TFF 2019 Review: Circus of Books

TFF 2019 Review: Circus of Books

It was a banner year for LGBT documentaries at the Tribeca Film Festival, but even amidst a crowded field, Circus of Books was a standout.  It takes a compellingly quirky story and presents it with grace, humor, and heart.  Barry and Rachel in the basement...
TFF2019 Review: Pilot Season

TFF2019 Review: Pilot Season

Julia Lindon in Lady Liberty This year’s Tribeca Film Festival Pilot Season features five different television pilots, and with one exception, they’re all terrific.  The first is particularly exciting for LGBT audiences: Lady Liberty, starring Julia Lindon as...
TFF 2019 Review: For They Know Not What They Do

TFF 2019 Review: For They Know Not What They Do

Rob & Linda Robertson Any LGBT individual who grew up religiously—and that’s many of us—knows what it’s like when your faith seemingly conflicts with your identity.  That conflict is at the heart of Daniel Karslake (For the Bible Tells Me So)’s new...
TFF 2019 Review: Gay Chorus Deep South

TFF 2019 Review: Gay Chorus Deep South

After an emotional performance in Charlotte, chorus members console each other Early on in David Charles Rodrigues’ exquisite Gay Chorus Deep South, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus artistic director Dr. Tim Seelig is working in his office. He explains that he keeps...
TFF 2019: VR Arcade Review

TFF 2019: VR Arcade Review

Tribeca’s annual Virtual Arcade Featuring Storyscapes is back with another diverse assortment of VR experiences.  I got the chance to experience four, including the remarkable Another Dream, second in the transmedia series Queer In A Time of Forced...
TFF 2019 Review: Bliss

TFF 2019 Review: Bliss

Dora Madison as Dezzy I always consider it a point of pride when I see a film people walk out of.  At House of 1000 Corpses, a couple walked out as the woman loudly declared “let’s get the FUCK out of here!”; another pair fled Suspiria (2018) after a nasty bit of...