Month: November 2022

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Film: PANDEMIABest Sound & Music: THE HEADBest Performances: Heiße LuftBest Direction: SIX FEET UNDER THE GROUND Best Thriller Short: UN ESPECTADOR Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: THE HEAD, 2min., USA, AnimationDirected by Pablo Big Head ArriagadaIn the deepest of the… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: November 2022 Thriller/Suspense Festival

Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Watch the Winning LGBTQ+ Feature Festival Today: FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN, 64min., Canada, DocumentaryDirected by Laura Lynn O’Grady It’s hard to be a superstar when you have a midnight frontline shift to show up for. Francheska: Prairie Queen follows the journey of Filipino care worker Francis (Kiko) Yutrago, as…

Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://youtu.be/V8oamnip0Qc The gay son of an imam returns home for the last ten days of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year. He brings his Muslim boyfriend back with him, and together they must hide their relationship while navigating hanger, arranged marriages, and keeping up appearances for an…

Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://youtu.be/V8oamnip0Qc The gay son of an imam returns home for the last ten days of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year. He brings his Muslim boyfriend back with him, and together they must hide their relationship while navigating hanger, arranged marriages, and keeping up appearances for an…

Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://youtu.be/zMoLsWv6J7g Tony Tranero is a Disco dancer at the end of an era, competing in a contest that could change the trajectory of his life. While preparing for this moment, he meets other dancers that are fighting their own battles that force him to confront the real politics…

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https://youtu.be/0L6XjE6ebW8 A classic noir with a twist. A self-loathing cop can’t protect his new lover without betraying himself to his fellow officers who determined to destroy his kind. https://facebook.com/PatABrown https://instagram.com/patrica_anne213 CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Ben: Steve Rizzo Temple: Allan Michael

Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: HOW TO EAT KIWIBest Direction: THE LADIESBest Cinematography: VAL (-e-ree)Best Performances: USED FURNITUREBest Sound & Music: FOUND YOU Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: VAL (-e-ree), 11min., USA, DramaDirected by Samantha LevinA…

Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature FIlm: FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEENBest LGBTQ+ Film: PUZZLE IN THE PALMBest Long Form Short Film: A BETTER PLACEBest Short Form Short Film: METAMORPHOSISBest Performances: NO FATS. NO FEMMES. NO ASIANS.Best Sound & Music: MONOCHROMEBest Cinematography: LIE…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
BLOOD BUDDIES, 12min., Canada, Drama Directed by Suzanne Marie Moreau A friend in need is a friend indeed – or are they? Two best childhood friends go to their first summer camp together – and it tears them apart. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you…

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A LAKE OF ASHES, 18min., Canada, Fantasy Directed by W. James Alexander In a not too distant future wracked by ecological devastation, a young boy grows up on an isolated lake. Though not yet destroyed by fire, the land he lives on and the lake at its center…