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Stephanie Beatriz To Be Honored by Outfest for Contributions to LGBTQ Visibility

Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:16:20 +0000

Outfest has honored LGBTQ+ storytellers and entertainers since 1982 and, like other organizations, has grown to be more inclusive over the years. This year, the Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival is shining a light on LGBTQ+ people of color who are bringing representation to new heights, including Stephanie Beatriz. Outfest has named Beatriz and Sandra

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‘Las Chuntá’ Doc Shines a Light on the Gender-Bending Men Of Mexico’s Fiesta Grande

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:31:12 +0000

Every year, in the small town of Chiapa de Corzo in Chiapas, Mexico, thousands of men put on colorful skirts, wear makeup and march through the streets during the Fiesta Grande. They’re known as the Chuntá, and they’re the subject of Genevieve Roudané’s documentary of the same name. Las Chuntá (The Chuntá) immerses audiences into the vibrant celebrations in

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In ‘Queering the Script’ Doc, Stephanie Beatriz Relives the Funny Moment When She Came Out on Twitter

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:53:43 +0000

There’s a common thread connecting Xena: Warrior Princess to The L Word to Pose. Tracing that thread of what queer female representation on television has looked like in the past three decades is precisely what Gabrielle Zilkha’s Queering the Script documentary is all about. The doc serves as a necessary history lesson on how TV has depicted queer female characters, as

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You Should Stream: ‘Ode to Pablo,’ a Story About a Queer, Deaf Afro-Latino Told Through Closed Captions

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:46:26 +0000

Upon watching the first shot of Ode to Pablo, you may wonder if you have somehow accidentally turned on YouTube’s closed caption function. A black frame features a helpful aural description: “(electro pop music) (traffic).” You soon hear just that as a bustling city street opens up and Pablo, a young Latino boy sporting a

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From Gay Conversion Therapy to Leather Competitions: 11 Must-See Latino Movies Playing Outfest

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:42:56 +0000

Pride month may be over, but Outfest Los Angeles is very much ready to keep its spirit alive this month of July. The annual LGBTQ film festival has, as always, curated a program that showcases the wild variety of the queer experience. Indeed, for the second year in a row, more than two-thirds of Outfest

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In ‘Room to Grow’ Doc, a Latinx Teen Struggles After Coming Out to Religious Parents

Carlos Aguilar — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:37:14 +0000

The touching stories in the feature documentary Room to Grow evidence the uphill battle LGBTQ youth continue to face even in a post-woke world – one that’s much less accepting than we’d like to think. Co-directed by Jon Garcia, a Latino from South Texas, and Matt Alber, the project was produced by Revry, the first-ever

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Director Alberto Fuguet Grew Up in California and Chile. The Influence on His Films Is Undeniable

Carlos Aguilar — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 18:37:15 +0000

After growing up in suburban California, director Alberto Fuguet felt conflicted when his parents decided to move back to South America just as he was on the cusp of adolescence. Though born in Chile to an upper-middle class family, Fuguet had lived in picturesque Encino since he was just 3 months old till after his

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How Charlie Chaplin’s Granddaughter Oona Chaplin Is Reconnecting With Her Mapuche Roots

Carlos Aguilar — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 21:40:20 +0000

“Even if it only forms part of my DNA, I feel more Latin American than anything else,” actress Oona Chaplin told Remezcla during her time at Outfest. She’s was in Los Angeles presenting her most recent work Tierra firme (Anchor and Hope). Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet, she plays opposite Natalia Tena, the British-born performer of

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Outfest Offers a Look at the LGBTQ Community of the Americas Through Film

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 20:40:07 +0000

Outfest, the Los Angeles LGBTQ film festival, is always lit. That’s just a fact. With its expansive screening roster and its fabulous parties, this celebration of all things queer on screen is one of the most exciting events in a city already awash with glittering film-centered programming. But this year, be prepared to use your

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This Rarely Seen 1951 Mexican Film Boldly Tells a Lesbian Love Story

Carlos Aguilar — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:30:44 +0000

Our millennial mindset has led us to believe that everything, in terms of audiovisual content, is available online somehow. Yet, there is a vast amount of movies out there that have been forgotten in the digital transition, giving archives, festivals, and even physical releases an even more significant role in their preservation. Outfest Los Angeles,

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