the romantic via tender confidences underneath her legendary tough exterior. Eva Vitija’s Loving Highsmith looks at the personal life of the prolific author (author of “Strangers on a Train” and “The Talented Mr. The riveting drama follows a teacher leading a double life in Margaret Thatcher’s homophobic Britain in the late 1980’s. Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean has taken several awards on the international festival circuit, including last year’s Venice Film Festival (Giornate Degli Autori’s People Choice Award), Thessaloniki Film Festival (Best Actress), and the Belfast FF (Breakthrough Performance). The quietly captivating film follows a couple running a caftan store whose careful balance of their life (including his homosexuality) and their business, is disrupted by a new apprentice. Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan is a multiple award winner, having picked up awards at Cannes (the FIPRESCI Prize at Un Certain Regard), Chicago International FF (Best Director), and the Athens International FF (International Competition Audience Award and the Greek Film Critics Association Award), among others. The film’s subjects are a charismatic and compelling combination of personalities, whose stories and testimonies are beyond compelling. The film chronicles the experiences of four Black trans women sex workers living in New York and Atlanta. Smith’s documentary Kokomo City took two awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, including the NEXT Audience Award and the NEXT Innovator Award, and recently screened at the Berlin Film Festival as well. The entertaining (and how could it not be, considering its subject) documentary gives a startlingly frank look at the life and career of the rock n’ roll icon who still influences music artists today as it shines a light on the Black, queer origins of rock ’n’ roll, and profiles the man behind the music. Lisa Cortes’ Little Richard: I Am Everything comes to Atlanta after wowing Mississippi and Utah following screenings as the Opening Night Gala at the Oxford Flm Festival, and a smash debut at the Sundance Film Festival last month. Coming so soon after our record-setting 2022 film festival, I believe our audiences will be quite impressed with this special series.” This series celebrates filmmaking and filmmakers from around the world, and two of our documentaries celebrate Georgia and Atlanta subjects. Out on Film Festival Director Jim Farmer said, “I am very happy that Out On Film can present a spring series of five exceptional films, as well as a well-received shorts program from our 2022 festival. The Oscar® qualifying film festival, recently included on MovieMaker Magazine’s “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” list, is both one of the nation’s longest running festivals presenting queer cinema, but also a leader among all United Sates-based fests in terms of exploring new ways to reach audiences and connect them with filmmakers. The film series is the latest innovative presentation by Out on Film, which has built a reputation on that spirit, following last year’s celebrated 35th Anniversary edition of the Atlanta-based LGBTQIA+ film festival. Smith’s Kokomo City, and Eva Vitija’s Loving Highsmith. Featuring films that have already made an impact on this year’s film festival circuit, titles will include Lisa Cortes’ Little Richard: I Am Everything, Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan, Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean, D. Out on Film and Atlanta Pride have announced the lineup of films for a special Out on Film Spring Fest, taking place April 3-6 at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |