#lgbtq+ film

[hyperallergic]

Pakistani cinema made history last year when Joyland (2022), written and directed by Saim Sadiq, became the first Pakistani film to premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation and international acclaim. During its festival circuit, Joyland received several prizes and was shortlisted for the Academy Awards but was banned in its home country. Despite previous clearances from federal and provincial censorship boards, distribution of the Punjabi-language film was halted by the Pakistani government last November as the film consisted of “highly objectionable material” including scenes of LGBTQ+ intimacy.

While Pakistan’s Federal Censor Board quickly reversed the nationwide ban three days later with “minor cuts” to the film’s more controversial scenes after immense criticism for censorship on social media, the Punjab Censor Board ultimately prohibited the film from being screened in the province of Punjab, where the film is set and filmed.

Now, New Yorkers can watch the contested film at Manhattan’s Film Forum theater.

[nicostiel]

#they're married okay

[indigomood]

FREIER FALL (2013)

[savagegood]

"You're gonna be a Knight, Bal! They're gonna love you. Like I do." | NIMONA (2023)

[emopunkloser]

wise words

[them-faetale]

The good news about Hbomberguy's plagiarism video for everyone who used to like James Somerton (I recently discovered him and hadn't got to any of the misogynistic shit yet), is that the queer analysis we liked is still out there - just not written by the thieving little shite. Great place to start is the playlist Harry created of plagarised or otherwise hardworking (but underrated) creators:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGz5EMig3r2ZDgeGzwUlSz-PzF-L1Xu1&si=KqFfYA1NntIA3JG_

Also, as he's gonna send the profits to the writers James yoinked (without the twist) from, if you wanna help financially, you could always just... Put the video on in the background on repeat...

Tangentially, I met Harry a few years back at WorldCon in Dublin, and thanked him for his videos. He gave me a hug. The guy is just as sweet and lovely, and delightfully wild-eyed*, in real life.

*Seriously, the magnificent bastard has beautiful eyes.

[sapphicweisz]

[ladiesofcinema]

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) dir Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

[iwouldkickahorse]

They can’t keep getting away with this!!!

[gothgleek]

Josie and Isabel kissing while covered in the blood of football players? This is why we fight for gay rights

[mayhasopinions]

this line fucking hit. but it's true.

queer people for years, centuries, have been oppressed for being their most authentic selves, by the people who call themselves heroes and us the monsters, even nowadays with the most recent law for allowing discrimination against queer people in America. They call themselves the good guys, the saviours, the ones completely in the right and justified for hating against people just trying to live their lives. And apparently we're supposed to be the bad guys in this story.

i'm so glad that this movie came out when it did, the world really needs it.

[mediademon]

Love Lies Bleeding (2024) dir. Rose Glass

Don't ever fall in love, okay?

[nicostiel]

Red, White and Royal Blue (2023) + text posts

[indigomood]

Freier Fall (2013) dir. Stephan Lacant

[caroldanversenthusiast]

margot robbie and greta gerwig at the barbie premiere in london💖💖💖 (HERstory)

[beingharsh]

Gender Troublemakers (1993), dir. Mirha-Soleil Ross and Xanthra MacKay