It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.
Miami. Little ha dieci anni ed è il bersaglio dei bulli della scuola. Sua madre si droga, e lui trova rifugio in casa di Juan e Teresa, dove può parlare poco ma sa che può trovare le risposte alle domande che più gli premono. Nero fra soli neri, dei suoi coetanei non condivide l'atteggiamento aggressivo, l'arroganza che indossano fin da piccoli. Chiron -è questo il suo vero nome- non è un duro, ma nemmeno un debole. È gay e, anche se non lo dice, non sa essere chi non è, non sa e non vuole adeguarsi, così si ribella e finisce in prigione. Quando esce, Black è diverso, cambiato, apparentemente un altro, ma sempre lui.
L'incredibile storia della leggendaria cantante blues Bessie Smith, da quando era una semplice e giovane cantante che lottava per sopravvivere sino ai successi che negli anni Venti l'hanno trasformata nell'imperatrice del blues rendendola un'icona.
A 1950s Southern teen questions her faith and sexuality on the eve of her baptism when urged to repent her feelings for her best friend.
Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Adepero Oduye ritrae Alike (si pronuncia "ah-lee-kay"), una donna di 17 anni, afro-americana che vive con i genitori Wayans Kim e Charles Parnell e la sorella minore Sahra Mellesse nel quartiere di Brooklyn a Fort Greene. Una studentessa dotata, che silenziosamente ma fermamente abbraccia la sua identità di lesbica. Con il sostegno della sua migliore amica Laura, lei è particolarmente desiderosa di trovare una compagna. Si chiede quanto lei possa confidarsi con la sua famiglia, e allo stesso modo si sforza di crescere attraverso l'adolescenza con grazia, umorismo e tenacia.
Stud lesbian JJ works with her gay best friend Seb as wedding photographers. When JJ falls in love with a beautiful diva, JJ and Seb's friendship is tested, and she’s forced to chose between her hot new lover and her best friend.
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.
The life and times of a group of twentysomething black gay men living in West Hollywood.
Manga e Sory, studenti guineani di buona famiglia, sono gay e innamorati. Manga, che è molto legato alla madre, le confessa il suo amore per Sory, ma lei si rifiuta di credergli e, convinta che il figlio sia impazzito, lo manda in un lontano villaggio e lo affida alle cure di una stregona. Stessa reazione da parte del padre di Sory, che progetta per il figlio una carriera nella sua azienda.
Danny is a champion amateur boxer about to compete in his first professional fight. Years of coaching by his father Issac and trainer Geoff are about to pay off. All Danny has to do is win. But as everyone is soon to discover, sometimes you have to lose to win.
Doctor Reeve and his group of friends discover their annual trip is being stalked by a patient from the past.
A look at what it's like to be gay and black in America.
The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves her wondering if she’s cursed. Her husband, Wellington, puts all of his hopes into the soccer career of their son, Deivinho, who reluctantly follows his father’s ambitions despite secretly aspiring to study astrophysics and colonize Mars. Meanwhile, their older daughter, Eunice, falls in love with a free-spirited young woman and ponders whether it’s time to leave home.
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
From adoption and homelessness to navigating relationships and overcoming self-harm, the four transmen in MAN MADE all have something else in common: they are all bodybuilders. Through the lens of FTMFitCon, the world’s only FTM bodybuilding competition, we delve into the lives of Dominic, Rese, Mason, and Kennie as they define what it means to be a man while contextualizing that definition through the social, racial, and economic realities of their lives. For the men of MAN MADE, it’s not about winning—it’s about stepping on stage and being seen for everything they are.
A young adult learns that some boys in the hood are simply just goods to wealthy men in the area. It's a tale that truly questions how much you value your self-worth.
Harlem, 1926. A “sweetman” Zeddy, living off a woman, brings a country girl he’s trying to impress to a gay-owned cabaret. There he meets a friend, Jake, whose girlfriend, Congo Rose, is the singer there. Drama swirls around the characters as Zeddy confronts the cabaret owner, about his sexuality. Congo Rose, seeking to reignite her man’s fading interest, puts on a performance, with her Pansy Dancer, of a Bessie Smith song that seduces the whole room, especially Zeddy.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom è un film del 2020 diretto da George C. Wolfe. Sceneggiato da Ruben Santiago-Hudson, il film è l'adattamento cinematografico dell'omonima opera teatrale del 1984 di August Wilson. In uno studio musicale della Chicago degli anni 20, la band di Ma Rainey aspetta l'arrivo della diva per incidere un nuovo album. I quattro musicisti sono il trombonista Cutler, il trombettista Levee, il bassista Slow Drag ed il pianista Toledo.
Sheryl Swoopes famously has been labeled as the female Michael Jordan, but that's only part of the story. On the court, she was nearly as dominant as Jordan, winning a national championship with Texas Tech, three Olympic gold medals, three MVP awards and four consecutive championships with the Houston Comets of the WNBA, the league she helped start. She even had a Nike shoe named after her, the Air Swoopes. Off the court, she has had a life full of transitions. She gave birth to her son, Jordan, during the inaugural season of the WNBA. Later, she divorced her high school sweetheart and became the highest-profile athlete in her sport to acknowledge she was gay. She has struggled with love, money and personal identity, but has never lost her spirit. In this portrait, you will meet someone who is not your everyday superstar, but a woman who has defied a multitude of labels.