Spittin' Change

Mississippi Damned showed at Outfest to a sold out audience and took home the 2009 Jury Award for Outstanding US Feature. The emotionally difficult and narratively complex feature film is a compelling contribution to American filmmaking in general and African-American filmmaking and queer filmmaking in particular.  Although Mississippi Damned can be characterized as an African-American [...]

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I’ve heard the buzz about Sleep Dealer, which is now out on video.  I’m looking forward to seeing it sometime in the not too distant future.
Check out the other information about this film on the film’s web site.

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John Greyson’s opera documentary entitled Fig Trees screened at Outfest yesterday.  Through experimentation with form, the documentary highlights the irrationality of profit-motive-as-rationale driving pharmaceutical companies’ approach to HIV/AIDS, and the complicated relationship between culture, capitalism, and movements for social and economic justice.  A complex, and at times self indulgent film,  Fig Trees sparks creative connections [...]

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